The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-08-19
DR. rR0sr ON THE GRAND CANYON

t | ~----'--~'s-''s Oess'e NsostoN eoC 0s0o0
 Canyon "f ths Colorado last Septem-
 Der h prucure material fur his lecture
 on that snbject. He has besn travel.
 ing throughout the Coast during the
 l'ast year and has delivered . number
 of 'eciurrs on tho Grand Canyon ai
 educational and religious gatherings
 M sll kinds. Dr.. Frnst has been the
 mssns of better acqnainting people
 with this greatest and graadsst of the
 worlds wonders and has received
 many testimonials from well-known
 educators and divlnes on his gifts ss
 lecturer. many testifying that his lec-
 ture on ihs Grand Canyon of the Col.
 orado 's the dn-st example of dsscrip-
 tiv. work they have ever heard. The following from the pen of Professor
 Melville D,xlsr of the State Normal
 School of Los Angeles IS very inter- rsting:
 .slbnse who failed to hear Dr..
 Frnt $ lecture on the Grand Canyon of the Colorado missed rare intel- I-c,iial treat, the effect of which will remain as long ss memory lasts. Dr.. Fr,st p"ssessrs unusual power in the art of descriptions. especially iD sub jscis characterized by grandeur and sublimiiy. ard his great grasp of ss- lient points, as well as his marvellous vocabulary "f descriptive adjrclives. had N subject upon which they could play in this instance with all the free .Iom and ~iIdness of 'nature. His slow and cautious approach [" the brink of the awful chasm. full of mo-
 m-ntary expectancy If the indrscriba- ble vastness upon which his eyes are ab.ait to rest. is n heauiiful illustrs- ,iono the power of language to arouse ,he most snMils emotions and to move the imagination. The way in which he d-p,c,s the immensity of all that snd,i-l,ly bursts upon his sigbt, as he stands for the first time upon the edge If inc yawning chssm. must be heard io le appreciated. The vast width ot the Canyon at it's upper level. grad ually narrowing by successive walls and terraces. like gigantic staircase. to the tnrbid and roaring river below; the exquisite coloring of the ra,cky face of the walls. ihe rainbow tinis of ihr ainnsphe,e. the constant and he wilder,ng change of scenery as one .l.n,ks in various directions from this point of vantage. constitute as fine a piece If word-painiing as can be fnusd m any classic. But the chief value of this r. .markabIe lecture is the vivid and abiding picture 80 ineffaceably im- pressed upnsthe mind as to become part of onr's permanent menial furni- ture. This rarest and must valuable gift of public speaker is l~ssessed t a remarkable degree by Dr.. Frost, whiI.. he is ut lhe same time immense ly aided iu the imp: essivsness "f his words by his deep, sonorons tones "f voice. and the massive frame that so well briits it all. If you cannot see the Grand Canyon of the Colorado for yourself, see it through the eyes of Dr.. Frost"
 That Dr.. Frost is not misreprrseni- ing matters is evident by the following from Rev. David Walk, past.r of lh- Church of Christ, East Eighth street. Lps Angeles:
 "It is dif1cult tp speak of th's lee ture in strictly sober phrase. or with out the appearance of exsggeration. l have heard lt and sat In rspt amaze. ment as the mighty panorama of Gods wonderful hamd,work was unfolded be- fore my mental vision with viv'dness aud dIsiinetness of impression that made 1t hard to realize that l was mt standing side by side the doctor in the midst of the grandest display of nature on which mortal eye ever gassd. Dr. Frost's oratorIcal powers are only less remarkable than the marvellous scenes which hs describss. Hickey is pitched 10 high at the beginning that one not