A Narrow Escape Sermon by J Wilbur Chapman
A long sermon summary discusses salvation through Jesus Christ, declaring it great in author and sacrifice and offering stories of mercy. It urges belief and trust, warns against neglect, and uses vivid images such as a man overboard to illustrate the urgency of accepting salvation. The preacher emphasizes forgiveness and the security of faith.
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New York City
J. Wilbur Chapman
New York
Jesus Christ
Christ
God
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Atlantis Ocean
Luther
Church of Rome
State Penitentiary
Tennessee
The Path to Happiness in Divine Will Says Morehouse
A religious reflection argues happiness comes only from aligning with God's will. It asserts earthly pursuits fail to satisfy, and harmony with the divine plan brings lasting peace and joy, endorsed as a timeless truth from W. H. Morehouse.
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Earth
W. H. Morehouse
Prayer as Christian Life Background and Hope
The piece stresses prayer as central to life, calls prayer a holy art for all beginners, and asserts God plans paths and provides for needs. It warns against centering life on self, notes hope rests on God's word and path, and suggests darkness may signal inner light.
Revival Prayer Sparks Growth in New York Town
In a New York town years ago a remarkable revival began without a known cause. Two elderly church members living a mile apart met daily at dusk in dense brush to pray for revival. Their prayers were answered as about 150 people joined the church during July through September, showing the revival began with prayer rather than preaching.
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New York
Service and the Christian ideal of helping others
The old idea of service as degrading is replaced by Christ’s teaching that the perfect life is one of service to others. Nature confirms this, as nothing exists for its own sake but for the arts. The speaker, Reverend James Grant of Watertown, notes the shift toward service. Only six discrete sheets of paper are used to manufacture books.
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Christ
Sheev
James Grant
Watertown
Surgeon’s Knife Tested by Cured Mrs Stevenson
Mrs Stevenson of Salt Lake City recounts six years of ovarian and womb inflammation followed by years of pain and medicine. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound her pain largely subsided in four weeks, nerves improved, and she was cured in three months avoiding surgery. The testimonial invites other women to write for guidance and cites Mrs Pinkham's Lynn Massachusetts address.
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Eghil Stevenson
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Bennis Stevenson
State St
Salt Lake City
Utah
Rockefeller on medicine and the vermiform appendix
A New York Times anecdote recalls William Rockefeller joking with Dr McBirney after an appendectomy. Rockefeller quipped that the medical profession profits from surgeries, while the doctor replied that most people eventually need an operation.
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Rockefeller
William Rockefeller
McBirney
Mr. Rockefeller
Death by own action on the rise across nations
An English alienist, Mr Styles, analyzes rising personal crisis reports tied to self-destruction. Across France, Belgium, Prussia, Austria and other countries, the data show escalating suicide-related reports from the mid 19th century to 1890s, with France climbing from 9 to 26 per 100,000 inhabitants and similar gains elsewhere.
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Styles
Sweden
Russia
United States
Grent
London
St. Petersburg
France
Belgium
Prussia
Austria
Denmark
Old tools found in mine in Massachusetts
A 1683 miners tool set unearthed ninety feet underground in the Sturbridge graphite mine at Webster Massachusetts. Discoveries include a wooden pump stock nearly intact a 25 foot long section of chain once weighing fifty pounds now five and ancient hammers. The mine is noted as the first discovered and worked in the United States.
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Massachusetts
Sturbridge Graphite
Webster
Mass
Sturbridge
United States
1C. B
Francis Husbands
Philadelphia
Edward S. Hill
Massachusetts Graphite Company
Ping Pong Hurts Watches Says Repair Jeweler
A jeweler who repairs watches reports ping pong causes many breakages as players fail to remove coats and arms swing wildly. He notes women’s watches also suffer and income from repairs has nearly tripled since the craze began. A Boston hat tale follows.
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New York Sun
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