New York Letters on Politics, Vanderbilt Case and Raids
From New York on December 31 1877 a Special Correspondent reports dull business due to harsh weather. Stocks remain on hand and producers struggle to reach markets. The Hayes Conkling split and the Vanderbilt trial dominate pages with gossip about Cornelius Vanderbilt Sr and William Vanderbilt. A temperance raid reduces rum traffic and police board woes persist amid political fighting. Weather remains unusually mild for the season.
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Orangeville Lodge installs officers with supper and entertainment
In Orangeville on December 27 a special communication of Orangeville Lodge No. 687 A F and A M installed named officers before about eighty attendees. After the installation a grand repast was served in the basement, followed by entertainment on the third floor with a medley by Miss Addie Cadwell and speeches by local clergy and lay speakers, with thanks to the ladies for their labor.
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Brush Creek Literary Society Debates Currency and Marriage
The Brush Creek Literary Society held its Friday meeting on Dec. 28 with a debate on whether greenback currency should replace coin. J. J. Shaffer led the affirmative, A. Rubendall the negative, and the verdict favored coin. A later Class B exercise led to another discussion scheduled for Jan. 11 on enforcing adaptation in marriage with Wesley Rossman and Adam Rubendall as chief disputants. The society reports a healthy twenty to forty members with new entrants invited. Preren Rubendall, Cor Bee.
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New Year Reflections From Lena's Note 1877 to 1878
Lena from Lena Illinois writes on December 31 1877 that the year is swiftly passing and 1878 is about to begin. She laments how quickly time slips away and reflects on the brevity of the departing year in a personal note.
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Reflections on 1877 and community life in Lena
The piece surveys a year ending in January 1877 with notes on political shifts, a republic’s resilience, and the year’s festive church activities. It laments hardship, questions charity toward the needy, and announces a temperance lecture by Dr. Jewett in Lena, signaling a cautious optimism for the season.
Found Petrified in Stone Ancient Wasp Nest Fossil
While blasting rock near Eureka Nevada a quarry worker discovered a stone embedded wasp nest with larvae and two fully formed wasps inside. The petrified specimen, taken from forty feet depth in granite sandstone, was sent to the Smithsonian Institute in Washington for study.
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Readiness of the Christian to receive all messages
The Christian must stand in a posture to receive every message God shall send whether by His word through the preacher or otherwise. He should be ready like one set to depart on short notice or a merchant with goods packed and ready for the first sail.
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Dependence on the Holy Spirit Over Spiritual Measures
A compact admonition warns against overreliance on sermons and means while urging believers to rely on the Holy Spirit as the true helper. It cautions that even reading, hearing, or the Bible should not replace dependence on God’s Spirit for guidance and comfort.
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Beauty of Holiness and the Path of Faith, by Samuel Pike
The passage extols holiness as an enduring beauty immune to decay or strain and guides faith toward Christ Jesus as the object of faith. It explains faith rests on the gospel, divine truth as its ground, and the spirit of truth as its author, all within a vision of ultimate divine illumination.
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Postage Free to All Subscribers in the United States
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