Distinctive Lutheran Doctrines Emphasize Christ Center
The essay argues Lutherans differ by making doctrine the primary church mark, centering on Christ as the only mediator and source of salvation. It contrasts Lutheran Christocentrism with other denominations' emphasis on organization or ritual and defends the positive, unified message of Luther’s catechism and gospel.
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Ohurch
Angeborg
Weido
Yaetballd Apa Oharoh
Jesus Christ
Christ
God
Ohrist
Obrist
Earth
Our Church
Luther
Germany
United States
Wartemberg
Massachusetts
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Z. C. Reiman
The Ship of Church and a Sea of Faith
A fragmentary reading from a periodical features a metaphor likening the church to a ship with God as pilot and angels as crew. It presents the cross as the mast and the Holy Spirit as inflating evangelical faith guiding toward paradise. A second quote notes that advice acts like snow, soft and lasting in the mind.
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Ucburch
God
Assemblies of All the Saints
Port of Paradise
Prayer and discipline urge early and late devotion
The quote urges making prayer the first duty in the morning and last at night, citing Luther on resisting delaying thoughts that put off prayer for business. It ends with a sales line offering 52 weeks of paper for $1 cash in advance.
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Christ
Paul
Martin Luther
The Dawn Immortal Brightens Every Year in Verse
The lines reflect a rising morning star and shrinking earthly burden as years pass. The speaker notes a truer life drawing closer each year and an ever brighter dawn, suggesting spiritual renewal beyond mortal limits. The verse is attributed to New York Obsorcer.
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Holland
Oacar
Sweden
Christian Herald
Earth
New York
Immortality’s Vision in a Summoned Afterlife
A poetic meditation speaks of a world beyond the grave where souls endure eternally. It contrasts winter’s storms with spring renewal and foresees a final judgment under sovereign power, guiding believers to a purer eternal shore where worship continues forever.
The Bridge Gone and Souls at Risk
A traveler ignores warnings that a bridge is gone and narrowly escapes disaster. Spurgeon and Havergal stress that careless indifference blinds people to danger to their souls and the need to turn from sin toward safety.
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Spurgeon
Coleridge’s Fragments and Famous Unfinished Works
Blackwood's Magazine surveys Samuel Coleridge's fragmentary writings from The Three Graves to The Wanderings of Cain and Christabel. It notes unexecuted plans, letters to Manning, and a boast of extensive yet largely unfinished criticism and metaphysics.
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Coleridge
Cain
Ladie
Christabel
Charles Lamb
Manning
China
Mary
Martin Barney
Godwin
Wordsworth
Col
Blackwood’s Magazine
Gulf Stream Debate Raises Theories Of Ocean Currents
In mid century Lieutenant Maury argues gravitation and density differences drive currents, citing his Geography of the Sea. Dr James Crell counters, claiming trade winds and prevailing winds shape currents. A recent model claims winds aligned with trade-winds could produce the Gulf Stream.
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M. F. Maury
Maury
James Crell
Harper's Magazine
Bird With a Broken Wing Inspires a Gospel Lesson
A woodland scene yields a parable of sin and mercy. The speaker finds a wounded bird and a life broken by sin. The rescued youth finds purpose, while others are saved from temptation by the example and pity offered. Each loss yields recompense, yet the bird never rises as high.
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Sin
Faith and conscience shape a holy life in Berlin tale
A gifted theology student in Berlin lodges with Baron von Kottwitz. A missing boot-jack sparks a moment of kindness that leads Tholack to convert through Jesus Christ. The narrator contrasts holiness with sacramentalism, quoting Augustine on a good conscience in the palace of Christ.
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Berlin
Vor Kottwitz
Jesus Christ
Tholack
Jesus
Tholuck
St. Augustine
Palace of Christ
Rev
T. L. Ouyler
Greedy Habits Darken Happiness Yet Gratitude Shines
A sermon notes that happiness comes from trusting God and avoiding a habit of dwelling on the dark side. It urges believers to compare their trials with mercies, be grateful, and recognize that where evil exists, good remains abundant.
Sympathy In Human Feelings Across Life Share
Excerpt defines sympathy as fellow feeling sharing happiness or grief across a person’s state. It describes how sympathy links a brother’s condition to another’s joy or sorrow, coupling adversity or prosperity through shared emotion.
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Calvary
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JF. R. Havergal
Coteridge
Hezekiah Buttterworth
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