A Good Old Age Sermon on Faith and Purpose
Rev. Frank W. Gunsaulus argues that true old age is a harvest of prior living shaped by faith in God and enduring ideals. He uses Abraham, Paul, Moses, Emerson, and Moses to illustrate unity of life through great ideas, urging alignment with immortal causes to keep youth within age.
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Sir William Hamilton
God
Jesus
Earth
Abraham
Paul
Amen
Qanta
Victor Hugo
Heaven
Moses
Paran
Shur
Red Sea
Waldo Emerson
Wagner
Society of Good Causes
Eous
Times
Lapland
Jesus Christ
Christ
Cicero de Senectute
St. Paul
Columbus
New World
Growing Grace of a Christian Old Age
A meditation on memory and aging contrasts past drift with a Christ centered future. It honors memory as a guide to virtue, cites saints and writers at advanced ages, and urges embracing a godly old age through faith in Jesus Christ as enduring light.
Debate on Latin and Greek versus science and literature
In a Sixth Avenue elevated train, a passenger argues that study time spent on Latin and Greek is wasted. He claims science and English literature, including Blackstone, Kent, Bacon, and Macaulay, better prepare individuals for modern life and progress than classical languages. He cites Volta, Galvani, and others as examples of scientific achievement.
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Sixth Avenue
Blackstone
Kent
Bacon
Macaulay
Carlyle
Volta
Galvani
Franklin
Edison
Guttenburg
Hoe
Watt
Stephenson
Fulton
When Shall We Win by Faith and Perseverance
Poem by Rev. Dawson Burns urging steadfast zeal and endurance in the cause of righteousness. It declares victory comes from persistent truth, courage, and martyrlike resolve, trusting God as King and awaiting the words well done.
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God
Dawson Burns
D. D
National Advocate
Pledge Crusade Inspires Hope Across Temperance Movement
A vivid tale from the National Advocate describes a pledge signing at a public meeting. A destitute wife and her husband, moved by the speaker, sign together and vow to return home to prayer. The scene highlights the Epworth League plan for a similar pledge drive and the ongoing national temperance effort.
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National Temperance Society
Epworth League
Laboreta
Crusa
Eye strain linked to drinking and weakening of will
Dr. Gould of Philadelphia argues eye strain contributes to inebriety and waste from alcohol. He cites sleeplessness and disturbed digestion, plus widespread eye injury from alcohol, noting employers push for temperance as railroads and firms report reduced performance from drinkers.
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Gould
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Journal of
Causes of Cancer Tied to Inebriety in Nineteenth Century
Dr. Wolfe argues a link between high spirits consumption and cancer rates. He cites mortality rises in areas with heavy drinking and notes lower vitality and taxemic conditions aiding cancer. He recalls cases of children born to inebriate parents, two dying of cancer, and suggests further research into cause and effect.
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Wolfe
Temperance Stirs In Missouri Vote And City Tales
The National Advocate cites temperance rhetoric as Stoddard County, Missouri votes for no license with 2 176 to 1 094 while celebrations include 300 children marching with banners. A Birmingham Alderman praises pledge signing as divine grace and a hospital death notes extreme whisky use.
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Stoddard County
Alderman White
Birmingham
Cardiff
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Weimer
Faust
Teaus Christ
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City Hospital of
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