Battle in the Arena of Faith and the Cloud of Witnesses
Dr. Talmage compares the Christian life to a gladiatorial arena. He envisions a vast amphitheater with galleries of angels prophets martyrs and saints encouraging believers. The talk urges courage against temptation declaring the King in the gallery and promising victory through Christ.
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Wwashington
Dr. Talmage
Ephesus
Alps
Mont Cenis
Paul
Ephesis
Verona
Christ
Trajan
Hell
Abel
Enoch
Noah
Abraham
Sarat
Isaac
Joseph
Gideon
Barak
Eveal
Liberius
Augustus
Jesus
Ont Pei
Gate of Eden
Ezekiel
Sennacherib
Bethlehem
Heaven
Michael
Archangel
Hosea
Jeremiah
Daniel
Isaiai
Peter
John
James
Moses
Siphesus
Uzza
Hons
David
Isaiah
Jesus Christ
Welkin
Hugh Lat
Louis Klopsen
Rich Men's Funerals And The Cost Of Deathly Esteem
A New York Press column notes that the wealth of millionaires often shows in their funerals. It cites Li Hung Chang’s $65,000 ornate coffin and Hillier’s widow spending $260,000 on her husband’s carved mahogany tomb. It mentions mausoleums for Mackay Vanderbilt and Senator Clark of Montana with costs reaching $175,000.
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Li Hung Chang
Hillier
Mackay
Vanderbilt
Clark
Montana
New York
Expensive coronations and royal generosity contrasted
The article reviews historic coronation costs, noting Russia's czarist outlays and English royal expenses, with figures for Nicholas II, Nicholas I, George IV, and Victoria. It then profiles Queen Margherita of Italy, highlighting her support for artists and her witty first meeting with Gregorovius.
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Russia
Nicholas II
Nicholas I
Duke of Devonshire
George TV
George III
George IV
William IV
Queen Victoria
Queena Margherita
Italy
Milan
Gregorovius
Historic St John's Church Denies Sale for Block Development
Richmond officers of old St John's Church on Churchhill respond warmly to a published report claiming the venerable structure will be sold for commercial buildings. Senior warden Captain Cyrus Bossieux asserts the church owes nothing. The church, famed for Patrick Henry's 1775 "Give me liberty or give me death" speech, attracts visitors who stand in that pew.
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Imer
Diocletian
Felicitas
Rome
John Bradford
Henry Vyoes
Christ
Albert Barnes
Presbytery
Lyman Beecher
Joan Calvin
James Arminius
George Whitefield
Toplady, Montgomery
Charles Wesley
Isaac Watts
Mrs
Sigourney
Heaven
David Abeel
China
John Scudder
India
David Brainerd
Adoniram Judson
Burma
Greenland
Tropics
Toplady
Divine
Old St. John’s Church
Churchhill
Richmond
Cyrus Bos- Sieux
Patrick Henry
Melbourne book burnings declare Zola novels indecent
The Melbourne supreme court ruled several Zola novels indecent under the act. Shipments from London or Paris are seized at Port Melbourne and burned in the customs yard, a primitive but effective method described by the London Chronicle.
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M. Zola
Melbourne
Supreme Court
London
Paris
Port Melbourne
Custom House Yard
London Chronicle
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Ohio Farmer
Youth’s Companion
National Stockman
McClures
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Weekly Tribune
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the Progress
Indiana, Pa
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Philadelphia Street
Indiana
NEW York Tribune Farmer
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