Christ Mission as Founders Aim for Souls
A Christian Endeavor sermon outlines Christ’s mission on earth to seek and save the lost and how the church must mirror this work. It highlights two motives the Savior showed the value of the soul and its lost condition, then enumerates Jesus methods: prayer, tact, unconventional approach, and self denial, urging believers to continue His mission with scripture readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Dor Torre
Matt Xviti
John x
Jesus Christ
Man
Christ
Holy Ghost
Heaven
Earth
Peter
Naval Chaplains Face Navy Pay and Status Debate
At a New York Methodist meeting Rev. E. G. Strobridge of Stamford argues navy chaplains suffer discrimination in pay and support. He cites sea duty salaries of 2800 with 109 ration, shore reduced to 2200 and 1000 waiting orders, plus 30 monthly mess, family and shipboard costs, while other officers are better treated. He notes chaplains are more harshly judged yet generally faithful and efficient amid exclusion from broader perks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Strobridge
Stamford
Conn
United States Navy
Navy
No Sin Shall Remain Unforgiven In Contrition
The text asserts sins are forgivable only through contrition and humility before God, claiming no sin remains unforgiven if individuals open minds and hearts to benevolence and divine influence, while warning against obstinacy.
Bereaved Gatherings Remember Flossie in Faithful Letters
Letters from readers mourn the death of beloved correspondent Flossie, praising her kindness, spiritual guidance, and constructive writings. Messages express sympathy to her parents and recall her long devotion to The American and other papers. Community members urge that her influence continue to inspire charity and faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madge
M. B
Plesster
Flossie
Times
Mr. Desert Herald
Keo
Fiessle
Bold Newfoundland Sealing Industry Faces Harsh Perils
London dispatch details the Newfoundland seal fishery's boom with 230000 seals taken by end of March and 350000 seals returned, valued at 500000, amid a crew strike over berth money and prices. It describes vast floes, fierce old seals, and deadly risks including the 1888 Greenland disaster where 40 perished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newfoundland
Jewfoundlaod
London
Grand Banks
Labrador
St. Johns
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Atlantic
Belle Isle Straits
Andoone
Floes
Greenland
Dr Ary Mus Pixkinast Testimony on Lydia E Pinkham
Mrs Paulixx Japsos of 47 Hoyt Street Brooklyn shares a testimony alleging relief from constant pain after her womb issue, saying Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash restored her health. The letter urges others to seek Pinkham products and advice from Lynn, Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoyt Street
Brookly
Lydia
Pinkham
Lynn
Feeding Confederate Army After Appomattox Rations Story
General Grant instructed his chief commissary to feed the Confederate Army after the surrender. Colonel Kellogg and Colonel Small attempted to supply three days of rations of beef, bread, coffee, and sugar to the Army of Northern Virginia, with both officers later dying. The supply was drawn quickly despite pursuit and doubt about on hand rations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Sheridan
Grant
Appomattox
Michael R. Morgan
Washington Post
Kellogg
Virginia
M. P. Small
Ord
Small
Sometime and Morning Light Within Paradien
Fragmentary verse speaks of shadows fading and dawn bringing brighter skies Though the speaker questions the reasons for unfulfilled hopes the promise remains that sorrow and fear will be dispelled and that future joys will eventually arrive through a paradien vision
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
soMmerin
Paradien
The wedding ring and its ancient meanings
A discussion of the wedding ring as symbol of marriage, its supposed healing virtues, and old beliefs about its connection to the heart. It notes ancient and early Christian customs, including placement on fingers and the Trinity represented by the thumb and two flat fingers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilhy
Ladies’ Home Journal
Maiden of the modern time tends a hero's grave
A jonge maiden tends a battlefield grave in spring, planting fresh flowers while reciting a tale of Grandpa, a Civil War hero. She and veterans honor the fallen, with the child hearing how Grandpa battled valiantly to save the flag amid the blood of Malvern Hall and the sixties’ wars.
Surviving Union Commanders Named by General Howard
General Oliver C. Howard recalls that of twenty seven Union army commanders in the Civil War only two survive, himself and Schofield. He lists ten living corps commanders including Sickles, Stanley, Thomas Wood, Wilcox, Sigel, Carl Schurz, Stahl, Dodge, Baldy Smith, and McCook, noting Ames and Franklin were omitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver C. Howard
Schofield
Army of the Ohio
Sherman
Atlanta
Thomas
Hood
Tennessee
Franklin
Howard
Army of the Tennessee
Sickles
Stanley
Thomas John Wood
Wilcox
Sigel
Carl Schurz
Stahl
Gran- Ville M
Dodge
Nelson Miles rose from clerk to lieutenant general in army
At the start of the Civil War Nelson Miles served as a Boston clerk. He volunteered and advanced rapidly, briefly commanding a corps at age twenty five. The war ended with Miles as a major general of volunteers, later becoming a lieutenant general in the regular army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
Miles
Boston
Tragic Risks of Greentagg Whaling Dredges Fleet
The passage describes the harsh dangers faced by British colonial whaling crews aboard Greentagg vessels. It notes long periods of anxiety during fog and rough seas, threats of drowning, icy conditions, and inadequate provisions. Historical figures cite yearly earnings around £40, with a one fifth strike impact on pay, and recount disasters in 1877, including the ship Woit going adrift and Neptune leaking but surviving after a near-foundering gale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neptune
Hood Farm Auction Near Lowell Sets Jersey Cattle and Berkshire Sale
Hood Farm of Lowell Massachusetts announces June 11 and 12 sale of 15 Jersey cattle and 125 Berkshire pigs. The event spotlights high quality stock from a renowned herd with many young calves and bargain options for dairyman and farmer. Catalogs with detailed Jersey and Yorkshire information are available on request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood Farm
Lowell
Mass
Neetary
Jersey
Berkshire
New England
Jerseys
Yorkshires
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Christian Endeavor
Luke xv
John Ili
Viii
Manan
Byron
Manisa
Kore
Alexia
St. 1
Jesus
Flissie
Plessie
M. H
Onal
Lfe
M. E
North Lamothe
Avs Mapor
Pauline Idson
Feu Uma
Leo
Golden Sente
Cual
Tee
Berg
Malvern Hall
Guntry
Omandpa
Banking
Ellsworth Loan and
Bully
Tesa Wo Cusiaan
Navy Basic
W. Kina
John Filkins & CO
Ker
New York
Otter
Acca
Ake
John E. Bunker, JR
Attorney AT Law
3Ar Harbor
Bluehill
Besapmeremoses Senate
H.W. Hara
Ellsworth
DS. H. Greely
Philadelphia Dental Collese
Giles’ Flock
Ellacore
Une Fort
A. Surnham
A E Als Toren
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