Sermonette on Grief and the Prophet Josiah
The sermon reflects on Jeremiah’s grief for Josiah, tracing how true sorrow can sanctify and enlarge a life. It argues grief honors God by placing him first, clarifies vision of eternal purposes, and opens new wells of sympathy for ministry to others.
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Jeremiah
Josiah
Israel
Jeremiah and Josiah Reforms Explore a Fading National Hope
The prophet Jeremiah observes King Josiah’s reforms in Judah and Jerusalem as a revival appears under way. He warns that despite renewed temple worship and Passover rites, a divine judgment looms, foretelling the scattering of Judah. The king rejects the grim view until the Book of the Law is found and Huldah consults for interpretation.
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Jeremiah
Josiah
Judah
Jerusalem
Baalim
Israel
Tereniah
Huldah
Egypt
Necho
Babylon
Megiddo
Jeremiah and Josiah: prophecies and a doomed battle
The account narrates Josiah seeking to delay the Egyptian conquest as Jeremiah recalls the king’s deeds. Jeremiah counsels weighing the Chaldean punishment, Josiah prepares forces at Megiddo, and the king is mortally wounded after the battle. Jeremiah laments the king’s death and praises his reign.
Yacht Rescue Tale Shows Calm Laughter After Narrow Escape
A well known amateur yachtsman near a rocky shore faces a dangerous squall as anchors drag. After steering to safety, the crew learns the near catastrophe was only a near-miss, while the cook jokes about mayonnaise and a globe call, in a Youth's Companion anecdote.
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Sam
Yassir
Nonchristians In Majority Across Asia and Africa
A brief note claims Asia and Africa together hold about 8 million Christians and 642 million non Christians. A cryptic line mentions a Gold Chiefly Cairn and a statistic that India’s gold possession reaches around seventy percent, referenced within a chapel context.
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Asia
Africa
India
Ack
Learned Unbelief Versus Miracles Bright Christian View
A pastor criticizes university professors who doubt biblical miracles as irreverent. He argues creation and miracles show an all powerful God, not human limits, noting Gideon and the centurion as examples of faith in divine authority. He insists no real conflict exists between Bible truths and modern learning.
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Uneelf
Celsus
Ingersoll
Chicago University Press
Michigan
God
Carlyle
Gideon
Jesus
France Moves to Ban Absinthe Amid National Alarm
The French government backs a Senate battle to criminalize absinthe sales. Deputies endorsed the measure amid a lobby of distillers opposing a near total ban. Advocates argue absinthe ruins minds and bodies, driving crime and death, while opponents fear economic loss.
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France
Chamber of Deputies
Fallieres
United States
Paris
Republic
Jig
David Brings the Ark to Jerusalem Sunday School Lesson
Sunday school lesson from 2 Samuel 6 and Psalm 100 discusses the Ark's journey to Jerusalem, the missteps carrying it by a cart, Uzzah's death, and the revival of worship under David. It notes the ark's resting place near Jerusalem and the broader impact on Israel's religious life and national unity.
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David Brings the Ark
Jerusalem
Ussher
Beecher
David
Kirjath-jearlm
Jorekt
Delilah
Palestine
Joshua
Shiloh
Bethel
Samuel
Eli
Dagon
Israel
Sorek
Kiryath-jearim
Terusalem
Abinadat
Saul
Shihor
Gaza
Hamath
Lebanon
Nachon
Uzzah
Abinadab
Ami
Visits and Verses from a Fragmented Page
A jumble of humorous quips and rhymes about marriage, teaching, moths, travel, and romance. The humorous fragments feature a Nebraska man, an Ohio judge on teachers, a witty widow, a sailor’s misadventures, and a child Mary with her hen, interspersed with poems about tracks in snow, winter, and naive love on a boating holiday.
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Nebraska
Wood
Cole
Ohio
Mary
Rose
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