Not by Might. A Salvationist Woman Changes a Rough Home
In a northern town a drayman George Robinson and his wife Sally shelter Kate, a sanctified girl, who guides Sally and Bob Sykes toward faith. A confrontation over a Bible leads to a violent clash. Kate is severely hurt but her courage and prayer bring gradual reconciliation and improved life for all.
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Drayman
Tall George Robinson
Sally
Kate
George
Gammon
Gammmon
Skes
Robinson
Southern Railway
Lamb
Gad
Sarah
Catarde
Misa
Miss
Sykes
Rock
Wilson
Bob Sykes
Mrs. Robinson
Bob
Bearer
Christ
Heaven
Kang
George Bincon
Ms. Robinson
Lilly
Rbin
Bally
Robert Sykes
Mr. Sykes
George Robinson
The White Water Lily and the Faithful Root
A submerged root longs for light and then sends up a lily that inspires a dying girl. A boy preserves the flower for Jane Irving as a sermon on faith, resurrection, and hope. The piece closes with reflections on patience, prayer, and the armor of hope.
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Tam
Jane Irving
Christ
Bee
Jane
Dane
Lily
Kate’s Quiet Journey to Faith and Healing
In a tender scene three men and a woman care for Kate as she weakly recovers. Reading by Sykes and quiet devotion lead to a peaceful walk to the house of prayer. Her faith and gratitude affirm that her healing came through spiritual blessing and chosen service.
Sympathy and religion in moral life and revival humor
A rambling essay defends sympathy for the poor while noting limits to charity and the risk of excess. It argues reason should temper compassion and that nature makes rich and poor equal at death. It contrasts moralists with a Montgomery revival tale about religious fervor and backsliding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thom
Thompson
Adam Smith
Acts from 1868 General Assembly establish town courts and boundaries
The 1868 acts authorize towns to form Justices of the Peace courts meeting monthly and handle civil cases. They also set a division line between Smithfield North Providence and Pawtucket along Blackstone and Pawtucket rivers. Additional statutes amend oyster fisheries, highway repaving, insurance company capital restoration, and special stockholder meetings.
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Justices of the Peace
General Assembly
Smithfield
North Providence
Pawtucket
Blackstone
Attleborough
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Thomas J Hill
Commissioners of Shell Fisheries
Town Genel
Dell
Court of Common Pleas
Joan RB. Bartlett
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Prenix Building
Hope Street
Bristol
Ipo
Wen
Thorn
Gifford’s Wharf
Kwanna Coal A. del. &Hud
Canal Company
Col
Coile
Delivares
M. T Bennett
T. P. Bowler & CO
H.N Gafford
J Gooding
K. Remieres
John Eeden
Charch Street
LCL
Ayer
A.J Smiths
Westminster St. Providence
Havana
Cuba
Pan
Furniaker
OR & Co., Bankers
Wall ST
York
Milvon & Hamlin
Mason & Hamlin
Boston
Een Brothers
New York
R. L. Wolcott
Arly Tom Thumb
O'Rourke
Munro
Bammer
Dants
Wests
Nestpena and
Dispatch
D. A. Pierce
Gent's End
Paul
H. Melville
House of Prayer
Aple
Montgomery
Als
Alabama
Fas of
Hhode Aslam
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