The Generations Sermon Marks 25 Years Pastoring Talmage
Rev. Dr. Talmage marks a quarter century at Brooklyn Tabernacle in a sermon titled The Generations. He reflects on one generation passing away and another coming, recalls past church buildings, the growth of his ministry, and the mission for the future generation to carry on with faith, health, and outreach worldwide.
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Abide with God in All Callings and Times
A devotional poem urging steadfast daily fellowship with God across duties and temptations. It blends Saint Paul’s counsel with a longing for constant divine presence, praising a soul’s wealth through spiritual fidelity. Anson D. F. Randolph, in the New York Evangelist, prints the verse ending with a call to praise and service.
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Anson D. F. Randolph
N. Y. Evangelist
Light and the Sun as Divine Metaphor in Sacred Texts
The essay explores how light and the sun symbolize divine benevolence across Biblical literature and Christian thought. It contrasts natural illumination with spiritual enlightenment, recounts experiences of sight and faith, and elevates Jesus Christ as the ultimate source of light beyond the natural sun.
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Chicago
Let Well Enough Alone as Obstacle to Progress
A critical meditation on the saying let well enough alone and its harm to innovation. The author speaks of a wall between the familiar ground and potential opportunity, urging movement beyond complacency to pursue new ideas and deeds.
Gems of Thought and Moral Maxims From Various Authors
A compilation of short quotations and reflections from Dickens, White, Beecher, Talbot, Parker, Lowell, A. T. Pierson, Scott, Kossuth, Pacifie, Chicago Inter, and the United Presbyterian. The pieces cover virtue, service, faith, indifference, ambition, and the enduring value of character over wealth.
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Beecher
Talbot
Joseph Parker
James Russell Lowell
Chicago
A. T. Pierson
Scott
Kossuth
Hungary
A Test of the Spirit Obedience and Reward
The piece argues that obedience to God tests the spirit, especially when the command opposes inclination and apparent self interest. It notes that obedience can bring reward and that disciplined faith can yield abundant results, as shown by the disciples who fished all night without success yet drew a great catch after obeying.
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Christian Inquirer
The Temptations of Life and Human Endurance
The essay argues that individuals differ in their ability to bear life’s burdens much as sea life is adapted to different water pressures. It asserts that God ordains each person’s trials to match their capacity to endure, whether great or slight.
Fellowship in God as Basis of Human Unity
The article argues that lasting fellowship among people rests on shared relationship with God. Material and intellectual ties prove shallow without God, and sectarian theology hinders unity. True union arises when human life integrates into universal fellowship in God, with all paths of life eventuality aligning in the heavenly society.
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Heavenly Society
S. S. Times
A Touching Tale of a Child and Alcohol Spearheaded Change
The Union Signal recounts a sobering tale of a girl named Matie seeking refuge in a home free of drink. After a brief reconciliation and a pledge from her father to abstain, Matie dies, inspiring the father to swear off liquor and sign the pledge beside her body.
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Calvary
A Moderate Drinker Speaks On Liquor’s Harmful Effects
A seasoned Newsman recounts a sober speaker who urges youth to avoid alcohol. He argues that starting to drink leads to loss of ambition, trust, and respect, while a nonuser enjoys better friendships, clothing, and personal upkeep, and saves money for wiser pursuits.
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Iere
Growing Sentiments Against Intoxicants Among Editors
A discussion in the S. S. Times notes signs of progress in temperance among editors. It argues that homes and broad effects reveal attitudes better than public battles, citing editor rejection of wine content and editors who decline alcohol at dinners as evidence of shifting norms.
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Edward Wick
New York
S. S. Times
A Lesson in Temperance from a High Source
A Washington dinner hosted by Secretary and Mrs. Carlisle included President and Mrs. Cleveland among guests with no wines served. Mrs. Carlisle, opposed to intoxicants, drew praise for maintaining temperance despite guests accustomed to wine. The piece cites national etiquette and commendable restraint.
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Stevenson
Gresham
Lamont
Bissell
Navy
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National Temperance Advocate
Sowing and Reaping: Drunkards From Whisky Sales
Moody in Washington declares sowing whisky yields drunkards and calls for ending the saloon trade. He argues landlords renting property to saloonkeepers reap similar ruin, noting families ruined and four renter sons dead, urging action against alcohol sales.
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Mgr. Moody
Washington
National Temperance Advocate
General Gleanings on Alcohol and Army Abstainers
The piece notes punishment for drunkenness in Russia and employers of streetsweeping when sober. It cites Dr Fornm of Zurich on alcohol as a poison, contrasts medicines, and reports British Army Temperance Association in India reaching 20 111 abstainers among about 68 000 soldiers. It highlights regiments with high abstinence and warns against giving alcohol to children.
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University of Zurich
British Army Temperance Association
India
Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders
Milholland a Rising Force in New York Republican Committees
John E Milholland, about 34, heads one of two New York City Republican county committees and has a diverse career. Born in Essex county Adirondacks area, he survived a family tragedy, studied in Ireland and England, and built a journalism and political path in Paterson Albany and New York. He edited the Ticonderoga Sentinel, worked for the New York Tribune, and later led immigration bureau inspections at the port of New York while challenging evaders of the labor law. He attended the 1892 Republican national convention and led the labor department for the national committee in the next campaign.
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New York City
John E. Milhol
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Smoking in a Streetcar Sparks Standoff on Madison
A well dressed young man boarded a Madison street car near Dearborn at 3 am last Wednesday. He refused conductor Yerkes night agent orders to stop smoking, insisting he would persist despite the officer’s authority. The exchange escalated as more fares were collected and the man puffed on, challenging the prohibition.
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Madison Street
Dearborn Street
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