Prodigal's Return Sermon on Easter Forgiveness
Rev. Talmage uses the Prodigal Son parable to urge immediate repentance, contrasting the hunger and ruin of sin with the merciful Father. He warns against delaying vows and recalls vivid stories of prodigals who return or fail, ending with a call to seek the full pardon of God today.
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T. DeWitt Talmage
Washington
Christ
Ieaven
Liverpool
Dublin
Sie
Jesus
Kingdom of God
Easthampton
Harrison Weds in Simple Catholic Aisle Ceremony
New York April 7 Ex President Benjamin Harrison marries Mrs Mary Scott Lord Dimmick at St Thomas church in a simple ceremony. Gen Benjamin F Tracy stands as best man. 86 guests attend. The couple depart for Indianapolis and Adirondacks for a summer retreat, amid a restrained wedding mood.
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New York
Benjamin Harrison
Mary Scott Lord Dimmick
St. Thomas’ Church
J. Wesley Thomas
Benjamin S*. Tracy
John F. Parker
Gen. Harrison
Wanamaker
The
Treasury
Charles Foster
Interior
John W. Noble
Daniel M. Ransdell
District of Columbia
E. F. Tibbett
Harrison
St. Thomas
George W. Warren
Benjamin F. Tracy
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Fifty-Third Street
Dimmick
East Thirty-eighth Street
Fifth Avenue
J. Wesley Brown
Dr. Brown
Lieut
Parker
Lieut. Parker
Carridges
Gen. Morrison
Gen
Tracy
Indianapolis
Adirondack Mountains
Diminick
Pennsylvania
Walter E. Dimmick
When the congregation sings I would not live alway
Puck notes that while many in the congregation sing the line I would not live alway they imply a limit around seven in a playful aside about the chorus and sentiment.
Spain prepends fleet as Cuba crisis nears showdown
Madrid reports Admiral Sanchez Ocana has finished sea trials for a 14-ship Spanish squadron with about 6000 sailors. The fleet sails from Ferrol for gun practice in Arosa bay then along the northwest coast, aiming for Havana when Congress acts on belligerency. Madrid papers flag US politics as the fleet’s hinge. The government vows to curb demonstrations while pressing for swift Spain United States talks.
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Cleveland
New York
Madrid
Sanchez Ocana
Great Navy Yard
Ferrol
Extree
Arosa Bay
Spain
Havana
West Indies
Congress
United States
America
Accused of Fraud in Era of Fraud Allegations
Baltimore April 7 Rev John Lanahan warned Methodist preachers he will publish a detailed exposé alleging fraud in the Methodist Book Concern New York where he once served as an agent He claims three oil firms secretly operated by the senior New York agent with over 1 million in capital and false church financial reports for 12 years including misused benevolence funds He plans to prove cash frauds and stock speculation by the manager. He alleges funds sent for benevolences were diverted. He also reports separate killings in Meadsboro Illinois and a related case amid German settlement tensions with threats of lynching.
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Baltimore
John Lanahan
Methodist Book Concern
New York
Lanahan
Methodist Church
Wall Street
Ohio and Michigan vote shows Republican gains in many cities
Across Ohio and Michigan on April 7 voters largely backed Republican tickets with victories in Columbus Toledo and several Michigan cities while Democrats swept urban areas such as Saginaw and Des Moines had mixed results and women voted in key races including a Liverpool ballot on woman suffrage and school board seats.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Dayton
Jacob Linkweiler
Sam B. Smith
Chillicoathe
Madisonville
Circleville
Troy
Piqua
Springfield
London
Wooster
Urbana
Warren
Elyria
Marysville
Millersburg
Caldwell
van Wert
Liverpool
Toledo
Columbus
W. &. Tussig
Bushnell
Detroit
Mich
Michigan
Petoskey
IS. L. Rose
Grand Rapids
Stow
Stebbins
Samuel Dickie
Albion
McCutcheon
Bay City
Recorder
Jackson
Kalamazoo
Owosso
Lansing
Benton Harbor
Muskegon
Sault Ste. Marie
Manistee
Flint
Grand Haven
Stanton
St. Ignace
Marshall
Traverse City
Coldwater
Marquette
Tscanszba
Gallup
L. A. Smith
P. W. Lesby
P. P. Schnorbach
Leonard Eyre
Saginaw
William B. Baum
Linton
A. P.A
Bloomington
Calvin Rayburn
F. M. Funk
Stephen Akers
American Protective Association
Fulton, Til
George S. Sardum
Fred B. Hubbart
Shelbyville
Ill
Board of Education
Dubuque
Olinger
Thomas T. Duffy
Duffy
Des Moines
Keokuk
Fargo
N. D
North Dakota
St. Paul
Minn
National WCTU Convention Set for St Louis in November
The officers of the National W C T U accepted an invitation from the St Louis union with mayoral and Business Men's league support to hold the national convention in St Louis on November 15 and 16.
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Chicago
St. Louis Union
Mayor
Business Men's League
St. Louis
House Approves Cuban Resolutions by 245 to 27 Vote
The House adopted the conference report on Cuban resolutions recognizing belligerency and urging friendly intervention by President Cleveland toward Cuban autonomy. The tally was 245 to 27 amid cheers, with absences affecting some votes.
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House
Washington
House of Representatives
Cleveland
Messrs
Arnold
R. I
Atwood
Mass
Black
Boutelle
Daniels
N Y
Draper
Gillet
N. Y
Gillett
Elliott
Lockhart
N. C
Tucker
Turner
Tyler
Madrid
Congress
Is He a Candidate for President Carlisle Drawing Democratic Support
Democrats view Secretary Carlisle as a presidential candidate in name only unless the convention signals preference. He would accept a nomination on a sound money platform, while Carlisle has avoided aggressive campaigning. Louisville papers quote Democratic chairmen endorsing Carlisle as the sound money choice for president.
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Carlisle Wii
Washington
Carlisle
Watterson
Louisville Courier-Journal
Democracy
Louisville
Louisville Post
Jealous Suitor Shoots Miss Owen in Talbotton Lounge
In Talbotton Georgia on a Sunday night Miss Sallie Emma Owen a wealthy young woman was shot to death in J H McCoy's parlor by dentist W L Ryder who was courting her A P Persons a congress candidate stood beside her and was wounded Ryder captured after a failed suicide attempt by slashing his throat authorities say jealousy over Owen and Persons friendship sparked the tragedy.
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Talbotton
Sallie Emma Owen
J. H. McCoy
W. L. Ryder
A. P. Persons
Congress
Mr. Persons
Ryder
Robbery on Express Route Seizes County Funds in Alabama
Deputy Tax Collector Woodham of Covington county was robbed en route from the express office at Searight to Andalusia with 2000 in county money and 70 in private funds. Three masked men forced him to surrender the funds during the transit.
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Montgomery
Ala
Woodham
Covington County
Searight
Andalusia
Werr Ahlwardt Beaten by Mob in Woboken
In Woboken a mob of about a thousand attacked Werr Hermann Ahlwardt the anti Semite from the German reichstag. The fracas ended only after police intervened arresting Ahlwardt and several assailants. In Washington a bill to create an additional judge for the Sixth judicial circuit received a favorable senate report.
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Werr Ahlwardt
New York
Werr
Hermann Ahlwardt
Reichstag
Woboken
Ahlwardt
Washington
Senate
Sixth Judicial Circuit
Michigan
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
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