Faith and Revival Echoes in 1857 New York
An essayish collage notes a 1857 religious revival amid financial panic, with prayer meetings in Fulton and John streets, merchants leading services, and a question about whether a new revival can occur today. It contrasts past fervor with present indifference, asks if greater calamities are needed, and cites Luther’s critique of church wealth.
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Fulton
John Streets
New York
Union
Jay Gould
Vanderbilt
Russell Sage
N. Y
No private life free from wider public life say Eliot
A quoted remark by George Eliot notes that private life is shaped by public life. The statement likens individual existence to ancestral and communal duties, suggesting social forces determine personal paths. It emphasizes interconnection of private choices with collective history and environment.
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George Eliot
The Truth That Is Bitter
A concise meditation on resisting flattering lies while slowly consuming undeniable truth, urging clarity and integrity.
Golden Medical Discovery Purifies Blood and Boosts Strength
Dr St V Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is praised as a fast effective blood purifier and strengthener. It aims to arouse the torpid liver purify the blood and treat.consul.ps which is described as a contagious orful disease of the lungs.
Self-Sacrifice and Noble Manhood in Public Duty
A meditation on self surrender as the path to superior character. The speaker equates renouncing personal preferences for universal principles with justice and truth. True manhood is linked to divine majesty and the eternal rule of higher principles through sacrifice.
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Earth
Double Work in Church: Save the Lost and Edify Believers
A church task is to seek the lost and to build up the saved in a fuller gospel experience. The text notes our lives dwell on past regrets, present complaints, and false hopes for the future.
Day's Horse and Cattle Powder Promises Swine Growth
An advertisement touts Day's Horse and Cattle Powder as a hog growth promoter and fleshier swine. Claimed uses include cleansing and invigorating hogs with no equal. Priced at 25 cents per one pound package.
Lesson in punctuality from a London meeting
A committee of eight ladies near London met at noon. Seven were punctual. one arrived a quarter hour late. A Quaker woman challenged the apology, noting seven others also wasted time, totaling two hours, seven-eights of which was not her own.
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London
Humility Before Usefulness in Biblical Example
The text argues that true usefulness comes from humility and suffering, not constant activity. It cites Elijah, Job, Joseph, Moses, and Paul to show that enduring trials and emptiness precede meaningful work, reflecting Christ’s example of doing the Father’s will. The message warns against self-centered efforts, urging believers to embrace dust and submission for greater divine outcomes.
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God
Elijah
Job
Joseph
Moses
Paul
Christ
Company Shops Postmaster Endorses St Jacobs Oil
Mr M M Shoffner, Postmaster and Justice of the Peace at Company Shops Alamance County North Carolina reports using St Jacobs Oil for rheumatism cuts swelled ankles knees back pain and sore throat. One or two applications have always cured and he believes the Great German remedy is the best in the world. As long as I can get it I never intend to be without it.
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M. M. Shoffner
Ennobling Small Work Becomes Big Life Change
A dry goods clerk complains that thread selling is plain, but his employer narrates how a pin seller rose to partner by dignifying small duties. The tale urges faithful, patient work where God placed you and cites Japan's Christian growth and leaders urging faith for national welfare.
Lesson For Young Men In A Massachusetts Town
Seven young men started in the same business. Six had property or help and worked seven days a week. The seventh had less aid and worked six days. He is now the only one with property who has not failed in business.
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Massachusetts
Youthful Indulgence in Pernicious Practices Advised
A medical notice from the World's Dispensary Medical Association of Buffalo New York claims youthful indulgence in harmful private practices causes nervous debility despondency and loss of willpower. It offers a large illustrated treatise addressed with three letter stamps for self help guidance.
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World's Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo
N.Y
Prayer and resilience amid a childish flood and Paul’s steadfast faith
A playful flood scene shows Lily and Violet distressed as Jack disrupts their washing. Violet offers comfort by suggesting they pray the wind blows away trouble. The piece contrasts this with Paul’s jail ordeal and his example of rejoicing in tribulation and steadfast prayer.
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Lily
Violet
Master Jack
Paul
Philippi
Philippians
Tract Inside Jug Brings Peace in Georgia Shop
A Christian Index writer recounts a brother who found a jug of spirits in a blacksmith’s shop and left a tract. The owner rewrote his life after reading it, leading to respect for the family, joy for the wife, and happiness replacing sorrow, all from a tract costing one quarter of a cent.
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Luther
Rome
Germany
Italy
Erfurt
Wittenberg
Tome
Roberton
Commonwealth
Europe
Ecclesiastics
Tyndale
Joel Saith
Jesus
Crassus
Leo X
Elizabeth
Christian Index
Georgia
The Peasant's Query Archbishop and Prince Question
An elector of Cologne who was also an archbishop swore before a peasant. The peasant quipped that he swore as a prince, not as an archbishop. The peasant then asked what would become of the archbishop when the prince goes to the devil.
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Cologne
Obituary notes the deceased left ten children and modest savings
An obituary records a life marked by family, noting the deceased had accumulated a little money and ten children. The notice highlights a large cherished brood and humble ancestral wealth, shaping a portrait of a long, contributive life.
Spurgeon Calls Cottage Debt Dirt and Devil Burden
Spurgeon declares his aim to keep debt dirt and devil out of his cottage since beginning housekeeping, framing it as his greatest wish. The remark reflects his practical ethic and concerns about finances and moral living in domestic life.
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Spurgeon
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Whitsuntide
Martin Luther
Catharine Winkworth
Gilad
Lyra Germanica
Brethren
St. Paul
Mars Hill
Dean Vaughn
J. D. Roth
Carlyle
Satan
Lord Jesus Christ
Death
Japan
South India
Iti Hirubusi
William
Bismarck
Iti
Blair and Robertson
Edinburgh
Blair
Dr. Robertson
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