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Show ANNOUNCEMENT Tho World's Purity Federation is happy to announco that Dr. Essert, the eminent clergyman, educator, lec turcr a,nd reformer Is now In the field ns n national lecturer for tho Federation. Feder-ation. iDr. Essert is a man with n mission a message. Somo aro reformers re-formers through forco of circumstances, circumstan-ces, having been failures In other, lines. Ho Is In this work becauso he hasjiad a,, distinct call Jto its sorvlco, and he is making great sacriflCcB both ns respects finances and comfort In heeding tho call. Dr. Essert Is ln(carncst. Ho Is sincere. Ho Is fearless In proclaiming proclaim-ing tho truth when he knows It, and dllllgcnt In research and study to obtain facts. Ho Is never sensational, sensa-tional, though his addresses nro inspirational. in-spirational. As an orator he has fow canals on tho reform p'ntform, combining com-bining in tho strength of his personality, person-ality, tho forco of -his argument, tho olegance of his diction and tho dignity dig-nity of his stylo, that rare powor that Is always convincing and convicting. Yet a young man, he has a futuro be-foro be-foro him that is certain to bring forth one of tho greatest foes of the White Slave Trafflo and commercialized vico and allied, evils that America has produced. We nsk for Dr, Essert tho most cordial support of all who aro interested inter-ested in this great causo, and a hearing hear-ing in every city nnd community where there aro sincere peoplo nn-xlous nn-xlous for moral standards to bo strengthened, knowing his ability to . thoroughly Btlr to action any locality that Is asleop or backward on these-burning, these-burning, pregnant questions of tho day. Tho following lectures will bo given giv-en nt Nlbley Hall: lueedny, August 17, nt 8 p. in. muss mcotlng. Wednesday at 3 p. m. for women only. Wednesday at 8 p. m. for men only. |
