October Thoughts Sermon by Rev Talmage on Birds and Faith
A lengthy revival-style meditation using birds as a parable for Christian life. The speaker cites storks cranes and swallows to urge higher spiritual flight, readiness to start for heaven, and gathering loved ones for salvation while urging resilience against sin and sorrow. He exhorts daily devotion and joyful praise, and closes with a reflection on God’s handiwork in nature.
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T. de Witt Talmage
Grould
Holland
Germany
Doare
Pela
Africa
Saven
Antioch
Mount Pisgah
Isaac Watts
Charles Wesley
Haydn
God
Christ
Heaven
Heavenly King
George Muller
England
Alfred Cookman
Church Triumphant
Church of God
Moses
Brunel
London
Bristol
New York
Paul
Latimer
Edward Payson
Alps
Mozart
Pressure to Work Brings Higher Success in Life
A speaker argues that constant work, regardless of mood, strengthens both body and mind, while freedom to work only when desired limits achievement. He praises necessity and discipline, urging prayer to become a true worker with God. The piece cites comments from S. S. Times and Farm and Tire side about prayers and debts.
A Novel Funeral Reform In Copenhagen Societies
The article notes funeral reform groups in Copenhagen push for charitable offerings in place of wreaths. Members send cards listing the deceased and a benevolent institution to honor the dead. It reflects a movement toward practical charity as a memorial gesture.
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Copenhagen
Religious Matters The Life Of Trust In A Dark World
The poem portrays children clinging to parents and to the Lord for safety and peace. It expresses trust in Jesus amid distress, offering consolation that suffering yields spiritual gain and rest in His will until life’s burdens are removed.
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Church of God
Jesus Christ
Changis Ued
Trey Peart
Guerdon
Margaret FE. Sangster
S. S. Times
True Christianity and the Joy of Spiritual Fullness
An excerpt from Boston Watchman argues true Christianity is marked by joy not gloom. It contrasts Puritan gloom with a view that God made all creation for enjoyment, urging self-denial for worthy aims and criticizing self-mortification. The elder son embodies gloomy religion. true faith brings cheer and a balanced life.
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God
Apostle S’aul
Christ
Boston Watchian
Reverence Hidden in Plain Sight in Sacred Displays
An essay notes how sacred presence silences mockery and stirs reverence in crowds. It cites Virgil on a venerable figure calming a mob and recalls an Indianapolis stereoticon incident ending in hush when Christ appears on screen. It argues quiet daily representation of the Son of Man can move even the thoughtless.
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Indianapolis
Scotland
Cabbage Hill
Washington
Cap'n Splan
Christ
Gennesureth
Short Sermon On Habit From Youth's Companion
A compact lesson on habit explains how repeated actions form paths that become hard to break. The piece compares bad habits to footpaths worn deep by frequent use and urges youths to avoid swearing tobacco and drinking, embracing do well and abhor evil as guiding principles.
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Jotsafivur
Woll
Christian
Portraits of Faith and Self in a Fragmented Era
A Sunday church scene reveals a father guiding his frightened young daughter to safety, contrasting earthly indifference with divine trust. The piece extols personal uniqueness and the gift of personality as a God given mission, urging faithful living through individual gifts.
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Father
N. Y
S. S
Sermon Snippets On Faith And Temptation From Nam’s Lot
Fragmented religious notes emphasize trust in God and heaven, warnings against neglect of scripture, and the devil's tricks. The preacher urges seekers to seek God for love joy and peace, warns against pride and partial faith, and stresses treasure in heaven over earthly gain. Strong biblical references appear amid pondering on prayer and devotion.
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David
Pian
Temperance Notes on Abstinence and Social Decay
A temperance essay argues alcohol fuels poverty and misery, urging abstinence as a path to national prosperity. It cites economic drain, family ruin, and social ills, with medical authorities condemning alcohol’s harm to health and longevity. Archdeacon Purrar is referenced from Contemporary Review.
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Three Kingdoms
Archdeacon Purrar
Drunken New York Robbery Incident Leaves Women alarmed
In New York two ladies encounter a drunken man in a doorway as they return from an event. The man sits asleep clutching a coat and valuable diamonds while the women decide how best to avoid theft. An officer intervenes and the man is removed, with the women relaying the near robbery.
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New York
Regiment of
Ilinois
Champion Hills
Abraham Newland
Sergi
Newland
Enan
Yoanth
Alcohol's fell work in medical opinion of temperance
A fragmentary report discusses growing continental medical view against alcohol use. It cites Dr BE Tordy of Berne and others noting alcoholism as a cause in deaths, insanity cases, and crime. claims Swiss data link drink to lunatics, prisons, and reduced labor efficiency among abstainers.
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London
BE. Tordy
Berne
Ois
Switzerland
Br. Speyer
Zurich Lunatic Asylum
Tier
Mir Offo Lane
Zurich
Strmuipbell
Erlangen
Gaile
Kfertzen
Lausanne
Tange
Vasle
Schill
Geneva
Brassey
German Students Abandon Beer in Morning Training
In Germany three Leipzig clubs reportedly quit the morning beer ritual to boost athletic performance, with more university groups expected to follow. The trend is praised as a sign that temperance benefits physical condition and sport, even if scholarship suffers slightly.
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Germany
Leipsie
National Temperance Advocate
Prohibition Notes on Temperance Movements and Preachers
A compilation of remarks on temperance trends including abstainers versus moderate drinkers, high profits claimed by liquor dealers, pension bureau dismissals for drunkenness, and a church rule in Chicago requiring total abstinence for membership. It notes saloon closings near churches in Georgia and a Merkel Texas revival demonstration where a converted saloonkeeper burned liquor and assets.
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Riam
Tru
England
United States Pension Bureau
Dows
Georgia
Chicano
Puzzle of equal-length words reveals painterly clue
A fragmented crossword style item asks to place equally long words to reveal the name of a famed animal painter. It lists clues for diffusion and file, divide, tile, lower will portion, jug, measure, decline, augment, token, wither, irritate, heath among others, all with uniform letter counts.
Word Building and Puzzles From A Swiss Letter Fragment
A scrambled 19th century letter and puzzle page recounts travels through Canada England Ireland and Italy with family mentions. It includes a list of word-building prompts and quick puzzles such as Easy Word Squares and a war vessel clue.
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Switzerland
Zoo
Canada
England
Isle of Ight
Italy
Ising
Lown
Ireland
Transposition Puzzle Unearths English Town Names
A list of transposed words yields initials forming a town in England. Examples include MINGOTNTAH and ERTPABASLN suggesting place names, rivers, bays and notable terms. Additional entries reference a Saxon daughter, a Japanese city, and other historical or literary names encoded in mixed languages.
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England
France
Arwer
Germany
Ertpabasln
Ceayual
South America
Aone WE
Japan
Cassius Clay Jones Named Adjutant General of G A R
Longtime Rockford banker Cassius Clay Jones, born May 3 1845 in Seneca Falls New York, chosen by Colonel Thomas G Lawler as adjutant general of the G A R. Jones served in the Navy during the Civil War, later held banking and clerical posts, aided Rockford banks during the 1898 panic, and was respected as a civic, nonpartisan leader.
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Thomas G. Lawler
Cassius Clay Jones
Rockford
Ills
Adjutant Jones
Seneca Falls
Naval Service
Vanderbilt
Atlantic
Wilmington
Butler
Terry
Mr. Jones
Boston and Albany Railroad
West
Second National Bank of
Lawler
Northwestern Coal
Iiinois
Fifer
Jones
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