Christ in the Ship Sermon on Gennesaret Storm
A preacher reflects on Jesus calming the storm on Gennesaret, urging that Christ must be in the ship for any voyage. He contrasts prosperous but prayerful and vane lives with steadfast followers who endure trials, asserting Jesus as both man and God and urging courage amid life’s tempests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inerias
Galilee
Anesaret
Beauty
Grone
Lebanon
Methsaida
Chorazin
Casnaum
Damascus
Hermon
Gennesaret
Jesus
Christ
New York
Liverpool
Jose Gennesaret
Jesus Christ
St. James
St. Phillip
St. Matthew
St. Marx
James the Lest
St. Matthias
St Thomas
John Huss
Church of God
Judah
God
Heavenly Castles
Rev Archibald Brown Joins East London Tabernacle Note
The East London Tabernacle has received Archibald Brown into the pastorate marking thirty years of his service during which 6,000 members have joined the church. The current membership stands at 2,400 and the church serves a largely impoverished congregation near Whitechapel. Brown has sailed for China seeking health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pia
Archibald (. Brown
East London Tabernacle
Whitechapel
Brown
China
First Japanese Church in America Dedicated in San Francisco
The first Japanese church in America was recently dedicated in San Francisco. It belongs to the Methodist denomination and has about 300 members who contributed largely toward building the edifice. The assistant minister and the organist are Japanese, and the church will be managed by Japanese members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. K
America
San Francisco
Veterans Corner Rhapsody on Republic and Chicago
A fragment from a veterans column evokes patriotic imagery and calls to Chicago with references to the Capitol and a vigil against violence. The passage blends symbolic lines about liberty and the flag with mentions of Georgia, peaches, and a notorious lynching era phrase, reflecting era-specific rhetoric.
Memento of Lincoln March Carried by Captain Owen
For thirty years Captain Silas Owen has kept a square piece of cardboard in a pocketbook envelope. The relic bears a short inscription recalling Lincoln's March, symbolizing a personal, decades-long memory tied to the historical event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Silas Owen
Oral reminiscences from Ford's Friday theater scene donor
A lengthy reminiscence recounts the Lincoln assassination night at Ford's Theatre. Witness Owen, seated in line with the president’s box, describes Booth’s escape, Mrs Lincoln’s shock, Captain Flood aiding the dying president, and confusion over Keene and Hawk. The tale notes Booth’s limp in the stage flag, the alarm, and the later recollections of Captain Scovell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen
Ford
Lincoln
Rays
New York Tribune
United States
Primrose
William R. Flood
Round Lake
Flood
Booth
Mrs. Lincoln
Laura Keene
Mrs. Keene
Harry Hawk
John
Scovell's Civil War Service and Chambersburg Raid
The article recalls Capt. Scovell as a favored aide to Lee and Jackson. It notes Louisiana's bid to transfer him to Jackson's army in Virginia, which he refused. After Jackson's death he joined the 15th Louisiana under Barry and helped lead the Maryland raid that burned Chambersburg in retaliation for Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Jackson
Virginia
Louisiana
Scovell
15Th
Barry
Maryland
Chambersburg
Sherman
South
Emperor of Russia as Colonel of Royal Scots Greys
A humorous exchange recalls a Scots character as a subaltern tells a servant that the new Russian Emperor is made colonel-in-chief of the Royal Scots Greys. The servant asks if the sovereign can hold both posts, a light look at duplicative titles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Royal Scots Greys
Donald
Conscience of Comptroller Overrules Executive Wish
The piece argues the Comptroller of the Treasury acted with independence against a presidential demand. It recalls a past incident where the incumbent refused a grant warrant, earning praise from the President who vowed to appoint a new comptroller and deem the official clear. An unrelated proverb about oak trees under glass closes the commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comptroller of the Treasury
Grant
Smartery swindlers and Quack Remedies in Old News
A fragmented passage notes con men and use of fake tonics like Hostetter's stomach bitters. It mentions a dry goods scene with a man sitting on a box and a joke about a wasp. The text also references farm outputs for 225,000 cod burhels of grain and harvest rates on the Burlington Route, plus stray lines about a dentist firm motto and New York saloon policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Adepress J. Fnaxers
Omaha
Neb
Tearm
Also Mentioned on This Page
Talmage
Tim
Veterans’ Corner
Vaterai Pon Republic
Chicago
Anuto
Georgia Peach
Atlanta Constitution
Ford’s
William T. Scovell
New Orleans
Frederick Root
Bailey's Island
Portland
Maine
Dr. Root
Sheffield
Mass
North Reading
Boston
Root
Boston Academy Chorus
Lowell Mason
Nicholson Flute Club
Oston
Bowton
York
Re Is
London
Winona
Minn
Mr. Root
Columbia
Sam
Parsatt
Ting
Senator Hill
Hood
Saratex
Ro Ante
Awa A
Sous City
Ogtuorey
Davis ‘Ator
Rankin
Sou
Ako
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!