Christmas bomb party and Jacob story amid Bethlehem
A reader fragment describes a holly decorated Christmas bomb game for children with gifts on a wire frame, then shifts to a story where young Jacob joins his father David and shepherds under Judean stars. The scene crescendos with an angelic visitation announcing Christ’s birth, ending with the Bethlehem manger scene and Jacob’s enduring impression.
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The Will and the Work sermon by Dr. Nehemiah Boynton
Dr. Nehemiah Boynton preached on The Will and the Work at Clinton Avenue Congregational Church in Brooklyn after his European trip. He urged personal relation with God through doing His will, contrasted Christ's life with worldly views, and stressed that true religion expresses itself in work and compassion for all people.
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Clinton Avenue Congregational Church
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Hartford
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Free America
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The Value and Power of Christ’s Blood, by Joseph Parker
A devotional meditation on the redemptive efficacy of Christ’s blood speaking of salvation immortality and cleansing. The speaker urges total devotion to Jesus wishing to be baptized and united with the cross and resurrection, as quoted from Joseph Parker in London Christian.
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Christ
Jesus
Joseph Parker
London
The Joy of the Lord in Suffering
A compassionate reflection on a poor invalid who endured rheumatic pain and consumption with joyous faith. She, a sanctified Scotch Presbyterian, found solace in Jesus sharing her sorrows and cited biblical prophecies of suffering and healing as central to her hope.
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Jesus
Coe
A Prayer From the Heart by James Murd
The note recalls a midnight prayer in the White House during the Civil War. Lincoln prayed on his knees before the Bible asking for guidance, strength, and wisdom to lead the nation through the rebellion amid fear and sorrow. The piece cites James Murd as an elocutionist and Lincoln advocate.
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Oper
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What Talmage Said
The Rev. T De Witt Talmage stated that a great gospel preacher cannot achieve much for Christ without a praying and devoted band of earnest workers backing him. The remark underlines the need for collaborative effort in ministry.
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