Jewish woman in Baltimore embraces Christian faith after revival
A Jewish woman attends a protracted religious meeting in Baltimore and, moved by sermons on Jesus as the Messiah, converts after reading Romans in a New Testament. Her husband and Christian neighbors assist, and she proclaims faith in Jesus as the Savior, becoming a Hebrew Christian.
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Baltimore
Jesus
Messiah
Jesues
Abraham
Iaac
Jacob
Apostle
Hero
Sermons and Anecdotes From a Richmond Preacher
A Richmond preacher recalls anecdotes about readers of literature and religious talk. He cites scenes with a youth who reads Romeo and Juliet, a Mobile businessman, and a young man fond of “young oxsume.” The piece references Dr. William H. McGaffey on universalist preachers and J. M. C. Luke’s remarks on church needs. It ends with a call to action for church members to engage more deeply with prisoners and the Moravians’ missionary work.
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Richmond
Mobile
Ewain
William H. McGaffey
University of Virginia
J. M. C. Luke
North Carolina
Old North State
Brother Luke
Luke
A Brother Complainant Urges Patience At The Advocate
The Texas Advocate records a brother’s complaint that years of letters to the paper were decapitated disemboweled and roberttailed while other nonsensical submissions were published He says his work is threadbare and he awaits recognition We suggest he keeps faith and perhaps his next try will hit oil rather than bore himself.
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Texas Advocate
More Excellent Way and Jerusalem Population Glimpse
The piece critiques Presiding Elders salaries and the cost of church governance, praising personal revival and prayer amid skepticism. It notes Jerusalem’s population around 47,000 with 20,000 Muslims and Christians, and cites Proverbs as a master paragraher, urging authentic faith over opinion.
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Jerusalem
Holy City
Palestine
Illness of Rev I G John Affects Church WorK
Rev I G John senior missionary secretary is reported very ill with recovery judged doubtful. A valuable church figure, his life is hoped to be spared for many years.
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I. G. John
John
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