A Service of Song and the Call to Church Music
Dr. Talmage urges vigorous congregational singing as central to worship. He traces biblical and historical roots, praises sacred composers, and argues for adaptiveness, correctness, spirit, and congregational participation to lift worship and unite the church in song.
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Louis Klopsch
Washington
Talmage
Paul
Silas
God
David
Westminster Abbey
Lucerne
Prayer Ending Phrase Repeats a Classic Doxology
A brief religious doxology repeats a familiar invocation to the Father and the Son, concluding with a benediction that echoes the timeless creed. The short line reflects liturgical cadence and traditional Christian piety.
Rich ore strike at Leadville Ig pays in 50 million outlook
A rich strike was made on the M. N. fraction between Archer and Glen Gary consolidations near the Uncle Sam claim of the Ibex group at Leadville Colorado. The 545 foot shaft reveals a high grade iron sulphide ore with 35 ounces of silver and 7-100 in gold. Mining experts foresee millions from this large Ibex chute as deposits extend north with recent strikes in the Little Bob and the Reindeer.
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M. N
Archer
Glen Gary
Uncle Sam
Ibex Group
Leadville
Col
Ibex
Scientific Croquet Becomes Roque At Norwich Meeting
The National Croquet association at a special meeting in Norwich Connecticut voted to rename croquet as roque. Members say the sport played is unlike the public game and interest has lagged as outsiders resist joining a game seen as simple. They adopted a distinct name to elevate the scientific version and establish a standard in the public mind.
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National
Norwich
Conn
Persian ruler Muzafair-i-Din governed as a child
The Chicago Times Herald notes Muzafair-i-Din, once made governor as a boy, lived frugally due to a jealous father and ignorance, grew lazy yet amiable, spending days shooting snapping photos and gardening in pea jacket and Scotch tweed. Russia buys American farm machinery.
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Muzafair-i-Din
Shah of
Persia
Chicago Times-Herald
Bible Lesson From Adirondack Indians Shows Worth of Faith
A Rev Egerton R Young account from British America tells how Northwest Indians carried their Bible while fishing at Lake Superior. After 280 miles of travel a son recovered the Book of Heaven, proving devotion to scripture amid hardship. The tale underscores the Bible as a life guiding text for millions.
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Egerton R. Young
British America
Lake Superior
Superior
Great Lakes
Religion as a Life Calls for Present Piety and Action
The New York Observer argues religion should be lived now not postponed for afterlife. It compares faith to a child’s instant grasp of a toy, urging immediate devotion while life’s pulses beat strongest, insisting Godliness benefits this life and the life to come.
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New York Observer
Ram's Horns and Moral Rifts in Faithful Thought
The passage extols Christian virtue and moral discipline, asserting meekness as power and choice as destiny. Tribulation is framed as a path to triumph, while selfless giving is linked to true preservation beyond death. It contends morality can exist without Christianity but Christianity cannot exist without morals.
Refuge of Our Fears Poem by Rankin at Congregationalist
A devotional poem speaks of fear and sin, seeking divine guidance and compassion. The speaker prays for healing and sustenance for the broken, the marginalized, and the world. With imagery of tears, shame, and longing, the verse asks for heavenly wine and bread to bring lasting peace.
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Isaac Ogden Rankin
Uncharitable Constructions and Habits Cited in Reflections
A Boston Watchman saying notes how evil interpretations cloud actions and urges thinking no evil. It argues that some people assume the worst motives and that noble character lies in refraining from evil thoughts. It continues with Best Time to Stop a Bad Habit, explaining prevention vs repair limits and noting that some harms cannot be fully undone.
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Boston Watchman
The Worshipful Life and Its Demands
A compact reflection on worship beyond ritual, asserting worship of life through belief and obedience to God. It emphasizes perceiving God as Spirit everywhere, placing the spiritual above the temporal, and seeking an intimate relation with the Infinite Spirit. Includes a quotation about joy and sorrow from Jeremy Taylor.
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N. Y
Jeremy Taylor
Toledo Infidel to Convert after Gramophone Hymns
Mr M O Waggoner a 76 year old Toledo man long known as an infidel listened to a gramophone Christian service alone at home and reported a sudden felt forgiveness he then resolved to burn his infidel library condemning his past unbelief and plans a public bonfire.
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M. O. Waggoner
Toledo
Hyain
Chicago Standard
Wagfoner
Curbing irritability through faith and self-control
A Religious Telescope reflection warns that irritability harms home life and personal peace. It urges guarding temper with the grace of God, noting life’s perplexities overtax nerves, but promises rest for the faithful. Keep cool, trust God, and endure burdens.
Salt as a Great Luxury in Central Afriaea
A historical note describes table salt as the greatest luxury in Central Afriaea. It claims long-continued reliance on vegetable foods creates a strong yearning for salt, and natives deprived of it for extended periods reportedly exhibit insanity symptoms.
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Afriaea
California grocery ad with mixed prices and products
A stained ad listing California Raisins apricots prunes peaches and various fish, oils, syrups, wines, whiskies, cigars, and textiles. It advertises low prices and a wide assortment, noting muscatel wines, cordials, and carpet goods with prices and unit measures. The fragmentary item reads like a late 19th or early 20th century store circular.
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Augustine
Gregory the Great
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Handel
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Wolf
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Christendom
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Boston
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New Orleans
Chicago
Endor
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Earth
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Holland Ders
Wal
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