The Royal Garden Sermon and Moral Garden Imagery
A preaching sermon uses the garden of Christ as a metaphor for the church, describing it as an irrigated realm of fruitful virtues and heroic Christians. It contrasts snowdrops with battle roses, laments imperfect fruit, and urges personal salvation, using biblical allusions and historical plant images to urge repentance and faith.
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Christ
der. Talmage
Dr. Talmage
The
Royal Garden
Ry IV
Montpellier
Sam
Walter Scott
Abbottaford
Jesus
Esid
Jersey
Perry
Church
Martin Luthers
Pauls
Tom
Wyklits
Samuel Rutherfords
Consider Him He Is The Same Christ Jesus
Religious verse on Hebrews 12 3 praising Christ as comfort, strength, and redeemer. The poem recounts God’s faithfulness, guidance, and deliverance through trials, ending with Christ’s return and eternal Glory. Attributed to Captain KR K Carter, from the N Independent.
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Christ Jesus
KR. K. Carter
Independent
The Governing Motive and the Power of Best Resolve
The piece argues that living by our best moments, not our worst, shapes belief and action. Emotions influence faith, with immortality feeling real in loss and communal worship strengthening conviction. Keep to the original heroic resolve, viewing drudgery as dust on a radiant purpose marching to its goal. Outlook.
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Philosphy
William Knight
Darwin
Matthew Arnold
RIGHT AMBITION FOR EDIFYING THE CHURCH OF GOD
A sermon urges sanctified ambition to build up the church through service and growth in grace. It contrasts selfish pursuit with Paul’s call to excel for others, noting tongues used for profit undermine welfare while true devotion seeks constant Christian advancement and communal love.
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Paul
Corinthians
Corinth
Edifying the Church Through Gifted Service
A reflection urging progress in grace and gifts through Christian friendship and Bible study. It argues believers should awaken and use their gifts to strengthen the church, rekindle service, and strive to please God, citing Paul to Timothy as motivation.
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Church of God
Paul
Timothy
God
Apostle
Christian Inquirer
God Is In Charge And The Meaning Of Doubtful Questions
A devotional column argues that uncertain questions yield to the truth that God oversees all. It suggests relief from loss and death by trusting in a divine order, concluding that God is love. The piece quotes reflections on heaven, the afterlife, and comfort from faith.
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God
Earth
Of Interest in Little Things and Hard Lessons
A collection of brief inspirational excerpts urging faith in small active intercessions and calm endurance. Austin Phelps praises God's care in minor moments and daily prayers, while Christian Secre tary and U Christian Index emphasize bearing disappointments with fortitude and growing character through life tests.
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Austin Phelps
U Christian Index
Bright Bits of Truth From the Ram's Horn Columna
A series of pointed religious maxims urging love of God, debt avoidance, charitable giving, and holy living. It links faith to works, warns against indifference to salvation, and depicts Christian duty as active service, with references to scripture and spiritual rewards.
Temperance Note on Appetite and Abstinence
A brief verse argues appetite, including for alcohol, is natural yet risky when excessive. It urges total abstinence, warning that artificial appetites may lead to danger and damage the body, urging readers to shun dangerous things and practice abstinence in full.
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R. Thompson
Union Signal
A Warning to Boys About Drink and Downward Paths
Mamie Murphy in Self-Culture urges boys to resist the first glass of liquor, warning of ruin, broken mothers, and lost honor. The piece portrays mental and moral wreckage starting with drinking, stressing that restraint preserves future promise and family love. It calls for contemplation before forming such a habit and highlights the pain borne by mothers.
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Mamie Murphy
Abstinence as a Moral Duty in Archdeacon Farrar’s View
Archdeacon Farrar argues for total abstinence from alcohol as a moral safeguard and social duty. He cites prison examples and the case of recovering drunkards like John Gough, urging gradual, tea and water aided sobriety for those with strong cravings while stressing abstinence as essential for national wellbeing and personal salvation.
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England
John Gough
Archdeacon Farrar
Physician Testimony on Non Alcoholic Treatment of Disease
Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson spoke at London National Temperance League asserting alcohol as a traditional medical remedy. He details his lifelong shift to exclude alcohol from treatment, noting seven hundred acute cases treated without alcohol at the London Temperance Hospital. He finds health gains and faster convalescence without alcohol, declaring no medicine can be removed with impunity.
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Benjamin Ward Richardson
National Temperance League
London
London Temperance Hospital
National Temperance Advocate
Johe W, Hood
Dr. Hood
Hood
Haywarda
Europe
Rochester
Haywards
Convert War on Alcohol and Cigarettes Testimony
Recent reports cite 1740 converted drunks in London and 23254 drunks in Glasgow streets. Of 12000 New York saloon keepers, 8000 served prison terms. Temperance arguments claim beer harms health more than strong liquor and cigarette use damages intellect and morals, echoed by Sir Henry Thompson on longstanding dangers of alcohol and smoke.
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London City
New York City
Glasgow
Scotland
Tou Thos
New Haven
Connecticut
Temperance Herald
Sir Henry Thompson
How They Differ Telescopes Illustrated By Demo
A practical demonstration contrasts refracting and reflecting telescopes using a reading lens and a magnifying mirror. By placing paper on a wall and adjusting distances, one can observe inverted window images and focused images of distant objects, illustrating image formation at lens and mirror foci.
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Tarrett P. Serviss
Gm Popular Science Monthly
Ex millionaire Dunc Karns runs for Congress in 22nd PA
Samuel Duncan Karns once a oil magnate now campaigns as a populist candidate for Congress in Pennsylvania's Twenty second district. Born 1848 at Karns Station he built Wells roads lines and pipelines before clashing with Standard Oil and losing his fortune.
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Congress
Coxey
Pittsburg
Washington
Samuel Duncan Karns
Dunc Karns
Twenty-second
Pennsylvania
Karns
S. D. Karns
Karns Station
West Penn Road
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Pike’s Peak
West Virginia
Virginia
Wea
Parker's Landing
Exchange Bank of
Parker’s Landing
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Karns City
Butler
Standard Oil Company
Alleghany Mountains
Glenharhs
The
Standard
Fredericksburg and
Orange
Fredericksburg
Orange Courthouse
California Doctor Scores Enemies in His Will
Dr. John W. Hood, a longtime Haywards physician in Alameda County, California, left a will that reveals his considerateness and personal aims. The document outlines his wishes toward beneficiaries and the settlement of his estate, reflecting his final intents and relationships.
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Aame
Oakland
Dr. Hood
California
John W. Hood
Haywards
Alameda County
Cal
Law And Gossip Punishments In Historic Maryland Laws
A garbled excerpt discusses archaic Maryland statutes and colonial legal quirks. It notes punishments for gossip, neglectful housekeeping, feeding workers improper foods, and swearing or skipping church, alongside whimsical quotes about a young man sowing Wildcats and cactus adaptations in harsh weather.
Amma Ur ws a newran venare Crushed and Powdered
A brief item notes a product line comment mentioning Amma Ur and a grade described as standard granulated with a price or code 4360. The readable text is fragmentary, lacking clear event details or entities beyond the product context.
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