The Grandest Thing on Earth and Faith Lessons
A compilation of sermon notes and reflections on Christian doctrine and practice. Topics include Christ's sacrifice, life and immortality, the Pentecost Holy Spirit, grace for salvation, creation in God's image, the fall and sin, repentance of Nineveh, faith, obedience, prayer, love as a spiritual gift, staying faithful to church, charity over judgment, and the power of piety to shape future generations.
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Jesus Christ
Jesus
Christ
Esson
Lam
Nineveh
N. Macleod
Paths of Democracy in George Woodberry’s View
The excerpt reflects Woodberry’s assertion that true democracy rests on recognizing genuine character beneath social disguises. It emphasizes seeing the man as he is, discerning common elements of manhood, and cultivating belief in democratic ideals despite unfamiliarity or prejudice.
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George E. Woodberry
Puzzle for Marines: rookie must be a submarine?
Friends of the citizen sea soldiers argue that a marine not regularly in service but trained in signals and likely to pinch hit for a regular marine must necessarily be a submarine. The rookies themselves say that.
The American Mother in War Time Bravery and Change
Lucy H. M. Soulsby recalls how before World War II the so called cellar mother faced ridicule yet later her instinctive courage and sacrifice shaped households. Women adapted kitchens thrifted food and learned resilience while supporting sons and husbands. The piece highlights transatlantic empathy and shared wartime duty.
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New England
Philip Sidney
Piney woods cow fades from Georgia landscape
The piney woods cow once common on Georgia plantations is vanishing as a historic link to the past. Described as red and white with a hardy, rough appearance, these wild cows fed on grass and ponds water in winter, with many still roaming Banks Island ponds while local hunts pursue them. The piece reflects on a bygone era and the shift away from rural, undemocratic plantation life.
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Piney Woods
Georgia
Mill Pond
Valcosta
New York Post
Global salutes vary across cultures and customs
The article describes diverse greeting practices among Mongols Malays Polynesians Eskimos Laplanders Tibetans North American Indians native Australians and Fiji Islanders. It notes tongue extensions in Tibet and minimal physical contact in many societies while highlighting death rituals and limited public displays among Celts.
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Tibet
Margaret Fuller Journal Entry About Slawthorne Visit
Margaret Fuller notes a pleasant visit with Slawthorne described as peaceful among poplars. She recalls moonlit walks, his expressive belongings blending with old furniture, and their meetings at familiar places. She values his presence over their interactions and mentions his reading of new poems and a question about “Hetle subjective” writing.
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Slawthorne
Waldo
Ile
Margaret Fuller
London's Holy Well Found Likely Still Existent
Historian John Diprose examined competing sites for London's holy well in Holywell Street and near the law courts. He found no evidence supporting these claims and proposed the well may be the one under a stone house in St Clement's churchyard marked by an inscription from 183 to prevent people using a well the inhabitants had paid for.
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London
John Diprose
St. Clement's Danes
Lyons Inn
Holywell Street
Law Courts
St. Clement's Churchyard
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John
Rome
F. W. Robertson
Paths of Democracy
America
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Harry
Lucy H. M. Soulsby
Ufe
Sweden
Chambers’ Journal
ES. Adkins
Cee
Free Architectural Service
E. S. Adkins & Company
Salisbury, MD
Summer Goods
General Electric Goods
Goodrich Auto Tires
General Outing and Athletic Goods Store
F. A. Shannahan
Dover Street
Easion
Clige
Aimerica
P Hough
Paige Essex
Detroit
AIGE
Detroit Motor Car Company
Detroit, Michigan
Bullock’s
Eastern Shore Paige Distributor
The
Goldsboro Bank
Cooper, Wright & Cooper
Porter Store
North Third Street
Main
Denton
D. T. Hammond
Denton, Md
the Goldsboro Bank
Goldsboro, Md
Robert Jarrell, JR
James J. Ross
WM Denny
Sec’y Treas
Kent County Mutual Insurance Co
Dover
Delaware
Rving Jones
Age
Greensboro
Carter & Deen, Agis
Alex. Noble, Agt
Preston, Md
S& M
Jengman & Moartina
N.Y
Stone and Greater Baltimore
Paris
Green Mountains
Maine
J. A. Price
Hurlock
Peninsula
Pocomoke City
Home Insurance CO
N. Y
American Eagle Fire Insurance Company
the Grangers’ Mutual OF
Middletown
Mttplie
Maryland
Swing Bros
Ridgely, Md
Niss
Circuit Court
Caroline County
Equity
Chy
W. Brewster Deen
Lawrence RB. Towers
Lawrence B. A Garris
WM. Pepper Constable
Maryland Trust
Baltimore, Maryland
Elkton, Maryland
Take
Ital
Beter Walla
EH. Douglas
Wesley Collegiate Institut
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Henry G. Budd
Nemea
Kellogg's
Northrop & Lyman Co. Inc
Belisle
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