The Moral Attributes of Christ in a Brooklyn Sermon
Rev. T DeWitt Tal mage in Brooklyn tabernacle extols the personality of Jesus Christ as altogether lovely praising His kindness, cleanliness, sobriety and domestic mercy. He cites Jesus as a lover of children and a healer who wept with sorrow, urging readers to imitate that sympathy.
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T. DeWitt Talmage
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Otus
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A&beref
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Rapheal
Albert Durer
Titian
Heaven
Matthew
Mark
Luke
Tipplers
Sota
Cana
Galilee
Bethany
Central Park
Edinburgh
Arthur's Seat
London
Hyde Park
Jesus
Mary
Martha
Lazarus
John Murphy
The Altogether Lovely Christ Inspires Self Sacrifice
A sermon extols Christ as the Altogether Lovely and the source of lifelong self sacrifice. It recalls martyrs from Blandina to the Huguenots, praises Christ’s short but potent preaching and prayer, and urges three years of concentrated loving action to mirror His mission.
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Christ
Fiske
Alye
Hedley Vicars
Blandina
Albigenses
Vaudois
Smithfield
Heaven
Palestine
India
Jesus Christ
Martin Luther
Nain
Martha
Lazarus
Gennesaret
Paul
Ostia
God knows best in faith amid life’s trials
A devotional verse by Mrs. H. H. Booker from the Chicago Standard urges trust in divine will. It prays for increased faith, submission to God’s plan, and comfort through tempests until life’s troubles end in Heaven.
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H. H. Booker
Chicago Standard
Business ethics in modern commerce tested by faith
A Sunday school discussion surveyed whether strict Christian principles can sustain successful business. Leading figures including Wanamaker, Keith, Torrey, Shaw, Bok, and Bok emphasize honesty and Christian ethics as the foundation of lasting success, arguing that deceit harms both soul and enterprise.
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Chicago
Wanamaker
Philadelphia
E. G. Keith
Metropolitan National Bank
Christ
Elbridge Torrey
Boston
Albert Shaw
The
American Review of Reviews
Edward W. Bok
Tlome Journal
Unconscious Influence and Character in Christian Life
A reflection on how true goodness shines without effort, citing David Livingstone and Stanley. It argues that genuine influence comes from inner virtue rather than showy acts, comparing character to natural beauty shaped by the divine hand and sustained by Christ as the motive power of life.
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David Livingstone
Stanley
Africa
London
Christ
Jesus Christ
Jory
Ehuareh
Lincoln
Congress
Hearing and Doing in Christian Service
A Times excerpt argues that preaching alone fails without hearers acting on it. It compares pulpit preaching to teaching, noting a teacher’s effectiveness lies in pupils’ responses, not solely in what is said. The text emphasizes arousing action for meaningful results.
Compromise With the Enemy: A Spiritual Reflection
The excerpt contrasts biblical weighing of deeds with modern Christian pretense. It urges vigilance against small compromises with the soul’s adversary, warning that a single outpost of sin can spread doubt and depress the mind, diverting focus from Jesus as the sole strength.
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Jesus
Itam
Nuggets of Gold from the Kans Horn
A collection of religious aphorisms stressing salvation, obedience, prayer, and faith. The text ridicules sin, extols God’s love, and argues that true prayer requires sacrifice and alignment with Christ. It warns against worldly distractions and notes the role of preaching, church life, and personal virtue.
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God
Christ
Saloon Language and Temperance Reflections in 1894
Elizabeth Cumingss recalls how the word saloon has shifted from a refined space to a groggy groggery in Chicago and Detroit. The essay contrasts refined salons with modern bars and notes how alcohol corrupts society, urging uplift by churches and schools against two hundred thousand saloons nationwide.
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Wiell Wales
Marquise de Rambouillet
Holand
Wordsworth
Chicago
W Donor
Detroit
Timotheus
Elizabeth Cumingss
Union Signal
Lone Star State
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
W. McColleston
National Temperance Advocate
The Saloon Evil and Its Harmful Social Role
A lengthy exhortation denounces the saloon as destructive to communities while praising diverse trades that sustain society. It cites Parker and explorers to argue alcohol damages health and character, noting athletes avoid its use and highlighting nature’s cycles as evidence of natural purging of vice.
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Ur Parker
New York
Weston
Wilson
English Channel
Greely
North Pole
The Results of Alcohol An Awful Procession Of Woe
Dr. A. F. Schauffler in U. S. Times describes a sobering parade imagined to illustrate alcohol’s harm. He sketches a chain of consequences from crime and unemployment to illness and death, ending with grieving families as a stark, didactic lesson against drink.
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Dr. A. F. Schauffler
U. S. Times
Monkey’s barroom spree ends in Elmira jail
A circus monkey kept in an Elmira saloon freed itself during the owner's absence and drank from the beer and liquor taps. It wrecked the bar area, assaulted the cigar case, and, after attracting crowds and police, was restrained and jailed. The incident is cited as proof of alcohol's demoralizing influence.
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Elmira
N. Y
National Temperance Advocate
Saloon crime and temperance cautions dominate late news
A compilation of moralistic items condemns saloons and alcohol abuse. It cites Waisky as a corrupter and notes how saloons threaten morality and finances. Reports from Bangor and Dublin discuss penalties for drunks, and a San Francisco physician warns cigarettes stunt growth and harm health.
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Waisky
United States
California
Bangor
Prince Konorpatkhin
Trans-Caspian Railway
Jonz
San Francisco
Mask of Will Summers described as grim execution helmet
The St James Gazette claims a helmet shaped like a grinning face was used to cover condemned heretics as they were burned at the stake. Some variants had a whistle in the mouth to provoke crowd ridicule during the execution.
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Will Summers
Henry VIII
St. James Gazette
Brave Woman Searches North Pacific For Lost Schooner
Mrs. Hazleton of San Francisco, sister of James O'Brien, sails from Victoria to Banks Island region to seek traces of the Mary Brown which vanished with a full crew. She ventures north with Indian guides, despite warnings, to recover any sign of the missing schooner and its men.
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Mary Brown
Sand Point
Alaska
James
L. O'Brien
San Francisco Examiner
James O’brien
R. A H. Mazleton
San Francisco
Victoria
B. C
Hazleton
James O'Brien
North Pacific Ocean
Lort
Wisne
Wolcott
Hars
Banks Island
Mrs. Hazleton
Ogden to Fill Blanchard's Louisiana House Seat
Harry W. Ogden, chosen to fill the vacancy created by J. Blanchard’s promotion, is depicted as a young, energetic leader with a long public career. A Confederate veteran, he served in the Louisiana legislature, chaired the ways and means committee, helped craft a revenue law, and is noted for steady public service and popular appeal. He is active in Freemasons and Confederate Veterans circles.
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Harry W. Ogden
Blanchard
National House of Representatives
J. Blanchard
Senate
Louisiana
H. W. Ogden
Ogden
Shreveport
Bossier
Ways and Means
Thee
Order of Freemasons
London Butler Camp
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