Enigmas of Life and Religious Debates in The Sword and Trowel
A review highlights Mr W Gregs Enigmas of Life and Mr Spurgeon in The Sword and Trowel with a sharp political stance and Saxon simplicity. It notes Spurgeons defense against critics and discusses Ryle and church dissenter issues, then surveys other periodical content with essays on revival life and church bodies.
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Tennyson
High Church
Ryle
Spurgeon
Charlesworth
Rowland Hill
New Surrey Chapel
United Presbyterian Magazine
William Anderson
Rendall
John Clare
R. Heath
Cowley
New York
America
Messrs. Cassell and Co
Old and New London
Fleet-street
Gough-square
Wine Office
Bolt-court
Johnson
Theodore Hook
Grant
Facets of Truth: Eight Discourses on Truth
A Liverpool authored collection by RAMUEL Prarsoux M A from Hodder and Stoughton presents eight sermons on truth. The volume explores ethical and doctrinal themes in a concise, accessible form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramuel Prarsoux
M.A
Liverpool
Hodder and Stoughton
Mythology to Reform Helen of Troy Says Sir John Lubbock
The piece argues famed misrepresentations of historical figures and myths can be corrected. Sir John Lubbock believes Helen of Troy deserves reevaluation after his Trove visit and Homer analysis, praising Prehistoric Man for clarifying the Spartan queen’s reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nero
John Lubbock
Helen of Troy
Troy
Paris
Glasgow Ladies Seek Queen Margaret Law Revival
An Ontario paper reports Glasgow women are drafting a petition to revive a medieval act of Queen Margaret that let any maiden choose her husband. The law, long abrogated, posed fines for a man who refused, stirring concern about widespread UK adoption.
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Ontario
Glasgow
Margaret of
Scotland
England
United Kingdom
Tweed
Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte Philologist and Scientist
Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte, English born, closes the Philological Society session with papers on Basque dialects and English dialect groupings. At Bayswater private press he published Basque language works and the Bonaparte Polyglot, a Parable of the Sower in seventy two dialects. He is noted for chemistry writings and is likely to be most historically useful among the Bonaparte nephews.
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Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte
Philological Society
Bayswater
Bonaparte
Life and Opinions of Heine A New Biography Noted
The coming biography of Heinrich Heine by William Stigand is anticipated. It promises rich material on Heine born 1800 who became paralysed and blind yet wrote until 1856. It notes fiction’s rise in serials including The Banker's Daughter and hints at broader literary shifts in periodicals.
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Heine
William Stigand
Edinburgh and Quarterly Reviews
Heinrich Heine
Times
Mr. Bagehot
Economist
Lloyd's List
Foreign News Highlights From Europe and Canada
The Queen Dowager of Wurtemberg dies in Stuttgart. Prince Napoleon named Count of Moncalieri by the King of Italy. Ten of eleven commissioners oppose the English Treaty of Commerce. Berlin dinner attended by the Emperor and Empress, Bismarck. George Smith reaches his East expedition destination safely. Austrian Electoral Reform Bill passes with Polish abstentions. Explosion at Mont Valérien cartridge factory injures 29. Emperor approves Thanksgiving service after Prince Imperial’s recovery. Canadian Parliament opened by Earl of Dufferin with railway and canal plans. Jaffa to Jerusalem railway surveys sent to Constantinople. 1500 pilgrim tickets offered to religious groups. Massachusetts liquor bill advances, May 1 enforcement. Russian Khiva campaign to be smaller in force than Abyssinia expedition. Grand Holy Land pilgrimage organized from Paris to Jerusalem via Marseilles and Alexandria.
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Wurtemberg
Stuttgard
Italy
Napoleon
Count of
Moncalieri
England
Odo Russell
Berlin
Germany
Prince Bismark
George Smith
Daily Telegraph
Wew
Reichsrath
Mont Valérien
Prussia
Prince Imperial
Earl of Dufferin
Jerusalem
Jaffa
Constantinople
East
Paris
London
Gawlois
State Senate
Massachusetts
House of Representatives
Daily News
St. Petersburg
Great Britain
Abyssinia
Khiva
Theodore
Holy Land
Marseilles
Messageries Company
Alexandria
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Great George Street Chapel
Pearson
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