What shall it profit a man if he gain the world
A 1902 sermon urges that chasing wealth harms the soul. It argues that worldly profit cannot compensate for spiritual loss, using economic trusts and personal stories to warn against making a bargain with Satan. It extols contentment, faith, and duties over riches, fame, or power.
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Frank de Wit
Tainy Aufly Park Presbyterian Dliiven
Europe
Belus
Steel Trust
Oil Trust
Tin Can Trust
Sugar Trust
Tobacco Trust
Coat Trust
Flour
Meat
Christ
Util
Brooklyn
Jackson's Borow
Jackson's Hollow
Sword Jackson's Hollow
Ioner
Heitheast
Satan
Dio Lewis
Daniel Webster
Lam
Antonio
Aaron Burr
Benedict Arnold
Channing
London
Anne Erskine
Lord Jesus Christ
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Louis Klopsch
Winning by Losing and the One Verdict Tale
A contractor tests a Nikolaevsky contract bet by umbrella challenge, losing the bet yet gaining the contract. In a Louisville murder trial, the foreman prompts prayer, nine hands rise, and jurors debate a harsh sentence before settling on eighteen years.
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Nikolaevsky Railway
Jersevage
Louisville
Honesty Paid Earl Fitzwilliam's Landlord Tale
A farmer complained fox hunters ruined his wheat, the Earl paid 250. Later the harvest proved good, the farmer returned the money, and the Earl issued a 500 gift with a moral note about passing it to his eldest son when he comes of age.
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Lexander T. Stewart
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Chauncey M. Depew
Mr. Vanderbilt
Deneward Sid
Chauncey
Stephen Girard
Philadelphia
Earl Fitzwilliam
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