Education as a Whole Means Developing Mind and Soul
The essay argues true education requires developing intellect and moral and spiritual faculties. It denounces schooling focused only on knowledge, urging cultivation of reason, character, and religious truths. It cites Arnold, Milton, and Bacon, warning that without moral training education becomes one sided and dangerous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Webster
William E. Channing
Arnold
Rugby
Lord Bacon
Taylor
Ohio University
Greece
Rome
Cyrus
Alexander
Socrates
Aspasia
Independent of January
Thomas Arnold
Milton
Christ
Earnest Work in Home Missions Urges More Aid
In a Church Messenger essay a speaker outside the church questions whether members exploit Home Missions, noting many congregations give little. The piece urges all congregations, especially medium and small ones, to contribute, arguing that small gifts daily can lift burdens and expand missionary reach beyond borders. It emphasizes mission work is for Christ and not confined to walls or parishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Church Messenger
Influence of a Mother's Prayers in Reforming Eight Men
A preacher recounts a Sabbath scene where eight law students with wine and cards are moved by a dying mother’s prayers. George refuses conformity, shares his mother’s plea, and his companions abandon cards and drinking, becoming devout Christians, with six dying in faith and one succeeding as a lawyer in Iowa. The tale underscores the enduring power of maternal prayer and Christian example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potomac River
City of
Washington
George
Ife
Iowa
Caught by an Octopus and a Cure Mockup
A diver off the Alaska coast encounters a rare octopus grasp, while a health pitch follows linking dyspepsia to a remedy. Brown's Iron Bitters is claimed to relieve the condition after Mrs. Schmidt and her daughter in Baltimore report cures.
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Alaska
Brown
Schmidt
Oil and iron lesson in reform zeal
Dr Babb warns that fervent reformers meet opposition when presenting truth with harsh zeal. A practical metaphor shows oil easing friction between bar and hole, improving progress without changing size. He urges steady, loving persuasion and abundant oil to smooth outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Babb
Powell's Prepared Chemicals fertilizer praised by tobacco grower
J A Hortzell of Hickory North Carolina reports testing Powell's Prepared Chemicals fertilizer on tobacco, using 200 pounds per acre alongside a $50 per ton product. He finds Powell's as good or better, noting cost at $6 per barrel yields about half ton of complete fertilizer, with Brown Chemical Co. of Baltimore as manufacturer.
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J. A. Hortzell, Esq
Hickory
N. C
Powell
Brown Chemical Co
Baltimore
Mason & Hamlin invent new upright piano fastening method
A Boston Journal report notes a new method by the Mason and Hamlin Organ and Piano Company for fastening the strings of upright pianos.described as a major improvement, the change aims to enhance musical richness, durability, and reduce likelihood of malfunction.
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Mason & Hamlin Organ & Piano Company
Boston Journal
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Juno
Tris
T. 8S
Richard Newton
D.D. Philadelphia
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