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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1912
Page
9
A dense excerpt from John Ploughman’s Pictures where Spurgeon uses the proverb about an empty sack to teach debt, honesty, and faith. He argues debt leads to deceit, endorses plain honesty, warns against schemes, and urges reliance on Christ for salvation.
Dr. Dudly A. Sargent of Harvard argues walking improves health with nine to ten miles daily for men, while women should walk in moderation after chores. Regular, not extreme, walks between meals and in daylight yield appetite, sleep, and digestion benefits.
An Indian man asks Bishop Whipple for two one dollar bills to pay a two dollar note. He says one dollar is for himself to give to Jesus and one for his wife. He asserts that is all he has. A bystander remarks that it may be too much for a white man but not for an Indian who has just heard the love of Jesus.
A home missionary's son recalls a carpenter who praised his father’s ministry as the finest work, shaping the boy’s reverence for preaching. The incident, shared during ordination, becomes his lifelong call as he reflects on family devotion and service.
Frederika Bremer extols a loving home as the true blessing and asks how family happiness suffers when fathers rush daily to business and mothers attend endless socializing. The piece argues for balance, urging men to spend less on worldly gains and more time nurturing home life for children and wife.
Henry W. Grady warned that liquor harms families and society, then contrasted taxes and church voluntary giving with collective social costs. The piece frames moral decay as a civic threat, urging action to protect home, church, and nation.
A young preacher takes charge of a dead church in a troubled community. He helps a farmer by feeding hundreds of bushels of grain through a separator, showing he stands by the people. His actions convert the community to his values and faith.
A factory worker describes a happy marriage with a poor but devoted husband. He is a teamster who earns little, yet his wife praises his steady love, selfless care, and the joy of their simple, faith-filled life. The piece extols love as the greatest force in a home.
The property owner faced repeated price refusals from real estate men. He declared he wished to die where he spent his happiest years, reflecting a Christian view that God has guided his life and he will not surrender his home.
The royal visit of King George to his fleet drew large crowds as the royal yacht neared Torbay. The piece uses a metaphor comparing ordinary people to boats and asserts that Christ in the vessel brings power, transforming a commonplace life through grace.
A reflective list on childhood, manners, and moral duty from a selected quotation. It emphasizes politeness, living within means, empathy, kindness to all creatures, and rejecting child labor as a civilizational blot. It urges personal responsibility and humane conduct.
An essay notes Napoleon’s humility on St Helena when he yielded to a humble wood gatherer. The episode shows even a conqueror must honor a laborer bearing a heavy load. The author argues that true greatness recognizes the dignity of common labor.
Two young preachers discuss Dr Jowett's Atlantic City address and the effectiveness of Bible reading and scripture exposition. The observers compare it to the styles of Dr John Hall Spurgeon Beechers Barker and note Dr David Burrell's twenty year success keeping his church filled.
The wife of a New York millionaire ran off with a desire for freedom, hounded by lack of time from her husband and an income of $600 monthly. A week before her death she warned a friend that law and religion are right and that the wages of sin is death.
A New York German Methodist member donated fifty twenty dollar bills to the board of foreign missions for China. Dr Homer C Stuntz faced a last minute appeal from Bishop Bashford for two thousand dollars to aid the Foochow conference. The donor felt moved, believing his gift answered a prayer from a Chinese mission leader.
One of Cleve land's pioneer settlers died at age ninety seven. He retained his small downtown home for sixty five years despite wealth and a location now amid tall business blocks. The obituary notes his long life and steady residence in a changing area.
Two Canton Ohio ministers gathered evidence of gambling and crime and sought mayoral impeachment for lax enforcement. Billy Sunday conducted a month long evangelistic drive, the mayor converted and began enforcing the law, and impeachment efforts ended. A brewer warned the mayor about religious pressure, and the mayor rejected the offer, reaffirming his stance.
A sermon-like tribute urges the church to awaken to the Sunday school as the most real and essential service. It envisions a church revival from within the Sunday school, unlocking dormant talent and reshaping the land in time. The note adds John Wesley’s Bible with his handwritten motto Live today on the fly-leaf.
English traveler Lord Lindsay found a 2000 year old mummy in Egypt and discovered a small root inside. He planted the bulb and after weeks it sprouted into a beautiful flower, a marvel of revived life.
A western church sought Carnegie organ aid. Carnegie’s secretary required the church to raise half the cost. The church committee raised 2000 dollars in two days, and Carnegie approved the remaining amount acknowledging the church could acquire a fine organ.
An English Bristol district reports a strip of asphalt bulging under an avenue where tree roots appear to push through. A nest of mushrooms grew beneath the roadway, lifting and cracking the pavement with steady pressure. About two pounds were gathered, illustrating life’s power against human methods.
Bishop William F. McDowell urged real unity in America during his Winona address. He noted that talk and church federation exist alongside mental reservations and cited historic rivalries between Wesley and Toplady as obstacles to global mission. He warned that foreign missionaries show greater unity than Americans.
A Philadelphia man tests a shovel in a hardware shop and the clerk touts a George Griffith crafted tool as a "Christian" shovel. The shopkeeper implies marked items by Griffith’s name are trustworthy and of top quality, urging alignment with God’s laws for success.
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