The Object of Ordination in Lutheran Practice
Lutheran Standard argues ordination confirms a church call, not the act that creates it. It cites Lutherans, Jena theologians, and Chalcedon canons to condemn ordination without a parish charge. The rite publicizes the vocation, ensuring decency and order, while never replacing the call.
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God
Christ Jesus
Jesus
Chemnitz
Dr. Loy
Jena
Mylius
Holy Synod
Loy
The Ultimate Test of the Scriptures Sermon at West Newton
Dr Nathan E Wood delivers a baccalaureate sermon at West Newton Seminary asserting the Bible's authority rests on its fruits and transformative power. He cites Jesus and Paul, endorses universal salvation themes, and quotes Dr Walther on Lutheran belief, urging acceptance of grace through faith.
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Nathan E. Wood
West Newton Seminary
Lord Jesus Christ
God
Jesus Christ
Christ
Dr. Walther
Timely Text for Graduates and Ministers
A sermon-like meditation on Isaiah's verse urging graduates and new ministers to seek divine help. It emphasizes humility, reliance on God, and security in faith, noting ministers face discouragement and skepticism. The message praises steadfastness, serenity, and prayer as keys to enduring Christian life.
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Bunyan
Jesus
Gibraltar
Paul
Zztheran
God Holds the Key to All Unknown in Faith
A reflective devotional verse affirms trust in God to unfold the future. The speaker accepts unknowns, choosing peace in divine care and grace. They express comfort from God’s guidance, rest in his protection, and blessed assurance while below.
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God
Trusting God’s Way Through Trials and Blessings
A devotional meditation on God’s blessings arriving when believers surrender their preferred path. The author recalls Jesus walking on the stormy sea, the martyrdom of Stephen, and the spread of the early church as proofs that God’s best gifts come through His plans, not human wishes.
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Galilee
Jesus
Stephen
Early Church
Christ
Value of Knowledge and Sacrifice
The saying contrasts values from knowledge and faith to intellect and affection, praising self sacrifice over self culture and other noble aims. It emphasizes that affection and sacrifice surpass mere learning and cleverness.
A Clean Conscience as the Best Remedy
A disturbed conscience sickens the soul as disease deranges the body. A clean conscience, earned by faithful performance of all tasks, serves as the best tonic for both soul and body.
Religion and Self-Denial in Beecher’s Sermon
A reflection on true religious life beyond self denial. Beecher’s analogy compares a fenced garden to a stone cathedral, arguing religion embraces spiritual feasts and beauty beyond mere self denial. The piece presents Beecher’s vivid illustration about seeing the garden’s blooms rather than the fence.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Happiness Lies Within and Within the Kingdom
D. L. Moody contends that true happiness cannot be bought or sought externally. He argues happiness comes from within under the dominion of the spiritual and from living as a Christian, not from riches or fame.
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D. L. Moody
Macgregor Chief Encourages Clan After Sheriffmaior Wound
A Highland Macgregor chieftain wounded at Sheriffmaior inspires his clan with a rallying cry. Seeing their leader fall, they hesitate but he rises to urge duty, renewing energy for battle and invoking steadfast faith in their Captain.
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Macgregor
Sheriffmaior
D. ZL. Moody
Monkey at Dinner Blamed on French Guests
A Parisian restaurant faced a court ruling over a monkey brought by a party of young French men. The animal jumped on the table causing massive breakage and head injuries to diners. The owner sued and the court held the men responsible for the damage.
The Unskilled Labor and a Lesson from Tom Mahan
A Youth’s Companion writer recalls two platform men and a lime bleached laborer Tom Mahan who left school for wage work. A judge urged trade training arguing skilled labor earns more, while the piece notes many fail to invest time learning a trade. The tale echoes about professor and church life, marking time in Christian practice.
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Europe
America
Judge Haines
Tom
Tom Mahan
Honest toil marks pride while dissipation stains
A reflective line contrasts furrows of honest labor with those carved by dissipation. It frames diligent work as a badge of honor and warns that indulgence or excess leaves a stigma of shame.
A Higher Heroism in Quiet Life and Duty
Canon Farrar speaks of a higher heroism found in enduring ordinary duties with cheerful patience. True greatness lies in living for God’s work through low positions, restraint of ambition, and sacrificial daily service, beyond dramatic moments of courage.
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Nineveh
Babylon
Farrar
Pronunciation Rules and Women's Role in Society
The article discusses orthoepy debates on foreign and English pronunciations, noting varied forms for depot and names like Goethe and Chopin, then shifts to praise of women’s influence. Julia Ward Howe is cited on women's progress, urging open air exercise, public school training, and respect for homemakers. It condemns snobbery and advocates dignity in household work.
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Don ¢On
Commonwealth
Missouri
Depot
Webster
Stormouth
Goethe
Schiller
Wagner
Waggoner
Goflerdammerung
Chopin
Shopan
Padarewski
Pahkdahrewski
Ambroise Zhomas
Julia Ward Howe
September number of the Deme ator for the family
The September issue of the Deme ator offers fashions for the stout home flowers this winter’s skirts and more with illustrations. It lists topics such as The Meaning of Home Ruskin’s Love Failures and A Woman’s Employment priced at 1 year and published by The Butterick Publishing Co Limited New York.
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Ruskin
Butterick Publishing Co. Limited
13Th St
New York
N.Y
The Chestnut Girl And The Generous Stranger
A sick widow mother asks a poor passerby to buy chestnuts for her child. He cannot refuse the plea and gives a coin. Twenty years later the girl, now a banker’s wife, helps the same man by offering him a job after recognizing him. He receives a note with a $250 check in gratitude for the earlier kindness.
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the Christian Herald
Boston fiancée and the Boston girl remark in print
A New York Press quip notes a Boston fiancee being called familiar with Brown ing and contrasts the city’s “true Boston girl” as never familiar with anybody, signaling social dynamics and slang of the era.
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Boston
Browning
New York Press
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