20 Mar 1901
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Newspaper
Our Church Paper
Location
New Market, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1901
Page
1
A devotional verse from 1498 ad recollects Jesus as refuge for the weary. It prays for fervent love and turning eyes toward the Cross of Agony, hoping to dwell forever with the Saviour in glory.
The text argues that good is relative and defines two meanings of good works. True good works come from faith and love in Christ, performed for God's glory. Only Christians can produce acceptable works. faith without works is dead. Forgiveness and salvation come through Christ, not by deeds.
A brief note warns that grumbling harms communal harmony and affects the speaker and listeners, stressing the social disruption caused by habitually complaining behavior.
J L W argues Lent should be a season of sincere self examination and practical growth. He warns against using Lent to pursue worldly comforts or showy piety and urges focus on gospel standards, scripture, self mastery, and genuine godliness.
The lines urge scorn of lesser affection while noting that love is a royal gift beyond reach of petty rivals. The verse by George Herbert frames love as a potent, sovereign power rather than a trivial or common emotion.
A religious meditation on sudden death as a doorway to heavenly life. It contrasts earthly trials with immortal peace, citing visions of New Jerusalem and the glory of the Gospel. The reflection, attributed to R S Storrs, highlights faith as ultimate triumph over mortality.
A sermon contrasts belief in moral life with faith in Christ as the sole path to the Father. It uses analogies from civil service oaths and an Orient wedding garment to warn that only Christ's righteousness fits heaven. It urges walking by faith not sight and points to Mary as example of total trust in Jesus.
A meditation likening the Christian to a vine that must be pruned to bear fruit for God. The author warns that without affliction and self-restraint desires overgrow, leading to weakness. Better to endure pruning and bleeding now than to wither and burn later.
A sermon argues the Sabbath is essential amid modern strain. It warns daily life and business pace erode sacred focus and urges Sunday worship as a time to calm mind and spirit, seek communion with God, and find true rest.
The text argues that success comes from years of preparation not luck. It cites Dewey and Turner as examples, notes how genuine achievements require deliberate practice, and warns that unprepared people fail when opportunity arrives. It concludes with the idea that true readiness combines discipline, judgment, and self-reliance.
The piece discusses Ezekiel's captivity in Babylon and his role as priest and prophet, contrasting his urgent, severe style with Jeremiah, and noting the aim to awaken repentance and hope. It adds a commentary on steadfastness in life and faith as key to salvation and peace.
A local newspaper promotes a bargain rate offering one dollar spot cash per year for an annual subscription. The ad highlights affordability and invites readers to enroll through the newspaper office.
A late 19th century tone recalls William E Gladstone praising sermons that apply religion to private life. The anecdote cites Lord Melbourne reacting to a church sermon that compelled moral accountability, highlighting a clash between public preaching and personal conduct.
Late improved Webster's Unabridged Dictionary with index offered for sale at this office. Abbreviated sales note indicates the book is a lasting useful gift and ready for purchase.
A reflective piece on cherished old hymns and their enduring power. The narrator recalls singing from memory without instruments, imagining joyful praise in a future heavenly land. He longs to hear the familiar melodies again at last.
A concise reflection cites St. Augustine warning that permitting all that is allowed edges toward forbidden behavior, underscoring moral boundaries and self discipline.
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