Willing and obedient Philip follows the Spirit to Gaza
The lesson shows Philip leaving Samaria at a messenger’s command to travel toward a desert road between Jerusalem and Gaza. The Ethiopian official, reading Isaiah, is guided by the Spirit to Philip, who explains Jesus using scripture. The man believes, is baptized, and Philip continues preaching in Azotus and Caesarea, embodying faithful obedience and divine guidance.
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American Press Association
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Peter
Joan
Samaria
Jerusalem
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Noble Daniel Purposed to Resist Temptation
A March Christian Endeavor lesson discusses Daniel 1 8 20. Rev S H Doyle extols Daniel's noble youthful purpose to abstain from defiled meat and wine, even in Babylon. The talk urges youth to stand firm against custom and surroundings, trusting God for guidance and blessing.
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S. H. Doyle
Daniel
Babylon
Faith as a gift and duty in Reformed teaching
Faith is defined as knowing God's gospel and trusting by the Spirit that we are saved by grace through Jesus Christ. It is personal, valuable beyond all, given freely, and exercised under divine command to believe. It is a precious gift and duty to keep faith lively.
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Jesus Christ
Reformed Church
Excelsior Pilgrim Message Encourages Steady Faith
The Episcopal Recorder urges weary Christians to press forward toward a bright country of peace and joy. It advises that hardship can become a sunlit path when the Sun of Righteousness shines, promising reward for perseverance and faith.
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Episcopal Recorder
Outdoor Peace and Forgiveness in Nature
A Christian Endeavor World meditation invites readers to seek calm in trees, sun, and hills. It urges trust in God’s protection amid doubts, scorn, and sorrows, suggesting contemplation beneath the sky to remember future heavenly joy and home.
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Christian Endeavor World
The Ambition of the Baron Leads The Smart Set Novelette
The April Smart Set features Marvin Dana's The Ambition of the Baron as lead novelette a romance of surprising events with a happy ending. Also highlighted are Mary L. Pendered Ruth Parsons Milne and other writers with stories of wooing comedy and naval life plus The Science of the Sea by Prince Albert of Monaco.
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Mary L. Pendered
Arcadia
Ruth Parsons Milne
Cecil Charles
Lucy
Gertrude TI. Lynch
H. E. Hepner
Andlizabeth McCracken
Helen
Miss Perfume
Onoto Watama
Willowwood
Baroness von Blutten
Army and Navy Club
M. T. Matty
Prince Albert of
Monaco
Edgar Saltus
MOOS Literary Hotel and New Books Preview
The issue highlights Miss Johnston's Audrey selling out in a week. The Saturday Evening Post will feature Charles Emory Smith on national affairs with a new Washington department. New novels include The Claybornes by William Sage and a special Song of Solomon edition edited by FitzRoy Carrington. Burne-Jones reproductions accompany Red Rose and Fleur de Lis Libraries releases from L. C. Page Co.
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Saturday Evening Post
Philadelphia
Charles Emory Smith
Washington
Smith
R. H. Russell
FitzRoy Carrington
Solomon
Heaven
L. C. Page Co
Boston
Red Rose
Fleur de Lis
Ward novel to serialize in Harper’s May issue
Mrs. Humphrey Ward announces her new novel Lady Rose's Daughter will begin serial publication in the May number of Harper's Magazine and will be illustrated by Howard Chandler Christy.
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Humphrey Ward
Harper's Magazine
Lady Rose
Howard Chandler Christy
Helen Keller Writes Her Life Story Through Braille And Typewriter
The article details Helen Keller’s arduous process to craft her life story for The Ladies Home Journal. She first records ideas in Braille, then uses a typewriter guided by notes. Teacher Miss Sullivan spells out sentences by hand for Keller, who approves with revisions, and proofs demand rereading. Publishers honor Keller’s extraordinary patience.
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Helen Keller
Ladies’ Home Journal
Miss Keller
Miss Meller
Miss Sullivan
Miss Weller
Notorious Southern Desperado Bartow Warren Found Dead
Early today near Branchville on the Edisto River fishermen found a half decomposed white man’s body with pistols and 12 express envelopes in coat pockets, four containing money. Identified by locals as Bartow Warren, the alleged robber who twice targeted the Southern Express Co and is said to have murdered a key witness.
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S. C
Branchville
Edisto River
Express Company
Bartow Warren
Southern Express Co
Lipton Smitten by London Club Gossip
London gossip claims Miss Elfin Fay, a former London music hall star, charmed Sir Thomas Lipton during a Empire Theatre performance. He allegedly met her in his box and is now vacationing on the Riviera. No engagement official yet. rumors persist about a possible match. Fay is from theater circles, daughter of Hugh Fay, with a mother who led at Walck’s stock company.
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Elfin Fay
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Miss Fay
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Barry @ Pay
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Stock Company
New York
Stolen jewels returned to cathedral crypt
In New York on March 44 the jewels stolen from the Cathedral of St John the Divine crypt two weeks earlier were found returned in an envelope with no explanation. Police believe public fear of arrest prompted the return of the mother of pearl ornaments.
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New York
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Smallpox cases rise in Warren town
Warren March 14 seven cases of smallpox reported in the town. Two Dumas children on Main street ill with the disease this afternoon. Three more children in the same family suspected, symptoms expected to appear by tomorrow. Infection so far confined to the two tenement house first affected ten days ago.
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R. I
Dumas
Main Street
Tenement Hoyse
Quincy Quarry Owners Propose Eight Hour Day Deal
In Quincy on March 14 a joint committee of quarrymen and quarry owners discussed the strike. Owners offer an eight hour day with a 10 percent wage rise if workers add one hour per day at normal pay for March April May July September and October. They would extend the eight hour day at the same terms once Barre Vermont grants it. The proposition will be presented to the workers tomorrow.
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Quincey
Barre
Jimmy Stone Wins 20 Round Bout In Middletown
Jimmy Stone of Boston defeated Perry Edwards of New York in a 20 round decision before the Middletown Athletic Club. Police stopped two preliminaries featuring local boxers.
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Middletown
Conn
Jimmy, Stone
Boston
Perry Edwards
New York
Middletown Athletic Club
Giolitti Defends Social Movement in Italian Debates
In Rome on March 14 during a Chamber of Deputies session Signor Giolitti the interior minister argued that recent strikes reflect a broad social movement across all proletarian classes seeking better living conditions. He said the demands are non political and government neutrality is needed unless violence is incited with strike propaganda.
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Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Signor Giolitti
Interior
A Bogus Sheriff Held on Grand Jury Charge
A peculiar case was heard in the sixth district court with Judge Sweetland holding Constantine Gianfrancesco in 1000 dollars bond for the grand jury on a charge of falsely claiming to be a sheriff.
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Providence
R. I
Sixth District Court
Sweetland
Constantine Gianfrancesco
Italian Colony Police Chief Fraud Claim
It is alleged the defendant posed as chief of police and as sheriff, constable and inspector in the Italian colony of the city. He allegedly collected money from various people promising they would be exempt from penalties for prior misdeeds. A young woman paid him $6 to secure a divorce that he claimed he could procure.
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Gianfrancesco
Mexican Priests Arrive in New York for Rome Pilgrimage
Twenty Mexican priests on a pilgrimage to Rome arrived in New York tonight aboard the steamship Esperanza after setting out from Vera Cruz. The group traveled on the New York and Cuba mail line as part of their religious tour.
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Rome
Mexico
Cuba
Vera Cruz
Naming customs of the Ainos in northern Japan
The Ainos of northern Japan name their children at age five. The father selects the child's name after birth and uses it in later life, including during times of war.
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