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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1871
Page
8
Prince Learns Purpose of Flies and Spiders in War Flight
A young prince fleeing enemy forces sleeps in a forest. A fly bites him, sparing his life by waking him to fight a soldier. Later a spider’s web saves him, prompting him to praise God for each creature’s use and purpose in creation.
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Enining Forest
Mance
Sheaven
Fragmented note cites a pupil's reply about a flag
A public exhibition prompt sees a pupil answer what the flag stands for with a crude remark. The piece also mentions the Papal Bull naming Thiers as Dux Francorum rather than president of the French Republic, per Higo.
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Higo
M. Thiers
St. Ohn de Lateran
Rome
Letter and Weather Teachings on Faith and Direction
A fragmentary meditation links scriptural light with reason and doubt, arguing that faith should guide truth beyond sense alone. It contrasts how reliance on weather or compass misleads a sea captain with the need for spiritual guidance. A concluding exhortation urges divine inspiration for rightly steered life toward Christian destiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Port
Inner Spirit as source of grace and life
The passage argues that spiritual remedies arise within the believer rather than from heaven and that God plants living waters inside the heart. It emphasizes personal divine work, internal transformation, and the need to attribute inner blessings to God, not external skies. It quotes Spurgeon on preaching and the Book of God as lighting the pilgrim's path.
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James
Eerg
God
Confess to God and seek renewal through faith
Beecher urges penitents to confess sins to God when lacking earthly support. He promises God’s loving administration in this world and a chance for recovery for the wayward. Faithful striving can yield eternal rewards, even through ongoing struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beecher
Early teaching warns against harm to youth minds
The excerpt urges careful imprinting on children’s minds, comparing it to a horse’s hoof that cannot be easily penetrated. It recalls a tale of a praying man asking God to save his people from intoxication, highlighting misused language and spiritual guidance amid temptations.
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