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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1919
Page
10
The Boston Post invites readers to share experiences on whether prayer yields direct answers. A 1919 letter requests brief, specific communications to the Prayer Editor, noting anonymity is acceptable and single-sided pages preferred.
The Rev Gabriel Maguire of Ruggles Street Baptist Church asserts prayers save lives. He cites cases of a kidney patient recovering at home after prayer, no church member deaths in influenza, and a 75 year old woman bleeding to death who recovered. He insists Jesus and early believers prayed to God and were answered.
The piece argues prayers succeed when conscience is clear and the line to heaven is unbroken. It notes God answers in time with what is best, not always what is asked, and urges patience, humility, and faithful persistence, ending with Annie L. Rogers’s signature.
A reader describes long illness after childbirth and how prayer shifted from self to helping others. She notes improved circumstances after praying for others, restored strength for her husband, relief for a headache sufferer, and personal proof of divine aid over ten years. She ends with a Bible verse about rest.
Letter from C Walter Gaga of 22 City Hall Square Lynn argues prayers are not answered and cites natural laws as a guide. He urges readers, both men and women, to think and study for mental freedom rather than rely on prayer.
The public will gain a clearer understanding of the laundry owners' difficulties, aiming for greater goodwill and informed support.
A reader argues prayers are never answered and calls such beliefs superstition. The author likens faith to evolving science and liberal theology and opposes bigoted certainty while endorsing charity toward sincere dissenters.
A petitioner argues that prayer rewards align with faith and zeal and shares a personal five year battle with rheumatic illness. He describes escalating prayer as his health fluctuates and concludes that sincere, sustained appeal to God may improve his condition regardless of outcome. BE, B.C.
LESLIE R. SIMONSEN argues that prayers succeed only when the body and soul are in balance with a universal divine force. Weakness from illness or vice disrupts harmony, but restoration through medicine or prayer realigns the self with truth, enabling healing.
A reader recounts near death from diphtheria and a healing after praying with family. The letter argues prayer aligns with God’s will, cites biblical miracles, and urges ministers to teach prophecy. The writer, “Most Interested Reader,” praises prayer and warns of unbelief among theologians and leaders.
A Rutland reader argues the Bible is the basis for belief in prayer and counters critics who dismiss scripture. He contrasts biblical evidence with ruins of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, asserting Nimrod founded Babel Nineveh and Babylon and that false religions spread from him. He claims modern scholars reject Bible science.
A reader from Pawtucket R I named William Mason denounces prayer as a waste of time arguing that God failed to end the war leaving 800000 troops dead and millions wounded He charges clergy with lies and declares prayer unanswered in his view
Milk price is expected to rise to about sixteen and a half to seventeen cents per quart starting October 1 as contracts expire and costs rise. Farm prices may increase due to higher grain and dairy costs, and union wage hikes of 12 to 15 percent for wagon drivers add to the pressure on producers and dealers.
Washington Sept 21 Fall River Mass tops the nation in family living costs for incomes from 1200 to 1500 dollars yearly. A Labor Department Bureau of Statistics survey of 91 cities shows Fall River families spent 624 dollars on food in the past year, compared with 427 dollars in Savannah Georgia the lowest.
The report shows Boston 579 New York 594 Baltimore 547 New Orleans 539 Pittsburgh 535 Philadelphia 533 Chicago 523 Kansas City 514 San Francisco 514 Cincinnati 504 St Louis 497 and an average 511. Lawrence Mass leads at 602 while Minneapolis St Paul posts 481. Prices varied from June to July 1918 with hogs eggs milk and more rising, while cattle corn and textiles fell.
The K O C Bishop Cheverus General Assembly in Dorchester elected officers and chose eighteen delegates for the upcoming Boston convention. Faithful Navigator William R. Connolly, a police officer, noted loyalty to the force reflecting the oath and degrees’ duties.
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