The Baird Lecture and the Wealth Question
The piece weighs immense private wealth against social good, praising few benefactors like James Baird while questioning endowments for religion. It discusses whether funds should aid spiritual aims or immediate needs, and whether subsidy harms the search for truth as Dr Jamieson defends inspiration.
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Lucullus
Crassus
England
Peabody
James Baird
Nabody
Baird
Tweed
Scotland
Dr. Jamieson
Christ
God
Cesar
Quesar
Aird
Church of Scotland
Jamieson
Trust
Toilers and Spinsters and Other Essays Review
A critical notice of Miss Thackeray’s Toilers and Spinsters praising some essays for grace and wit while deeming others ephemeral. It highlights pieces on Old Maids Jewish Poor Schools and Hospital for Incurables and lauds Jane Austen and Grandmother’s Heroines. The review questions balance and wishes for more philanthropic focus.
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Miss Thackeray
Smith, Elder, and Co
Jane Austen
D.D
Edinburgh
Nisbet
Charles J. Brown
Free Church
Retired minister praised for balanced church leadership
The article profiles Dr Brown as a steady traditionalist with openness to youth, noting his close ties with Andrew Crichton and praising sermons that blend calm restraint with strong thought. It highlights “Lying on Jesus' Breast” and “Affection for the Little Ones” as standout messages, while acknowledging some Calvinist leanings in other sermons.
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New North Church
Brown
Jesus
Religious Faith and the Doctrine of Evolution Corrections
A reader addresses the editor to correct errors in last week’s article on religious faith and evolution. The letter attributes the mistakes to the writer’s own phrasing and stresses corrections are essential to the argument.
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Drak Sir
Edits in a Theistic Argument Paragraphs Cited
The passage lists several textual corrections in a second paragraph and column two. It fixes quotes on theistic and scientific unity, replaces improbability for impossibility, corrects terminology to permanence and impartial, changes we/he pronoun reference, and adjusts a phrase about ideal circumstances. It also rephrases Paul’s bondage and deliverance line to align with Evolutionist and Christian harmony.
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Henslow
Paul
Government and Publicans clash over proposed closing bill
The Standard notes mixed support for the bill to regulate hours but warns that uniform closing would not suit all areas. It argues for extended hours in the metropolis and contraction in rural districts, claiming the policy benefits the trade over public convenience.
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