Micah 6 8 Quote Emphasized in Sermon Fragment
A fragment cites Micah 6 8 to stress the call to act justly show mercy and walk humbly with God. The text reflects moral instruction likely from a sermon or devotional note.
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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1919
Page
2
A fragment cites Micah 6 8 to stress the call to act justly show mercy and walk humbly with God. The text reflects moral instruction likely from a sermon or devotional note.
Longworth the Ohio congressman argues the League of Nations is a national issue and criticizes President Wilson for not acting on wartime prohibition. He predicts a dry country by July 1 and notes congressional resistance to repealing Prohibition. Senator Penrose praises Harrisburg’s postwar transformation.
The Harrisburg City Council considers placing a new personal memorial in a public park while existing sculptures donated by Mr. Hershey remain warehoused awaiting a site. Officials warn against improper memorials to protect the parks as the people’s property and call for an art commission to oversee the process.
The piece argues forming an art commission to handle placing memorials and accepting bequests for fountains or statues, relieving the City Council of the duty. It urges Harrisburg residents to value trees as living memorials and to expand plantings beyond four streets and parks.
Editorial laments Harrisburg’s neglect of urban trees drawing parallels to Central Park’s deforestation. It condemns park officials, notes soil poverty, calls for substantial planting, funding, and a city forester, and warns of public protest if care does not improve.
The Legislature enacted the Philadelphia charter measure amid months of political maneuvering. The House approved the bill 187 to 0 as conference reports on registration bills lag, while talk of ratifying the federal amendment excites woman suffragists. Attitudes toward the new National Guard appointments and ballot marking fixes drew attention, with Palmer’s Scranton dinner stirring Democratic interest for a presidential bid.
Analysts interpret President Wilson's remarks in France as suggesting he could pursue a third term if circumstances favor it. Observers warn nothing is definite and his decision may hinge on party reaction and political risk, though he likely avoids personal defeat. Harrisburg plans a dignified memorial to soldiers honoring the war’s brave sons.
The War Department plans selling 5 million yards of denim at 20 to 28 cents a yard, a loss of about 25 percent from costs. Meat products totaling 142 million pounds in government warehouses are impounded with Secretary Baker offering excuses for the action.
The article surveys Westinghouse Industries and other mass producers, highlighting Scranton's coal wealth and population boom, Reading's hosiery and hardware output, Wilkes-Barre as a coal hub, and Erie's harbor development. It notes Pennsylvania cities' rapid growth, rail routes, and plans like Erie’s city planning commission guiding aesthetic growth.
The London Telegraph notes Washington's practical interest in farming, citing Sotheby's sale of twelve letters to Arthur Young that reveal his view of agriculture as a preferred and honorable pursuit. He discusses wages, land access, and the Mount Vernon estate, predicting the Federal city’s rise and the abundance of agriculture.
Philadelphia carpenters vote on a May 1 wage scale 87 cents an hour. National War Labor Board orders New York Publishers' Association photo-engravers wages up $6 weekly from Nov 20 1918. Textile workers report near bread line for most of them. Chicago brushmakers gain 10 percent pay raise retroactive to Nov 1 1918 with overtime. Pacific and Atlantic Coast shipbuilders metal trade pact affects about 325000 workers coast to coast.
A veteran sniper in France bragged of fearless service and deafness leading to risky duels in No Man's Land. Major Mahin recalls a comically bold duo, the sniper and his rear guard, outrunning barbed wire and frise as they stormed a slope to safety after a test bombardment.
The review speaks of Kawakami's Japan and World Peace offering an inside view of current Japanese policy including race issues and League of Nations role. It praises his candor and balanced critique of both Japanese leaders and China's errors. Also noted is Wells's The Undying Fire, a novel exploring spiritual conflict with Job Hussings as a central figure and a message of inner drive and faith.
Ebening Chat Friends of Frank Bell, longtime Pennsylvania journalist and lecturer, will open the coming winter in South Africa in response to church work calls. The piece also notes Phil S. Moyer as a likely Dauphin County district attorney candidate and recalls Auditor General Charles A. Snyder’s trout catch and hometown ties.
John J. Coyle, former Senator from Schuylkill, visited the Capitol yesterday. Altoona High School principal George D. Robb received an honorary degree from Franklin and Marshall. Dr. George P. Eckman of Scranton to deliver Wemleyan University commencement sermon. John Mitchell writes of possible job opportunities in the anthracite region. Col. John S. Fair, former Altoona newspaperman, named to the army remount board.
Historic Harrisburg once hosted a large horse and cattle trade while rail facilities supported the business. Maclaysburg lingered near Harrisburg for a decade after the town’s founding, and the area evolved into the city center.
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