The Rope That Held the Damascus Basket of Help
A sermon extols unseen helpers who lowered Paul in a basket at Damascus. It argues small acts of faith and steady aid by unknown individuals shape world impact, and urges acknowledgment of unrecorded labor from homes and churches. The speaker urges readers to recognize lifelong influence of quiet supporters and to honor the unseen workers of faith who steadied the gospel through centuries.
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Paul Holis
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Nile
Sinai
Epworth
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Sre
John Wealey
Pitcairn Island
Bethlehem
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Damascus Wall
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Jaul
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Prairies
Charles G. Finney
St. Paul
Notable Damascus Balcony Basket Hero and Heavenly Thrones
A speaker extols humble acts of faith guiding salvation. Tales rise from a shipwreck, a hidden engineer praised, and a basket escape in Damascus. The sermon elevates small deeds, likening them to heavenly thrones and a divine summons that spaces all lives as meaningful.
Moral education as guard against ignorance and wrong
The passage argues that understanding right conduct requires informed minds, exercised judgment, strengthened reason, and cultivated intellect. It frames knowledge as essential to expound laws of our being and align happiness with duty, viewing education as a direct aid to virtuous action.
Let Me Return as a Lily on Easter Morn
A Minna Irving poem envisions a prayerful wish to be reborn as a spotless lily within a church on Easter. In dusky pews the speaker notes altar blossoms and lilies as a sacred emblem, asking to bloom again for the Lord beyond grief and pain.
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Minna Irving
New England Magazine
Character Building Beyond Reputation in Everyday Faith
The article argues character outlasts reputation, built day by day through small daily duties. It emphasizes Christ as foundation, steady growth from childhood, and Easter meaning as a living hope guiding school, home, and work. It urges faithfulness in small tasks to endure life’s storms.
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Christ
Jim
Lessons of Easter and the First Trust of Harvest
The article discusses Easter as the festival of Christ Jesus the first trust of the coming harvest. It explains Easter celebrates the resurrection of the Lord and the triumph of Christian faith over death, contrasting it with Christmas which marks the incarnation and divine life among men.
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Jesus
God
Christ
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One Moment Can Ruin a Character
Detroit Free Press notes how a brief mishap can scar character for life as ink blots and falling pens echo a larger warning. It cites Lord Brourham’s blurred daguerreotype and warns to watch and pray to avoid temptation. The piece emphasizes the permanence of a single moment’s misstep and the slow healing of a damaged reputation.
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Brourham
Detroit Free Press
The Truest Soldiers and Sacred Saidings
A trimmed compilation presents quotes on fortitude patience and faith. Kingsley praises meek endurance in war shipwreck and defeat while a note on habit links actions to character. Talmage compares divine affection to a father's kiss, urging reverent trust in Providence.
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Christ
Charles Kingsley
Flying Sparks from the Ram's Horn on Faith and Wealth
A devotional piece shares blunt reflections on Christian living and generosity. It contrasts faith with wealth, warning against envy and hypocrisy while urging daily practice of grace and trust in God. It notes the dangers of smug piety and the need to live joyfully and selflessly in service.
Pulverizing the rum power in New York state noted
A reader asks what the war cry Pulverize the rum power means and the piece explains the phrase includes all linked to liquor profits. It counts saloonkeepers, workers, breweries, distilleries, wholesalers, dealers, and importers, totaling about two hundred thousand men who vote and influence politics through profits.
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New York
New York City
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Buffalo
Albany
Rochester
Troy
Empire State
New York State
Toledo Blade
The Social Glass and Young Drink Habit
The piece argues most drinkers began with social glass at parties and clubs rather than in pubs. It cites social pressure, suggests abstinence is the safe path, and recalls a church member warning others after temptation. Quoting Rev Theo L Cuyler, the essay urges early self restraint to prevent ruin.
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Perdition
Satan
Hell
Theo. L. Cuyler
A Modern Daniel on an American Train
A traveler recalls meeting a chief of police at a railway station during a cold morning ride. The moment, sparked by a glass of water and frost on the window, leads to a reflection on American travel and the informal fraternity among citizens.
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Brooks
Slow Poisoning And Alcoholic Dementia Warn Of Abstinence
A San Francisco Chronicle excerpt cautions that habitual moderate drinking becomes a slow poison. It notes insidious brain damage from prolonged alcohol use leading to alcoholic dementia, which is described as incurable due to organic brain changes. The piece urges total abstinence education to prevent rising insanity rates.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Alcohol warned about by school pupils in The Voice
The Voice reports two student essays on alcohol, noting health harms and dangers. The first essay warns it harms the heart and stomach and can lead to delirium, insanity, or religious figures losing sound guidance. The second describes alcohol as poison to the digestive system and blood, causing illness and death.
Temperance and sickness linked to drink and smoking
Widespread concerns on alcohol and tobacco link strong drink to crime and social decay. Archdeacon Farrar and others cite Britain’s vast liquor use and prisoner health, while Dr. Shepard urges juvenile temperance work and a healthier future. A French physician notes nicotine poisoning signs in youths.
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Wixe
France
Coleridge
Great Britain
Archdeacon Farrar
England
John Bright
Vere
John Ireland
Boston Daily Traveller
Journal For Hygiene
Chas. H. Shepard
M. D
Ife
Shepard
Temperance
Mrs Grant's New Home in San Diego Allure
Mrs Grant widow of General U.S. Grant and her son Jesse buy a prominent San Diego mansion, a five year old Queen Anne house once owned by a boom era speculator. The residence features three stories brick and brownstone lower levels and ornate wood upper floors with a superb bay view and abundant luxury fittings.
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General A. 8
Grant
California
Jesse Grant
Ocean
Coronado
Point Loma
Birthday celebration for Bismarck approved in Germany
The article notes April 1 as a national day of rejoicing for Prince Bismarck with a special address from German women and a grand student demonstration planned. It also mentions the Steinberger 1842 wine Emperor William sent to Bismarck as his favorite reconciling gift.
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Prince Bismarck
Germany
William
Bill Nye Beats Bowlers In Wells Street Private Club
Bill Nye visits New York City for a personal tale when hosts Charles Wacker and Fred Hild arrange a surprise bowling match at a Wells Street private club. Nye admits he cannot tell ten pins from a game of cocked hat yet bowls as Mr. Hild’s partner against two top club bowlers.
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Bill Nye
Wells Street
Charles Wacker
Fred Hild
Mr. Hild
Nye
Arithmetic Lesson Sparks Quick Wit and Danger
A schoolteacher showcases a silver dollar to his class asking its value and how many bushels of potatoes 80 cents each could be bought. The grocer’s boy offers a clever answer about lasting all winter, prompting the teacher to refrain from punishing him. A note mocks the phrase You must die and a near-phrase is echoed in a Detroit Tribune remark.
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