Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-01-28
DR. Thos. Dixon. Jr. Coming Feb. IL.

The mana cement of the lectur
course is happy that they have the
privilege To Announce the lecture of Ur
Thomas Dixon Jr at the Opera house
Thursday. Feb. IL
| DIR. Dixon certainly is platform
success. Bv many persons he is con
sidered the best lecturer and orator IN
America. He undoubtedly ranks
among the very best, being superior t
such men as Burdette. Hopkins, Mil
Ter, Hughes. Horn, Qnayle and the like
and eqnalling, if not excelling such men
as Senator Dolliver. Ex-Governor Bot
Taylor, Gen. John Gordon. the great
southern general. DR.. Wendells, Wat
terson and men of equal power, each of
whom receive from Sl5O to $3.50 tor
each night they lecture. Dixon is su.
perior to Bryan IA An orator and equal
to Roosevelt as logiciau. He is great.
Rev. j. w. Carter says, lie is the
platform king of America"
The Chicago Inter Ocean says: His
deep set black eyes seem to pierce
the hearts of his hearers. Without af
lection and yet with dramatic intensity
he soon had control of his audience 3"
Dr + II. kerfOOt expresses himself
thus: Solomon said there IS nothing
new under the sun; but Solomon had
not seen Dixon"
BENZ. Stainback. Mgr. Memphis Au.
ditorium, says: 1--WE had Dixon lat t
night and Dixon has us. His great au-
dience inspired him. aud he delivered
the grandest lecture ever uttered from
the Auditorium platform. | want the
REFUSAL or him for next seasCn Put
that down III your book and don't for.
get It,"
Sam Jones cannot refrain but
states: Il know Mr.. Dixon we'll. |
have preached in his church and heard
him preach. Before he Is half through
you will have to feel for your old peck.
ct knife to identify yourself with. lie
is live wire.''
The Webb City Sentinel in it's re-
marks gives the following: REV.
Thomas Dixon may have stood amid
the learned of classical old Boston. or
in the presence of assembled multi.
tudes at Ply mouth Church, New York.
but surely it has not been his privilege
to look upon fairer, more cultured or
attentive audience than greeted tim at
the auditorium last night. Nor has the
collective intelligence OF the city been
privileged to sit in the presence of a
more original and brilliant man.
IF this is an age or lightning, this
distinguished divine is truly it's pro.
duct. he talks with the rapidity of
lightning, the current of his thought
flows with lightning speed and brilliant
flashes of his wit strike with the force
of an electric bolt. His logic is irresist.
IDLE, his eloQuence superb, his style
original and entertaining. Brilliant.
resourceful. conscious Of his own DOW.
or, he carried his spell-bourd hearers
from the ludicrous to the sublime. ex-
hibiting the genius of pure wit in his
intellectual surprises and ends in a
storm of applause. He is q splendid
product of this young and vigorous age
a type unto himself"
1t is certain that those who hear this
master OF oratory will be greatly delight.
ed. People from Kiowa, Hazelton and
Sharon will be here to listen to his
splendid message. No one can afford
to miss him. Seldom does town of our
size have such great privilege. He
lectures at only five places in the state.
Among them are Winfield, Arkansas
City and Topeka. What privilege to
enjoy such an unusual attraction! Let
every person within a reasonable dis
lance from town be sure to attend.
The several seats will be sold from
Saturday morning. Feb. 18th, at eight
o. clock until the evening Of the lecture
but to get a good seat you should get it
reserved Saturday morning. -.