06 May 1903
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Newspaper
Our Church Paper
Location
New Market, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1903
Page
1
Rev F H Knubel lays out a twopart Lutheran stance on church rites and externals. Faith in Christ plus the Word and sacraments are essential. external forms are useful only if not against Scripture and aimed at edification, peace, and order.
An essay on how reputation harms both the virtuous and rehabilitated ex-convicts. It argues that a lifetime of good conduct can be erased by a single lapse and a prisoner who reforms should not be barred from opportunity. The piece urges mercy and support for those trying to rise above past crimes.
A reflective meditation on fame, its fleeting nature, and how true remembrance endures only for those touched by our acts of kindness. The voice cites Henry Van Dyke and John Ruskin on purpose, love, and heartfelt effort beyond public acclaim.
The article argues that losing one’s life to save it is a core Christian law. It cites Jesus, Paul, and martyrs, urging unselfish living over self first. It asks when the world will accept sacrifice as reasonable and the church prove the paradox by example. Printed by Henkel & Co. New Market Va.
The article expounds on Jesus offering living water as the Spirit’s gift, contrasted with the seventh chapter’s rivers of living water. It portrays belief in Christ as the source of abundant grace, and the believer as a channel for blessing others through the Spirit’s work in daily life.
A compact reflection on grace aiding repentance and the will to act, stressing that without prevenient grace no effort can save. It contrasts this with self sufficiency and urges preaching the full gospel to reveal total ruin and deliverance as a free gift. Beecher quotes and a Dietetic and Hygiene Gazette note echo cheerful living despite trials.
The Rev. Albertus Perry argues that conscience alone misleads without divine guidance. He cites a Hindu mother willing to sacrifice her child, then converts to Christianity and learns true love, immortality, and the sanctity of childhood through Jesus and the Holy Spirit.
A brief saying notes that the lazier a man is the more he attempts to pressure others. It reflects workplace wisdom about motivation and exploitation dynamics.
The article argues that Christian education and Home Mission work must go together to plant the church and Christianize the nation. It highlights Wittenberg College Carthage Midland and emphasizes colleges feeding the church while the church supports and endows these institutions for a broader Christian education.
A dialogue examines a woman who endures hardship for her belief, while the companion questions the creed. The exchange centers on wearing a No. 3 shoe on a No. 4 foot as a defining act.
In a spirited exchange, Nuritch questions who first proclaimed all men are born equal, suggesting the originator was not born equal, reflecting a provocative newspaper moment in Philadelphia.
A reflection on worry as a harmful habit likened to nail biting and toe turning. It argues that magnifying small evils distorts reality, upsets family peace over trivial annoyances, and robs life of proportion. True happiness comes from not dwelling on life’s minor troubles.
Isabel Delarey argues in Pilgrim that every woman has a point of beauty to develop whether intellect soul presence form or face. Self forgetfulness and discipline can improve or erase flaws and preserve happiness in life.
Practical hints cover cleaning linoleum with cottonseed oil and sharp vinegar, washing with soap and water, avoiding washing soda, and rust stain removal using salt lemon juice and muriatic acid. For glass, a paste of alcohol and whiting restores brilliance. The Delineator.
The excerpt notes corn meal as an effective hand cleanser when used with soap. It claims it softens rough skin and cleans dirt from creases and mentions keeping a dish by the soup dish. A dialogue line about marriage and money appears in this domestic snippet.
A Montgomery Advertiser note laments the Burdick affair as wholly immoral, claiming a woman’s secret motive relied on seeking immediate assistance from others rather than moral restraint.
A devotional poem praising Poe, reflecting on his troubled life and posthumous fame. The verse laments the glare of public acclaim and extols personal grief and compassion, hoping divine mercy and immortal memory accompany Poe’s resting place.
A historical guide lays out child etiquette covering respect, cleanliness, manners at table and public spaces, how to greet and enter rooms, offering seats, listening, decorum in opera and church, proper coughing, and treating all with respect including the poor and animals.
An official recounts a Sunday funeral attended by a party member who observed a roasted duck left at the grave. He questions the practice and a Boxer sympathizer replies in a broken English riff, suggesting the dead man will come out to smell flowers.
A conversation among relatives shows discipline and early risers as cure for behavior. Aunt Elviry mentions pruning trees in the orchard while a city boarder jokes about pruning prunes. A widow seeks a suitor with a ready-made family, sparking humorous exchanges.
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