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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1874
Page
8
A sermon argues God has no pleasure in the death of the wicked and desires all to repent. It cites scripture urging turning from sin, Christ as savior, the Bible and grace as means of salvation, and warns of judgment without obedience. The text emphasizes divine mercy over punitive wrath and the call to accept salvation now.
The sermon asks why God offers grace yet sinners ruin themselves, urging repentance and warning eternal ruin if they persist. It emphasizes that God takes no pleasure in the wicked’s death and that salvation is offered to all who turn from evil. It praises quiet, steady moral influences like Sunday schools and temperance work as the true, powerful forces shaping society.
A movement in Jacksonville aims to erect a monument over the remains of late Senator Richard Yates. The plan calls for legislative appropriation as a nucleus and statewide public contributions, led by a committee of friends of the dead statesman to honor his wartime and state service.
R A Steele of Kansas urges stock raisers to keep calves fed and growing from birth to three years. He argues good feeding, not just bloodlines, yields smoother cattle that fatten earlier and sell at higher prices. He cites examples from 1872 and notes durable weight gains with proper nutrition.
A practical farmer describes his successful potato method from selecting large tubers for seed to deep soil preparation, heavy manuring, weed control, and careful handling to avoid damage. The piece also reports on German agricultural experiments showing young grass and autumn hay offer higher nutrition and digestibility, plus a curious tip on making a leather cushion from deerskin.
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