Paul in Corinth Lesson Text and Golden Theme
In Corinth Paul forms a church with Aquila and Priscilla, tents for livelihood, preaches in the synagogue, and gains support from Silas and Timothy. Despite opposition, he remains near the community, converting Crispus and finding encouragement from the Lord who says Be not afraid Speak and hold not thy peace I am with thee and no one will harm you, with many in the city to come to faith.
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Actas
Acta
God
Paul
Corinth
Aquila
Priscilla
Rome
Claudius
Silas
Timothy
Thessalonica
Satan
Christ
Crispus
Europe
All Are His The Winter Also Is His
A compact quotation from George Macdonald on divine ownership of winter as well as sunlit days. It speaks to poverty sorrow unhappiness and general discontent as aspects under God’s sovereignty.
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George Macdonald
Peace Amid Storms: A Quote by Rev. T. T. Munger
The excerpt offers a view that inner calm sustains the soul even as external forces churn. It frames stillness as essential for growth despite looming upheaval and adversity.
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Rev
T. T. Munger
Quest for Beauty Dew Bath Folklore Origin
Recounts a folk song about dew bathing for beauty. Mentions maidens who believe rain improves looks and a historic practice of washing the face with May dew. Cites Samuel Pepys describing his wife and companions gathering May dew at Woolwich for facial cleansing.
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Pepys
Jane
W. Hewer
Woolwich
HOW TO SOLVE A CROSSWORD PUZZLE IN THE JOURNAL
The Journal prints instructions for solving a crossword with numbered hints for horizontal and vertical words. It lists many clues and abbreviations including names, prepositions, pronouns, and measurements, noting that the solution will appear in a future issue.
Answer To Last Week's Puzzle
The preacher discusses Christian doctrine on resurrection through Christ and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. It emphasizes that God begins and completes the good work in believers, guiding their will and actions for His pleasure. The sermon crowns God as the sole source of virtue and holiness.
The Great Worker The Great Worker
Rev. John C. Page of Moody Bible Institute Chicago presents a concise study on the prowess and duties of a devoted worker in the service of faith. The short treatise highlights discipline, study, and steadfast practice as keys to effective ministry.
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P. B. Fitzwater
Moody Bivle Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
John C. Page
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
It Is God Who Worketh In You In Christian Life
The sermon argues that transformation from sin to holiness is caused by God working in believers. It emphasizes divine activity through the Spirit, noting that God works in you to will and to act for His pleasure. The piece discusses indwelling, new life in Christ, and the believer’s renewed nature as the sphere of divine operation.
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Christ
Apostle
God
Jesus Christ
Peter
Paul
Christ Jesus
Our Brother's Keeper Evangelism Mission Quote
A United Presbyterian call for a global revival of personal evangelism. The message stresses believers are responsible for others souls and must share good news rather than retire from mission. It urges decisive action to win seats to Christ through active outreach.
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Jesus
Christ
United Presbyterian
Sticking to It Theme Inspires Steady Effort
The excerpt urges persistent effort from start to finish. It extols finishing tasks for Jesus with prayerful resolve, noting many start but few finish, and emphasizes steadfast commitment and perseverance.
Practical Evidence Needed in Farmhouse Exchange
The farmer John Marrows and his wife debate temperance on a porch scene. Mrs Marrows presses to hear his stance, hinting at enforcing beliefs by expressing them to the pump bande for a pall of water.
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John Marrows
Mr. Marrows
Mrs. Marrows
Irreverent Youth Susie Calls Mother To Witness Mocked Prayers
Susie bursts in with alarm claiming her brother teased God by reciting prayers with one eye open. The mother rushes in, breathless, to witness the scene and assess the incident.
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Susiie
Susie
How Telephones Help the Press Cort the Facts
The piece explains how telephones accelerate news gathering and advertising work at major papers like Chicago Tribune. It notes average daily phone calls, a peak 3963 calls in two days, and a machine switching system. It traces Bell’s 1877 demonstration and the role of field reporters, rewrite men, and city desks in compiling newspaper copy.
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Chicago Rally Tribune
Chicago Tribune
Alexander Graham Bell
Salem
Boston
Boston Globe
City Desk
Williamson Dies Not Included. telephone pioneer and WV church leader
W T Williamson longtime Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company official with Charleston headquarters. He joined Southern Bell in 1901, rising to superintendent of Southern West Virginia, division manager, director since 1916, and vice president in 1923. Active in church work and Methodist Episcopal affairs, he served West Virginia Wesleyan College as trustee and represented the West Virginia Conference at the General Conference.
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Poplar
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
West Virginia
W. T Williamson
Charleston
Williamson
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Hell Company
Central District
Consolidated
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Companies
Telephone Pioneers of America
General Conference
The
Methodisal Episcopal Church
World Service Commission
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon
Farm telephone value put at 127 a year
John N. Cadby executive secretary of the Wisconsin Utilities Association reports a survey valuing farm telephone service at 127 dollars annually in Winconsin. He breaks down benefits from fire insurance to news speed and social contact, concluding the daily value totals 35 cents, or 127.75 yearly, versus typical charges of 2 to 2.60 monthly.
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John N. Cadby
Wisconsin Utiliies Association
Wincon- Bln
Publice Service Magazine
Cadby
Seaside Fallacy About Buoyancy and Water Depth
A compact discussion debunks the idea that deep water unusually buoyantizes objects. It explains that displaced water and density are the same in both shallow and deep water, and that perceived buoyancy stems from increased effort during swimming.
Barbarous Paris Fashions Display 127 Humming Birds
Mrs. Wox Pitt reports at a Royal Society for the Protection of Birds meeting that Paris displays featured dresses stuffed with as many as 127 humming birds. The Duchess of Portland warned she would boycott her dressmaker if bird plumes were used for any clients.
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Paris
Wox-Pitt
Royal Society For the Protection of Birds
Duchess of Portland
Gifts Imagined to Amend for Ugliness
An English writer recalls a theater encounter with a foreigner who said he had never seen so many ugly people. The piece questions why pleasant children mature into unattractive adults, suggesting civilization may harm the race. It notes social pretenses and the need to assure others a person is not truly ugly.
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Lendoen
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Denton Journal
Howard Melvin
Ben
Johnson
Melvin & Johnson
India
Siam
Hallroad
Philip
John GC. Page
John
J. EL. Jowett
W. T. Williamson
E. S. Adkins & Company
Salisbury, Maryland
Infants and Children's
Coburn’s Baby Shop
Greensboro
D. Kirby Metz
Maryland
Goldsboro Bank
Goldsba
Goldsboro
Robert Jarrell, JR
Denton, Maryland
L. B. Towers, Pres. T. Fred Towers, Sec. and
Treas
S. Frank Cole
Denton, Md
Seaside
Wesley Collegiate Institute
Henry G. Budd
Dover, Delaware
James J. Ross
Cecil C. Fulton
Sec’y Treas
the Kent County Mutual Insurance Co
Joan T. Carter
Agt
Deatos
L. Irving Jones
Clare N. Payne
Preston, Md
Ej, Wright
Ernest G. Cooper Denton, Md
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