Ode of Silent Unity to the Merciful God
The speaker extols the unity and omnipresence of God, portraying Thee as the creator, observer, and judge. God’s decrees are unalterable and boundless, with divine delight in heaven and in hearts receptive to counsel, offering life, peace, and eternal gifts.
Literary Notes on Hepworth Dixon's Spiritual Wives
A critique roundup notes mixed press on Hepworth Dixon's Spiritual Wives with Times and Spectator offering sharp rebuke while Globe and Daily Telegraph praise the work. It cites criticism of sensationalism versus historical tone and mentions related debates on American revivalists and social heresies.
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Dixon
The
Times
Daily News
Pall Mall Gazette
Spectator
Muckera
East Prussia
Moral Foundations in a Discerning Discourse
The passage argues that amid a pivotal abstention Jesus laid a moral groundwork surpassing prior teachings, creating a stable pedestal for His future divine image. It notes Good Words’ popularity, with over 160,000 copies sold in its third edition, and credits Tennyson, Gladstone, and Mrs. Craik for contributing to its success.
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Mr. Gladstone
Gladstone
God
House of David
Tennyson
Craik
Literary World planned as monthly supplement to Christian World
Proprietors announce a monthly Literary World supplement with forty eight columns, same size and price as Christian World. It promises a thorough view of all new books and the cream of the best works to appeal to educated readers.
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Christian World
Literary World
Review of Spectator and Nonconformist in The Contemporary Review
The February Contemporary Review weighs the Spectator Guardian and Nonconformist with detailed critique. It cautions against crowd worship loss of personal faith and dictatorial culture while praising the theological spirit of trust and divine purpose as counterforce.
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Spectator
Guardian
Old Established Journals and the Press in Hard Times
A discussion identifies three long standing journals as representatives of principle guiding the press through looming conflicts. The piece notes the emphasis on what the journals stand for versus what they oppose and frames the broader public hope for press direction in difficult times.
An Autumn Dream by John Sheppard review
A critical notice of John Sheppard’s poem An Autumn Dream, praising its earnest piety and literary gift while critiquing its narrow portrayal of the afterlife. The reviewer notes added lines about friends who died since earlier editions and predicts a future, broader epic from the author.
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John Sheppard
Elliot Stock
Mr. Sheppard
Dr. Watts
Sheppard
Oddities and notices from Taunton to Brooklyn
Gleanings reports a dog of Mr. Frost swallowing a letter with three five notes in Taunton. notes recovered after the dog’s death. A Henfield resident keeps a captive cuckoo. Northern folk lore notes villagers pray aloud at Hambledon Hills to keep the Evil One away. A Beecher church member in Brooklyn gifts an olive tree pulpit desk from Gethsemane. The sixth edition of Dymond’s Moral Essays published by Kitto. An Irish Capuchin praises Providence delaying death. An item from Court Journal advertises a scientific opportunity.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Brooklyn
Palestine
Garden
Gethsemane
Dymond
I. B. Kitto
Bishopsgate-street Without
London
Ireland
Court Journal
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Atheneum
London Student
Huxley
South London
Working Men’s College
Lambeth
English Independent