Acts xi 19 30 lesson on Barnabas Saul at Antioch
In this inter national Sunday school lesson from 1902 Rev. Stearns comments on Acts chapters 11 lines 19 to 30. It notes persecuted Christians preaching to Jews first, Barnabas's role in Antioch, and Saul's return to teach with him for a year. The passage highlights unity, generous giving, and the spread of the gospel among Jews and Greeks.
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D. M. Stearns
American Press Association
Stephen
House of Israel
Christ
Barnabas
Jerusalem
Antioch
Jesus
Mark x
God
Jesus Christ
Taras
Saul
Abram
Isaac
Joseph
Elimelech
Juda
Paul
Prayer Power and Constant Communion with God
Rev S H Doyle discusses the weekly topic on May 4 emphasizing prayer as essential. He cites Christ in Gethsemane, urges daily private prayer, warns against temptation, and lauds steadfast reliance on God's will while urging continual devotion amid life’s cares. Beatrice Clayton and Kate Upson Clark cited on devotion and divine testing.
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Garden
Gethsemane
Jesus Christ
Christ
God
Lazarus
Ps. li
Matt
Col. iv
Pet. ii
Beatrice Clayton
Kate Upson Clark
Needless Misery and the Joyful Christian Mind
A Presbyterian reflection on avoiding needless suffering. It argues that most distress arises from worry and biased thoughts rather than circumstance. Emphasizing accepting grace and favorable providences, it urges embracing life’s cheer to cultivate a hopeful, triumphant spirit even amid hardship.
Kindness melts obdurate hearts, not abuse
A Philadelphia Methodist quips that ice melts with sunbeams but harsh treatment fails to soften people. kindness, however, dissolves iron resolve and yields softer outcomes under the heat of benevolence.
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Philadelphia
Central Presbyterian quote on easier terms of faith
A Central Presbyterian message states that people may taste religion and seem to like it if they could have it on easier terms than denying themselves and taking up their cross and following Christ.
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Christ
Central Presbyterian
Reformation lecture series sparks faith and civic duty
Middlesex County notes a long running lecture series on the Reformation at the Congregational church and town hall. Speakers linked Christ to modern civic life, praised public schooling and ballot integrity, and contrasted church authority with individual conscience and social reform.
May Party for T R and T Baseball Club in North Billerica
The Oriental club of North Billerica hosted a May party in Thomas Talbot Memorial hall drawing over 150 couples. Red white and blue decorations lit the hall while Atwood’s Orchestra played Lowell music. dancing ran 8 to 12 with ice cream and cake served during intermission.
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Oriental Club
North Billerica
Thomas Talbot
Atwood
Orchestra
Lowell
Kathryn Cowdrey
Margaret Riley
Lucie Callanan
Jennie C. O'Toole
Gertrude Keating
Agnes Fairbrother
Annie G. Bradley
Grace J. Riley
Frances T. Gannon
Maybelle Morris
Charlotte M. Mullin
Maud C. Hannon
Jennie L. Morris
Florence K. Bradley
Lillian J. Buckley
Sarah J. Buckley
Agnes J. Fairbrother
MaybeHe Morris
Florence Bradley
Aged five dies after brief illness in South Chelmsford
Arzella G. Byam daughter of Mr and Mrs L A Byam died April 28 after ten days illness. Short services were held at the grandparents home with prayer by Rev C W Williams and songs by Stella and Grace Garland. She loved siblings cared for them, attended Sabbath school and had begun school. Burial at Hart Pond cemetery. Miss Sadye Redmond visiting Lawrence and Miss Mabelle K Pickard visiting friends in Lawrence.
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Arzella G. Byam
L. A. Byam
F. C. Byam
C. W. Williams
Misses Stella
Grace Garland
Jesus
Evelyn
Our Darling
Grandpa
Grandma Byam
Grandma Hutchins
Miss Sloan
Ednah
Alta Byam
G. P. Mansfield
Hart Pond Cemetery
Sadye Redmond
Lawrence
Mabelle K. Pickard
Lowri
Conflict Between Caesar and the Christians Lecture Summary
In Prescott hall on Sunday April 20 about 735 attendees heard Rev J B Thrall introduce a Koehne lecture on the clash between Caesar and Christians. The speaker contrasted Rome’s corrupt empire with Christian virtue, praising Christian labor, education, and woman’s dignity while noting Rome’s wealth, forgery culture, and tyranny.
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Koehne
Caesar
Prescott Hall
J. B. Thrall
Pepperell
McKinley
Jesus
Augustus Caesar
Augustus
Jupiter
Christ
Rome
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Washington
Lincoln
Mystery Signature Touts Cure Claim On Boxed Remedy
A cryptic signature appears on every box of a purported remedy labeled G Op Laxative Bromo-Quinine tavids VV OCW See in a remedy that cures cele As one Gah, suggesting a dubious health claim and unclear branding.
First concert and dance open Lowell Social Club
The Lowell Social Club opened with a concert at Elvin's hall last night drawing strong attendance. Elvin's orchestra performed from 7 to 9, then dancing began from 9 to midnight. In charge were W. E. Richardson as general manager, H. W. Westerstrand as assistant, C. W. Bray as floor director, R. Cudworth as assistant floor director, with reception chair R. Tivey and aides John Brown Albert Anderson George Emsley Frank Townsend.
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Pickering Hall
A. E. Kingsbury
Lee Spaulding
Henry Billings
Kittredge
Lowell
Tingley
Lowell Social Club
Elvin
W. E. Richardson
H. W. Westerstrand
C. W. Bray
R. Cudworth
R. Tivey
John Brown Albert Anderson
George Emsley
Frank Townsend
Nine Popular Lectures Mark City Series Ends
A local speaker series concluded after nine lectures across a 30 mile radius. The Men’s Keehne club, led by Dr Qua and Rev J B Trail, organized the event with three cheers for the lecturer. A morning house fire on Groton street caused destruction. Arbor day activities were postponed due to rain, while local plantings included 550 shrubs and trees and several named specimens on public grounds.
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Dr. Qua
Keehne Club
Harmon
J. B. Trail
Thrall
Bart West
Groton Street
Highland Whist Club
Frank Ward
High Street
Arbor Day
John Blood
Mason Street
Scribner's May issue showcases sea tales and reform articles
May Scribner's Magazine presents Henry Mc Carter color drawing for Heine's May Song and a breezy North Sea Smack tale by James B. Connolly with M J Burns illustration. It includes Fight with a Muskallonge by John R. Ratham, Early May poem by John Burroughs, serials by Davis and Smith, new writers James Robb Church and others, Henry Cabot Lodge on Russia, and President Gilman reminiscences. Catholic World articles and other subjects appear, spanning Impressions of the Philippines to Life of Christ and church state debates.
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Scribner's Magazine
Henry McCarter
Heine
James B. Connolly
North Sea
M. J. Burns
Mr. Connolly
John R. Ratham
John Burroughs
Pichard Harding Davis
F. Hopkinson Smith
James Robb Church
Rough Riders
Far West
Dr. Church
Henry Cabot Lodge
Russia
Gilman
Yale
New York
Harvey J. O’higgins
George Wright
Nelson Lloyd
Akropolis
Athens
Daniel Quinn
D. D
Margeret M. Harvey
St. Genevieve
Nanterre
Mary F. Nixon- Roulet
Corneille
Philippines
Edmund B. Briggs
Thomas McMillan
May International Monthly previews literary greatness debate
The May issue features Professor W. P. Trent of Columbia on redefining greatness in literature in comparative study. Captain Alfred T. Mahan discusses motives to imperial federation. Mrs. Fiske contributes on the matter of the play, with a notable list of foreign contributions.
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International Monthly
W. P. Trent
Columbia University
New York
Alfred T. Mahan
United States Navy
Fiske
New York City
Notable Works and Studies in Early 20th Century Scholarship
The record highlights two major works and one exhaustive essay by prominent scholars. The Riots in Athens by Rufus B. Richardson, director of the American School there, examines local upheaval. Some Aspects of Rome in the Middle Ages discusses medieval urban life, while August Forel’s The Social Life of Ants analyzes insect society in depth.
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Athens
Rufus B. Richardson
Rome
August Forel
The Literary Collector April Issue Features Rich Contents
The April Literary Collector returns in new magazine form with an excellent table of contents. Notable articles include The Reflections of a Book Lover by A H J Dore Master Illustrator James Schonberg The First American Epic Oscar Wegelin Book Advertisements in the 18th Century Charles Welsh The Essex House Press Book Binding for Bibliophiles Fletcher Battershall London Bibliographical Letter Alfred W Pollard.
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Dore
James Schonberg
Oscar Wegelin
Charles Welsh
Essex House Press
Preventing Whooping Cough Dangers with Chamberlain’s Remedy
Jessie Pinkey Hall of Springville Alabama recounts how her three children, including a three month old baby, suffered whooping cough last summer yet remained plump and healthy after using Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. She notes their oldest daughter asked for cough syrup between fits and recommends the remedy, sold by all druggists.
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Chamberlain
Jessie Pinkey Hall
Springville
Ala
Devoe Paint Claims Superior Coverage and Longevity
The advertisement asserts that Devoe Lead and Zinc requires fewer gallons than mixed paints to cover a building and promises a durability twice as long as lead and oil mixed by hand, highlighting efficiency and lasting finish.
Prices Current Lowell Retail Market May 1 1992
Prices current for Lowell retail market on May 1 1992 with figures supplied by Munn & Co grocers J B Cover Co flour rain D W Horne Co coal Killpartrick s ros fruit F E Putnam 15 Prescott street provisions and vegetables.
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Lowell
Munn & Co
J. B. Cover & Co
D. W. Horne & Co
Killpartrick S Ros
F. E. Putnam
Prescott
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