26 Oct 1870
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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1870
Page
1
A critical column condemns sensational prizefighting and sensationalism in the press, urging silence on brutal matches. It attacks readers, reporters, and advertisers for glamorizing violence. It lampoons clergy and parish life, warns against moral hypocrisy, and mocks social pretensions.
A fragment from an Atlantic Monthly August issue recounts Sam Lawson recalling his younger days in a religious community. He narrates Miry Elderkin and Bill Elderkin’s close courting amid church life, social pressures, and rivalries with Black Hoss John. The tale reflects small town manners and moral judgments of the era.
Book notice on Crumbs Swept Up by Rev De Witt Talmage of Brooklyn. Published by Evang Stoddert & Co Philadelphia. Highlights free church movement and humorous moral essays from Europe trip.priced at $2.00 and printed on tinted paper Morrocco cloth binding with illustrations.
The narrator guides readers to a village at the edge of a cocoa grove to observe Hindu domestic life. He describes the village gate with an olive tree and a raised earthen platform for lounging, hymn singing, and disputes. a missionary seeks an audience to talk about Jesus. Mud walls, tiled or thatched roofs, and a narrow veranda define the residence. inhabitants sleep in the street wrapped in white garments. Inside, a doorway leads to a family mill and stone rollers used for grinding, reflecting daily labor and ritual.
The passage details a humble domestic meal with boiled chickpeas mutton or vegetables served with coconut rice and a rich spice gravy. It describes a mud kitchen, earthen pots, a veranda meal, and a gendered dining ritual where men eat first by rolling rice with curry while women serve and wash, then eat separately.
An analysis contrasts Swedenborgianism with rationalism, arguing the faith centers on interior purity and reverence for scripture. It states Swedenborgians worship Jesus as God in spirit, reject spiritualism, and embrace imaginative, humane devotion over scientific rationalism.
The article argues that Swedenborgianism offers both truths and errors and endorses Swedenborg's True Christian Religion as a comprehensive source for the New Church theology. It cautions scholars to study its teachings carefully, noting the limited originality of later followers and recommending the work to Catholic theologians seeking a primary source.
Fragmented jottings mix satire and moral musings on virtue envy vanity and lazy pretensions. Observations critique cowardice greed prudence and cleverness with quirky spelling and aphoristic turns reflecting a humorous 19th century voice. The piece playfully mocks society while musing on character and merit.
A Harpers Magazine excerpt recounts Carlyle’s plain talk contrasting with a lady’s pompous mockery of Jewish history. The scene includes a muslin theology critic and Carlyle’s blunt replies about Jesus and the Pharisees, followed by a Chartist leader Ernst Jones remark and Carlyle’s pigs allegory.
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