Meet for the Master's Use Sermon on being a clean vessel for God
A preacher urges believers to purify their hearts and lives to be fit for the Master’s use. The talk uses the vessel imagery from 2 Timothy to contrast clean vessels of gold and silver with unclean wooden or earthly ones, stressing that spiritual power flows from inward purity, not outward form. It argues that disuse dusts the vessel, and only surrendered, cleansed hearts can receive grace and be sent forth for good works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cee Lee
Christ
Paul
Jesus
Christ’s Church
Jesus Christ
Hank
F. B. Meyer
Creatures of Darkness and the Cave Insects
A Sunday-era feature surveys cave life from Adelsberg to Planina. It details eyeless cavern beetles, scorpions, ivory spiders, blind cave rats, and pale crustacean-like fish dwellers, plus the olm and related cave fauna with notes on sunlight’s effects and ancestral light origins.
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Adelsberg
London
Prince Khevenhuller
Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
San Marcos
Tex
Planina
Ferdinand
Marriage rates and Rhine dance auctions in England and Germany
The article notes England's marriage rate at 15 per 1000, higher than many countries, with Romania posting the highest birth rate and Sweden the lowest marriage rate. It also describes Rhine towns where a century old auction selects men to dance with attractive maidens for a year, with fees to the public poor box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
British Board of Trade
Roumania
Sweden
Cer
Lower Rhine
Why John L Sullivan Refuses Time to Train
An old New York Times remark recounts John L Sullivan speaking at a vaudeville house about his career. When asked why he didn’t trim his stomach fat, he quipped that he would gladly remove flesh if he could add it as easily as he once did.
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John L
John L. Sullivan
N. Y
James Whitcomb Riley
Cleveland
East Tennessee welcome to Union soldiers amid destruction
In East Tennessee loyalists opened doors and offered help to Union troops, hailed Burnside as deliverer, and endured loss and desolation. Gen. Willcox recalls an East Tennessee home visit at Greenville with a servant’s pigs and poultry, a hidden subsistence cache under a mattress, and a poignant farewell at Greene County before the Georgia campaign.
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Tennessee
Felix A. Reeve
National Tribune
Burnside
Joel
Lord Byron
Napoleon
Orlando B. Willcox
East
Greenville
Patterson
President Johnson
White House
Willcox
Georgia
Jesse
Greene County
Col. Ingersoll
Tennessee heroism and humorous vignettes mingle in old tales
A collage of Civil War reminiscences about loyal Tennesseans sharing shoes with barefoot Union soldiers, a Gen Howard anecdote from Knoxville relief efforts, and light comic fragments from period papers. It recalls national unity and a hopeful postwar horizon amid humorous exchanges about manners and romance.
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Gen
Howard
Knoxville
A Confederate Coin Displayed At World’s Fair Reception
Dr. Joseph E. Chambers of St. Louis showed one of four Confederate coins made by the southern government at a United Daughters of the Confederacy reception in the Texas building at the world’s fair. Louisiana seized the U S mint in 1861 and struck large sums before coinage stopped.
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United Daughters of the Confederacy
Texas
Joseph E. Chambers
Taylor Avenue
St. Louis
Louisiana
United States Mint
New Orleans
United States
Confederate States
Liberty
Confederacy
Confederate half dollar owned by Dr Chambers valued at two thousand
A rare Confederate half dollar, one of four minted in New Orleans, is valued at $2000. The coin was high relief and unfinished. federal recapture halted minting. Dr Chambers, J K Bingaman, and Charles Bingaman share ownership. They guard the piece closely and have refused offers.
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New Orleans
Erate
Fedral Govrnment
Dr. Chambers
Chambers
Mississippi
J. K. Bingaman
Cincinnati
Bingaman
Charles Bingaman
Colorado Regiment and Open-Air School Notes
A Denver Post piece recalls Colorado’s First Cavalry never paid by the U S government, later compensated after a lengthy Congress review, amid Governor Gilpin’s controversial orders using treasury paper money. Also cited are tales of Riley’s humor on discipline, Fort Massac’s park conversion led by Prof Blair, and Charlottenburg open-air schooling with child contributed meals and daily rail passes.
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First
Colorado Cavalry
Uncle Sam
Denver Post
Colorado
Gilpin
United States
Sam
Congress
Court of Claims For Adjustment
Gov. Tin
Germany
Charlottenburg
Berlin
Gloves Fashion This Season From Gowns to Evening Wear
Fashion notes describe glove trends for the season from daytime to evening. Colorways include burnt tomato, onion brown, amethyst shadings, and pale evening shades. Styles feature one to three buttons, long sleeves, and replacements like white or pale gloves to match diaphanous fabrics.
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Washington Star
Paris
Reindeer
Hair Care Advice From Old-Time Columns On Vitality And Eyes
The text presents hair care cautions and lifestyle tips, urging gentle massage, avoiding aggressive brushing, avoiding scalp injury, and warning that illness or overwork harms hair. It also discusses vitality, self-correction after mistakes, and notes eyes as a sign of intellect with examples of famous figures.
Great Revival Under Hezekiah Aims at Temple Reform
A 1804 religious lesson outlines Hezekiah's reforms in Judah starting with cleansing the temple and restoring the Lord's vessels. It emphasizes preparation by removing spiritual rubbish, the power of Hezekiah's example, and the need for atonement through blood before worship, praise, and offerings can lead to revival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Edson
Hezekiah
Isaiah
Jerusalem
Judah
Joash
Jehu
Israel
Amaziah
Azariah
Jotham
David
Christ
God
Jericho
Midian
Gideon
Jesus
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