Afro American Callings and Growth of St Thomas Church
A historical account traces the St Thomas Church in Chicago, started by a small Black congregation aided by Grace church, with Rev James Thompson as first priest, later leaders, and a new building at Wabash and Thirty-eighth. It notes growth to 900 communicants, 250 in Sunday school, 150 guild members, 70,000 Black residents in Chicago, and a $9,000 debt due by May 1 supported by the Church League for Colored Work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doctor Locke
Grace Church
Our Church
Chicago
James Thompson
Tolman Wheeler
St. Thomas
South Dearborn
Thirtieth Street
Detroit
Dearborn Street
Mazalah
Anderson
Massiah
Wabash Avenue
Thirty-eighth Street
Calvary Baptist
Church League For
Board of Missions
League
St. Thomims
EB. P. Hailey
Chicago Savingu Bank
J. H. Mussiah
Census bulletin notes progress of Negro population and religion
A census bulletin highlights growth in Negro population from 1790 to 1910 and rising religious organization. It cites 1906 figures of 44 770 Negro church groups with 3 685 097 members, and shows sizable increases between 1890 and 1900, while noting white population growth from immigration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Census Bureau
Animal friendships and unlikely animal bonds described
A fragment discusses strange animal friendships. Cats forming ties with horses and birds, lions showing affection for terriers, and gentle beasts in Beouland keeping mates near a kennel. The piece notes persistent companionship across species and scenarios of attachment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beouland
Humorous Hen Scene Features Odd Deacock Appearance
A fragment describes a scene with a dog and a deacock protruding from a hen, creating a comic, odd visual moment. The wording suggests a newspaper-style caption about a rural or animal observation.
Dad Plans College for Josh Despite Costs
The speaker vows to send his son Josh to college even if it drains his last dollars. He questions which institution to choose, noting Joab believes he already knows enough learning. The emphasis shifts to finding a place that offers financial support or payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josh
Joab
Preventive fly control through cleanliness and borax treatment
The article argues that killing flies has limited impact and emphasizes prevention through municipal and home cleanliness. It explains house fly breeding, the diseases they spread, and a proven method using borax to treat manure garbage and other waste to prevent maggot development. It details application rates, safety notes, and urged public cooperation and education to reduce typhoid-carrying flies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suez
Panama
United States
Department of Agriculture
Arunten
Fies
le In
Washington
Eale
Experience as a teacher Little Lemuel Paw
Paw-Because, son, that is the only thing most of them can borrow without security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemuel
Women in Supreme Control in Malabar Chief Explains
Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair, speaking at the London School of Economics, described Malabar women as rulers of property and guardians of marital unions. He cited three marriage patterns among Nayars, noting no divorce law and that women held all property, with husbands living in their wives' homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chettur Sankaren Nair
Madras
London School of Economics
Mala
Sorry Swipe Knowitz Take Offense Over French Help
The critic laments that the clay was taken from the French and notes that the Germans took it, asserting shame on them for the act. The remark reflects postwar sentiment about occupation and cultural theft with implied national accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knowitz
Clay
Thamselves
Joyful Psalm of Forgiveness and Guidance
A study of Psalm 32, linking David’s experience with Nathan to the blessed state of forgiveness. The psalm contrasts happiness for the forgiven with the misery of hidden sin, outlines steps to forgiveness through confession and seeking God, and describes security, instruction, faith, and joy found in Jehovah. It emphasizes that God's mercy covers transgression, guiding and sustaining the believer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Nathan
God
Paul
Jehovah
Pallnter
Philippi
Cam
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General Education Board
Professor Just
Just
New York Evening Post
E. B. Baldwin
Marshallville
New York
W. P. Baldwin
Jense Rees
Europe
California
San Francisco Bay
Long Beach
San Diego
Palestine
North
South
America
Jerusalem
Philip the Good
Burgundy
Isabella
Spain
Austria
Ee Sewing Machine Company
Eixty-Twe
Federal Railways
Canada
France
Ermy
England
Deacock
Flere
Piagcoi
Sokiai
Mageol
Sonoue
Pactlria Atiagepid
Malabar
FB. C. Sellers
Moody Hille Inatitumn
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