The Rear Guard and the Divine Reserve Force
An old officer explains fortress battle lines and Isaiah's promise as a metaphor for Gods rear guard. The article argues God controls every soldier and places the strongest in danger, yielding spiritual victory through sacrificial bearing and relentless faith. It concludes with a call to reflect on personal scars and steadfast trust in divine reinforcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaiah
Israel
Christ
Hancock
Gettysburg
Pickett
God of
Rear-guard of Christian veterans in life’s battle
A sermon likens faithful elders to a spiritual rear-guard guiding the living, with mothers and friends sustaining us across years. It recalls a 1907 seafaring rescue and stresses duty to support others, bearing one another’s burdens, and trusting the Lord’s sustaining power.
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Christ
Pacific Ocean
Dr. Talmage
Columbia
Isaiah
Bethlehem
Paul
Mount Olivet
God
Israel
The Temperance Pledge Revival and Its Value
A defense of the temperance pledge praising its role in curbing alcohol use and bolstering abstinence. It cites historical origins from 1789 and 1833, notes Nazarite vows as precedent, and urges widespread signing among children, youth, and adults to weaken the liquor trade and strengthen moral resolve.
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Dramshops
Benjamin Franklin
Francis J. Collier
Presbyterian Committee On Temperance
Litchfield
Conn
England
Father Mathew
John B.gough
Samson
Samuel
John the Baptist
Jacob
Paul
Jerusalem
Christian Endeavor Society
John B. Gough
Theodore L. Cuyler
Laboring Man's Greatest Curse Excerpt by Cardinal Gibbons
Cardinal Gibbons criticizes temperance as the laboring man’s greatest curse claiming it brings desolation to wage earners, worse than strikes or sickness. He argues it causes hunger, cold, bad company, and broken homes, harming children and families.
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Cardinal Gibbons
Nebraska Enacts Law Barring Brewers from Saloons
Nebraska legislature votes 67 to 21 to prohibit brewers from owning saloons. Authorities note brewers reportedly control about 75 percent of Omaha saloons, affecting local liquor outlets and business structures.
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Nebraska
Omaha
The Narrow Place in Temptation and Tobacco Use
The piece notes tobacco consumption in the United Kingdom rising 30 percent over 15 years and nearly universal use among men over 16. It frames temptation as a narrow life passage with responsibility and moral choices, urging a clear personal settlement before God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Kingdom
World Temperance Tour Highlights Global Abstinence Efforts
A World Temperance Sunday survey cites Paul and Gladstone to urge abstinence from intoxicants as a form of evil. It surveys Britain, France, Scandinavia, Russia, Europe, China, Japan, Canada, and the United States, detailing laws, campaigns, and religious views, noting local option gains, prohibition advances, and the role of government in temperance efforts.
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Christian Herald
Paul
Gladstone
Jesus
Great Britain
Britain
United Kingdom
Gothenburg
South Carolina
New York
Russia
Europe
Bright
Forel
United States
Brussels
Africa
Congo
Fiji
Conference of Nations
Roosevelt
Western
Central Asia
Henry Jessup
Beirut
Turkey
Iraq
Persia
India
China
Wu Ting Fang
James B. Angell
Asia
Japan
Philippine Opium Committee
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
Germany
Indiana
United States Supreme Court
Georgia
Congress
Mquor
Man Zan Pile Remedy Ad Promises Relief
An old style advertisement promotes Man Zan Pile Remedy in a sorepathia tube with a nozzle for piles. It claims to soothe inflammation, relieve pain itching and burning and offers a 50 cent price with a guarantee. Sold by Meyer Bros. Co at eight stores including 602 903 1424 Cathoun Street.
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Meyer Bros. Co
Cathoun Street
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Reserve Forces
Scuuyler Colfax
Credit Mobilier
God of Israel
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Reese International
Wilbur F. Crafts
France
Scandinavia
Norway
Scottish Temperance Society
Glasgow
Denmark
Central Europe
E. F. Sites
DEN
Ast
Fort Wayne
Calhoun
Sentinel
W. Wayne St
CAL 2Zate
Calhoun Street
Phone
E. R. Bure&t
Klaehn & Meiching
West Main Street
Ever Brothers CO
Brig
Ava
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