20 Sep 1871
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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1871
Page
1
In this passage the author argues that a conscious designing mind created and governs all law and matter, using gravitation as evidence of intelligent purpose. The piece contends Christian doctrine rests on the existence of a Supreme Being, opposing atheistic views and promising future replies on theology.
The author asserts a supreme, intelligent designer exists prior to and governs the universe. Citing Carne's Organon of Nature, they claim the origin of any work requires an idea or law foregone by a selfconscious mind. Matter obeys law, while intelligence governs designs and plans.
A man on a Saturday night struggles to navigate a narrow street lined with crooked lamp posts and rails. He repeatedly bumps into posts, spars with a neighbor, and laments the dense, confused roadway as he seeks home. He finally encounters a drunken crowd, gets knocked down, and is rescued by a friend urging retreat from the street.
A humorous piece describes a hypothetical lazy man who avoids crime and conflict due to fear of effort. It notes he never burglarizes, never runs for mischief, and remains a spectator at games, implying his idleness shapes all his actions and absurdities.
A lyrical meditation traces a single hour passing in a silent room. Imagery blends mortality and memory as a canary sings, a clock ticks, and night deepens into a sacred dream of love, faith, and enduring hope beyond time.
A Tennessee pastor told a tale about a well known New England divine who kept a poor lad as a chore boy. The sermon on repentance unfolds with comic misdirection as the boy redefines sinner in a humorous mishearing. A three year old bursts in with a joke about a monkey and a penny, adding a final absurd twist.
An 18th or 19th century account recounts Weber drawing a pistol during a duel in Hyde Park after a boastful insult, then calming the scene with a threat to force a dance. A related piece critiques Free Methodists for liquor ties, noting church members’ involvement in dram shops and the danger of respectable appearances masking vice.
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