What We Have Learned About Missions Lesson Summary
Review material outlines twelve lesson topics on missionary duty and global outreach. Key figures Abraham Israel Paul Christ and the Apostles are named. themes include blessing nations, mercy to all, prophetic messages, abstinence from strong drink, the Psalter as a hymn book, witness empowered by the Holy Spirit, persecution scattering believers, and Christ’s universal kingdom.
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God
Abraham
Israel
Jesus Christ
Christ
Paul
Rome
Peloubet
Jonah
The Lord Knoweth Them In A Spiritual Reflection
A religious reflection on divine recognition and boundless love. The text emphasizes that the Lord knows those who seek Him and extends an immeasurable mercy beyond human understanding, citing S. F. Sinlley as the source of the sentiment.
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S. F. Sinlley
The Pledge to Us in Dean Stanley's Thought
The cross of Christ is a pledge that deepest suffering can be the condition of the highest blessing. It signals not God’s displeasure but the widest compassion and love in Dean Stanley’s reflection.
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Cross of
Christ
Dean Stanley
Decision on a life with God as foundation
The Exposition states that a life decision for God requires a solid foundation built on his grace and power. It argues that such a choice yields enduring strength and certainty rather than crumble under strain. This reflection emphasizes commitment and spiritual stability.
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God
Diamonds from India to Europe and the Golconda mart
Ancient India held diamond workings scattered widely with Golconda as the famed redistributing center. Diamonds entered Europe from India and, with fifteenth century cutting advances in Antwerp and Amsterdam, spread among western nations. Travelers like Tavernier documented oriental rulers' magnificent stones.
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India
Golconda
Europe
Antwerp
Amsterdam
Jean Baptiste Tavernier
Life or Death in Jesus The Source of Genuine Life
Rev J H Ralston argues life in Christ differs from mere existence and from earthly longevity. He contrasts superficial religious joining with real faith, urging emphasis on eternal life through Jesus, warns of soul death, and cites heaven as the enduring reward for the faithful.
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God
Israel
Afferlon
Dieth
Lord Jesus Christ
Lfe
John Bunyan
Pilgrim Tun
Hell
Jonathan Edwards
John Wesley
George Whitfield
Jesus
Heaven
Baxter
Christ
Jesus Christ
Just Around the Corner by H Irving King
Giles Benson driven from estate and job returns to town meets Caroline Martindale, a young heiress. After a chance encounter and mounting social awkwardness, Benson weighs marrying beneath his promise to his uncle. Uncle Peter has already secured a marriage plan, forcing a clash between pride and propriety.
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Gen Benson
Benson
Peter
Giles
Gilles
Lndy
Straanger
Peter Benson
Europe
Uncle Peter
Caroline Martindale
Humble Pie
Uncle Veter
Dowd
Caroline
Wyve
Gres
Not All Alike and Harmony From Differences
A reflection on human variety and divine purpose. James F. Clarke argues differences create harmony, affection, and progress when individuals focus on their own tasks and respect others as they are made.
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James F. Clarke
Meades Compliment to Lee at Appomattox
In a cordial moment after surrender at Appomattox courthouse, General Meade and General Lee shared a friendly exchange. Lee remarked that Meade's hair showed gray with age, and Meade quipped that the gray comes from Lee, not the years.
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Lee
Robert E. Lee
Appomattox Courthouse
Ife
General Meade
West Point
Detroit News
Push Some More In A Mississippi Town Fueling Exchange
A wealthy motorist at a Mississippi gasoline station orders a lazy country boy to push. The boy replies that there is no gas and no price drop, noting the need to push as the motorist recounts his youth and success. The exchange, attributed to Forbes Magazine, captures a humorous roadside encounter.
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Mississippi
Forbes
Uncle guides heedless nephew to take the check
Giles sinks into a chair and submits to his uncle. Hive offers a clipped exchange and a check as the path to “hippy land” just around the corner. The scene hints at manipulation and escape via money.
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Giles
Gilea Benson
Hive
New York Installs Brass Mail Boxes On Broadway
New York City unveils its first brass mail box on lower Broadway near Winthrop Street. Brass boxes, 1000 planned for coastal cities, resist rust and saving painting costs. Made at the Washington navy yard after the Copper and Brass Research association supplied life estimates.
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New York City
Lower Broadway
Wnhll Street
Post Office Department
Seacoast
Rome
Washington Navy Yard
Wind pump inventor shaped modern windmill
The father of the modern windmill pump, Rev. Leonard H. Wheeler, devised an automatic speed regulator for wind wheels while serving at a missionary station on the Bad River Indian reservation in northern Wisconsin. He noted windmills failed to stay aligned with the wind and lacked a means to regulate blade speed, then invented a hinged vane that kept the blades broadside and controlled the wheel’s pace.
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Leonard H. Wheeler
Bad River Indian Reservation
Wisconsin
Lake Superior
Wheeler
Stinging tree harms revealed in Queensland gardens
The stinging tree among Queensland plants is a luxurious shrub that pleases the eye yet inflicts intense pain on contact. It grows from inches to ten feet, emits a disagreeable odor, and its sting can cause months of tender skin, with people and a frightened horse reacting dramatically when touched or wetted.
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Queensland
Flying Squirrels Glide With Parachute-Like Skin
A Nature magazine excerpt explains that flying squirrels do not truly fly. A loose skin connects their fore and hind legs, stretched to form a parachute, enabling downward gliding with a brief upward push at the end to land on a tree or branch. Red squirrels can also glide to a lesser extent.
Origin of Dixie Land term traced to Louisiana bank
Financial Times of London notes the Citizens' Bank of New Orleans issued ten and twenty dollar notes with Dix back in French. The prominent Dix on tens led locals to call the region Dixie Land and later applied to the entire South, a phrase popularized by a Civil War song.
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Financial Times of London
Cltizeng’ Bank of Louisiana
New Orleans
Dixie
South
Citizens’ Bank
Dixie Land
States
Mississippi River
Dixies
Louisiana
Land of
Detroit News
Loyalty in Business and Personal Conduct
A prominent business leader says loyalty to company friends and conscience is essential to succeed. An employee who will steal for me will steal from me. Back-biting and double crossing lead to dire consequences later. Be a man, play the game but play fair and loyal.
Why Not Mistress to Applicant for Post
In London Answers a humorous exchange about job references unfolds. A cook asks about references and jokes that the advertisement promises “best references” but implies the claim applies to the applicant themselves.
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Cook
London
Lucy and the Imp Nighttime Adventure
A late night Lucy defies bedtime and is swept through a magical realm by a red and black Imp to a red and black chamber where stay up children sleep. Grandmother and Grandfather Imps enforce different nightly punishments and Lucy fears not getting back to her own bed.
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Lucy
Lucey
Teo
Jon
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Mottiers Cook Book Recipes and Techniques
This excerpt describes cabbage rolls made with rolled beef and rice, cooked in salted water for forty five minutes and served with drawn butter sauce, plus preparations for Deviled Tongue Mold and Kippered Herring Salad with detailed ingredient lists and method.
The Crowned Name Stephanie Through History and Myth
The article traces the name Stephanie from Greek roots to its medieval and modern uses. It notes Saint Stephen and the feminine form Stephanie, variants in languages, and the belief in Stephanie’s protective sapphire. It mentions the Conqueror and English adoption, and assigns Wednesday as a lucky day and 3 as a lucky number.
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Stephanie
Steplanos
Stephanos
Stephen
Thucydides
Greece
Stephen the Martyr
Wian
Chen
Mattha
Stephanina
Russia
Stephanida
Wheeler Syndicata
Ino
Too Much Muscle Prompt Confusion at Workplace
An unclear dialogue describes a worker punching the clock and a former lightweight champion, named Aghier, causing disruption. The boss questions the idea of excusing one worker while the Elclency Expert notes the champion’s habit of punching in and out, nearly stalling the clock.
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Elclency
Aghier
Hard Luck Cure Steers Luck Away From Tuesday
A garbled quote from Chiurcont Ephc cites a remedy to escape misfortune on Tuesday. The fragment hints at superstition and a cave as a remedy, but the source text remains unclear and jokes about luck and hardship.
Pa I say you must study music
In a Buston Transcript a father urges his child to learn music and insists on study of an instrument. The boy asks if he must learn music and then chooses a phonograph as his instrument.
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Johnny
Buston
Did You Have A Profitable College Year Last Season
A terse exchange questions profitability of a college year with a boast about all co-eds being engaged. The remark implies success and social vigor on campus in a period newspaper style. No names or places are specified.
The Watchdog of the Treasury Poem Fragment
A humorous verse lampoons the watchdog of the treasury and a lone dog at a home auction scene as a bill collector’s approach is described with playful barking and financial tension.
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Treasury
Isis
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