Faith and Charity Sermon Advocates Cheerful Giving
Rev M Grossman preaches at Shenandoah Va on the Tennessee Synod meeting urging systematic Christian giving to support pastors and Lutheran institutions. He cites Scripture urging cheerful gifts and laments reliance on bazaars and secular fundraisers, urging preparation for communion and consecration of children to church service.
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M. Grossman
Virginia
Tennessee Synod
St. Peter’s Church
Shenandoah
Paul
Elijah
Stroud
Chicago
Wittenberg Seminary
America
Uzziah
James P. Houtz
Salem
Eastern Conference
S. W. Va
N. P. Deaton
Roanoke County
Lutheran Cyclopedia
Wurtemberg
Israel of Old
Gerberding
Christ
Doing the Will of God by Robert E. Speer
The speaker urges that life is transformed by doing God’s will. He cites the scriptural calls to action, claiming enduring reward for those who live to please God. Even as material things fade, a life aligned with God’s will endures forever.
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Jack
John Vaux
Paris
Mrother
Robert E. Speer
It Was a Bad Storm Says Kansas Farmers
A Kansas farmer recalls a cyclone described as the worst ever, noting its start in Illinois and the old saying that a wind that blows nobody good applies. The men discuss the storm’s impact and its ominous warning.
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Kansas
Ilinois
Facts About London Population and Transport
A historical note outlines London life with figures on births and deaths, rail stations and lines, Thames bridges, underground and bus usage, cabs and tram cars, population estimates, mail delivery and letters, telegraph activity, and water consumption. It cites Presbyterian sources.
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Thames
London
Presbyterian
Genuine revival says trimming of personal lamps
A quotation attributed to T I Cuyler D D calls for a genuine revival in which individuals focus on personal spiritual preparation by trimming their own lamps to shine brighter in faith.
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T. I. Cuyler
D. D
Mr Darwin as a Bugologist
Miss Daisy Leiter reports a London tale about Charles Darwin. Two English boys teased him by assembling a composite insect from a butterfly grasshopper beetle and centipede. Darwin asked if it hummed and declared it a hum bug, a playful pun on its sound.
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Daisy Leiter
London
Charles Darwin
Miss Leiter
Darwin
Example of social duty in evolving human conduct
The passage argues that absolute self interest cannot sustain society and that empathy for others grew from rough needs to a sanctity in considering others. It counters critics who say brotherly love is impracticable, asserting it as the fundamental social law.
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Richard le Galliene
Webster's International Unabridged Dictionary for Sale
Two copies of Webster's International Unabridged Dictionary with Dennison's patent in dex bound in sheep offered by Ueneel & Co New Market Waltf for sale.
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Dennison
Ueneel & Co
New Market
Waltf
Be Careful Boy Lessons On Politeness And Ambition
An American Boy article urges boys to be careful of conduct in public and private life. It stresses ambition tempered by neatness politeness and respect for others. It argues men watch boys signs of character influence future employment and friendship building.
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Christ
St. Paul
The
Corinthians
Gerberding
Margaret E. Sangster
Sixth floor elevator joke and lost rent tooth
A humorous exchange between a boy and an elevator man unfolds as the boy asks to exit on the fifth floor to walk down. The man replies with a quip about misnaming floors after the boy explains he lost a rent tooth and cannot say the correct floor.
Fortune with Five Ciphers Weds Man of Ciphers
A playful exchange frames a match where the bride jokes she will not marry a man unless his fortune contains at least five ciphers. The reply flips the boast as the groom claims his own riches are all ciphers.
My Mother is Dead and Gates of Heaven Poems
A Shenandoah Valley reminiscence centers on a boy grieving his dead mother and a minister's wife guiding a liquor-influenced youth toward faith. The piece juxtaposes prayers and poems about waiting mothers at heaven’s gate with light moral vignettes on domestic strategy and schoolroom wit.
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Shenandoah Valley
Christ
Heaven
W. G. Russell
Matrimony and excuses cited by Chicago News
A brief humorous exchange mocks marriages dulling imagination. La Montt quips about opposite views while La Moyne counters with a sharp remark that a married man needs imagination to conjure excuses for absence.
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la Montt
la Moyne
Chicago News
Willie Confronted By Mrs Brown Over Age Question
A boy runs across the street to ask Mrs Brown her age. She responds that it is none of his business and refuses to disclose her age, prompting a brief exchange with his mother.
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Willie
The School Girl by C A Fonerden
A lyric portrait of a schoolgirl whose radiant face and silent siren song fill the speaker with ecstasy. The poem frames the girl as a source of joy and peaceful happiness from morning to evening, longing for her presence to grant life’s dream.
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Elysian
LeAP YEAR Proposal Conundrum Sparks Sudden Union
Town Topics reports a playful dialogue where Harry suggests two becoming one as a clever twist on a leap year proposal. Celia responds with surprise, noting the suddenness of the idea.
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Harry
Celia
Missionary Work in New Guinea Faces Cannibal Threats
The Rev W R Mounsey describes British New Guinea mission efforts on the north coast once home to dangerous cannibals. He recalls a near fatal incident when a whaleboat was wrecked and clergy, drying clothes, attracted a watching crowd planning a feast to eat them.
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New Guinea
W. R. Mounsey
British New Guinea
Mink Hunts Revealed Through Snow Trail Language
A Country Life in America piece uses mink tracks in snow to reveal the predator’s hunt. It describes the animal stalking a rabbit from creation to capture, the predator’s stealth, and the red stain marking the meal.
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America
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Ohio
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C. A. Fonerden
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