Resurrection Day and Cemeteries Beautified by Revival
A preacher muses on Easter at Brooklyn's tabernacle, arguing resurrection will beautify cemeteries by restoring loved ones, granting perfected bodies, and turning graveyards into gardens. He links Christ’s rise to a promise of renewal, and imagines a joyful ascent of the dead to heaven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adita
Paradise
Itouve
Earth
Nis
Renan
Christ
God
Mary Magdaline
Cleopas
Jerusalem
Ilim
Ernest Renan
Jesus
Heaven
Machpelah
Father Abraham
Hebron
Machpelan
Lady Wuntington
A Tribute to Christianity and Funeral Beliefs
An undertaker says the less religion in life, the weaker the desire for religion at funerals. The piece frames the tribute as a world acknowledgment of Christianity and expresses gratitude for that view. Published in United Presbyterian commentary noting employment in making others happy.
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United Presbyterian
My Mister Endures in Prayer and Hope
Fragmented hymn style meditation on suffering and faith. A speaker prays to the Master for patience and strength to endure pain and hardship. Rev. W. Houghton from Chicago is cited in the Advances column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Rev. W. Houghton
Chicago
Power of Music in Crisis and Comfort
A discussion on how sacred songs sustain the living and dying, citing mine accidents in Cornwall and historical mill disasters. The text frames Christian hymnody as a moral force, saving souls in danger and guiding conduct in temptation and sorrow. It highlights hymns such as Nearer My God to Thee and Jesus Lover of My Soul as life sustaining.
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Doleath
Cornwall
Jesus
Someu
Pemberton Mills
Lawrence
Mass
True Opportunities and the Weight of Duty
Fragmentary philosophical meditation on human activity and virtue versus vice. The text discusses the burdens of guilt, fraud, broken promises, and the call to consider the true productive work of humanity. It laments reliance on appearances and urges steadfast duty aligned with providential good.
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Brokant
Curl
Ioneh
Untitled Literary Reflection on Opportunity and Duty
Fragmentary lines discuss destined paths and diverted tasks. It mentions power, timing, and opportunity as sufficient yet not redundant, with references to the Longest duty and the starbest Sith Paauens, Martineau.
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Dug Town
Martineau
Strength of Character and the Cost of Self Control
An analysis of virtue and restraint, arguing that true strength lies in inward discipline. It discusses how inner impulses influence actions, how others perceive restraint, and the unseen effort required to govern feelings and avoid excess. Concludes with a reminder to judge others by what they withhold as well as what they express.
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Breie
Anuaeter
Whitelie
Tasigail
A Simple Religion and Sunday Rest in Rail Work Ethics
A Providence era article argues for universal Sunday rest and humane labor standards. It cites Erie Railway orders to limit Sunday trains, praising workers freed on Sundays and urging all railways to follow this humane example. It links rest to moral living and invokes Christian duty, urging justice and humility as divine requirements.
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Erie Railway
Elianie
N. W
Fragmented religious quotes on faith and freedom
A garbled compilation of religious maxims and reflections from various authors and traditions. The text threads through sermons on devotion, service, freedom, and worship, interspersed with misspelled names and disjointed phrases, ending with an unclear note.
The Night of Temptation and the Night of Death
A poem like prose piece recounts salvation warnings and parental grief as a boy faces moral peril in a rural Western town. It depicts a mother’s heartbreak and a community urged to resist vice while a funeral scene anchors the moral, with references to Temptation Nols and a shattered youth.
Alcohol and the Soul Debases Moral Growth in Drunken Life
A moral essay argues alcohol corrupts intellect sensibility and will, harming introspection and perception. It cites cases of dissipation and notes the danger to consciousness, built on a religious moral framework, and contrasts with praise for restraint. A separate item lauds Mrs. Cleveland as a temperance example at a White House state dinner.
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Min
Alyn
Aleve Holipon
Maan
Catwanin
Alvobul
Whitin House
Cleveland
White House
Hayes
Narional Temperance
The Will and Moral Action Across Ancient Thought
Fragmented text discusses the nature of human will and self direction, contrasting acquired will with inherent choice. It reflects on how actions arise from internal resolve, and references historical or religious themes about restraint and virtue influencing behavior. The source shows a faded, archaic prose style with unclear specifics.
The Poison of Cigarettes and Boy Victims
A Harper's Weekly inspired critique argues cigarettes harm boys more than adults. It cites ease of concealment and cheapness as factors driving juvenile use and moral decline, contrasting cigarette risk with cigars and pipes while calling for expert assessment.
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Denaly Lapeer
Harper's Weekly
General Gleanings on Alcohol and Society
In Belfast the death rate of children from sober parents is eight percent versus seventy percent for drinking parents. A schoolboy says alcohol harms the brain by making it crooked. New South Wales, Victoria and New Zealand spend £13.25 million on drink, more than world missions. Hoppers leave scars, while Massachusetts reports 161 alcohol related cases and 124 court-committed. each sentence notes drink’s social cost. Moving observations on abstinence cite Tyndall and shifting London wine habits. Archdeacon Panear warns liquor weakens self control, increasing disease and social ills. Coventry guardians note many drinkers, but no abstainer reaches the workhouse.
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Hinds
Thomas DeWitt
Tyng
Abeel
D Beecher
Budtock
Inskip
Chapin
Noah Samuel Hudson Cox
Aonap
Hopper
Lucretia Iatib
Senbelia
Graham
Henry
G Hutchinson
Marion Wand
Valentine
Mott
Machpelah
Canaan
Jacob
Jahim
Sarah
Isaac
Rebekah
Leah
Holy Land
Beyrout
Dr. Post
Tropics
Belfast
Ireland
New South Wales
Victoria
New Zealand
Massachusetts Hospital
London
Pitt
Archdeacon Panear
Coventry Board of Guardians
Honeymoon in the Skies Describes Balloon Wedding Observations
Miss Luella Green reports on a balloon ascent tied to a bridal couple, with Ivy Baldwin the aeronaut. Fog, cold, and gas odors frame the journey as the bride grows nauseated and the groom pleads for air while Baldwin smokes and jokes about ballast and danger.
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Luella Green
The
San Francisco Examiner
Ivy Baldwin
Acronaut
Miss Green
Cas
Ivy
Baldwin
Ming
Aerial Adventure Ends With Return to San Francisco
An unnamed narrator and companions recount a perilous balloon ascent that ends safely in a field near a farm and a return to San Francisco. The crew suffers extreme cold at 20,000 feet with frozen valves, numbness, and gasping breaths before a northward drift and landing.
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T. DeWitt Talmage
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Brooklyn Tabernacle
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Greenwood
Cheeeis
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Sete
Natalia
Palestine
Jesus Christ
Brooklyn
Aberdeen
Mary
Charley
Adam
Religious Matters
Power OF Music
Tim Sough
Hias
Christian Dequirer
Henri Frederic Ameil
Ian
Tinerson
Ube Sanl
Roberteon
Christian Peoples Bible
Temperance Nols
Uda
Strane
Lizzie Crook Hardy
Alcohol
Alfuet
Datias
Crejolevus
Muan
Michigan
Heiss
San Francisco
Upper Ether
Waal
Tve
Colorado
New York
Dozeleigh
Deacon ‘Broadaisle
Williamsport Review
Briggs—Robinson
Grigge
Detroit Tribune
Malaris
Beston Courier
Fruit House Priges
Businam
Lincoln
Congress
Iheame
Young Hyson
Young Tyson
Choice
Bret
Luopertal
Brasil
Brazil
Rio
Getie Ste
Java
California
Castor Oldown
New Orleans
Nice
Kentucky
Vermont
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California Muscatels
Forse
C.C
J. T
Durham
Kelly Island
Ogee Port
Kells Annes
Muscatel
Alconhot
Dublin
Fort Wayne
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