There is but one book to read in life now
Agnes E. Mitchell writes of spiritual hunger, the living bread, and the need to rest with the disciples, while a sermon discusses the Sabbath as threefold in law ceremony and moral meaning. It argues against viewing it only as ceremonial and urges reverent observance for Creator, neighbor, and self.
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Lockhart
Bethany
Agnes E. Mitchell
Paradise
Commonwealth of Israel
Christ
Sinai
God
Egypt
The Mote and the Beam
A churchgoer quits after three years of unnoticed kindness and unspoken hurt. The minister notes she never speaks to others while she laments loneliness born of self pity. The piece urges self-examination and the healing power of cheerful sympathy.
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Prise
How to Make a Good Pastor
A Philadelphia layman told Bishop Stevens to place the least successful clergyman under lay support. The clergyman, once failing, built a thriving parish through faithful cooperation. The lesson urges laymen to stand with their pastor and actively assist parish work.
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Pacific
Philadelphia
Stevens
Catechetical Class Shapes Faith Beyond Routine
The catechetical class builds heart and head training for youth, guiding them toward understanding the Christian faith, vows of baptism, and church membership. It stresses parental and teacher cooperation, rejects mechanistic conversion, and aims to prepare catechumens to defend their faith with study and devotion.
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Paul
Zurtheran
Destruction of Botschabelo Mission in Transvaal War
The Berlin Society mission Botschabelo in southern Transvaal once thrived as a refuge city for persecuted native Christians. Martyrs and church founders built a flourishing community with churches and schools, now largely destroyed by the present British war against the Boers, prompting lament over the scourge of war.
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Berlin Society
Transvaal
Sekukuni
Christian quotes on faith and endurance from Hawthorne and Adams
The excerpt pairs Hawthorne’s image of Christianity as a grand cathedral with Adams’ assertion that Christianity endures beyond centuries. It includes guidance on planing a door with chalk rubbed along the edge.
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Hawthorne
Hold Up the Light in the Eddystone Tale
The essay recalls the Eddystone Lighthouse history with builders Winstanley Rudyerd and Smeaton. It links the beacon’s endurance to biblical foundations, urging readers to build on God’s Word rather than prideful, transient structures. The late 19th century voice urges spiritual steadfastness and humility.
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Eddystone
Cornwall
Winstanley
Rudyerd
Christ
Smeaton
Pronunciation of Roosevelt Name Clarified By Theodore Roosevelt
A 1898 correspondence published in The Christian Advocate shows Theodore Roosevelt stating his name is pronounced in three syllables with the accent on the first, rendered as Roz e-velt. The exchange notes confusion among the public and cabinet members over proper pronunciation.
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Theodore Roosevelt
State of
New York
Christian Advocate
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Sir
Rosevelt
J. M. Buckley
L. I
Srr
T. Roosevelt
Roze-velt
An Effective Lesson From a Stenographer's Verbatim Report
A New Orleans drinker teeters toward ruin until a court stenographer records his confidential ramblings at a restaurant. The next day the report spreads through the office and the man, mortified, pledges never to drink again. The piece argues such self awareness may curb multiple sins.
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New Orleans
Erald
Presbyter
Church reform bans fairs and bazaars in vestry move
A Presbyterian report describes an Episcopalian vestry in an unnamed city adopting a reform to abolish church fairs bazaars and any money raising societies. The pastor supported the move arguing current methods rely on crutches and outside help and faith and voluntary giving should sustain the church.
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The
Presbyterian
To Young Men: Be a Man Before Life’s Trials
A published admonition urges young men to assess strength of character and readiness for marriage before leaving home. It emphasizes self examination, sacrifice, protection, Christian example, and trust in God as essentials to becoming a responsible partner.
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God
How Many Times Through the Bible
A church member boasts of reading the Bible five times this year. The pastor asks how often the Bible has been through him, urging that living one command beats a year of reading without practice. A vow to act on a promise reveals its sweetness more than memorization alone.
The Most Loving Thing on Earth
A mythic angel searches for the most beautiful thing on earth. He finds American Beauty roses a baby's smile and a mother's love. Only the mother's love remains lasting at the gates, laid at the Master’s feet as the supreme gift.
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Pearly
Integrity and duty in Theodore Parker quotes
A reflection on keeping personal integrity as fidelity to God and humanity. The passages urge duty as binding once recognized and warn that selfish living brings misery in this life and the next.
Why John Was Promoted
A manager explains that John was promoted over a long-serving clerk after revealing a convoy of sixteen wagons from Lucena carrying wheat to Marchesa. Each wagon holds one hundred bushels, earning fifteen cents per bushel, with wheat priced higher at Marchesa than Lucena. The tale ends with the clerk recognizing the merit behind the promotion.
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Lucena
John
Romeo & Company
Marchesa
Ruskin on mutual joy and human renewal
The text states that the will of God is for people to live by each other's happiness, not misery. It argues that a child should strengthen parents through joy and life, serving as renewal rather than sacrifice, with men aiding one another by shared joy.
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God
Heaven
Ambition and effort unified in a creed of success
A quotation emphasizes that deliberate plans followed by hard work ensure victory. It asserts that only those who think clearly about their aims and then labor persistently will win, while others fail and cannot achieve the same.
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Robert Hubbard
West Point Cadet Schoeffel’s Noted Early Feats
The Ninth Infantry officer Frank Schoeffel, wounded in the Philippines, recalled his West Point days where he defeated the entire upper class in boxing. He trained rigorously after learning of the Booz hazing inquiry, and his rise began with a display of skill against five attackers in a single sequence. He later fought and defeated a noted bully, earning a hospital stay for the foe.
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Frank Schoeffel
Ninth Infantry
Bolonen
Philippines
West Point
Young Schoeffel
Schoeffel
Board of Investigation
Good Cooking and the Power of Dinner
A retrospective reflection extols the value of good cooking in marriage citing a New York man who married for a good cook. It argues a satisfying dinner sustains love and happiness, noting beauty fades but skilled cookery endures and remains central to a harmonious home.
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New York
Eewinkt Tintin
Thackeray
Socrates
Theophrastus
Scribner's February Issue Highlights National Debates and Art
Scribner's Magazine for February offers discussions of major national questions, short stories by popular writers, richly illustrated art pieces, and an instalment of F Hopkinson Smith's artist life serial. Notable articles include The Proposed Isthmian Canal by William H Burr The Commercial Invasion of Europe by Frank A Vanderlip and Washington a City of Pictures by Francis E Leupp.
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Scribner's Magazine
F. Hopkinson Smith
New York
Winston Churchill
Edith Wharton
Wm. H. Burr
Europe
Frank A. Vanderlip
Washington
Francis E. Leupp
Midwinter Fiction Number in Cosmopolitan Volume
The February issue showcases love, adventure and humor with stories by Zangwill on Anglicization and tragic love, Janvier's engineer torn between love and duty, Bret Harte styled Western tale Mr. Mac Glowrie's Widow, and E W Kemble's humorous sketch The Fish.
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Cosmopolitan
S. Cohn & Son
Zangwill
Thomas A. Janvier
Bret Harte
E. W. Kemble
Learn How to Tell a Good Story Brighten a Room
A concise meditation on storytelling as a healing art. The text compares a well told tale to a sunbeam in a sick room, emphasizing warmth, connection, and the power of narrative to uplift others.
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J. A. Adams
Roz-e-velt
Theodore Parker
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