15 Dec 1897
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Newspaper
Our Church Paper
Location
New Market, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1897
Page
1
A devotional urging believers to offer their best gifts to God in gratitude for His bounty. It emphasizes love unmerited, the power to give, and the call to work with God, sharing blessings freely as a response to Christ’s life and gifts. The text invites fervent generosity as a royal act of friendship with the Savior.
A sermon-like discussion on being in the Spirit on the Lord's day, distinguishing possession from being possessed by the Spirit. It argues worship in Spirit is essential, explores Sabbath vitality vs. form, and urges reliance on the Holy Spirit even when outward means are lacking. It cites John as example and emphasizes prayer and sanctified rest in Christ.
A historical reflection attributes crime to drinking gambling and evil reading. Comstock argues reading corrupts youth and stresses the need for early bedtimes. The Church Worker adds that keeping children home with curfews helps curb juvenile crime.
A reflective passage notes that anyone can bear a heavy burden or perform hard labor for a short time and anyone can live patiently with love until life ends, asserting this endurance as the core meaning of life.
A reflection on ethics by Alice Cary stating that one cannot do wrong and feel right nor feel wrong and do right. It argues that wrongdoing yields negative feelings as the natural consequence of immoral action.
A brief reflection on courage and ethics, asserting that fear should be limited to moral missteps. The saying emphasizes choosing right action over paralysis by fear.
The piece muses on memory after absence from loved ones and light from scripture on death and the afterlife. It discusses the soul's state between death and final judgment, paradise and Hades, and the Christian hope of reunion after the resurrection. It ends with reflections on New Church Year renewal and spiritual warfare.
A Scottish American excerpt argues that a wife’s sweet temper is the best weapon in marriage. It describes how a calm, patient wife defuses a husband’s irritability at breakfast, with the wife acting as a safety valve to temper his quarrels. It concludes that understanding this shield and armor would yield more sweet tempered wives.
A proverb-like remark notes that a person may have good intentions but lacks the resolve to act on them, highlighting a gap between desire and execution.
Christian Advocate reflections on enduring earthly trials with faith. The text cites Moses, prophets, and Paul to argue sorrow can yield spiritual growth and brightness, since earth is not heaven but a path toward it. It urges cheerful acceptance, rejecting despair and dissipation as relief from pain.
Mrs. Frank Juff of Detroit testifies Salvation Oil cures sprains and bruises quickly. She notes it treated her ankle and recommends it for pains and bruises. The remedy is sold for 25 cents and marketed as superior to all others.
A poetic piece attributed to Emma B Dunham extols beautiful Christmas offerings. It emphasizes dainty gifts, starry crowns, evergreen wreaths, and tender thoughts drawing us to God, with carols, angels, and charitable deeds shining as jewels of the season.
Chauncey M. Depew recalls Daniel Drew once worth $19 million dying in debt and a former $3 million banker now earning about $1,200 yearly. He notes cash wealth and diverse investments, plus New York’s dozen men who still seek small loans, illustrating dramatic financial reversals.
Commentary on family courtesy shaping future behavior and a medical note on dyspepsia. The piece warns rude youths become tyrants and offers dietary tips such as dry foods, avoiding drink with meals, hot water before meals, light exercise after eating, and fruit and grains as beneficial. Includes a brief biblical quote about finding and taking the bishop with you.
A Mt. Jackson correspondent cites an Ireland newspaper describing a sulfur gargle cure for diphtheria. It details mixing brimstone powder in water, gargling to dissolve the fungus, and even inhaling fumes from live coal to kill throat fungi. The account claims rapid, doctorless cures and broader uses for cold, chest issues, consumption, and asthma.
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