Talmage Sermon on the Garden of the Church and Christ
A sermon likens the Church to a watered garden planted by Christ. It contrasts tender blooms and thorny souls, praising martyrs and reformers while warning listeners to enter the Church’s garden before salvation sails away. It urges immediate repentance and invites all to come in.
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Christ
Bartimeus
de Moniac
Galilee
Church of Christ
Fontainebleau
Champs Elysees
Gil
Theodore Hook
Shenstone
Creed of the Agnostic sermon denounces agnosticism
The Rev. J. Q. A. Henry in Chicago last Sunday morning argued agnosticism is practical atheism and a spiritual ignorance. He cited Huxley and Darwin, claims agnosticism denies the soul, erodes morality, forfeits redemptive love, and leads to despair, crime, and universal skepticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Q. A. Henry
Chicago
Prof
Huxley
Darwin
Favorite Hymns in England in the Philadelphia Methodist
A Philadelphia Methodist writer notes popular English hymns based on a Penny Hymnal project and a Sunday at Home vote. Top picks include Rock of Ages, Abide with Me, Jesus Lover of My Soul, with royal and notable figures naming Nearer My God to Thee and Lead Kindly Light among favorites.
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England
Philadelphia Methodist
W. T. Stead
Jesus
Prince of Wales
Stead
Sarah FP
Adams
Duke of
Argyle
Bethel
Doddridge
Evelyn Wood
Justin McCarthy
Cardinal Newman
Church of England
End of Life Reflections on Faith and Peace
A solemn meditation speaks of readiness at life’s end and reward for steadfast faith. The passage urges that stronger faith in God yields greater love among people, framing life as a race finished with a crown of righteousness for the faithful.
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Hencceforth
Jackson Says Walling Committed Pearl Bryan Tragedy
Scott Jackson testified in the Pearl Bryan case claiming Alonzo Walling killed Pearl Bryan. He admitted involvement in transporting her for an unlawful purpose and hiding her clothing in the Ohio River. Jackson said he learned Pearl Bryan was in Cincinnati only January 28, and defense seeks further alibi witnesses.
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Pearl Bryan
Scott Jackson
Walling
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Commonwealth
Jackson
Dental College
Weeks
Methodist Episcopal Conference Opens in Cleveland
Cleveland May 1 The twenty second quadrennial conference of the Methodist Episcopal church opens in this city with five hundred thirty seven delegates from across the world. The issue of women’s participation looms large as four women present themselves for recognition and a direct vote is sought. Bishop Fowler champions permanent foreign residences for missionaries and proposes to appoint new bishops after retirement. The conference also considers removing the time limit on a pastor’s stay and relaxing rules against popular amusements.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Methodist Episcopal Church
General Conference
Fowler
Africa
India
Pearl Bryan case witness disputes Wallingford links
Pinkard challenges testimony tying him and Wallingford to Pearl Bryan s case on College street. He admits taking the girl to Wallingford s saloon on January 28 but disputes later dates and claims fear drove him to hide clothing to avoid implicating Will Wood. He describes moving a bloodstained bag and attempting to return it but failing to find Wallingford.
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Tun Ler
Walling
Valise
Pearl Bryan
Will Wood
Bill Taylor Hanged in Missouri for Family Slayings
Bill Taylor was hanged at 11 o'clock Thursday morning in Car rollton Missouri. The crime occurred near Browning Linn county on May 10 1894. Gus Meeks his wife and two children were beaten to death and hidden in a straw stack on George Taylor's farm three miles from Browning. Nellie Meeks seven survived after being wounded and later testified against the Taylor brothers. George and William Taylor were arrested with William convicted after a second trial.
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Carrollton
Bill Taylor
Taylor
Browning
Linn County
Gus Meeks
George Taylor
Nellie Meeks
Register Evans
United States Land Office
Des Moines
Alfred Smith
Sioux City
Dan Turner
Prairiesburg
Henry Hizer
Cyclone McCalmut
Council Bluffs
Hizer
McCarmut
A. van Marel
Orange City
Creston
Mr. Feat Wevagar
Murdered for revenge at Fulton Street shop
M J Wyckoff of Chicago killed William Wegner a tank manufacturer at No 48 Fulton street without warning. The motive appears to be revenge for an assault Wegner allegedly made on Mrs Wyckoff the previous Wednesday.
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M. J. Wyckoff
Chicago
William Wegner
No. 48
Fulton Street
Wegner
Mrs. Wyckoff
Democratic State Central Committee Backs Silver Committee
At Kansas City Missouri the Democratic state central committee met to resolve party divisions. By a 15 to 13 vote the Stone Brown or silver committee was chosen as the recognized group amid the local party tangle.
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Kansas City
Democratic State Central Committee
Explosion at Micklefield colliery kills hundred in London report
An explosion at Micklefield colliery Yorkshire is believed to have killed about one hundred workers. At least twenty injured people were rescued from the shaft as details emerge from the London cable.
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London
Micklefield
Yorkshire
Green & Bentley Drug Company
Oskaloosa
Seevers
Malcomb & Bryan
Methodist Board Debates Epworth League and Christian Endeavor
Epworth League members discussed education requirements and a diploma from Methodist schools as guarantees of learning. A proposal to ally with the Society of Christian Endeavor was rejected after debate, with a pledge to cooperate with all evangelical youth groups and look toward federation.
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Society of Christian Endeavor
Board of Control
Epworth League
Christian Endeavor
Evangelical Young People's Societies
Destructive Kansas Cyclone Kills Eleven in 20 Mile Path
A severe funnel shaped cyclone near St Joseph, Kansas, swept through Cloud Clay and Washington counties, killing eleven and injuring over twenty four hours. homes and barns destroyed, trees torn up, and over twenty families displaced. One man, Jerry Tracy, drowned at Ond du Lac, Wisconsin.
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Concordia
Kan
Kansas
St. Joseph
Cloud County
Clay
Washington Counties
Republican
Jerry Tracy
Ond du Lac
Wis
Violence at Minoak Illinois Stabbing and Jail Escape
Isaac Jones stabbed Benjamin Slisman multiple times severing his windpipe. Richard Clark fired shots and was captured. Lynching threats prompted deputies to guard the jail. Preliminary hearing bound over to circuit court. Prisoners moved to Metamora for safety. Hoffman reportedly dying. All involved are colored.
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Minoak
Illinois
Isaac Jones
Benjamin Slisman
Jones
Richard Clark
Metamora
Hoffman
Iowa Briefs Mix Local Crime and Industry Headlines
IOWA NEWS IN BRIEF. Des Moines hosts the state convention on the 15th with Rollin J. Wilson as temporary chairman. In Colon a knife incident left a big judge lightly wounded. Lyons mill restarts, to employ 200 workers, with ample logs and a large electric plant. A Delaware county resident drowns in the Maquoketa river. In Maquoketa a laborer shoots a farmer amid quarrel over whisky, with the farmer's condition uncertain. A Clinton buggy firm assigns assets and liabilities, while county authorities pursue swindlers and murder inquiries. Multiple court actions, accidents, and fires populate the state, including a nurse and others injured, fatal rail and street incidents, and a dramatic loss of life.
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Des Moines
Juty
Rollin J. Wilson
Fairfield
Colon
Davis
Joe Wilson
W. T. Jones
Lyons
Mantis Maroulin
Delaware County
Maquoketa
John Hute
George W. Whitley
Fulton
Whitley
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