Abrahamic test. Isaac and the lamb in faith’s trial
The sermon centers on Genesis 22, Abraham’s arrangement to sacrifice Isaac, and the typology of Isaac as a foreshadowing of Jesus. It contrasts the father’s burden and Isaac’s obedience, culminating in the declaration that God will provide a lamb, and muses on the price of salvation through the cross.
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Isaac
Taxnac
Failo
Abraham
Shane
Moriah
Sam
Teanc
Amy Isaac
Agamemnon
Ipnigenta
Mother
Shea
Jesus
God
Calvary
Mount Moriact
Mount Calvary
Mount Moriah
Lebanon
Earth
Hell
Christ
Avraham
Heaven
St. Mark's
Venice
Major and Judge banter and war balloon plans
Veterans Corner recounts a Major tale about a long-lived ancestor and a Judge’s quip, then details 19th century air warfare ideas. It reviews balloon reconnaissance by the U S Signal Service, remote telegraph links, and balloon guard concepts, plus anecdotes on Magruder Lincoln and literary circles in wartime New York.
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Uncle Sam
Weather Bureau
Signal Service
Denver
Paris
Barrack Slang: A British Soldier’s Vernacular
The piece outlines a British soldier’s unique slang for daily life in camp. It lists terms for items and roles such as bed as doss and shirt as gray buck, and calls out names for food and gear like spotted dog and John shoes. It hints at quirky phrases used in routine routines and inspections.
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John
Mitch
Revellie
Bitters Prompts Quiet Caution and Timely Wisdom
A fragmented ad style passage urges temperance and timing, praising Bitters as beneficial before meals. It warns against follies and mentions remedies for rheumatism constipation and nerve trouble while referencing the Ravens and a man with long whiskers to conceal his identity.
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Veterans’ Corner
Hhis Rot
Two Hundred and Four Broadway
Treat
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Prince John
Washington
Jefferson Davis
Davis
Prince John T
West
War Department
United States
Magruder
Magruderada
Regiment
West Point
Mexico
Buena Vista
Ken T
Confederacy
Lincoln's Mand
Bayard Taylor
Kennett
East Twelfth Street
Stoddards
Taylor
Huntington
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Tribune
C. P. Cranch
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Larry
Graham
Booth
Lincoln
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Hood
Western Fur Go
Des Moines
Iowa
Goods Fur Co
Val
Ury
Matt Day
Randelah
Boen
MFC
Chicago
California
Omaha
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Los Angeles
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Pan Wests
DR. McGre
Tan Onle
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