Temperance lecture warns of saloons' deadly toll in Omaha
From the Armory Palmer reports in the Leader the city earned 10000 in saloon license fees while five men died from alcohol fueled ruin. One victim, a hog trader, left a daughter behind as liquor consumed his money and clothes then caused his death by burning. Five widowed wives and five fatherless families followed. Christians are urged to cry out until such gains vanish from public revenues.
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Palmer
Omaha
Leader
Dramsellers
Judas
Potter’a &Olds
The Price of Blood Dr Chalmers on Temperance
A lecture excerpt critiques alcohol by contrasting a drinker buying meat with a sipper preferring liquor. It argues strong drink impoverishes families, enables the liquor trade, and causes crime and poverty, citing Dr Chalmers and The Common People in a vigorous temperance appeal.
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Saul
David
Dr. Chalmers
The Barber's Temperance Lecture
Two colored barbers talk of temperance in a shop. The elder recalls his own drink past and urges facing facts to stay sober. The young man pauses, contemplating leaving with the elder prompting to drink as he once did after marriage.
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Jim
Prohibition in Ancient Greece and Roman Edicts on Wine
A historical note describes strict Greek gender rules restricting wine for women and boys, punishment for intoxication, and later relaxations. It also cites Roman measures to curb intemperance, with Domitian and Probus edicts promoting vine planting under imperial license and a shift toward temperance.
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Domitian
Iby Probus
God
Man
A Misfortune in Disguise
A reflective essay argues wealth can hinder youth by fostering laziness and vice while hard work builds discipline. Citing President Taft, the piece notes that earning less prompts responsibility and study, recounting college memories of a well-off group and a quiet town resort turned court case.
All the Days in a Life of Quiet Change
The piece muses on how days differ in mood and surface from joy to sorrow. It traces transitions from sunlit meadows to marshy ground and steep climbs, noting the great Companion who understands every shift. It reflects on promises of presence altered to fit each moment.
The Life Boat Sermon on aid and human need
A Texas Advocate prose piece contrasts a mercantile captain who ignored a sinking ship with a call to all people to aid those in distress. It urges compassion for the vulnerable, from children to the elderly, and frames Christian duty as a universal obligation to help amid life s storms and moral wreckage.
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Dieth
Hans
Christ
Texas
Bribery by Pocketbook Threat to Public Morality
A strong editorial condemns bribery not only by public officers but also by individuals acting through their own pocketbooks. It argues that self interested financial influence corrupts public and private morality, urging righteousness over cowardice and the need to build a life, not just a living.
Spiritual Exercise On Strength Of Faith And Action
The excerpt extols robust piety built amid hardship and busy good works. It likens steadfastness to strong timber on Norwegian rocks and urges a life focused on God, resisting temptation while embracing large, ongoing tasks as Nehemiah did.
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Nehemiah
Life Beyond the Grave Sermon by Rev Austin Young
A sermon titled Life Beyond the Grave Invigorates the Soul by Rev Austin Young Ph D includes a Biblical passage about Stephen and prayer to Jesus. The text cites stoning, prayer for forgiveness, and phrases about receiving the spirit, reflecting on death and spiritual resilience.
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Austin
Stephen
God
Lord Jesus
Sheen
Does the soul of the Christian go directly to heaven
A sermon by Dd. Young of Cranville Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, Chicago, argues death for the body is a sleep while the soul awakens. It surveys biblical tests of death, the fate of the soul, and whether Christians go at once to heaven or through an intermediate state, concluding with faith in eternal life and Christ's return.
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Dd. Young
Cranville Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Chicago
Jesus
Lazarus
Gabriel
Bryant
Daniel
Thomas Coke
Methodist Episcopal Church
Stephen
Christ
Paradise
Simon
Abraham
Fellowship of
Solomon
Paul
Richard Henry Stoddard
Damascus
Church
God
Isaac
Jacob
David
Missus
Dave
Dependable People in Biblical Leadership
A sermon on how God used reliable individuals through history from Joseph to Paul. It praises dependable men and women as essential for church work and leadership, contrasting their steadfastness with half hearted attendance and failure to fulfill promises, urging commitment.
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God
Egypt
Joseph
Moses
Canaan
Joshua
Israel
David
Judah
Jeremiah
Daniel
Jerusalem
Nehemiah
Ezra
John the Baptist
Roman Empire
Paul
John
Little Kindness Lights Up A Childs Wedding Day
A wealthy New York educator received a letter from a tenement girl asking for an invitation to a wedding. She crafted a personal invitation and ensured the child attended, bringing immense happiness not just to the girl but to others who heard of the warm act.
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Carnegies
Morgan
East Side
New York
The Future Life
The narrator recalls sickness, the flesh shed like worn garments, and a rebirth of the body into a loftier state. He describes a vivid exaltation at the soul’s next stage beyond mortality, reflecting Transcendentalist religious thought attributed to Thad Joat Hawthorne.
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Thad Joat
Hawthorne
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