Orthodoxy and prayer in a perilous era
A Watchman piece argues that civil turmoil, moral decline, and the assault on orthodoxy demand renewed evangelical preaching and disciplined prayer. It emphasizes the Bible's authority, the cross, and the need for living faith to sustain religion, with Hudson Taylor and Spurgeon cited to illustrate prayer in action.
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United States
EpitTor
Divine grace turns hardship into paths to the perfect life
A Baptist message reflects that stout difficulties, when overcome by divine grace, become stepping-stones toward spiritual ascent and the attainment of a perfect life.
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Alabama Baptist
The Kingdom of Grace Demands Relentless Labor and Faith
The text argues that God’s grace invites service in his vineyard. It highlights Jesus, Paul, and early Christians as model laborers, stressing varied gifts and duties. It warns against spiritual arrogance and urges faithful, diligent work while embracing grace.
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Prayer Builds History and Saints Across Bible History
All the most conspicuous saints of Bible history from Abel to Paul are described as men of prayer. The greatest results of history are attributed to answered prayer, and the decay of the praying spirit signals decline and disaster.
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Abel
Paul
Home Courtesy in Family Life
The Watchman urges consistent courtesy within families not just with strangers. It argues people often neglect polite behavior at home because love and familiarity lessen perceived need for ordinary forms of politeness. It invites readers to adopt even mild society manners toward family members and notice the positive impact.
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South Carolina Baptist
Robert Morris Rabb
Chicago University
Chimneys For Heat And zeal
A sermon-like piece compares zeal to fire and argues for controlled enthusiasm aided by walls of self restraint and charity. It asserts that fanatics need practical common sense or hard facts to vent fumes, preventing harm from heated debate and fostering balanced earnestness.
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S. S. Zimes
Success in Life and the Holmes Portrait
Dr Hale argues that great writers, including Oliver Wendell Holmes, were born into supportive homes and that success comes from circumstances health and ability. The piece counters the belief that schooling alone guarantees achievement and notes life success also depends on effort and luck.
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Review of Reviews
America
Bryant
Irving
Bancroft
Paulding
Everetts
Emerson
Hawthorne
Prescott
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Motely
Longfellow
Lowell
Whittier
Holmes
Howe
Willard
Spartan brevity and the empty sack tale
A classic tale shows Spartans demanding brevity when an island envoy pleads for aid. A famine speech ends with meek sacks asked to be filled, but the assembly unreceptive noting the emptiness and preferring self-action. The piece closes with a moral on truth, nobility, and aspiring perfection in love of God.
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China
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Agean Sea
Sparta
Fine grains and delicate sins chill the soul
A Dr. Pusey quote compares dangers from heavy stones to sand and snow. It warns how grains, flakes, and small sins can bury travelers, extinguish life, or bury houses and their occupants, implying that subtle harms threaten as much as major ones.
This paper a year for $1 spot cash
A local promotion offers a full year subscription to the newspaper for just one dollar in cash. The offer highlights a simple signup process and immediate access to daily issues at a reduced rate.
Win gold and use it, says the wise man
A brief quotation from The Christian Youth contrasts mottos for different characters. It presents seven maxims showing how wealth is treated by a vain generous miser profligate broker gambler and the wise man. The final line elevates prudent use over waste.
Quote on charity and truth
An aphorism stresses charity and caution in judging others. It urges never to believe or repeat accusations unless verifiable and necessary, invoking moral restraint and accountability before sharing rumors.
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Charity
God
Henry van Dyke
A New Will and Our Service to God
A church message reflects on aligning earthly wills with heavenly will and serving in small tasks. The piece recalls Jean Ingelow and the prodigal son, urging humility and readiness to serve God in daily duties within the church.
Be Swift to Forgive
A brief reflection urges letting go of anxiety, greed, hate, and guile before death. The author calls for swift forgiveness and warns against shaping cruel dreams in death. The message centers on tempering pride and malice to live with compassion.
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Catholic Mirror
Cuba Sugar Surplus Seeks Market Amid Tariff Debate
The Outlook notes Cuba holds about 800000 tons of sugar awaiting sale. U S actions against Spain hurt Cuba’s trade, and the Dingley Tariff blocks sugar sales here at a loss. The balance of trade worsened by $30000000 over three years. Public opinion backs tariff relief for Cuba, but a few lawmakers from beer and sugar regions delay Congress.
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United States
Spain
Congress
The Gift Without the Giver
An elderly woman contrasts a selfish relative with Mrs. Stone who shares news and care. The speaker notes Mrs. Stone gives time and attention, tracking her nephew Tom's letters and travels, while the other relative lacks interest in others and even in aiding loneliness.
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Mrs. Stone
Tom
Father’s gift sparks child’s nickel faith
A Philadelphia Record sketch recalls a Sunday-school boy who, given two nickels for church offering, loses one to a crack. He clutches the other and exclaims with childlike humor that the Lord’s nickel has vanished down the crack, prompting a moral moment.
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Philadelphia Record
Quotes on Happiness and Service From Diverse Voices
A collection of aphorisms emphasizing happiness through helping others, biblical living as guidance for salvation, the virtue of action over critique, and a metaphor about frogs and hot water. Includes lines from Channing Sir William Dawson and an African Proverb.
Proper lamp care for safe bright lighting
Practical guidance from years of experience on oil lamp use. Choose fair sized lamps with metal bowls and center-draft design for steadier whiter flames. Fill daily but not to overflow. clean burners, clear air passages, and keep wicks trimmed and dry. Do not raise flame too high or turn wick below the top. extinguish by blowing across the chimney top.
Smith and Jones on a dress daily temptation
Smith explains his wife wants a new dress each day of the year. Jones comments on her extravagance. Smith answers she does not receive them, explaining the desire stems from compulsion.
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Smith
Jones
Beet sugar factories multiply to thirty nine in operation
Michigan leads with twelve factories in operation. The remark God never made anything too small for his use aligns with the report’s optimistic tone about agricultural industry growth.
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God
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