The Savior Sees Beneath Man's Crust to Honor God within
The piece argues Christ loves humans not for surface traits but for the divine seed within. It contrasts a realistic, truth-centered love with sentimental affection, praising Jesus for perceiving character honestly, confronting faults, and still believing in humanity's potential for heaven.
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Christ
Jesus
Lcrience
Mount of Olives
Jerusalem
Samaria
God
Lutheran Observer
Principles of a Great Hearer in Church Teaching
A pastor praises a type of hearer who endures all conditions, attends from start to finish, stays engaged, seeks edification over entertainment, balances heart and mind, prays deeply and avoids prejudice, listens more than talks, and brings thinking while leaving night attire at home. Such listeners lift sermons and inspire others.
Bright Cheerfulness Shines Against Dark Clouds
A brief quotation notes cheerfulness as a small virtue with a bright influence that overcomes gloom and rain, attributed to E. V. B. Alexander.
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Alexander
The Harm of Evil Speaking in the Community
The article warns against gossip, backbiting, and slander deeming them rooted in vanity and malice. It explains harm to speaker hearer and the spoken, urges restraint, and cites biblical counsel to judge not and speak truth with charity. It also reflects on Church worth and the value of saints amid a call to moral renewal.
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Southern Churchman
God
Church
Church Triumphant
Moses and the
Lamb
Tabernacles
Lord of Hosts
How to Hold Your Friends
Advice on building lasting friendships by cultivating generosity and optimism. Emphasizes genuine interest in others, self belief, and avoiding self serving behavior. Warns that measuring people by potential gain harms relationships and success.
Blisters of Faith Prompt Public Moral Challenge
A renowned preacher at a summer resort challenges a dancing woman about blistered feet from late-night dancing. He asks if she has blistered her feet in Christ's service and she seeks guidance to devote herself to aiding the afflicted, asking forgiveness and pledging to atone for past folly. The exchange highlights duty, repentance, and zeal.
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United States
Christ
Practice and faith build character through daily toil
Opportunity to practice work and apply principles strengthens skill and Christian character. Trials and temptations foster love and patience, while resisting world antagonisms advances progress. The piece notes rusted locks and loud do-nothing critics, and ends with a note on gout remedy from apples.
God’s providence is mine inheritance legend on mantelpieces
A Baltic era motto appears in homes and gateways across the region. The saying frames a view of divine favor as a personal possession echoed in decorative engravings and pronouncements shared among communities.
The Germ of Bad Manners
A student reflection on independence and self worth argues that while self reliance helps material aims it should not eclipse the equal value of others. Ada C. Sweet notes that thinking everyone is as good as I am fosters politeness and social harmony.
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Ada C. Sweet
How to Make Sugar Syrup Crystallize with Alum
To encourage crystallization add a pinch of grated alum the size of a small pea to each pint of sugar. Cover with hot water and boil five minutes. The mixture can be flavored if desired.
Do Not Attempt a Meat Breakfast Every Morning
A varied morning meal can satisfy hunger with eggs prepared in different ways fishballs creamed codfish creamed dried beef broiled fish cereals hot breads or toast coffee and potatoes plus fruit when available.
St Louis World’s Fair Expected To Outshine All
The St Louis World’s Fair next year is projected to cost 40 million dollars and cover 128 acres with 38 000 horsepower of machinery. It will be ready at opening with most major buildings complete and aims to surpass Chicago 1893 and other expositions in scale and impact. The Lutheran.
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Jesus
God
Christ
Church of Christ On Earth
Church of Christ
Chicago
St. Louis
The Minister and the Woman of Sweet Peas
A hospital minister recalls a dying patient who loved sweet peas and Bible verses. She finds solace and healing through faith, saying she touched Jesus by reaching the hem of His garment, and rises to a glorified state before another patient occupies the bed.
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Jesus of Nazareth
Kitchen Tricks From Old Time Households
A home guide note explains adding a pinch of salt to egg whites speeds beating and a pinch of borax to cooked starch stiffens and whitens fabrics.
Bennie Declares Ambition as His Mother Counsels
A dialogue between Bennie and his mother explores a boy’s claim to mastery of his house. The mother counters with a parallel note about his father’s similar belief at Bennie’s age, highlighting family generational contrasts.
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Bennie
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