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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1908
Page
4
The article describes a winter festival in China honoring deities for life and health, ending in a grand family feast. The emperor leads rites on the fifteenth day of the first moon, prostrates, prays to a supreme being, and sacrifices a ritual ox plow with a plowing ceremony. Rations and money are distributed to the poor.
The article argues against the notion of a flawless Bible printed as an exact divine text. It traces how English translations are translations of translations and notes the long history of manuscript transmission. It mocks claims of perfect accuracy and reflects on how popular belief relies on a single bookstore purchase. It includes anecdotes about scholarship and a humorous vignette about labor division and a theater manager.
A reflection on the singer's life noting toil worry and disappointment outweigh fame wealth and applause. From The Art of Singing by Fir Chartes Santley.
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