The Widow's Mite and the True Living Standard
The article reconsiders the widow’s two mites gift contrasting it with wealth, arguing Christ’s test is wholehearted living, not mere poverty or riches. It defines living as total life assets including talents, acquired skills, and influence guiding a person’s true offering to God.
All the Living We Have Teachings on Total Gift
The preacher argues that acceptable giving requires placing one’s entire life and all its powers before God. He cites the widow with two mites as a symbol of total sacrifice, rejects partial tithes, and urges believers to offer themselves fully rather than focus on money or portions. He warns against class-based church aims and calls the church to universal holiness and total devotion.
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Gospel of work and service for youth’s discouraged hearts
A 1910s style exhortation urges young readers to replace discouragement with courage. It promotes happiness through helping others, the gospel of work, and daily service as exchange for false sunshine and moral laxity.
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Young People’s Weekly
The Habit of Kindness and Restful Living
The piece urges kindness through thoughtfulness and speaking positive words to the world. It argues vacations and balanced work with leisure improve health and productivity, warning that constant grinding harms mentality, while rest broadens life. It ends with a note on preventive care and doctors advising preventive health.
Bible as universal scripture and guide for life
A sweeping proclamation extols the Bible printed in many languages and dialects. It describes its divine mind, salvation path, and immutable authority, urging readers to study, believe, and live by its teachings as a map, compass, and charter for believers. The text stresses responsibility and eternal judgment.
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Heaven
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The World's Need in Business Leadership
The piece argues the top need in commerce is sympathy and mutual understanding. It urges employers to recognize workers' anxieties and burdens and for workers to appreciate their bosses' sleepless efforts to manage difficulties.
Fragmentary Verse Snippet Appears in Worried Page
A damaged OCR fragment shows a terse epigram about worry and wholesome philosophy. The unreadable text mentions a pit and philosophical tone, leaving the core meaning unclear but suggesting a reflective mood on worry.
President Roosevelts views on the Bible
The article quotes President Roosevelt stressing the Bible’s integral role in civic and social life. He argues its teachings underpin public morals and influence the life work of many notable figures who have advanced human achievement.
Be Thankful Across Christmas and New Year Days
A reflective verse by E. A. Brininstool celebrates gratitude for sunlit skies roses hills and the joys of friendship love and faith. It thanks God for promises and for the coming year while noting pain and tears as part of life.
Pay It Now Sermon Poem by Rev Colmery
A brief excerpt presents a devotional urging immediate action and aid. The verses ask readers to do good now, settling debts and comforting those in need. It emphasizes timely charity and personal responsibility.
Worry the World’s Greatest Enemy to Joy and Health
A persuasive essay warns that worry destroys sleep health and happiness. It argues worry fosters fear, diminishes thinking, fuels illness, and even drives into drink or drugs. It urges abandoning anxious habits and choosing cheerful resilience.
Housework as Exercise and Fresh Air Benefit
The article argues that housework provides exercise for the average woman, but air quality is often poor. It recommends making indoor chores like outdoor activity by opening windows and even wearing a jacket while cleaning. If staying indoors, she should walk outside, as a little walking is desirable for the housekeeper.
Overcoming Low Mood Through Kindness and Expression
The piece argues mood improves not by fighting gloom but by forgetting it through acts of kindness. A kind word to a friend can lift mood more than willpower alone, and expressing one’s best nature serves as the best cure for depression, reducing its hold.
Pekin Sees Banks From Many Nations Open Since 1902
Pekin has hosted British French German and Japanese banks since 1902 and now an American bank is expected to open. Local financial circles note the diverse foreign banking presence reflecting the town’s trade links and growth.
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Pekin
Cheerful givers cited from Wesley Livingstone and missions
A discussion on generous giving cites John Wesley and missionaries Carey Marshman Ward and Livingstone. It highlights cheerful giving, balanced by faith, and notes large historical donations toward evangelism. The piece argues true charity brings joy to giver and recipient and links sacrifice with spiritual and material gains.
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Marshman
Ward
India
Livingstone
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