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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1875
Page
3
A verse by J Angell urges readers to share blessings this Christmas. The poem contrasts worldly debt with true gifts of kindness from Santa Claus. It stresses that wealth is hollow without love and urges individuals to act with compassion toward family, neighbor, and community.
Lenox recounts Jane Fairbanks’s daring rescue of a train bound for danger on Christmas Eve seven years prior. With Johnny Tweed she halts a plot to derail a locomotive and save the President’s party, earning hero status and eventually marrying the President’s son.
The article lists vacant prominent Presbyterian churches seeking pastors and cites a revival at Port Morris among Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railway employees with up to thirty at the altar in a single evening. It also notes a dignified withdrawal by Rev J Eccleston from Iowa bishopric and outlines a proposed union of Methodist Protestant and Methodist Churches with limited pastoral terms. Additionally, it mentions San Francisco Bethany Congregational Church adding Chinese members and Harvard President Eliot advocating specialized secondary schools over broad college prep.
Poem reflects on memory of loved ones while observing dusk and dawn. The voice questions why old joys fade and finds solace in faith that God makes all things new. The text urges daily labor, earnest living, and trust to lift the heart toward hopeful restoration.
The text lists weekly Sunday school topics and scripture references. January 2 covers 1 Samuel 15:10-23 rejected by God, January 9 anointing of David in 1 Samuel 16:1-13, January 10 David and Goliath 1 Samuel 17:36-51, January 23 David in the Palace 1 Samuel 18:1-18, and January 30 David and Jonathan 1 Samuel 20:85-42.
A sermon urges believers to embrace stewardship of grace as a sacred trust. Each person must minister their gifts for God and others, abstain from selfish gain, and actively serve in church and society. Every Christian has a unique mission to advance the gospel and uphold the Cross.
Dr. D. W. Lord recalls a devout Christian mother who shaped a large clan through faith infused education. She prayed for guidance as she advised and disciplined, and her children later held her in deepest reverence for the spiritual foundation she provided.
Fragmentary text notes a belief in Jesus Christ and salvation with the Lamb on Mount Zion. It mentions bold prayers through a prayerful Thanksgiving and references Luther. The readable parts suggest a devotional or religious contemplation rather than a clear news event.
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