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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1912
Page
8
A historical Sunday lesson warns that religious display, not sincerity, corrupts almsgiving prayer and fasting. It cites Jesus urging inner righteousness over public piety, condemning ostentatious acts for praise while urging honest devotion to God alone.
Two lively boys named Harry and Will, sharing the same age and size, meet a peculiar creature called Cigarette during their travels. The encounter leads to playful dialogue and a moral moment about self control and curiosity.
A narrator recalls a masculine pledge among youths who heed boastful words. Harry doubts, Will boasts and smokes. Five years later Will is changed, frail and masklike, while Harry stands tall. Will’s cigarette smoke becomes a demon, taunting the failed bravado. The poem ends with Ella Wheeler Wilcox’s warning about bravado and addiction.
Fannie Oldham laments a poor Junior meeting where attendants read verses haphazardly as the secretary, absent president, and unprepared members render the session dull. Her mother quotes Acts on a model prayer gathering, prompting Fanny to muse on uniting Juniors with one accord in one place. The King's Builders.
A young teacher explains she cannot take vacation due to family duties. A friend notes the deeper blessing of being needed, as the eldest daughter bears daily burdens, cares for siblings, and supports her aging mother, reflecting on Christ’s call to service and a life of giving.
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