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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1916

Page

20

Sunday Assails Spirit Mediums In Wild Sermon

Billy Sunday, addressing about 9000, denounces Spiritualism as tommyrot and the devil's work. He ridicules Fox sisters and mediums, defends the Bible, mocks atheists, and questions evolution in a fiery sermon titled Nuts for Sceptics to Crack.

Tommyrot Billy Sunday Fox Sisters Tom Paine Heaven John Bunyan George Whitfield Jesus Christ Evangelist

Evangelist Appeals Boston Audience At Sunday Tabernacle

A Boston evangelist urged Brookline and city attendees to commit to Christ at the Sunday Tabernacle meeting. He contrasted Boston’s sins with Babylon and reported daily collections for a Sunday campaign plus prior city totals, noting a forthcoming Tremont Temple address for new parishioners.

Brookline Christ Tabernacle As Beys Boston Tremont Temple

Nuts for Skeptics to Crack by Billy Sunday

Billy Sunday denounces evolution and mocks monkey ancestry while affirming creation, immortality, and hell. He argues science cannot match the Bible and urges support for Christian society and the home, citing slavery’s end and Rome’s conversion as prop positives.

Election Won by Two Votes at New England Hotel Greeters’ Ball

The closest election in its history elected Robert E. Gould president over C. J. Murphy by two votes at the Lenox. Officers include Harry H. Cooper first vice president and C. O. Foss second vice president. A nine‑member board of governors was chosen from New England states with Leroy D. Moulton chairing. The banquet featured Joseph A. Campbell as chief speaker.

New England Hotel Greeters’ Association Lenox Robert E. Gould Gould

Trail Hitting Update at Tabernacle Reports Boston Contrast

Readers are shown figures for the 31st day of trail hitting at Tabernacle with an afternoon and evening session. The text compares the Boston total to other cities where Sunday campaigns were held for the same 31 days.

Boston Tabernacle

Rogan Boy Case Cleared In Augusta Mystery

The Augusta mystery about the boy known as John Rogan was cleared. The child is actually John Dowdosky a Polish boy from the Home for Destitute Catholic Children. He was being returned from Lynch at 11 Cedar Street Augusta when he claimed his parents deserted him.

John Rogan Augusta North Station Rogan John Dowdosky Lynch Cedar Street

Evening School for Prisoners to Start at Charlestown Prison

The Charlestown State prison will open the first evening school for prisoners in the country. Taught by two prisoner teachers who are college graduates, one a lifer, the program is supervised by Officer Stephen Anderson with 100 pupils enrolled.

Charlestown State Prison N. D. Allen Stephen Anderson

Hatzmann Names Two Assistants for District Attorney Post

Fred G. Katzmann district attorney elect of Norfolk and Plymouth counties announced last night the appointment of William F. Kane of Brockton as first assistant district attorney and George E. Adams of Quincy as second assistant district attorney.

Fred G. Katzmann Norfolk Plymouth William F. Kane Brockton George E. Adams Quincy

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