24 Dec 1885
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Newspaper
Our Church Paper
Location
New Market, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1885
Page
1
A fragmented 1885 notice lists subscription details for Our Cannon Parson guided by Rev. W. E. Hubbert and others, with rates, prepayment notes, and addresses in Virginia New Market Blacksburg and North Carolina. It mentions Rev. J. S. Moser, Lutheran missions, church events, and multiple regional church notices.
A devotional line lists praise to Christ, urging voices worldwide to exalt his name with glad thanksgiving. The excerpt credits S Cosman and emphasizes celebrating the triumph of Christ.
During late communion meetings Rev Samuel Rothrock admitted 25 persons to full communion in North Carolina. Pittsburg rejoices in natural gas usage with explosions noted. Rev Dr Davin admitted six persons to Lutheran Church membership in Mt Pleasant NC and previously welcomed another denomination member. Trinity Sunday School superintendent has not missed a Sunday in three years.
A note explains space limits force withholding several communications until the next issue. Cover contributors are asked to allow for omissions as cabinetmas issues are typically crowded with material.
An advertisement in this paper urges readers to subscribe to the Baltimore Sun, praising its reliability and quick news delivery. The notice positions the Sun as one of the best secular papers available.
Two laborers attempt to set a stone in the foundation wall while a crowd watches and criticizes loudly. A passerby quips that the scene mirrors church work, noting two men are doing the labor and twenty are doing the talking.
Donations from St Pauls Mt Solon members to Pastor J W Hausenfluck are acknowledged and a Milnes Va Advent festival is announced for Dec 28 29 30 1885 at Rev I Conder’s church. Advent described as a quiet season of study of Christ’s coming with references to 4000 years and Pentecost spreading the message.
Subscribers are reminded that payments for subscriptions are now due. Please pay the amount assigned to your pastor, who will forward it to the collector. The college appeals for funds to continue its work and expresses a call to support the building of God’s kingdom.
The paper announces a Christmas holiday break with no issue during the season. The first issue of volume fourteen will appear January 7, 1886, as the editors thank ministers, lay members, and patrons and urge more subscriptions to support the paper and the church.
The article reflects on Christmas as a sacred, world spanning festival with deep religious meaning. It describes the Birth of Jesus as the Dayspring from on high guiding peace and righteousness and notes Christmas as a domestic, family event that shapes character across generations while acknowledging children without Christ and the longing for universal observance.
A reflective Christian column recounts the nativity story from Luke II, praising the incarnation and the harmony of mercy and justice. It notes prophecies fulfilled, the virgin birth, and the angels’ song, and closes with church notices and Lutheran world updates.
The Episcopal mission in New York City has ended with services largely led by Rev W Hay Aitken. Evangelist Mr Rainsford notes early fruit is scarce though more men seek confirmation class. He contrasts with Methodist circuit riders who press the doors open frequently. Protracted missions are common among Lutherans worldwide during Easter Passion services.
The publication thanks its many readers for subscriptions and support as it ends volume thirteen. It looks ahead to volume fourteen and pledges continued work from the United Southern Lutheran Church.
The Swedish Augustana Hospital of Chicago emphasizes training deaconesses and notes some sisters are prepared to devote their lives to the Savior. This work focuses on service rather than pulpit duties by the brethren and sisters.
The Christian at Work argues against labeling Lutherans as nominally Protestant, asserting true Protestantism requires clear Lutheran distinctiveness. Reports list consecrations across multiple Lutheran communities in Dakota Territory Michigan Iowa Wisconsin Ohio and Pennsylvania. New church dedications include Centre Lutheran Church Montour County Pennsylvania on November 29 and Clappertown Pennsylvania rededication 29th last month. The Syracuse Lutheran Orphan Asylum was dedicated on Thanksgiving Day costing over 38000 with five orphans already admitted.
A Lutheran Church was dedicated at Glenmore Wisconsin and another at Marinette. Two more Lutheran Churches were dedicated in the Kirk Horn settlement, one at Bowmans Grove nine miles NW of Elkhorn and one six miles SE from Elkhorn. It was a great day to the churches in that flourishing settlement. There are at least four Danish Lutheran churches between Atlantic and Bowman's Grove, about twenty five miles apart.
The B&O trains offer greatly reduced round trip fares for travel from all stations on the Main Line and branches east of the Ohio River including the Pittsburg Division. Tickets available December 23 24 25 30 and 31 with return validity until January 4. The practice supports patrons while reflecting charitable sentiments toward the poor.
The piece notes telephonic connections to Post Office telegraph offices and Western Union in a bid to show global reach. It advertises an 1886 church almanac offered at 10 cents per address and by the dozen at publisher’s price stamps from Henkel & Co. Boston obituary mentions Charles Foster a noted spiritualist who died in Boston last week and was adept at his craft.
The report covers Lutheran church dedications in Duncan non Pa and Litchfield Ill with membership additions and catechetical class. confirms 17 confirmations at Roths Church East Berlin Pa and 40 at Paradise. founder bequests by Rev Prof Dr Seyftarth totaling 1 000 each for Concordia College and Capital University and 3 000 to Emanuel’s Lutheran Church. later obituary of Rev H Greenwald D D of Holy Trinity Lutheran in Lancaster born 1813 near Frederick Md.
The Supreme Court decision upholding Angus M. Cannon’s conviction under the Edmunds act furthers the anti polygamy crusade. The piece traces four Mormon exoduses from Palmyra to Salt Lake City and predicts a fifth move to Sonora as polygamy enforcement drives leaders away while followers stay in Utah.
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