Doing the Impossible in Christian Living
The Rev Dr Charles Edward Locke preaches at Hanson Place Church on doing what cannot be done using Matthew 17 20. He cites Raphael’s Transfiguration and Jesus miracles to urge faith as a mustard seed, presses abolition, brotherhood, and social reform, and honors Moody Sankey Crosby and Lincoln’s anti-slavery vision.
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Charles Edward Locke
Hanson Place Methodist Episcopal Church
Raphael
Jesus
Galilee
Philip
Mathemat Hohilin
Andrew
Tertullian
Richard Cobden
Armstrong
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Mathodism
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Lazarus
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Nicodemus
Moody and
Sankey
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Charles Wesley
Bunker Hill Monument
Webster
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Bunker Hill
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Hill of the Cross
Calvary
Fanny Crosby
Supremacy of Christ Denial Contradicts Christian Identity
A quotation asserts that denying the spiritual supremacy and lordship of Jesus Christ disqualifies one from being Christian. It argues that moralists and philosophers may admire Jesus but lack the right to bear the name unless they bow to Christ and confess Him as Lord, to the glory of God the Father. The Examiner.
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Christ
Jesus Christ
God
Father
The Part of Wisdom and Inner Peace
The text counsels silence in evil times and turning to God for true peace and glory. It urges independence from others' judgments, asserting that inner peace rests in God rather than in human approval. The piece attributes this reflection to Isabella Fit Mayo.
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Tisabella
Mayo
Milestones in a Nobler Life Decline as Slow Progress
Professor Blackie argues that general notions about sin and salvation fail to aid the blessed life. A true path requires continual progress with milestones passing behind, or one remains stationary and loses the chance for a nobler life.
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Professor Blackie
Household Hints On Cooking Cleaning And Stains
Tips cover chicken salad texture, crust formation, fire safety with flour sand or earth, berry stain removal by running hot water, kindling prep, cleaning discolored ware with corn meal, sewing durable buttonholes, and salt uses for cooking cleaning moth prevention and stain removal. The notes list multiple household tricks and methods.
Strange music heard in swamp west of Lake No
A rifleman in Africa writes to the London Spectator about beautiful music heard in desolate swamps west and south of Lake No. He describes a night-long concert by unseen songsters, rising in volume from dusk until dawn, credited to the Nile gunboat engineer Mr Edwards for warning him of the event.
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Africa
London Spectator
Lake No
Edwards
The Truant Officer Faces a Milwaukee Bride Tale
A Chicago News excerpt recounts a Milwaukee area scene where 13 year old Mary aids brides while missing school. The new truant officer presses for her return, while Mrs Platek defends Mary and battles the public gossip as she considers a fine per absence.
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Mrs. Platek
Mary
Milwaukee Avenue
Annie Bezan
Platek
Marys
Olaf
Chicago News
Wealthy Socialists Among the Rich and Leisurely
The piece notes leading socialists like Bernard Shaw earning substantial incomes and moving in affluent circles. Sidney Webb Ramsay Macdonald and Philip Snowden are cited as similarly well funded, with Snowden supplementing his income through journalism. The Countess of Warwick expresses a willingness to share wealth with the poor if abundance exists, while Hyndman is described as a successful speculator.
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Bernard Shaw
Sidney Webb
Ramsay Macdonald
Philip Snowden
Countess of Warwick
Henry Mayers Hyndman
P. T. Oo
Workhouse Census Records High Inmate Count at St John’s Road
A recent census of the St Johns Road Workhouse in London shows 1613 inmates. Of these 1150 are over 60 years old with 468 between 60 and 70, 511 between 70 and 80, 159 between 80 and 90, 11 between 90 and 100, and one inmate aged 101.
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St. John’s Road
London
Judge Lovatt Rules on Fall River Non-Support Case
In a Hartford Courant report Judge Lovatt outlines austere standards in a Fall River non support case. He dismisses the husband Reuben Leskovitz noting that if the head of the household eats corned beef and cabbage the wife should as well unless a physician orders otherwise.
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Fall River
Safe Sentry Drill Angers New Recruit
A veteran officer warns the recruit to chal lenge all passersby. The recruit agrees and notes even the faintest noise wakes him, as a punchline caps the scene.
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