Hymns and Lenten Reflections on Worship Forms
A Baptist and Lutheran dialogue on ritual forms and beauty in worship contrasts plain and ornate services. It argues that outward rites may aid devotion but do not guarantee spirituality, urging respect for diverse worship while emphasizing personal faith and the season of Lent as a time for prayer and study of Christ’s passion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Baptist
M. Duncan
Thameitar
Wass
Children of Israel
Florence
Israel
Branford
Baptist
Jesus
Christ
Earth
Augustana Journal
The Benevolence of Death Poem Excerpt by F E Faber
A reflection on death portraying it as benevolent and comforting. The author cites nature and spiritual imagery to claim dying well in Christ offers peace, strength, and solace, softening worldly fears and guiding exiles toward their heavenly home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
F. W. Faber
Paper offers year for $1 spot cash
A newspaper ad announces a limited time offer for a one year subscription at a dollar upfront. It highlights quick signup and immediate access to issues, urging readers to act soon before the price changes.
Sermon Craft Advised by Wilberforce Biographer Quote
The quoted charge advises securing thought and choosing a single resolvable subject. It urges deep meditation and precise doctrinal statements, aims to move affections, and concludes with practical holy living. It counsels composing with fervor, avoiding lifeless drafts, and using reading and prayer to quicken the spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilberforce
Bossuet
Isaiah
Gregory Nazianzen
Regretting Mistakes and the Path to Growth
The piece argues against dwelling on past errors and outlines how excessive regret harms energy and judgment. It urges accepting current reality, trusting faith, and recognizing that perceived mistakes may serve higher purposes, guiding daily life with a hopeful, God-centered interpretation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
How to Keep Lent
A guide from Young Churchman on proper Lent practice. It condemns self centered fasting and churchgoing and promotes resisting sins one by one, aided by fasting devotion and giving to others. The piece urges thoughtful, selfless discipline and prayer as the path to a fruitful Lent.
A Liberal Translation Hinders Indian Mission Work
A missionary returning from India laments slow conversion due to poor translation. He notes admired Bible passages lose meaning in dialects and cites a Hindoo student who, translating Rock of Ages, produced a clumsy English render like Very old stone split for my benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
A Town Made Idle by a Trust
The article portrays New Hartford Connecticut as a case where a trust shuttered cotton duck mills last August and September. One thousand residents left a town of 2300 while nearly 100 houses were boarded up and rents offered free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
New Hartford
Conn
Tve
Catholic Church
Trust
Alabama
A Woman's Judgment and the Stereoscope of Life
A Watchman excerpt argues that a wife provides the feminine dimension to a man’s plans. It says a sensible wife offers perspective, corrections, and depth by sharing her view once the outline is set. The piece emphasizes love, balance, and open discussion for wiser decisions.
Wrestler's INTER NATIONAL UNABRIDGED DIction ARY edition for sale
Two copies of Wrestler's INTER NATIONAL UNABRIDGED Dictionary with Dennison's patent in dex, latest edition, bound in sheep, for sale by Renkel & Co. New Market, Va. btf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henkel & Co
New Market
Luther
United Synod
General Synod
General Council
Lutheran
Wrestler
Dennison
Renkel & Co
Btf
Town life or country life advantages for the young
An essay extols country living emphasizing pure air, healthier development, and moral growth. It contrasts urban distractions with rural work variety, animal companionship, and closer contact with nature, urging families to seek homes in the country for a purer atmosphere and fewer temptations.
Courage, Enterprise, and the Courage to Risk
The author urges bold action in the face of risk. Courage and enterprise turn opportunities into achievement while timidity leads to failure. Only death and taxes are certain, so nerve and common sense are needed to thrive and claim happiness or fortune.
Train the understanding and the straight stem
The quoted lines urge steady self discipline with a sturdy mind and restrained wit. A second maxim asserts moral merit by personal virtue rather than denigrating others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustus Hare
Ram's Horn Fragment Reflects on Life and Faith
Short fragment urges contemplation of life and endurance. The line hints at enduring faith and perseverance beyond mortal limits, expressing a prayerful mood from a devotional voice.
Roanoke College Semi Centenn ial Events Announced
Roanoke College outlines a week of Sem i Centenn ial events from June 11 to 18 with sermons by Rev Luther A Mann and Rev Anthony T Graybill and Rev Rufus Benton Peery. Senior Class Day and Oratorical Medal Contests. public receptions. Reunion addresses by notable figures. historical addresses. a Governor Montague commen cement day. rail rates and travel plans. hymn and song prizes announced with deadlines May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther A. Mann
Littlestown
Young Men's Christian Association
Anthony T. Graybill
Linares
Mexico
Rufus Benton Peery
Saga
Japan
Younger
Dreher
Charles D. Denit
Salem Times-Register
People of
Salem
Henry E. Blair
Board of Trustees
I. A. Fox
General Association of Roanoke
George W. Koiner
A. M
Richmond
General Association
Robert C. Holland
D. D
Charlotte
N. C
F. V. N. Painter
Donelson Caffery, Jr
Franklin
George C. Cabell, Jr
Danville
Andrew Jackson Montague
Virginia
Montague
Roanoke College
Board of
Roanoke
Central Committee
W. H. Woodrauff
W. W. McClung
Robert W. Kime
Southern Railway Announces Special Excursion Rates to New Orleans 1903
The National Manufacturers Association event in New Orleans April 15-17 prompts the Southern Railway to offer a one fare round trip from coupon stations. Tickets sold April 11-13 with return by April 19, 1903, may extend to April 10 with a $0.50 deposit to Special Agent Joseph Richardson in New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk and Western
Southern
Atlantic Coast Line
Seaboard Air Line
Virginia
North Carolina
Chesapeake and Ohio
West Virginia
Bristol
Chattanooga
Tenn
Salem
National Manufacturers’ Association
New Orleans
Southern Railway
Joseph Richardson
Southern Roway
Brown
Gen
Washington, D
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