06 Mar 1901
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Newspaper
Our Church Paper
Location
New Market, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1901
Page
1
A brief fragment praises a day of seeing Christ Jesus face to face. The verse by Christina G. Rossetti reflects longing, grace, and faith in a future blessed encounter beyond current prayers.
A reflective sermon on Lent describing its antiquity and purpose for devotion self discipline charity and prayer. It urges believers to embrace Lent fully through abstinence service and meditation, arguing true life and mastery over self come through following Jesus Christ and renewing strength.
A reflection on biblical choices showing that what seems favorable may lead away from God's path. Lot, Israel, Jonah and others mistook favorable signs for fortune. The message cautions that prosperity or ease may mask danger, urging alignment with divine will over personal gains.
The text notes that John in Patmos, Bunyan in prison, and Milton in blindness each gained profound religious visions while alone. It underscores how isolation fosters spiritual revelation and creative insight.
It is a great mistake to suppose that the cultivation of any one special virtue will be accepted as an offset to the indulgence in a special sin. The commentary argues for a balanced moral life rather than chasing singular good deeds as excuses.
The Watchman editorial argues that faith is a disposition of the soul rather than extensive knowledge. It cites the Centurion and the Syro Phoenician woman as examples of loyalty to truth, and Luther and Melanchthon in support. Attitude toward revealed truth, not amount of light, determines acceptance with God.
The message urges humility and vigilance during hardship while fostering hope and joy in better times. It reflects a balanced view of weakness versus strength and the value of positive outlook with spiritual guidance.
The essay argues the nineteenth century was driven by forces advancing missions, not a single awakening. It calls for thorough, organized, educated missionaries, stronger home and foreign efforts, and holding conquered ground. It urges confrontations of Christian nations with heathen peoples, via steadfast synod work and expanded home missions to support global evangelization.
A Chicago husband complains his wife’s many lodge dues drain his $2.50 daily wage to support the family and pay for her memberships in groups such as Daughters of Rebecca and Rebecca Association. He refuses travel for a Detroit trip, sparking domestic strain amid a broader critique of club and lodge culture. Epworth Herald endorses a living gospel and criticizes reliance on monuments and old manuscripts.
The text extols benevolence as the highest virtue and a source of widespread happiness. It urges generous giving to ease private griefs, unite classes, aid widows and orphans, soften hard hearts, and bring warmth to a troubled world through charity and brotherly love.
Dean Hook urges that Christ does not demand forgiveness as a condition but invites all to come so that love grows. He counsels coming for everything including help, hope, and comfort, not to feel deeply contrite first but to become so through him.
An advertisement invites readers to have printing done by Henkel and Co located in New Market Way offering services to customers seeking ready work.
A survey of opinions from Williams College Harvard and Clark University figures argues the small college offers broad culture and essential balance missing in universities. Critics warn elective specialization harms general formation while urging lay supporters to fund and foster the small college’s continued role.
A Hawthorne quote describes Christian faith as a grand cathedral with divinely pictured windows. It contrasts seeing from outside with the inside view where light reveals a harmony of un speakable splendors.
A devotional reflection states that seekers of grace find God present in every place. It contrasts solitary prayer with the idea that a life of prayer turns any setting into a place of communion with the divine. The piece emphasizes constant reverence and mindfulness.
A moral urging youth to respect the elderly and show reverence to those who have toiled through life. Another voice advises consideration and deference toward seniors who stand near the border of old age.
The Chinese fear of rain halted the 1870 Tientsin massacre as a mob armed with drums and gongs fled when rain began to fall. The violence included the burning of the French consulate cathedral and the Sisters of Charity orphanage, with deaths among foreigners.
A selection of religious maxims and observations on virtue, humility, and charity drawn from noted preachers and scholars. Themes include duty, prayer, almsgiving, and the soul’s journey, with emphasis on divine guidance and practical morality.
A colloquial piece argues against luck and urges immediate, thorough work. It cites Goethe and Procter alongside biblical maxims, urging persistent effort, discipline, and readiness for opportunity, with totems from Locke and Charnock, finishing with a note from Devon, Pa. Joel Swart.
Henkel & Co of New Market Virginia publish the Shenandoah Valley a Thursday newspaper with a long history. They offer job printing specializing in church minutes and school catalogs and invite orders. Office established in 1306.
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