How a Lawyer Teaches Bible Class in Sunday School Times
F W Hall of Madison Wisconsin outlines a method for leading a Bible class of about one hundred students largely UW Madison. He emphasizes thorough text mastery, rapid questioning, and cross examination to develop the central truth and moral principles, illustrated by a class discussion on Saul and divine commands in 1 Samuel.
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F. W. Hall
Madison
Wisconsin
the Sunday-school Times
University of Wisconsin
Hall
Saul
King
Mr. Hall
God
Agag
Amalek
Lord Jesus Christ
Samuel
Christ
A Brunt Insinuation and Health Talk in Journal
Mrs Grimes and Mrs Symes discuss health in a brief humorous exchange. They question the idea that frequent bathing harms the human system while noting their own family health. The fragment reflects social chatter in a Cleveland Plain Dealer item.
Sermon Notes On Parishioner Duties And Moral Training
A sermon excerpt urges parishioners to honor pastors with sincere visits and shared duties. It warns against gossip, neglect, and transferring services to others, stressing loyalty to church bonds. Included are parables of reliance on God and a bishop’s plea for university moral formation.
Speak Kindly of Woman Endorsed Advice From Exchange
A quotation urges careful speech about women’s character. It stresses that a woman’s purity is the race’s salvation and warns that insulting or accusing women damages men and society, urging restraint and respect in remarks about women.
Exercise for Elderly Health and Moderation in Work
Practical Farmer columnist T. B. Terry urges elderly readers to walk daily, start slow, and gradually increase pace. He cautions against overexertion after fifty, recommends nose breathing and shoulder posture, and criticizes streetcars for eroding stamina while stressing moderate, regular muscle use.
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T. B. Terry
Practical Farmer
Quiet Household Routines Highlight Time Struggle
Mrs Purser laments lack of reading time while noting Mrs Wise's leisure. She contrasts her own hours spent embroidering a comical dog on an ottoman cover with enough time to read twenty books.
Praise and Caution in Speech from a Self-Made Merchant
A maxim advises careful speech to men and urges seizing chances to offer kind words. It frames praise as valuable, likening it to money invested, and links prudent compliments to personal reputation.
Psalm 122 I Was Glad To Go Into The House Of The Lord
A short quotation from scripture praising entry into the house of worship. The speaker expresses gladness and intent to worship in God’s holy temple, recounting mercy and reverence.
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God
Lord Jesus
Samuel
Saul
Work and Education for All Citizens
A quote from Rev. James Gorton stresses that safety and welfare depend on educating every person to work honestly and thoroughly. It calls for arrangements in home, society, and business to ensure steady, honorable, useful employment of hand or brain or both.
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James Gorton
Gather Sunshine and Kindness in Daily Life
A reflective meditation extols people who spread rest and kindness through daily tasks. It praises those who see sunbeams in clouds, gather happiness from small acts, and rest to strengthen others, deeming life an opportunity to make others happy. The piece ends with a note on the lamp that shines brightest giving the most light.
Hot Baths and the Downfall of Rome
Medical Talk discusses how imperial Rome's 800 public baths and luxurious bathing rituals eroded civic virtue and personal valor. The article argues that the shift from cold to hot baths eroded resilience, aiding northern tribes in conquest.
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Rome
The Pursuit of Happiness and Its Surprising Path
A reflection on happiness cautioning against chasing joy for its own sake. It argues joy arrives when one focuses on making others happy, using biblical and angelic imagery to illustrate unexpected blessings accompanying selfless acts. The piece concludes that happiness found for another's sake endures.
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Mary
Earthly Sorrows and Heavenly Hope in Verse
A pensive meditation speaks of enduring earthly sorrow as preparation for the soul's ascent to heaven, urging reflection on faith, endurance, and divine mercy. The lines frame suffering as a spiritual discipline guiding toward eternal rest.
Are You Good Looking in Spirit Not Appearance
The excerpt argues that true beauty comes from inner spirit. It cites Kingsley that outward form reflects the soul. The message urges maintaining trust in God to reflect light and be good looking from within.
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Charles Kingsley
S. S. Limes
Indiscreet Letters and a Cautionary Tale of Privacy
A tale from The Youths Companion recounts Harriet Martineau and Cyrus W Field guiding secrecy in sensitive letters. An educator, urged to found a college, writes a harsh remark about a millionaire. A careless cleric and a prying lawyer share the letter, derailing the educator from the presidency and ending in his death.
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Harriet Martineau
Cyrus W. Field
Field
Aaron Burr
Paul Pry
If Sausage is Meat Then The Irish Dinnertime Doubt
A rural Irish tale centers on Michael who eats sausage on Friday despite church rules. The priest insists sausage is meat and asks for firewood as penance. Michael defends sausage as not meat and later brings sawdust, sparking a dispute over whether sawdust is wood or meat.
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Green Isle
Michael
Remedy Young Man Doctor
A dialogue shows a distressed young man seeking help for persistent wretchedness and loss of appetite with insomnia. The old doctor prescribes marrying the girl as a remedy.
Vacation as Defense Against Break Down in Modern Life
Dr Floyd Crandall notes a New York physician claimed to work a year in eleven months but not in twelve, urging that an annual vacation is a key defense for sedentary workers. He says after fifty the need grows, sleep eight hours minimum is essential, and irregular hours worsen decline. alcohol is a major factor.
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Floyd Crandall
New York
Crandall
Don’ts for Young Housekeepers Tips From A Household Guide
Practical cautions for domestic tasks including butter refrigeration, custard storage, heating china, teeth care, cutting fish, and cleaning methods. Warns against boiling water on packed china and scrubbing refrigerators with warm water while recommending formaldehyde solution and oxalic acid stain removal for preservation and cleaning.
Spider aid to farmers and a tale of fear
Dr Keller of Zurich notes insect eating spiders as useful to orchards groves and fields because their webs trap prey. The piece also recounts a parable on fear from the East showing how worry can magnify danger.
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Dr. Keller
Zurich
Dr. Maccclaren
East
Bagdad
Ono
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