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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1900
Page
6
A 1900 Sunday School lesson explores Jesus as the Bread of Life from John six 22 to 40. It explains seekers’ motives, faith as receiving Christ, and eternal life through Jesus, the Father’s plan, and the promise of resurrection.
Reverend S H Doyle discusses the July week topic The power of small things based on Mark iv 32. He explains how tiny beginnings produce great outcomes in nature and in the Christian church, urging believers not to despise trifles and to view small deeds as potential for vast grace. The lesson is followed by prayer meeting guidance and Bible readings.
A Congregationalist lament asks what a census would show of attendance at the yearly church gathering. It notes only about a quarter of active resident members can attend, while roll calls and suppers raise totals yet many churches see a small group handling most business. It questions how the church can urge political participation while showing indifference in its own affairs.
The text says Christian work must be pursued whether circumstances are favorable or not. It urges reliance on divine guidance, doing one’s duty, and leaving results to God. Even with limited means, use them fully. fidelity is valued by God in labor done for His name and human benefit.
A Lutheran proverb laments that the world is too small to provide safety for a man who disobeys God, urging adherence to divine will. The line reflects religious discipline and moral consequence in a compact religious reflection.
A lyrical meditation on winter yielding to spring ends with an old formulaic health ad. The piece juxtaposes imagery of bleak season with a moral about endurance, then shifts to Hood’s Sarsaparilla claims as a “great blood purifier” curing tiredness and loss of appetite, followed by Hood’s Pills for liver ills and indigestion.
An itemized church listing presents Sunday sermons and activities. It covers numerous congregations including High Street, Fifth Street Baptist, First Presbyterian, Grace Universalist, Eliot Congregational, Highland Congregational, First Congregational, and more. Details include sermon titles, morning and evening services, baptisms, and special lectures featuring local and visiting pastors and speakers.
Morning service at 10 30 includes a sermon titled The Coming of the Lord Choir presents A Hymn of Praise and Still Still With Thee by Foote The Lord s Prayer Response completes the liturgy.
The pastor’s final service before going abroad features a prelude titled Shall the United States Rule the World. The Break ing Old Ties series continues with The Chariot of Fire and Mendelssohn arias from Elijah. The service includes hymns, a ladies’ trio, a tenor aria, and a potential testimony after meeting.
Smith Thomas Ford, pastor, preaches both morning and evening at Odd Fellows temple. Morning service features anthem The Ransomed and tenor If With All Your Hearts by O A Walch. Sunday school at noon before vacation. Final temple service with full chorus, old hymns, and special singing.
Rev C B Fisher presides at Hurd Street church with Rev R A Greene of Grace Church delivering the morning sermon at 10 90. Music follows with Sunday school at 12 10. The pastor expects a cool turnout as vacation approaches. Also a Women’s Christian Association service at 4 15 led by Brown Smith of Emmanuel Baptist Church.
Superintendent Whitcomb defends vertical handwriting as a legitimate system rather than a fad. He notes it is more legible and easier to learn, yet slower and may obscure individual handwriting traits, with mixed adoption in Somerville and Lynn and teachers generally satisfied though cautious about broad shift.
A review of upcoming Youth's Companion sketches by Ruth McEnery Stuadt and new editions of The Banker and the Bear by H. K. Webster. Hon John D. Long is cited as a trusted naval secretary ahead of the presidential canvass. Frederic's The Damnation of Theron Ware is being dramatized. New fiction by Bertha Run kle promises The Helmet of Navarre and The Reign of Law by Allen. Reinech and Bonant spotlighted.
A wide list of church activities from Chelmsford to Barristers Hall outlines sermons at 10.30 and 6.30 or 7.00 p.m., Sunday schools around noon, and varied midweek services. Pastors include Kenyon, Morans, Reed Dilts, Currier, and more, with multiple denominations from Baptist to Unitarian and Catholic noting service times and gatherings.
The advertisement touts the Yusean Mantle delivering 50 percent more light than rivals and triple strength. It claims longer life, lower running cost under a half cent per hour, and 100 candle power per unit, with sales at this office. Also notes first class gas cooking ranges on installment plans.
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