The Sunday School Lesson and Toil in Moral Life
A long church page reviews twelve Sunday-school lessons from Christ’s triumphal entry to the Great Commission. It urges reverence for God’s name and Sabbath, discusses toil as a divine law, and urges simple Sunday dinners and domestic balance. It highlights education through nature and garden work as a moral, healthful pursuit.
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Christ
Jerusalem
David
Jesus
Gethsemane
Caiphas
God
Peter
House of God
Tabernacle
Candlemaker Bishop Retorts About Humble Origins
A French doctor once taunted Bishop of Nismes who had been a tallow chandler in youth about his origins. The bishop replied that if the doctor had been born in the same condition he would still be a candle maker.
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Flehies
Nismes
Temper Keeps A Sunny Side In Daily Life
A reflection on cultivating a cheerful spirit that locates the good in situations and uses kind words to brighten others, credited to Edward Garrett.
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Edward Garrett
Twins or Methodists on Lexington Avenue
A passerby stopped two boys who resembled each other and asked if they were twins. One boy replied that they were not twins but Methodists, highlighting a humorous misdirection in a street encounter reported by Harper's Magazine.
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Lexington Avenue
Harper’s Magazine
Effects of sunlight on health and anemia in families
A sunbeam, though small, can fade carpets and rot blinds, prompting some to exclude sunshine. The text describes pale, wan children with waxen skin and a weary look, loss of appetite, and illness. Doctors diagnose anemia, prescribe iron and milk, fresh air, and exercise, yet darkened rooms may hinder lasting improvement.
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Medical Monthly
The Valuable Citizen Concept and Community Pride
The piece extols the valuable citizen as one who believes in his town and promotes its schools churches and businesses. It argues usefulness comes from support and advocacy for local professionals and institutions rather than criticizing them. It urges more citizens of this kind.
A Potatoes Lesson in Procrastination and Work
A farmer's tale follows Billy a fourteen year old boy who resists hoeing potatoes and frets about the task. After hours of delay he finally begins and completes the work in forty minutes illustrating the curse of avoidance and the value of starting. An extra vignette notes a sunset painting and a quip about a wife steering a husband to action.
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Billy
Mr. H
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Rev
John Brubaker
Germany
Mary
Pyramid
Temple
Dean Stanley
Egypt
Syria
Mr. Ruskin
Garden of Eden
New York Tribune
Agassiz
Darwin
Linnaeus
Otto Reiner
Journal of Hygiene
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