Elevation Through Persecution in Josephs Story
A sermon argues that the world honors Christian character, citing Joseph sold by brothers and rising to power through integrity. Persecution elevates leaders across careers, with examples from Paul to Wesley, and notes how hidden sins are exposed, while all events remain connected in God’s grand design.
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Sion
Francis I
France
Italy
Ameril
Francis II
Whitefield
Lord Jesus Christ
God
Joseph
Egypt
Garden of Eden
Cross of Calvary
Kingdom of Heaven
Archangel
Mount Ararat
New Orleans
Exposition Rooms
United States
Washington
Angel in the Marble Hidden by Sin
A fable about Michelangelo seeing an angel imprisoned in a block of marble while others see only a worthless lump. The artist chisels to reveal beauty and the divine image within. The moral extends to love, urging perception of virtue in others despite sin.
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Michael Angelo
God
Fost. The fear of being hurt and the cross of sacrifice
Rev. John Evans argues that fear of pain does not count with God and Christians must expect hurt as part of discipleship. He notes that Jesus was hurt and every true follower has faced hardship from ancient times to today. A self-made man spoils his work somewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev
John Evans
Some Lovely Women of New Orleans Social Set
A New Orleans column extols Creole and American women, praising beauty, breeding, and social presence. It highlights Odette Rousselle, Miss Alice Duer Relf, Mrs. Hugh F. McElroy, Miss Lydia Fairchild, and Miss Edna Trist as prominent figures in the Crescent City’s winter social world with details on lineage, education, and cultural interests.
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New Orleans
Magnolia and Orange
Louisiana
Virginia
Crescent City
Pinac Institute
Odette Rousselle
James Rousselle
St. James Parish
Haldee de Bautte
L. P. de Beautte
Miss Rousselle
South
Stephen Zachary Relf
Fannie Sterling Cammack
Catherine Dyer
William Alexander
Earl of Sterling
John Witherspoon
Hugh F. McElroy
Victore Cloomfield
Benjamin Bloomfield
Magruder
Marcella Maxwell
Lydia Fairchild
L. H. Fairchild
Marguerite Winnemore
Memphis
Tenn
Miss Fairchild
Helen Gould
Varina Hays
Jefferson Davis
Governor’s Guards
Edna Trist
N. P. Trist
United States Mint
Marie
Social Notables of New Orleans and Nearby Families
Miss May van Benthuysen Tureaud headlines a social scene of aristocratic Louisiana circles. The piece profiles Miss Trist, Miss Relf, and prominent Hebrew families with Hattie Adler Maud Lowenberg, detailing their appearances, education, and charitable leanings. It concludes with marriage statistics noting 20 percent of eligible women remain unmarried and about 60 percent of college-educated women do not wed.
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May van Benthuysen
Tureaud
Louisiana
Bringler
Miss Trist
Princeton College
Relf
New Orelans
Hattie Adler
Maud Lowenberg
Daugh
Edna Trist Ter
Edward Adler
New Orleans
Miss Adler
Europe
Congressional Docket of War Week Actions
From Washington a condensed report of upper and lower house doings in the ninety fifth session. Key items include opening the patent office gazette to general competition, Dupont case debate, amendments to the sundry civil bill on internal revenue stamps, naval militia funds, and Call's intervention denial. The district of Columbia business dominated House actions with racing bills pending and motions for unanimous consent. Senate and executive notes cover Bering Sea arbitration and confirmation of Charles E. McChesney as Rosebud agency agent.
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Gorman
Senate
Patent Office Gazette
Dupont
Burrows
Mich
Brown
Utah
Cullom
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Bureau
Internal Revenue
Gordon
Georgia
Hoar
Committee On Judiciary
Call
Maybrick
Allen
House
District of Columbia
Bartlett
District
Fortifications Bill Passes With Large Budget and Debates
The Ninety-Sixth Session saw the house approve a fortifications appropriation of 11.38 million dollars with ongoing discussions of defense plans since 1886. Deliberations highlighted coast defenses, foreign tensions, and comparisons of costs for Senate and House staff. The Ninety-Seventh Session opened with the reappointment of William B. Franklin and Thomas J. Henderson.
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House
Mr. Hull
Rep
William
Franklin
Connecticut
Thomas J. Henderson
Ninety-eighth Session Reports Bond Issue Debate and Appointments
The Ninety-eighth Session records a senate debate on recent bond issues with Senator Hill delivering a partisan speech. He cites charges against McKinley supporters and notes sugar stock remarks by a senator tied to a presidential bid. In the house, Mr Blue’s bid to replace Gen Franklin on the National Homes board failed 61 to 149. Franklin and Steele were reappointed, Beal and Henderson to succeed others.
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Senate
Hilt
Ation
New York
Carlisle
The
Treasury
Chandler
McKinley
McKin
Asia
Hill
Quay
Blue
William B. Franklin
National Homes For Disabled Volunteers
Gen. O. O. Howard
Gen. Franklin
Franklin
Mr. Steele
Indiana
George L
The Discus in Ancient Games and Art
The text traces discus origins from stone hurling in Homeric times to bronze disks used by early fifth century athletes. It notes a British Museum discus at eleven pounds nine ounces, details throwing stance and body movement, cites Phayllus with a ninety five foot throw, and references The Old Olympian Games by Allan Marquand.
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Olympia
British Museum
Myora
Phayllus
Allan Marquand
John Wilkes Booth Portrait and Civil War Motives
A contemporary portrait of John Wilkes Booth describes him as 27, striking, handsome, and capable of violent acts. It notes his rising fame as an actor earning about $20,000 yearly, and his intense shift toward conspiratorial efforts against the presidency. The piece cites Victor Leu tne in the Century and mentions a war ending on June 19, 2813.
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John Wilkes Booth
Booth
Victor Leu
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