Multiplying Methodism and John Wesley’s Pulpit
Rev Frank Dewitt Talmags reflects on methodism’s growth from its roots in City Road Chapel and John Wesley’s open Bible preaching. He compares Wesley’s lay emancipation to Luther’s appeal to lay believers, arguing higher spiritual standards fuel church expansion and social reform.
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Frank Dewitt Talmags
Christian Herald
London
America
Ike Joseph Parker
Exeter Hall
City Road Chapel
Europe
John Wesley
City Road
Secord
Thorefore
of the Angels
Nile
Methodist Church
Robert Walpole
Methodiam
Hfe
Samuel Wesley
John
Christian Endeavor Society
Francis M. Glani
John Wille Baer
Young People’s Christian Organization
Martin Luthey
Germany
Martin Luther
Methodiat Church
The Arch bishop of the Laity and the canterbury sermon
Rev. Frank Archibald Tait of Canterbury is praised for mobilizing ordained workers in church work. The sermon calls for active pew participation, open testimony meetings, and the spread of Methodism through the class system. It recounts Wesley's penny-a-week plan and stresses personal responsibility, urging outreach from small colleges to nurture individual guidance.
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Archibald Tait
Canterbury
Old Canterbury
Church of England
Weeley
Archbishop Tait
Methodist Church
Hans
John Wesley
Charles
Bristol
Captain Toy
Hore
Captain Foy
Eaid
Hach Nan
Ind
Harper
University of Chicago
Chicago University
Methodism’s reach and song across the common people
The text extols Methodism as a growing, multiplying gospel, stressing individual responsibility and a joyful, singing church. It lauds John Wesley for ministering to the middle and lower classes, rejects aristocratic preference, and praises camp meeting hymns that unite diverse crowds under a shared faith. Delegates to the 1604 conference are welcomed with broad Christian salutations.
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Seston
Methodist Church
Christ
Daniel Webster
Des Plaines
Owenn Grove
Zion
Heavenly City
John Wesley
Peter Cartwright
Tennessee
Gen. Jackson
Cartwright
General
Sabbath Greeting in Spirit of Welcome
A reverent note expresses enduring affection and a warm welcome on this Sabbath day, inviting a sense of unity and devotion among readers.
Snakes in delirium patients dispelled by hospital superintendent
A hospital superintendent in the Pittsburg Post recounts debunking the belief that delirium tremens causes snakes in patients. He cites thousands of cases, notes most patients have happy hallucinations, and shares a tale of a bartender who imagined tiny men arguing over payment, then was removed to a padded cell as he raved.
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Toca
Iles
Pany
Thea Tremens
Nquor
Tie
Pittsburg
Fable of the Wine A desert plant becomes a costly folly
A traveler finds a tiny desert plant hidden in a skull and nourishes it until it vines across his world. It grows into a grapevine bearing wine and beauty, which a husband and wife plan to use for their wedding banquet. The guests drink deeply, become loud, and lose decorum.
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Cherleh
Ags
Tke Hong
Philadelphia
Some Effects of Alcohol in Health and Heat
A lecture notes alcohol as a non nitrogen bearing substance that can burn in the body and act as a food in fevers. It explains daily usable amounts, heating effects via skin blood flow, and its impact on nervous system and mental tasks with tests showing delayed calculation speed and reduced accuracy, as observed by Dr. Saleeby.
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Plechol
Saleeby
London
Reform Efforts Target Liquor in Washington Capitol
Judge Thomas F. Tipton notes 300 men sent to the penitentiary, 260 for liquor offenses. A national convention in March 1906 would address liquor trade methods. The Literary Digest reports alcohol per capita rising since 1880 and total spending on drinks exceeding coffee and tea combined. Washington’s capitol precincts are liquor free, with no bars in the building and only one bar-room in the last session.
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Thomas F. Tipton
Bloomington
Ill
Washington, D. C
House of Representatives
Unela Sam
Parliament House
Free Medical Care Offer by Red Cross Medical Association
A two year old note from the Red Cross Medical Association Fort Wayne announces a second annual offer of free medical services for three months. Doctors provide consultations examinations minor surgeries and treatment for numerous ailments including catarrh deafness skin and liver issues and alcohol problems. X ray treatment for cancer and eczema is mentioned. Hours are 9 pm to 8 pm with no Sunday hours.
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Red Cross Medical Association
Clinton Street
Fort Wayne
Honest Bank Appeals For Depositors Confidence
The bank emphasizes conservative practices and depositor trust in its general banking business. It pledges to satisfy patrons while avoiding speculative deals and invites deposits, highlighting popular standing and goodwill.
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Josiah Strong
Isaac Taylor
Blackstone
Confucius
Mohammed
John Wealey
Rev
Frank
Bay Wall Paper
L. C. Hull
Galhoun St
Reform Notes
Red Cross
THE
First National Bank
Fort Wayne Trust Co
Reese
Main and
Court Sts
Gely
Tito Dee
Ana
Roxstor
ELY Brothers
Warren &T
New York
Vindivostok
Canada
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