26 Feb 1902
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Newspaper
Our Church Paper
Location
New Market, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1902
Page
1
The piece argues the church must be powered by divine energy, not human means. It asserts Christ’s gospel as the sole path to salvation, calls for deeper consecration and prayer, and urges believers to seek the Holy Spirit to enable effective, Spirit-led preaching and growth.
The article recalls Mary Ball the future mother of Washington born in the early 1700s to English emigrants. It describes her youth, marriage to Augustine Washington, and family life in Westmoreland County, Virginia. It also contrasts spiritual growth with bodily growth and urges Lent era self-improvement through faithful prayer and effort.
The article urges cultivating a positive temper through faith and moral insight. It contrasts pessimism with a cheerful view, citing Dr. A C Dixon on seeing trials as tests or messages of love. It emphasizes kindness to others and avoiding suspicion, noting sunny dispositions spread happiness both personally and to others.
Washington visits Mount Vernon to bid farewell to his ailing mother before his inauguration. The aged matron, over eighty, warns him of her imminent death as he prepares to assume the presidency. She dies the following August at Fredericksburg, surrounded by family.
The excerpt argues that standards are relative to observers and contexts. It compares size strength time and conduct across individuals and cultures, noting time place and circumstances shape meaning. A Russian proverb about the blind and one-eyed man illustrates differing evaluations.
S. S. Zimes argues that focusing on duty and positive commands is better than dwelling on prohibitions. He recalls the Sinai law and Christ’s teaching that loving God and neighbor fulfills the law, making right actions preferable to strong prohibitions.
The United States saw record public gifts and bequests in the first year of the new century surpassing all prior totals. Major gifts include Mrs. Jane L. Stanford’s stocks and land valued at 30 million dollars to Leland Stanford Jr University, and Andrew Carnegie’s gifts to colleges and libraries totaling over 31 million dollars. Rockefeller’s benefactions are listed to many institutions with significant sums, and Harvard College Medical School is to receive a one million dollar grant.
A terse exchange features Mr Jowler teased about family ties and a sharp retort on blood relatives. The joke hinges on the word play about relatives who are “bleeding” him.
An older woman laments contentment with what one has and the trouble with desiring neighbors' possessions. Uncle Silas questions the difficulty of feeling content while comparing wealth and status, noting hidden misfortunes behind others' sugarcoated success.
A speaker rebukes a master for ignoring a needy, lame man by the roadside. The master claims he was reading and rushing to a hidden spiritual truth, but the speaker argues that quick harm comes from neglecting simple aid. The fable questions duty versus self interest.
An obliging clerk stacks goods high as a shopper, claiming she only looks for a friend. The clerk replies there is one more piece on the shelf and suggests the friend may be behind it.
A disabled Sag Harbor girl, Fannie W. Tunison, learns to write by teeth after discovering she can hold a pen between her teeth. She then creates readable letters, drawings including a Montauk Point lighthouse, and needlework patterns, drawing interest and purchases from nearby spectators.
Dr Judd of the Department of Agriculture notes chipping sparrow feeds on grass seed insects weed seed and a touch of grain as toll for crop protection. Other sparrows eat spiders snails and wild fruit. The sparrow is the farmer's most valuable bird, with only two of nineteen natives eating grain in trials near Washington.
The author compares heart-keeping to ongoing housework with continual cleansing of dirt and vermin. He notes temptations and sinful passions resist easy completion, leading many converts to become discouraged and fail in religious life.
Polly consoles a stuffed turkey at table while Mr Moody proclaims a prize for best thought. A winning entry notes that people grumble over roses on thorns but should thank God for roses among the thorns.
Fragmentary note describes a large pack of toilet paper wired together for roots at this office. The readable text emphasizes a paper product and a location constraint, presenting a curious office-side message without clear context.
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