Nurse Nina of the Front Sailors and Soldiers
During Civil War hospital scenes Nina aids a wounded soldier, sharing beef tea and care. Her father, a surgeon, and the front unfold a tale of mercy amid chaos. The story highlights courage, resilience, and the bonds between nurses and soldiers at Fortress Monroe and beyond.
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Chustnut Burr
Nina
Fortress Monroe
Fredericksburg
Blessed Sanitary Commission
Baltimore
Johnny Gilder
Wallace
Fort
Black Sea
Peace and War Reminiscence on St. Mark's Place
In a New York parlor on St. Mark's Place in January a mixed group of North and South friends confronts looming war after news of Fort Sumter. Bonds falter as Wallace Graham and Nina Suydam face a torn future while Nina enters hospital work amid growing Union support.
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St. Mark's Place
New York City
Peace Commission
Washington
Mason and
Ixon
Uncle Janes
Uncle Carruthers
Hytray
Fort Sumter
Connecticut
New York
Bessie Calvert
Charleston
Phillip Schuyler
Albany
Wallace Graham
Beaufort
N. C
Nina Suydam
Nina Surdam
Wallace
Nina
Washington City
Old City Hospital
Broadway
Pearl Street
Richmond
Dally
Emancipation Day Scene at Lincoln Park War Memorial
Overworked surgeons and exhausted attendants move between rows of wounded veterans at Lincoln Park as mournful voices fill the air. Soldiers rest in a somber hush while a framed poem invokes peace and quiet after battle for those convalescing in the Soldiers Rest.
Reality in Religion Sermon Inspires Call for Modern Faith
The Rev. E B Newhbert of Indianapolis delivers a stirring sermon titled Reality in Religion arguing against sectarian limits. He defends worship as life lived in truth, urges church to lead with modern, living truth, and condemns dogma that stifles progress. He envisions a kingdom of God built by workers and lovers of liberty, not clerical elites.
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Indianapolis
Ind
E. EB. Newhbert
Jerusalem
Galilee
Kingdom of God
Ecclesiastic
Mire
Gamle
The Infallible Hands in a Mother's Longing
A mother regards her daughter's illness and the care by skilled doctors and a nurse. She finds herself unable to intervene, trusting the Great Physician to sustain the precious soul as she stands aside. The piece reflects the spiritual crisis of parental helplessness and faith in divine guidance.
Reverend Gilfillan Bestows Coat to Lambent Lord
The eminent divine Reverend George Gilfillan aids a distressed parishioner by lending his coat. He tells the man to keep the coat until it becomes bare, then return, and notes he will study in shirt sleeves. His wife queries the coat’s fate, and he explains the lords received it.
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George Gilfillan
Gilfillan
Instruments of God and the Welsh Revival Leader Evan Roberts
The twenty six year old miner Evan Roberts has become a leading figure in the Welsh Revival. At a large meeting curiosity rose and he left, triggering a moment when a young girl challenged the crowd to seek after Jesus Christ. The article reflects on ministers and early church figures.
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Evan Roberts
Roberts
Jesus Christ
Paul
Peter
Apelles
Augustine
Luther
Wesley
Moody
Hyan Roberts
God's Doing and Using the Tools We Have
A compact reflection on acting rightly with present conditions. The speaker asserts that true work comes from making the best of our abilities and circumstances, not lamenting what cannot be changed, and that our situation is part of divine providence guiding our actions.
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F. W. Robertson
Spiritualities of Kindness and Evil in Pious Thought
Fragmentary religious reflection contrasts sweetness and kindness with cruelty, asserting that virtue pleases God while evil harms the soul. The text hints at moral unity with the divine and the paradox of perceived good in wrong.
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