19 Sep 1846
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1846
Page
1
Publication notice from W H Bayley Bradford Street outlines subscription rates for readers in Bradford streets area. Terms include annual and half yearly payments, ad rates, and publication rules. Advertisers are limited to 20 lines per week and no discontinuation without full payment.
A religious exhortation insists Hearing and believing Christians must work to induce others to accept the gospel. It condemns reliance on clerical substitutes and warns that neglect of this duty is a sin, especially when the cause is unpopular.
A reflective piece extols the joy of performing kind deeds for the poor and distressed. It celebrates how acts of charity soothe grief, lift a widow’s heart, and dry an orphan’s tears, urging readers to visit the afflicted and value benevolence over pomp.
A Boston dated 1846 letter from the bark Siberia captain to a former crewman describes multiple sea‑crew conversions and ongoing religious fervor aboard ship. The writer urges ongoing prayer meetings, arguing constant prayer improves discipline and souls, and expresses gratitude for God’s strength through perils at sea.
A Bethel sailor recounts a four month voyage from Posie to India aboard a ship with a pious captain. Worship in the forecastle was held nightly when possible, with the captain and mate guiding prayers and Scripture reading. The crew formed a steady daily hymn and study circle, ending with a striking display of faith at Mauritius.
Worship aboard ships opened doors to converts among Madagascar pilgrims and onshore crowds. Eight crew members and three from other vessels joined the church, aided by an English printer. A vacated Calcutta chapel reopened in faith, while sickness and loss marked the voyage to New York. The piece urges prayer for more laborers in the harvest.
A poor beggar asks for charity from a wealthy priest and receives a mouldy crumb. The priest tests the boy with religious phrases but cannot recite the creed or Lord’s Prayer. The boy teaches him by saying Our Father and they realize they are brethren before receiving nothing more.
The article notes M. Cabins explains sleep begins in the limbs and back supporting muscles and progresses inward. He suggests sight sleeps first followed by touch and hearing last, with internal organs also falling asleep at varying depths.
A tanner’s mastiff disliked a visiting man. The man dangled the dog into a yard well, then pulled it out. The dog, grateful to be saved, never troubled the man again and often walked with him on his way home.
A mixed collage of short items quoting Mary as a teardrop meanings, health cautions on posture and daily duties, humorous city scenes, dialogues, and advice. Includes observations on politeness, foreign relations, and earnest exhortations to industrious living.
A translated tale in the Knickerbocker recounts a Paris Lyons bellows mender lured by a glittering circle of engravers to woo a prideful picture dealer's daughter. The narrator rises in station, deceives his future father‑in‑law, and wins the beloved through artifice and ambition.
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