Care for Me Through Faith and Prayer
A devotional piece on divine care, prayer, and intercession. It blends poems and sermons about God’s Fatherly care, the Ascension and heavenly glory, and the need for focused, distraction-free prayer. It cites biblical figures Elijah and Abraham and reflects on the motion of faith in daily life. Marianne Farmingham appears as a contributor.
Money and Morals From a Deacon's Confession
A deacon recalls years of stinginess toward church and mission offerings, admits his fault, and describes a moment in a blackberry patch where he prays to give fully to God. The tale ties to Christian duty, repentance, and lifelong resolve to support religious causes and his children.
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Seth Brown
Seth
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Bank of Heaven
The Tale of Seventy-Five Cents and a Young Temptation
A ten year old nephew is sent to a country store with seventy five cents and tempted to steal. Ten years later he, now a bank clerk, hides a blue package and becomes a prisoner. His life collapses as he recalls the choice to return the money. Uncle John is dead, the home desolate, and the value of integrity is weighed against life’s end. The moral: Christian faith views death as gain.
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Justice Denied Breeds Powerful Shielding Silence
A terse axiom warns that denying justice to the defenseless fuels a culture where the powerful control confessions and evade accountability, eroding trust in law and equal treatment under the system. The statement underscores the danger of protecting the strong while denying aid to the weak.
Antidote for Malaria Restores Student Health
A reader from Borgorio Alabama dated October 20 1886 reports Dr A T Shallenberger Rochester Pa Antidote for Malaria cured a schoolgirl who had been ill for weeks She praises the medicine as the best he ever knew A second note promotes Piso s Remedy for Catarrh priced 50 cents and labeled as ocp dec 9 ly cow
Name on the tablet crowns the king's dream of glory
A royal ambition to honor the king with a lasting monument ends in a haunting vision of an unnamed name, until a humble widow reveals the true measure is Love not pride. The tale from Youth's Companion contrasts hubris with charitable deed and divine approval.
Reflections on life and virtue from various authors
A collection of aphorisms on happiness, truth, self-improvement, and faith by Bishop Hall Fenelon and others. It discusses thoughts shaping life, accountability, forgiveness, patience, and the limits of human wisdom, ending with a note about Pennsylvania's high license law and a newspaper payable reminder.
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