Righteous anger and school notes from Leesville and beyond
The piece blends sermons on righteous anger over mistreatment of animals with reports from Leesville English and Classical Institute and Wesleyan Fowls College commencements. It highlights exams, speeches, and the senior exhibits, plus obituaries and local notices, all set in a late 19th century South Carolina context.
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Leesville
Sh Ces
Bnay
Leesville English and Classical Institute
J. G. Haled
Loltner
Gan
Af Chexter
Col
Evitever
Gen. Youmans
Stereman
Aycock
Baird
Ox& No
Axd HeAnn
Rome's nuns as a vast army of influence and faith
In stark rhetoric, the piece compares church women orders to a disciplined army, noting Sisters of St Joseph Nazareth and others as Rome's female warriors. It laments Protestant resistance and urges women to support Gospel spread, citing influence in education, hospitals, and social work worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumter
8. C
7. C. Wilson
Trinity Church
Charleston
Rome
Sisters of Charlet
Sisters of St. Joseph
Sisters of Nazareth
Nuna of the Sacred Heart
China
India
Syria
Vatican
Marys
Marthas
Rhodes
Work and Play in Time of Recreation
The essay argues against a culture that elevates pleasure over duty. It cautions that excessive focus on amusement harms seriousness and work. True cheerfulness comes from renunciation and balanced recreation that strengthens effort and duty. Happiness serves higher work, not as a universal duty to seek pleasure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Arnold
Jesus
John Lubbock
Ufe
New York Observer
Childen
Zredian
Thoughts on Evil and Moral Conscience in Faith
A sermon-like reflection urges vigilance over thoughts as the root of wrongdoing. It contrasts sacred peace with current wars and political envy, condemning misused faith while citing Spurgeon, Tennyson, and George Fox to argue that true holiness requires inner reform and righteous action.
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C. A. Spurgeon
Lord
Europe
Christ
Tennyson
George Pax
England
George Fox
Pendle Hill
Ian
Moria
Private Journal on War Monuments and Peace
A Pilgrims Private Journal entry from November 26, 1875 describes walking twenty miles from Whipple Asylum in Mystic Connecticut to view a Revolutionary War monument and a river battery near New London. The narrator questions war’s horrors, contrasts weaponry with Christian faith, and urges swords to be turned into plowshares and nations toward peace.
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The
Messenger
Whipple
Mystic
Connecticut
Groton
Griywold
Cal. Ludyard
Col. Ledyard
Lear
Jesus the Prince of
Pente
New London
England
Zondon River
Ureech
Household tips and farm notes from old periodical
Practical guidance on child hygiene and dress, carpet repair, and berry cultivation. Advice covers washing feet, warming clothing, stocking changes, carpet mending, and pruning. Includes observation on milk temperature, alcoholic beverages for fatigue, and a Vicks Magazine tip on using coat ashes to boost grape crops with Concord, Catawba, and Ives' Seedling varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vick's
Carpet Sweeping and Inflammable Breath Warnings
A fragmented 19th century column discusses carpet care to curb moths with a damp cloth and hot iron near skirting boards, plus notes on stables cleanliness, religious indolence in churches, inflammable breath cases, and moral exhortations about Christian activism and parental encouragement. The piece blends practical tips with editorial notices and scattered quotes from various sources.
Ground of Hope and the Believer’s Promise
A minister questions a young girl named Julia about her hope for salvation in Christ. She affirms belief and trust in Jesus as the source of salvation, arguing that faith in his promise makes hope sure. The piece contrasts genuine faith with speculative doubt and warns against mental restlessness undermining self-control.
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Leaven
Jesus Christ
Saylor
Christ
Bins
The Wayward Child and Talking Animals
A nostalgic vignette blends a mother and child moment with a verbose pets dialogue. A dog and cat lavish reflections on humans while a child pursues his father, and a broader moral on reading and education emerges through excerpts from classic thinkers and gentle domestic scenes.
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