Narrow Escapes Sermon on Salvation by Dr Talmage
The Rev Talmage argues some fall short of faith by small steps and urges conversion through biblical doubt and the danger of moral compromise. He uses Job and Paul shipwreck images to urge listeners to seek God despite temptations and distractions.
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T. DeWitt Talmage
Tom
Job
Sam
St. Jerome
Schultens
Drs. Good
Poole
Barnes
Egypt
Ovid
Horace
Solomon
Moses
Ste Avery
Paul
Joh
Church
Xow
Lfe
Mathood
Arkwright
Armwright
Cape May
Long Branch
Simon
Andrew
Brother
Ana
Christ
P Letster
Tiskys
Sunshine of God’s Love in Hard Times
A meditation on faith amid trial describing how trust in God remains when paths are blocked and storms rage. The piece links spiritual health to body and mind, noting joy and light come from God’s love, even in pain, and urges reliance on divine guidance for comfort and endurance.
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London Evening Magazine
Sunshine
David
Iara
Jesus
God
Christ
Sim
Wedgwood Forgives Nineteenth Century Skeptical Nobility
A nobleman tours Josiah Wedgwood's pottery works with a teen apprentice, mocks sacred topics, and aims to take a vase. Wedgwood destroys it and rebukes the nobleman, saying some losses cannot be restored and praising religious education for youth. The visit ends with the nobleman regretting his irreverence and acknowledging the moral of reverent conduct.
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Josiah Wedgwood
Wedgwood
Mr. Wedgwood
The Difference in Men and Paul Life Change
A discussion contrasts outward action with inner motive, using Paul as a model of transformation from persecutor to devoted follower. It notes the unseen forces shaping character and cites related columns on perception faith and spiritual insight.
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Paul
Apostle Paul
Christ Jesus
Sinayas
God
Aunt Marjory
Temperance Notes and the Tiger of Drink
A temperance pamphlet recalls a case of strong drink addiction seen as a beast within. A friend urges Mr X to seek help, but the craving proves overpowering both in public and private, the tiger of appetite feared to be unchainable.
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Mr. X
Amani
National Temperance Advocate
Temperance Lunch Party Shows Fifty Temperance Drinks
A temperance group led by Miss Ruth Hays hosts a lunch for ten girls. They sample numerous non alcoholic beverages from lemonade to tea, water with sugar and flavored waters, claiming a broad, inventive list of temperance drinks.
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Ruth Hays
Louise
Anna
Fanny
Chig Ruth
Nora
Miss Ruth
Anni
Lamonade
Laura
Kate
Susan
Ada
Belle—Mik
Sara
Nell
Ruth
Julia McNair Wryght
National Emperance Alinunac
The Arch Enemy and a Nation in Turmoil
A fragmentary despatch laments a looming menace turning on a nation’s core institutions. The piece warns of disruption within homes and Congress alike, threatening the dignity of daily life and the republic’s fragile order.
The Demon of Temptation and Its Destructive Spread
A passage cites the demon of temperance as a ruinous force harming families and society. It warns it will ruin sons and daughters, twist love into despair, and silence joy as it advances, urging readers to resist its influence.
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Egypt
Joshua
Jericho
HK W Grady
National Temperance Advocate
Alcohol as Deadly Foe Hailed in Temperance Warnings
A temperance bulletin cites French experiments showing alcohol vapors hinder egg hatching and cause monstrosities, linking alcoholism to low birth rates and societal decay. It argues temperance, including higher fines, can curb drinking and related insanity, crime, and poverty among natives in Basutoland.
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Tare
France
Wilty Frou
United States
W. C. T. U. Bulletin
National Temperance Advocate
Temperance Notes and Fashionable Hats Highlight Late 19th Century Life
A mix of temperance editorial remarks from Great Britain and religious discussions from Ireland, noting Icelandic prison statistics in 1890 and praising sobriety, alongside fashion notes on elaborate hats and ribbons with color contrasts and flower arrangements for ladies, as featured in Ladies' Home Journal.
Mrs. W. G. Whitney Rose Featured at Expo and More Horticultural Notes
The article highlights Mrs. W. G. Whitney a premiere rose brought by John N. May of Summit Nurtured from Souvenir d un Ami and American Beauty it earned a medal at the World Columbian Exposition. The piece also surveys peach varieties noting hardiness and bearing traits including Hill's Chile Elberta Crosbey Stevens Rare Ripe and Hull Chile with cultivation tips for shrubberies and ground preparation.
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W. G. Whitney
W. CG. Whitney
John
N. May
Summit
May
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WHITN
ROSE
Fog
Western New York Horticultural Society
Hill
Alexander
Waterloo
Stevens
Buer
D. Waillamd
Geneva
New York
Bart Ripa
Hull
Chile
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