Politics as Christian Service in a Liberal Era
A June 1878 Bristol letter argues politics should be a Christian duty amid the Beaconsfield era. The author urges Liberal organization, education, and social reform, condemns Disraeli and jingoism, and calls church members to duty with five concrete suggestions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blondin
New Zealand
England
Samuel Morley
House of Commons
Reading
Gladstone
Lord Beaconsfield
A. C. Bristol
Fresh Assyrian Discoveries at Balawat Mound Uncovered
At Balawat mound east of Mossul nine from Nimroud and twenty from Khorsabad, two copper monuments show battle scenes and religious rites, with seven scrolls and a central pole. A marble coffer and tablets were found in a destroyed Assyrian temple. Rassam faced graves and local resistance digging near Balawat, while Kouyunjik revealed a ten-chambered clay cylinder with 1300 lines of inscription near Assur-Bani-Pal. Nimroud yields fragments of temple ruins and scattered inscribed marbles amid a largely ruined site.
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Balawat
Mossul
Nimroud
Khorsabad
England
Mr. Rassam
Kouyunjik
Nineveh
Assur-Bani-Pal
Hassam
British Museum
Rassam
Layard
Ruinous Destruction of Sacred Site Benched by Enamelled Tiles
Descriptions from Atheneum recount a deliberate demolition leaving only the marble altar and four seats intact. At Balawat and Nimroud the sites show similar ascended altars with brick steps and marble basins, while burnt brick construction and decorative enamel tiles hint the ceiling once held rich ornament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balawat
Nimroud
Atheneum
Famine in China Urges Renewed Aid Drive
Letter from Rev. Dr. James Legge of Oxford summarizes famine in Shan-hsi and Henan with high death tolls, land value collapse, and rising rice prices. Telegrams urge relief, noting thousands may die before harvest. appeal for 5,000 promptly and continued support from London committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Legge
Oxford University
The
Times
China Famine Relief Fund
Shanghai
Richard
Chi Fa
Shanhai
Shan-hsi
Lu-chang
Hsiang-hwan
Lu-an
Henan
Shanhsi
Famine Relief Committee
Pére Aymeri
Rutherford Alcock
London
Nicholas-lane
Lombard-street
B.C
Famine Relief Fund
Sir Rutherford
Books and expeditions in political and artistic circles
The Atheneum notes Life and Letters of Sydney Dobell ready for autumn press. A Royal Geographical Society meeting will discuss the African Exploration Fund report. A small expedition will explore between Dar es Salaam and Lake Nyassa, led by Mr Keith Johnston with another European. Johnston sails to Zanzibar next October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Atheneum
Sydney Dobell
Royal Geographical Society
African Exploration Fund Committee
Society
Dar-es-Salaam
Lake Nyassa
Keith Johnston
Johnston
England
Zanzibar
Manchester Guardian
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Dean Stanley
Deborah
Israel
China
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