20 Mar 1878
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1878
Page
1
A father explains life as battle where strength and wit are tested and children endure. He then defines death as rest after strife, when God’s angel ends the fighting and proclaims eternal peace.
A sermon argues that Hebrew sheol and New Testament hades Gehenna and Tartarus denote the realm of the dead with future punishment for the wicked. It traces uses in Old and New Testaments, cites key verses, and concludes that scripture teaches a future hell and eternal punishment, with explanations of metaphor and proper interpretation.
A fragmentary reader-like excerpt recalls ancient rings with magical powers from Solomon and Pompey, Roman and Greek practices, and a vivid domestic scene where children discuss a Mrs Brown and a new wrapper. The text mingles mythic lore with everyday life.
The piece argues for floral tributes at funerals, citing Rev. Henry Ward Beecher’s tale of a white coffin and a gardener supplying white flowers. It urges readers to consider flowers as fitting tokens for the dying and cites religious imagery to support their use.
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