11 Mar 1903
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Newspaper
Our Church Paper
Location
New Market, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1903
Page
1
A hymn of personal salvation and assurance through Jesus Christ. The speaker affirms being purchased by Christ’s blood, saved from sin, and empowered by the Holy Spirit, expressing devotion and gratitude for grace. James Archer is cited as the author.
The article urges Lent as more than a social pause, urging deliberate preparation for deep spiritual contact with Christ. It emphasizes self restraint, self denial, and almsgiving, quoting a Vermont bishop on inner inspiration, cross symbolism, and temperance as guiding Lent practices. It notes diverse needs among believers and calls for intelligent, prepared seeking of blessing through prayer, fasting, and charity.
The article contrasts Roman Catholic private confession with Protestant reformers views. It discusses how absolution should relate to faith not works, rejects enumerating sins as necessary, and notes private confession remains useful when corrected. It cites Mortensen on confession as a deep human need and warns zeal without knowledge.
The lunar calendar alternates months of thirty and twenty nine days with an extra month added every third year. The Chinese New Year falls in January or February and is a time for rejoicing visiting friends feasting and festive decorations and bright night lighting to ward off spirits.
A short fragment quotes Fenelon on the need for extreme caution in selecting intimate friends and restraining oneself to a very small number. It ends with a directive to pay your subscription.
The tale from Rev. Dr. Hillis centers on a New England fishing village struck by a 60-house loss after 30 boats gone to Newfoundland. A rich banker recalls boyhood days and tries to donate. his parsimony leads to a paltry gift of two dollars, illustrating wealth as a slave rather than a protector. The piece ends with Horace Mann and a verse urging reason and Christian principles over war and wealth.
A reflective line from Amiel's Journal celebrates tireless patience, sympathy, tenderness, and hopeful love as duties mirrored after divine steadfastness. It emphasizes seeking growth, open hearts, and perpetual devotion.
A Sunday school tale recalls Enoch's close walk with God. A child explains that Enoch wandered with God until God invited him to stay, illustrating a life of companionship and faith.
The original family name was Barer later changed to Bauer and then Rothschild. The first Rothschild, likely intended for a rabbinate, chose business and ran a money lending shop under the Red Shield sign in Frankfurt. He instructed his sons to keep Moses law, stay united, and consult their mother, while the family remains a financial power today though not dominant as in the past.
A compilation of moral anecdotes from a faith minded era. It contrasts a Christian Scientist dismissing illness with a tale about self reliance in study. The second excerpt urges individual effort over teacher aid, praising personal hard work and consequences for two contrasting students.
The passage reflects on earthly trials and joys, suggesting that travel and hardship reveal the value of returning home to heaven. It emphasizes experiences of sorrow and success shaping the understanding of spiritual home.
An essay on aging with gentleness and purpose. It argues that work adapts with years, that wisdom can replace haste, and that enduring faith allows rest for God’s people in the later seasons. The piece counsels gratitude for life’s use and the value of mature discernment.
The standard weight is distilled water chosen as a universal reference. Water’s weight is set at one, with other substances measured by their specific gravity relative to it. A cubic foot of water weighs 624 pounds, gold 1203 5-8 pounds, silver 654 4-5 pounds, and cast iron 455 9-20 pounds.
The quote declares that a woman’s future jewels are her children, shaped by a mother’s care, patience, and loving kindness, implying the duty and beauty of maternal influence. It emphasizes nurture as the path to both dull and beautiful outcomes in offspring.
A reflection on duty to improve the world rather than merely complain about it. The author urges use of full effort each day to set the world on the right path, citing Dickens on starting work early and taking off coats to labor.
Advice ranges from dental care and fruit benefits to bunion remedies and potato based scones. It explains lemon preservation with a fork technique, toothbrush hygiene, copperas disinfectant, carpet cleaning with pearline suds, and general household cleanliness for disease prevention.
Varie Corelli reflects on the enduring harm of injuring the innocent. He argues repentance may grant forgiveness at a higher tribunal, but the consequences of wrong persist and often multiply, while harsh words resist recall despite remorse.
A California tourist notes woodpeckers drill holes in sycamore trees and stuff live oak acorns into the openings with their claws. The birds store the nuts to feed on wormy centers, teaching forward planning beyond the moment.
A collection of practical guidance on hygiene and wellness. Topics include face washing without sponges, cocoa butter from coconut oil, breathing during exercise, benefits and laxative aspects of orange juice, posture, proper nail care, digestion and impurities, perseverance in treating blemishes, and a note on pineapple and throat therapies.
The New York World surveys notable voices across the Atlantic on the century's chief social and political dangers. Dean Farrar warns drink dominance and aesthetic laxity. General Booth foresees religion without the Holy Ghost and other derelictions, highlighting faith, repentance, and divine guidance.
In Georgia a state education chief explains X ray use to a Black audience. Afterward a Black man requests proof by testing his chicken with the machine, asking the official to look inside the bird to reveal its origin.
Hon. C. M. Efird of Lexington South Carolina has been elected and qualified as treasurer of the Board of Directors of the Theological Seminary of the United Synod. He has filed the required bond and is now fully installed. All funds for current expenses or the Century Memorial Fund should be sent to treasurer Efird. Rupert C. Holland, President.
Leading magazines by year of single copies available at Hen 3s, 1 kel & Co., New Market, Va. for your next supply.
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