Missionary George McAusland Falls for Mary Doncaster
George McAusland aged 38 sails from America to Fiji Islands to take up missionary duties. A crime in a moment of excitement shatters his confidence and forces him to avoid Mary Doncaster who boards at Honolulu. Mary, visiting her missionary parents on Gilead Island, dives in to save him when he falls overboard. He admits growing love as they converse.
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George McAusland
America
Fiji Islands
Mary Doncaster
Honolulu
Gilead Island
Mary
George
Derringer
Phil
Mr. Derringer
Asa
Captain Keen's crew confronts a mysterious voyage
Mary discovers a letter from Ephraim Doncaster revealing her father has died and chosen to go home. Jarambo, the old man, brings the note as Mary faints and John Gale reads the message aloud, explaining Ephraim's death and departure.
Mariners and Missionaries On an Island Homecoming
Mary Doncaster mourns her father Ephraim as George McAusland struggles with loneliness and the burden of taking up his predecessor's work. John Gale and Joseph Neargood debate who should stay with the islanders while Captain Keen plans to alert the Board. Mary resolves to wait for her uncle and cousin aboard the Venturer before returning home.
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George McAusland
Jarambo
McAusland
Mary
Ephraim
John Gale
George
Mrs. Gale
Joseph Neargood
Captain Keen
Keen
Honolulu
Joseph
Fiphraim Doncaster
Mary Doncaster
Venturer
Tom Hanline
Tommy
New Bedford
Tom
Corkran
Mary and George face mission life on distant island
In tension aboard the ship, Mary Doncaster and George Gale discuss staying to help Mary’s father’s mission while wrestling private fears and love. The crew ponders marriage as a path to protection and partnership, amid island temptations and cultural hazards.
Prayer That Prevails Not Just a Formal Exercise
A sermon contrasts prevailing prayer with powerless prayer. It urges a life of continuous prayer, assurance, and humble pleading for mercy, against self reliance, boastful pride, and the public display of prayer, citing Luke 18 and 11 and Morgan’s critique.
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Jesus
Christ
Jesus Christ
Hell
Morgan
J. Campbell Morgan
Lesson subjects and Scripture texts for February 23
The bulletin lists the February 23 lesson topics and selected scripture texts as provided by the International Council of Religious Education under license. It notes copyrighted material used with permission for teaching.
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International Council of Religious Education
There Is Another Life I Cannot Believe Quote
The quote from Thurlow Weed asserts disbelief in a sole earthly life and argues for the existence of another world as a necessary supplement to moral meaning and to balance life’s inequalities. It frames creation as requiring a beyond to imbue earthly existence with purpose.
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Thurlow Weed
The Road to Power and Self Mastery
An old quotation highlights three keys to life: self reverence, self knowledge, and self control. The path to sovereign power is framed as a personal discipline led by inner virtues.
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Tennyson
Embroidered Designs Pattern 2588 Offer
Advertisement-style note promotes modern easy patterns for towels or pillowcases. Pattern 2588 includes a transfer with 12 motifs averaging 4.12 by 6.12 inches, color schemes, materials, and stitch illustrations. Order details follow.
Square broom handles to save millions in government timber
The timber controller for Britain's Ministry of Supply says square broom handles and tent poles will cut waste by about 10 percent and save the country at least 8 million dollars annually. He notes round handles require extra shaping machinery. In a related note, matches in Japan were shortened by 0.029 inches, saving 240 thousand dollars worth of timber yearly.
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Ministry of Supply
Japan
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Nancy
Philip Donaldson
Asa Derringer
Harold L. Lundquist
D. D.ean
Moody Bible Institute
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Western Newspaper Union
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Plautus
Doan
Pratetul
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