When darkest hours bring dawn and faith lifts us
A devotional meditation contrasts sorrow with dawn as a guiding light. It then presents a Lenten reflection on Jesus in Gethsemane Judas Iscariot and the mob, highlighting betrayal humility healing and the call to repentance and prayer. The piece ends with a prayerful hope for spiritual fruit during the season.
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Gethsemane
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Judas
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Kipling Prayer Cited by Bishop Brewster at Yale
Bishop Brewster of Connecticut tells Yale students Kipling embodies masculine robust religious faith. He recalls Kipling in illness in New York and a nurse overhearing his whispered line I want my Heavenly Father. He urges the students to carry this faith into daily work.
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Yale University
Bishop Brewster
Connecticut
Rudyard Kipling
New York
Kipling
Enn Or
Mr. Kipling
Whence the Enmity Against Christ in John 8 59
A Lutheran sermon excerpt argues sin's groundless nature and enmity to Christ. It traces why people distrust God's Word, noting human fallibility in preachers, the Word's divine authority, and the need for the Word to work upon the heart until one becomes "God's Word."
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Christ
Earth
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David
Peter
Matthew
Jonas
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Tekoa
God
Luther
The Man Without the Wedding Garment Parable Insight
A Lutheran Observer reflection argues that the man without the wedding garment symbolizes self-sufficiency and worldly status. It warns that only Christ's righteousness, not human virtue, grants rightful entrance to God's feast.
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Christ’s Church On Earth
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Having Convictions and Standing for Character
A Times column argues for firm conviction and consistent character. It contrasts weak figures like Ficklemind and Feeble mind with Bunyan’s Mr Anything whose vacillation leads to ruin. The piece cites the Apostle Paul urging each person to be fully assured in their own mind.
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Neglect of The Real Immortality
A meditation on earthly immortality through monuments and fame versus eternal honor with God. The speaker cites rulers erecting pyramids and pillars, churches, and scholars composing books, but notes true immortality lies beyond worldly renown, as Luther laments the human tendency to forget.
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Luther
Take Time to Be Holy and Seek Inner Power in Prayer
The article emphasizes that Christians must nurture the inner life through regular prayer and meditation. It warns that neglecting spiritual refreshment hinders progress, likening it to an engineer neglecting engine fuel. Living fully requires renewed power from brief, frequent prayerful seasons.
Intent in Life Keeps a Person Steadfast
A quotation urges that one must live with clear purpose and commitment toward a chosen aim. It stresses setting a strong intention and directing all efforts toward becoming that chosen ideal.
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Phillips Brooks
The Vanity of Riches and a Bridegroom's Death
A San Francisco multi millionaire known as an athlete married two months earlier and planned a world bridal tour. He died suddenly in Yokohama and his widow returned to San Francisco with his body. The notice reflects on life and faith and the hope of heavenly treasures.
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Yokohama
A Concluding Admonition From Dr Rhodes
The passage urges a church to value catechism and Bible teaching while warning against relying on votes. It calls parents to earnest spiritual grace and devoted prayers for children, seeking God’s enduring power over human wisdom.
The Boy Guide in Norway’s Mountain Trial
A group hires an expensive guide for a Norway climb. A ten year old boy wakes them and points to the mountain. The men think they are cheated until the real guide appears at the foot of the peak with climbing gear. The tale reflects that God reveals himself in need.
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Talent and Duty Guide a Man’s True Path
A reflection on following divine gifts and everyday duties. The text urges pursuing the tasks God assigns and honoring neighborly needs, discouraging scorn for common responsibilities and urging humble dedication.
Inner Clouds Bright Lining Inspired Mindset
A reflective line speaks of finding light within darkness as one turns a cloud inside out to reveal its bright lining. The verse suggests resilience and seeing hope in adversity.
Shattered Life Ends In Tragedy At Home Night of Violence
Victor Schultz, a former Marion post office carrier, killed his wife last April while intoxicated and is serving a life sentence in Indiana Michigan State Prison. After work he drank at several saloons, returned home delirious, shot his wife at her heart, then attacked himself with a razor. Officers found them sprawled in a bloodied room. The Bible verse Prov. 23 29 30 is cited.
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How to be Cheerful and the 1812 Napoleon Campaign
A mix of moral guidance on cheerful behavior from the American Friend and a vivid retelling of Napoleon Bonaparte's 1812 campaign toward Moscow. It contrasts personal uplift with brutal war scenes, urging action to shape feelings and recounting the horrors of battle and plunder.
Old Kaiser Wilhelm Delights in School Visit
A New York World account recalls Kaiser Wilhelm visiting an orphan school in Ems. He tests a bright seven or eight year old girl with three kingdom questions, rewarded with a gold coin and an orange after her brave answer about the kingdom of heaven.
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Prince Henry
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Ems
Fraulein
Kingdom of Heaven
New York World
Rockefeller Warns College Youth Against Liquor
John D. Rockefeller speaks at the University of Chicago urging self control and hard work as keys to success. He notes many fail due to intoxicants and asserts success comes from industry perseverance and pluck, warning drinking habits harm achievement.
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John D. Rockefeller
University of Chicago
Baptist Argus
When Does the Doctor Sleep
A Boston physician is called from sleep to a crying baby case after a late night call. The mother initially suspects hunger or other causes, and the doctor momentarily jokes through the crisis. Finally the caller confirms the baby was hungry, ending the all night worry.
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Boston
Mustard seed virtue under persecution becomes fire
The quote compares a mustard seed’s hidden strength to a good man’s unseen worth. When crushed by persecution, inner warmth and fervor emerge, turning previously weak traits into visible godliness.
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Gregory
The April Delineator and Its Spring Fashion Notes
The April Delineator showcases spring fashions with graceful styles and new trims. It features poems and fiction including The Chatelaine of Cheticamp, profiles of Kate Field and S R Elliott, and articles on beauty, photography, women athletics, draperies, cooking, and child training. Published by The Butterick Publishing Co. with subscriptions via Henkel & Co. in New Market, VA.
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Cheticamp
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S. R. Elliott
Kate Field
Washington
N. Hodson Moore
Regis Senac
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Lina Beard
Silas G. Pratt
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