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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1900
Page
4
Rev. W. A. Robinson preached on The Devil in Cincinnati at Trinity M. E. Church. He warned of a personal devil at work in the city, urged vigilance, and urged resisting temptation through faith in Jesus Christ and persistent trust in God. He cited Biblical prophecies and historical travelers to defend the Bible’s truth and urged courage and trust among Christians.
Dr Lee expounds Matthew 13 38 linking the kingdom of heaven to gospel power in the heart. The sermon outlines divine implantation, hidden energy, assimilative diffusion, and ultimate Christian triumph through continual beholding of Jesus.
Rev. Dwight M. Pratt, installed pastor at Walnut Hills Congregational Church, declares an age of transition driven by impetuous thought. He emphasizes discovery of God through Jesus Christ, the Bible as truth, and that modern science must illuminate scripture not replace it. He envisions a future where the church grows toward God across successive centuries.
Rev. L Olenslager preached Sunday morning on II Timothy 3 16 asserting that all scripture is inspired by God. He contrasted the Bible with other sacred writings and argued it remains right side up against attackers, noting its historical prophecies and enduring authority. He urged examination of fulfilled prophecies next.
Rev Paul Curnick preached on The Deceitfulness of Sin at St Paul M E Church. He warned sin destroys physically and morally, compares it to debt and disease, notes Satan as deceiver, and urges salvation through faith in Jesus Christ to break sinful habits.
At Fourth Street First Presbyterian Church Rev C L Work preached on The Sword of the Lord and of Gideon from Judges vii 18. He said the chapter teaches a single supreme lesson trust in God and stressed its necessity for the best Christian life.
William M. Ampt critiques how a legislative provision could disenfranchise voters and questions the validity of submitting the issue. He warns officials may misread the law and insists the General Assembly designed estimates for its own purposes rather than office needs.
Noted American author Stephen Crane, famous for The Red Badge of Courage, is reported to be dangerously ill while in England. The status remains uncertain as medical reports circulate through press outlets.
Norwood Council meets to decide the legality of the General Illuminating, Heat and Power Company gas franchise under Sec. 3551 Ohio Statutes. Auditor opinions, a $8,000 payment, and a $10,000 bond loom as issues, while local incidents and Audubon Society talks fill the page.
A Milan Tennessee night watchman Jack Bryant was murdered on duty and a letter from Milan to a local prison convict claimed the killer had been rid of him. The letter named Shelley Carter, a Milan resident, and prompted immediate arrest with guards placed to prevent mob violence.
In Springfield Missouri at Elwood Station Charles Payne a 24 year old general store clerk was found dead in bed with a gunshot wound to the head. Authorities say the death appears to be from a burglary gone wrong and a suspect is sought.
The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions refutes press misstatements about indemnity estimates for losses by missionaries in Harpoot Turkey. It states sixteen adults lost all they owned, totaling 42 467 dollars, not 62 377 as claimed.
In Raymond California a solitary raider held up three Yosemite stages two wagons and two U S cavalrymen then fled into brush. The bandit described as Swedish speaking and nicknamed The Black Kid took about 250 dollars from the three stages. He is still at large as Major Rucker and Captain Wilcox with 68 troopers closed in.
Ottawa report details Lord Strathcona newly honored with a Canadian peerage and patent. It recounts a decades old Arctic survival tale when Donald A. Smith saved a 10 year old Eskimo boy during a blizzard while delivering a dog sled team to Rigolet.
A Times dispatch from Tacoma reports Boxers widening operations to Southern China with gun running at Canton and local officials secretly backing the movement. Li Hung Chang orders a commercial bureau at Canton. Shanghai reports Wei Hei Wei troubles. a Boundary Commission clashes leave British officers dead. Tokyo officials scheme to claim Koyasan forests and Echigo oil well land values near collapse.
Six men and two women, French and Belgian refugees from Poa Ting Fu, have arrived in Tien Tsun while nine are still missing. A mounted Cossack relief party searches for the missing group and for food for Yan Liu Ching. Reports from Peking say Mr Stevenson of the Church of England Mission at Yem Ching was murdered and Mr Norman of the same mission is missing.
An eight year old customer in Philadelphia comments on juvenile fiction while the clerk explains publishers’ conservative methods. He references a book titled Jack the Giant Killer and cites an adaptation titled The Over Soul Adapted for Little Spectacles.
The body of William R. Davis, a Independence Missouri farmer who disappeared from Luther Oklahoma in March, was found in a gulch near Luther with a crushed skull and multiple wounds. The case of possible murder for money gains traction as James Salyer, a former Davis companion, arrives in custody charged with complicity but pleads innocence.
The Democratic State Convention meets in Parkerburg to nominate a full state ticket and select delegates, aiming to reclaim state power from Republicans. The 943 delegates will choose a new State Committee and name a temporary chair, with Elkins as the principal target and Mac Corkle likely to be temporary chairman.
In Oyster Bay on June 3 Governor Roosevelt signed the extradition warrant for C F W Neely accused of embezzling postal funds in Havana. The warrant, signed Saturday, was sent to U S District Attorney Burnett after a requisition from Governor General Wood.
John D. Lindsay, Neely’s counsel, said he will resist extradition. He expects papers to be sent to Captain McClusky of the Detective Bureau and will seek official notification before starting legal action. Both Federal and State courts have jurisdiction, and he will choose a first forum.
A Boston Transcript clipping reports an Episcopal Church sued over failing to meet a high church standard. A donor's bequest demanded ritual level beyond the minister’s practice, provoking a court battle to define high versus broad churchmanship.
A new arrival asks about dinner and the landlord jokes that from today’s appearance they’ll dine with two drummers three bicycle riders and a book agent, implying a lively dinner crowd forming at the hotel.
Seven thousand visitors from Cincinnati and nearby cities attended the United Singers Society reunion at the Zoo. Judge Bode and Hon. J Caldwell welcomed guests as hundreds of singers performed under Ehrgott, with auxiliary groups from Bavarian Maennerchor and others. Casper Hill led a twenty-piece band while Prof Seuss oversaw athletic events for children and Turners. The day closed with visits to society headquarters and festive singing.
The Mollenhauer Sugar Refinery in Williamsburg will restart tomorrow after a six month shutdown. Between 58 and 600 men are to return to work as the plant resumes full capacity, owner Frederick D. Mollenhauer announced. He cited strong benefits from Hodd's Sarsaparilla in his note.
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