Escaped by the skin of their teeth sermon on faith
A sermon by De Talmage urges skeptical listeners to return to Christianity. He warns against anger and business pressures, contrasts church members with genuine faith, and recounts shipwreck bravado as a metaphor for near salvation. He implores readers to trust the Bible, seek forgiveness, and cut away worldly burdens to reach heaven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Talmage
Bolls
Cape May
Simon
Andrew
Lagten
Coney Island
Lama
Ain
Emma
Gottenpurg
Harwich
Christ
Satan
Heaven
God
Hugh Latimer
John Knox
Huss
Ridley
Wall Street
Water Street
Pearl Street
Broad Street
State Street
Third Street
Donbed Street
Eddy
Orld
Abteiris Coelius
Robespierre
France
Maranatha
Paul
Melita
I Can Trust God Guides My Path Through Trials
A reflective poem on faith and trust in God amid uncertainty and hardship. The text links religious conviction to personal resolve and moral guidance, noting how belief shapes conduct and a pious education fortifies society.
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Afetime
Sunshine of God's Love and the Joy of Faith
A Christian Work column on how health of body and soul relate, noting that God's light surrounds every believer even in suffering. It argues that trials spur gratitude, that cheerful faith endures through pain, and that divine love guides through dark times toward eternal peace.
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David
Steko
Jesus
Christ
God
N. Y
The Difference in Paul Life and Its Hidden Motives
The piece contrasts Paul as persecutor turned devotee, showing how two seemingly similar men differ in inner motives and purposes. It argues outward action hides a transformation from self-interest to benevolence and love of God and neighbor, shaping daily choices in quiet, lasting ways.
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Paul
Apostle Faul
Christ Jesus
Sight Restored by Par of Eye-Glasses for Near-Sighted Lady
A near-sighted friend gains new sight through glasses revealing a familiar world anew. She notices the pastor, choir, and elders with fresh clarity, though the surroundings remain unchanged. The piece likens this awakening to spiritual enlightenment and Christian hope, emphasizing inner vision over external change. The text blends devotional reflections with cheerful views and quotes on resolve and perfection.
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God
Marjory
Christian Intelligencer
Wedgwood’s Vase Breaks After Nobleman’s Irreverence
A nobleman visits Josiah Wedgwood’s pottery works and mocks sacred names. A teen boy witnesses the jest and laughs as the vase is accidentally broken. Wedgwood rebukes the nobleman, warning of irreparable harm to the boy’s faith and to a family’s sacred memories.
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Josiah Wedgwood
Wedgwood
Mr. Wedgwood
Ram's Horn Blasts and Moral Advice for Believers
A devotional column offers admonitions on love, hypocrisy, prayer, and faith. It argues that genuine love seeks to do its best, hypocrites harm the church, spiritual works require God’s strength, and money cannot buy a right life.
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St. Paul
God
Children of
Israel
Moses
Egypt
Don't Unchain the Tiger Temperance Tale
A temperance note recounts a case of drink addiction showing how the appetite overpowers will. It contrasts personal denial with failure to resist, describing the inherited curse and the need to warn others before starting the habit. The piece quotes a physician and a harsh national temperance denunciation of alcohol's ruinous effects.
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Mr. X
National Temperance Advocate
Temperance Lunch Party Publishes Twenty Drinks
Miss Ruth Hays leads ten girls in a weekly temperance club. A lunch party features twenty non alcoholic drinks from lemonade to oatmeal jelly, showing creative alternatives to wine and spirits. The item, from National Temperance Alliance materials, highlights social thoughts on temperance beverages.
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Ruth Hays
Lizzie Noyes
Louise
Anna
Fanny
Miss Ruth
Nora
Laura
Mary
Kate
Susan
Ada
Belle
Julia McNair Wright
National Temperance Almame
Arch Enemy Defies Law Across Nation and Home
A fragment portrays a fierce attack on suffrage opposition as tyranny hitting homes and the government. It laments injustice, equating political struggle with harm to women and children and criticizes congressional battles over rights.
Deadly Forc, Alcohol, and Social Decay Warns From Research
A Victorian-era summary notes experiments by M. Fere showing alcohol vapor harms eggs and may cause low birth rates and abnormalities in humans. It links alcoholism to decreased birth rates in France and calls for curb measures. Additional items claim intemperance drives insanity and domestic trouble, with up to 27.4 percent of insanity cases linked to drink. A British memorial reports rising native drinking, brandy smuggling, and violent crime in Basutoland, urging harsher fines to deter violations.
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M. Fere
Fere
France
United States
National
W. C. T. U. Bulletin
Africa
British Colonial Office
Basutoland
Caledon River
Colonial Office
National Temperance Advocate
Temperance notes from 19th century sources discuss drink limits
Thomas Whittaker challenges pub goers to a race, Iceland reports low crime with few imprisonments, and Syrian missionary Abraham Keerulla notes minimal alcohol in Syria and Egypt. Dublin Friends reduce drinking prompts, while U S drink bill of 1892 dwarfs railroads profits and government expenses.
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Thomas Whittaker
Great Britain
Iceland
Chicago Standard
Abraham Keerulla
Syria
Egypt
Dublin Yearly Meeting
Society of Friends
Ireland
Book of Discipline
Friends
United States
Hat Trimming Styles Highlight Alsatian Bows and Florals
A description of various hat trims from ladies fashion notes. Green rough straw hats feature loose brown satin ribbons in Alsatian bows, cream loops, and pink rosebud sprays. Black hats show green velvet bows and Magenta moire ribbons with lace. White Leghorn hats display yellow velvet bows and chrysanthemums with shaded violets edging the brim.
Prolific Rose Mrs Whitney Wins Medals at Exposition
Mrs W C Whitney rose bred by John N May of Bummit New Jersey gained a medal at the World’s Columbian Exposition. A cross of Souvenir d un Ami and American Beauty it blends free blooming traits with handsome foliage and a Centifolia scent with lemon verbena notes. It averages 28 percent more blooms than Ben Silene and remains long lasting on the plant.
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W. C. Whitney
John N. May
Bummit
N. J
Mr. May
W. C. Whitney Rose Ing
Hardy peach varieties favored and doubted at Western New York Horticultural meeting
The Western New York Horticultural Society discussed peach hardiness comparing varieties. Hill's Chile and Elberta ranked among hardiest. Crosbey and Boer’s Smock noted as hardy with good quality. Stevens' Rare Ripe seen as hardy but unprofitable. St Willard of Geneva praises Stevens’ Rare Ripe for western New York.
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Western New York Horticultural Society
Hill
Alexander
Waterloo
Stevens
Boer
St. Williard
Geneva
New York
Garden notes and a curious town scene from the Statesman
The article blends horticultural tips on pruning roses and disbudding chrysanthemums with a vignette of a curious woman in a dry goods store. It mentions Vick's Caprica roses, white the white single dahlias, peonies, and general floristry practices, then shifts to a social encounter with a probing shopper and clerks.
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Vick
Cedt
Unclear Text Fragment From Chicago Inter
Fragmentary OCR suggests a dialogue about a sick boy or man, with references to ink and a breakfast remark. No clear persons, dates, places beyond Chicago. Unable to determine a coherent event or news item.
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