Sealed Lips and Shifting Loyalties at the Winstanleys
In a small town, Miss Henrietta Winstanley overhears Banker Ankony courting Barbara Hemingway while Dan, a worker at Ankony's bank, fears prosecution for looting. Barbara rejects Ankony, and Attorney Tom Twining faces pressure over whether to prosecute. Amid romantic tension, Twining hints at unspoken affection as Barbara faces social scrutiny and family notice.
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Henrietta Winstanley
Bishop Winstanley
Ankony
Barbara Hemingway
Dan
Tom Twining
Barbara
Twining
Twing
Bishop’s Africa Proposal Delights or Disturbs the Bishop
Bishop Charles Winstanley receives a bold document from Mrs. Anson Dines proposing a proxy marriage to use his name for church work in Africa. The letter seeks freedom for her fortune and mission while he remains free to pursue his own career locally.
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Ansem Dines
No More Use for Anthony Ends Faith of Schoolgirl
A New York schoolgirl loses faith in a figure named Anthony after attempting to secure help with a 60 cent request. The girl declares she has no more use for him as she confronts the failure of support and the weight of disillusionment.
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New York
New York Tribune
Elizabeth
Sr. Anthony
Treasury Story of God’s Miraculous Perseverance
Based on 2 Maccabees Chapter 3 this apocryphal tale recounts divine aid in keeping sacred funds. A priestly city endures famine and persecution as a miraculous provision sustains the treasury in peril. The narrative emphasizes faith, pious leadership, and heavenly intervention.
Faith and works in biblical siege and divine aid
The sermon argues that trust in God requires earnest effort and actions backed by faith. It cites Second Maccabees and Elisha's servant vision, noting angels and celestial armies surrounding the faithful, with Revelation and Psalms reinforcing God's boundless power and protection.
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Paul
God
Jerusalem
Temple
Elisha
Sinal
Jacinth
Onias Cleanses Jerusalem Temple and Reforms Corrupt Governor
In ancient Jerusalem under Onias the high priest restores righteousness and temple service. Seleucus the king funds sacrifices as Simon of Benjamin governs the temple, yet Onias exposes Simon’s concealed malfeasance and ends his influence. The city faces renewed struggle between reform and hidden wrongdoing.
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Jerusalem
Temple
Onias
Seleucus
Asia
Simon
Benjamin
Heliodorus Betrayed Temple Treasure in Jerusalem Tale
The story recounts Heliodorus's secret mission to seize temple riches in Jerusalem. Onias the high priest resists and, amid a citywide prayer effort, a divine apparition defeats Heliodorus and his guards. Heliodorus is stricken, carried away, and later spared by atonement sacrifices. The narrative closes with reflections on character and providence.
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Phenice
Apollonius
Thraseas
Jerusalem
Simon
Jerusalems
Apollonian
Heliodorus
Onias
Hircanus
Tobias
Heliiodorus
Hellodorus
New England Cleric Use of Wakeful Plot Sparked by Church Debate
A excerpt from Lucy Fitch Perkins recounts her New England great grandfather a cleric who used several devices to keep his weary flock attentive. He paused during a Sunday sermon to comment on a proposed new church edifice noting the old church sleepers are all sound.
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Lucy Fitch Perkins
New England
Baby's Watery Eczema Cured By Cuticura After Expensive Trials
Mrs W M Comerer of Burnt Cabins Pa recounts a two and a half month old son with severe itchy eczema. After costly, ineffective doctors and ointments, she used Cuticura Remedies and reports complete clearing. Source notes date September 15 1908.
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A. Weil
Mr. Twining
Sare
Tyson Potter
Tynon Potter
Mr. Ankhony
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Hefa
Io the
Jove
Anthony
Thor
Duon
Rowland ‘Hill
Hite
Dawsen Scott
North Pole
Arctic
Elward Senna
California
Cme
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