The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-04-17
COL. sASFORU's LECTURES.

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This gentleman closed his course
of lectures before the Emporia liz
brary Association on Monday
night, and left for his home in Iowa,
Tuesday morning.
We may safely say no city or
town In Kansas has enjoyed an
equal treat with Emporia liz the
matter OF a course of lectures, dur
ing the present season. The Colo
mel has been a traveller for many
years, and is close observer. Ills
mind is stored with knowledge of
the eastern countries, the habits
and pecuiiarities of the people
of the old world, their
institutions, paintings, statu-
airy, scenery, ETC., not possessed by
any other lecturer VIC have ever
heard. With tho exception of
few minor faults, Col. Sanford Is
model platform talker, and these
minor faults are scarcely noticed
when one becomes Interested in his
subjects. He has a fine personal
appearance, good voice, and above
all, his statements have the charm
of sincerity and truth. There are
no big stories of the wonders seen
for the purpose of astonishing the
over-credulous, but a plain state
ment Of facts and actual occur
rences. His contract with the
lecture committee was tor six lee
lures, and these embraced the siege
of Paris, where the Colonel was
penned up for some weeks, Japan,
Rome, tho buried cities Of Pompeii
and Herculaneum, London, China,
etc. On Sunday night he gave an
extra lecture, outside of the course,
entitled, palestine" So popular is
the Colonel with our people, that
all the churches omitted their Sab
bath evening services, except one,
in order to give all a chance to hear
him, and We know no one regret
ted having been there. Had it not
been for the storm which threaten
ed at the hour OF the meeting Ban
croft hall would have had a larger au-
dience than ever assembled there be-
fore. As was there was large as
sembley and the treasurer of the AS
ISOLATION was made happy. We be-
lieve the lecture on Pales-
tine was one of the best
entertainments we haye ever
listened TO from the lecture plat
form. In fact, every one of the
course was full of grand interest.
Tic Colonel has the happy faculty
of making you feel that yon are ac-
tually seeing the sights he describes,
and that you are walking along the
streets of London with him looking
up the objects of interest. His de-
scriptions ofSt. Peters, the Vatican,
the objects of interest in and
around Jeruselam, and other an
cient towns, are specimens of elo-
quence which carry you away
with him to the scenes he describe.
The best compliment we can men
ton for Col. Sanford Is that he held
his audience almost spell-bound
each night an hoyr and half, and
there was scarcely person present
at any of the lectures who would
not have voted for him to go on an
other half hour, or even an hour
longer.
Colonel Sanford delivered his
course of lectures here four years
ago when our people became great
ly attached to him. He left us thi:
time with more friends than ever
and we believe the Partially of oul
people for him will induce our Ii
bray Association TO bring him
again before an Emporis audience
at some future time.
1t is rarely that lecturer can de.
liver a course of six lectures before
the same audience, and increase the
interest and numbers every night
This the Colonel did here and woul6
do again if he were to come back
His audiences increased every night
and at the last lectures, Sunday an(
Monday nights, were one-third larg
er than at any previous meeting.