Christ Centering The Spirit's Work In Scripture
An exposition arguing the Holy Spirit glorifies Christ in all scripture from both testaments and in church tradition. It traces doctrinal authority from the Reformation to modern Lutheran confessions, stressing that the true measure is whether teaching preaches Christ and upholds the Gospel. The text cites Arius, the Atonement, and Lutheran catechisms as tests of Spirit guided truth.
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Holy Spirit
Christ
Moses
David
Luther
Speer
St. Peter
St. Paul
Judas Iscariot
Caiaphas
Arius
God
Mary
Church of the Reformation
Sanctification in Christian life and its distinction from regeneration
A historical discussion by Rev. Prof. R. A. Yoder explains sanctification as the ongoing process of growing in holiness through the Holy Spirit and means of grace. It contrasts regeneration as instantaneous and complete in principle with sanctification as progressive and imperfect in this life, outlining key biblical and doctrinal points.
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R. A. Yoder
D. D
N. C
Tenn. Synod
Dallas
Luther
Jesus Christ
Christ
Paul
Stephen
Christ R
Ananias
God
Christ Jesus
Shenandoah Valley Newspaper Ad Notice
Henkel and Company of New Market Virginia publish the Shenandoah Valley a weekly paper priced at 1 dollar per year. They offer general printing with a specialty in church minutes and school catalogues and solicit orders. Office established 1806.
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Henkel & Co
New Market
Shenandoah Valley
A Rose to the Living in Nixon Waterman Poem
A short excerpt from Nixon Waterman contrasts giving roses to the living with wreaths for the dead. It emphasizes timely grace before the hungering spirit is fled. The verse elevates living kindness over posthumous honors.
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Nixon Waterman
Not Unionism But Unity
Interior rhetoric argues church unity is easy to preach but hard to realize. Denominations resist absorption, with unity wanted but often rejected in practice. Advocate favors first unity in truth and Christ before any union.
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Christ
The Power of Sacred Pictures and Red Owl’s Cross
Bishop Whipple recalls Red Owl a Sioux orator who found salvation through a church picture of Christ. The tale ends with Red Owl’s dying wish for a cross over his grave to show the Indian people what is in his heart. The story highlights gospel reach to all peoples and the Bible verse about salvation for Jews and Greeks.
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Bishop Whipple
Minnesota
Red Owl
Jesus
Wahbasha
God
Spirit of Missions
Bible and hymn book line at Henk 2 Co office
A display of Bibles Testaments Hymn Books and related items is offered at the office of Henk and Company in New Market Virginia. The notice highlights a varied stock available for purchase at the local premises.
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Henk 2] & Co
New Market
The Individual Makes the Nation in a Great Destiny
Reflecting on belief and prayer the speaker urges faith aligned with God's will and calls readers to shape their lives to the land’s destiny. The message ends with an instruction for printing by Henkel & Co. of New Market Virginia.
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Henkel & Co
New Market, Va
Marconi
Dover
Ostend
Dovercourt
Essex
Brussels
The Father's House of Welcome to All
A poem presents a fatherly house with many rooms where all children are welcomed. Peace and plenty fill the inner home as prayers rise and hearts grow glad. The text urges readers to enter, suggesting no one will be cast out as love lights the way.
In the Place Where the Tree Falleth There It Shall Be
A village miller recalls a park bench discussion with an aristocrat about death. The man asserts that life ends at death, yet the miller and a lumberyard owner argue the idea, citing 2 Corinthians 5:10 to affirm judgment after death.
No Easy Path to Strength Through Adversity
Read about meeting hard tasks with grit and discipline. The piece urges acting firmly when facing obstacles, building character, and training oneself to finish work promptly, noting self mastery as the goal and success follows endurance.
Berlin Wit Proves Devil Believes In You
In Berlin a wealthy refined man tells a bricklayer he now believes in the Lord Jesus though he doubts hell and the devil. The bricklayer retorts that the devil believes in him, a sharp Berliner repartee that ends the exchange. The Ledger Monthly has been enlarged, price $1 a year, 10 cents a copy, for sale at the office.
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Berlin
Jesus
Wise-Acre
Fenelon on loving God and living by His will
The text reflects Fenelon’s view that love for God means aligning one’s will with God’s, obeying His laws, abhorring sin, and embracing what Jesus Christ loved while detesting what He hated. It notes that childhood speech often precedes true understanding of these words.
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Jacob
Christ
God
Jesus Christ
Fenelon
Contentment Tied to Hope and Mercy of Heaven
A reflection on true contentment as the soul’s steady effort, not stagnation, trusting in divine mercy to heal wounds and satisfy hope. The author emphasizes aspiration and perseverance over complacency.
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David Schaff
This Paper a Year for One Dollar Spot Cash
A local offer lets readers secure a full year’s newspaper delivery for just one dollar in spot cash. The deal emphasizes affordable access and immediate sign up.
Reading as a Cure for Lung Trouble
The article promotes reading aloud as a health exercise for chest complaints noting it helps fill and empty the lungs, improves breathing, aids speaking, and enhances voice modulation. It advises proper posture and avoidance of overdoing it, and suggests reading aloud benefits all, with extra value over singing or whistling.
Sorrow and duty clash over mourning and living children
An article reflects on a young mother at a street parade who mourns a dead child while fearing neglecting her living sons. It argues mourning should not dim other lives and urges shared responsibilities to maintain household functions and children's happiness.
Why Young Men Fail The Most Says Business Leaders
The New York Evening Post reports interviews with professional and business men who attribute most young men’s failures to laziness. They insist industry and willingness to work are indispensable, though some hardworking people still fail and others fail by taking on too much.
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New York Evening Post
Why Ian Maclaren Wanted Chalk
An anecdote from a Manchester ministers meeting relates a tale told by Ian Maclaren, about a dream in which a man climbs stairs and chalks his sins, only to meet the Doctor descending with the reply More chalk. The exchange underscores the tale’s humorous critique of moral effort.
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Manchester
Watson
Sefton Park
Liverpool
Ian Maclaren
London Express
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