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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1912
Page
7
A temperance narrative recounts a man who kept a drink diary, detailing $61,990.88 lost over thirty years and the ruined lives of twenty companions. It warns that saloons start new drinkers and that many of the lost peers died or ruined themselves through alcohol.
A youth, initially a healthy and ambitious newsboy, succumbs to alcohol after a saloon bartender targets him. The piece traces his gradual decline from fear of drinking to early intoxication, secret visits to bars, and eventual job losses, illustrating how saloons groom minors and ruin a promising career.
A devotional piece on God’s promises as fulfilled in the birth of John the Baptist to Zacharias and Elisabeth. It reflects on faith, obedience, and scriptural benedictions, with teaching ideas for children about keeping promises and trusting in divine timing.
The sermon argues for nonresistance under persecution, urging disciples to meet oppressors with pity and forgiveness. It contrasts ancient martyrdom with modern quarrels, urging peaceful living as a divine art and calling for a society that blesses peacemakers and heals enmities.
Church lesson suggests using Bible stories to engage children and prompt recall. It encourages asking kids to name promises they made and to pledge to live more like Jesus daily, citing the example of John as a child who heard God’s promises.
A sermon from Exchange exhorts readers to avoid suggestive books and dishonesty, keep faith in fellow humans, stay connected to church, and nurture friendship and love. It urges sharing one guiding sentence Make the best of yourself and embracing music to lift the soul toward truth and God.
A religious reflection on how grace and the gospel depend on the purity of the vessel not the vessel itself. It argues that Christ welcomes humble hearts regardless of status, and warns that holy life must accompany holy message. The piece underscores inner cleanliness over outward form in spiritual service.
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