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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1904
Page
9
A preacher argues Jesus urged Christians to engage the world not flee or dominate. He uses salt and light to urge active, selfless service, warning against aloofness or hostility. Christ calls believers to mingle, uplift, and brighten society through unselfish deeds.
Father Jackson urged parishioners to apply the Incarnation to daily life by imitating Christ. He warned sin preservative, urging virtue through repeated reflection on Jesus’s life and baptismal identity, calling for steadfast effort in the new year.
A semi official despatch from Urmila Perafa reports that an attack on the town planned by the Persian population was thwarted by the Kungstan vice consul s energetic intervention. The ringleaders were arrested. Solomon Barfield acquitted in Hawkinsville Georgia of being accessory to the killing of Miller at Fip layson. Marshal Harkins who shot Miller has not shown up yet.
The St Mark congregation heard Dr. Charles O Jones preach on The New Year urging pilgrims to view life as a trek from birth to a heavenly homeland. He urged elders and families to keep heaven in sight, comparing earthly dwellings to tents and stressing daily duties while remaining focused on the final home beyond. The sermon included vivid biblical imagery and concluded with the sacrament observation.
Pastor A R Holderby of Moore Memorial Presbyterian discusses the Iroquois Theater fire in Chicago and contemplates divine providence and the coming of Christ’s kingdom. He warns against blaming God, urges prayer, and argues the church must be purified before peaceable rule of God.
Work on the new passenger station continues with foundations poured and brickwork set. Concrete and brick are in place for the foundations and steel superstructure. A wide plaza entrance is formed with pavement prepared for final leveling. Many railroad officials relocate to new posts, including Sauniss to Richmond and Anderson to Chattanooga, as Alison Elgin and Edward Wafer assume new agent roles. Excursion rates to Atlanta are offered for the National Educational Association meeting.
Special fares are named for travel to the Mardi Gras in February and to Portland and return in January. The National Live Stock Association meeting is noted with rail guidance for hunters. The pamphlet, attractive and well written, is available from KE L Miller in Atlanta who represents the railways. W G Raoul, president of the Atlantic and Birmingham, visited Atlanta.
The New York report says the auxiliary yacht Roamer was wrecked on December 1 in the Bahamas. Passengers aboard the Orizaba described natives looting the yacht of clothing and personal effects after the wreck near Rum Cay. Captain Campbell’s father, aboard the Orizaba, is in critical condition from exposure and shock.
A prominent Atlanta attorney visiting New York fell ill with influenza and queued at a nearby drug store. He quickly bought Cheney's Expectorant from an Atlanta institution, and the remedy provided immediate relief, turning him into an eager supporter of home industries.
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