Four Groups in Garden Teach Apathy in Modern Church
Mr Sunday preaches on Judas betrayal and the garden scene, warning that most church members stay near the world’s edge and do little for revival. He cites five classes of churchgoers, urges personal work, and laments apathy, urging prayer and decisive action to win souls.
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Peter
John
Jesus
Judas
Kedron
Gethsemane
Mr. Sunday
Freeport
God
Jesus Christ
Tree of Life
Jidas
Gars den
Webster
Church of Today
Hell
Kimball
Moody
Christ
Heaven
New Jerusalem
Church of God
Sunday
Boston
Wendell Phillips
Dwight L. Moody
Chicago
Northfield
Sententious Lines From A Prohibition Era Critic
A declamatory set of lines skewers religious hypocrisy and social vice. The speaker argues many churchgoers lack true Christian living despite vast Christian figures, condemns lent as excessive, mocks fashionable churches, and calls for closing grog shops in Freeport.
Portrait of a Self Made Horatio in Dusty Town
A humorous autobiographical sketch portrays a rustic traveler proudly claiming roots in humble origins. The speaker recalls barnyard scents, homemade grooming, and rough toil shaping character, railing against privilege while celebrating grit and perseverance in a poverty forged life.
Gray's Hickory Ghosts of a Country Churchyard Tale
Fragmentary reminiscence recalls a boy born to a miner or soldier family, early life in veterans homes, and a link to Lieut. Gov. Scott. The text mentions land surveys and relocation routes through the Midwest toward Chicago and Minneapolis, hinting at westward settlement and a shift in population.
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Gray's Hicky
Penty
Wert
Oldiers
Glenwood
Davenport
Tai
Toth. Scott
oWa
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