Sermonet tes Jehu and Elisha patience and reform
The sermon recalls Elisha waiting for God’s timing as Jehu rises to judgment against Ahab and Jezebel. It notes Jehu’s zeal for reform yet warns against neglecting God’s law, stressing that true reform requires faithful obedience, not just activism.
Elisha and Jehu: a tale of delayed anointing and fate
The narrative recounts Elisha awaiting God’s word to anoint Jehu king over Israel. Jehu, impulsively ambitious, gains boldness only after a prophet delivers the divine commission. As Joram recovers at Jezreel, Elisha departs Ramoth-Gilead, and Jehu’s path to kingship hinges on God opening the way through a prophetic messenger.
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Elisha
Ramoth-Gilead
Israel
Elijah
Jehu
Ahab
Syria
Ahaziah
Joram
Eljah
Easha
Earth
Heaven
Jezreel
Mlisha
Mamoth-Gilead
Judah
God
House of Ahab
New Damp-Proof Material for Calcutta Homes
Occupants complain of damp walls in Calcutta homes during the rainy season. A proposed solution uses a new damp-proof paper made from raw copper, 0.006 to 0.012 inch thick, customizable in patterns. Claimed to be insect-proof, damp-proof, and self-cleaning for six to seven years, applied like wallpaper.
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Calcutta
Two Drunkards Redeemed At New York Mission
Alec and Archibald, once schoolmates from Motherwell Scotland, each pursued business life before alcohol derailed Alec. Reading The Life of Jerry McAuley rekindled faith, leading him to New York's Old McAuley Mission where he found conversion. A later visit connected him with a former colleague who was reforming through the mission.
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Motherwell
Scotland
Alec
Archibald
Jerry McAuley
New York
McAuley
Modern Slaves in Our City Need Help for Abused Wives
Rev Dr Johnston Myers warns of wives trapped in brutal marriages as “white slaves.” Women fear leaving home due to threats, lack of money, court access, and social judgment. Neighbors intervene rarely. many endure years of abuse, some find aid, others die. A movement is urged to aid abused wives.
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Johnston Myers
Jesus Appears to the Apostles Weekly Bible Lesson
A Sunday School lesson for June 7 1908 outlines Jesus appearances after the resurrection. It lists ten to eleven post resurrection appearances from Mary Magdalene to the Eleven on the Mount of Olives, notes the instance with Thomas and the Easter Sunday gathering, and emphasizes faith without seeing as the blessednes.
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Jesus
Thomas
Tohn
Mary Magdalene
Matt
Peter
Emmaus
Mark
John
Sea of Galilee
Galiles
James
Glives
Jerusalem
Carnegie Museum Showcases Vast Collections and Secrets
The Carnegie Museum at Pittsburgh explains why rooms bear No Admission signs for storage and study areas where preparators and taxidermists work. It contrasts public displays with study series, noting Birds collections of 3,500 on view and 60,000 in study series, accessible by director’s permit. The piece highlights international gifts and ranks Carnegie among America’s top four museums alongside Washington, New York, and Chicago institutions.
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Carnegie Museum
Pitsburg
British Museum
Edward VII
Berlin
Paris
Pennsylvania
Academy of Natural Sciences
Philadelphia
America
Severin
Royal Museum
Brussels
National Museum
Washington
American Museum of Natural History
New York
Field Museum of Natural History
Chicago
Unique launching barge powers North Dakota irrigation project
A floating barge with pumps was launched on the Missouri River in western North Dakota to irrigate 12,000 acres under the Buford-Trenton project. Water is lifted 30 feet by pumps, settled, then channeled via a ten mile canal to about 10,000 acres of bottom land. Farm units range 40 to 80 acres, with payments of 35 dollars per acre plus operating and water charges.
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North Dakota
Buford-Trenton
Missouri River
Eén- Beers
Yielntty
Fhe
Williston
High Line
Trenton
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