Amos Denounces Sin in World Temperance Sunday Lesson
Lesson outlines Amos as a simple, blunt speaker condemning national sin and hypocrisy. It links Judah’s disobedience to punishment, urges reading Amos with pencil in hand, and notes modern parallels in infidelity, justice, and church power. Amos prophesied circa 793 B.C. and warned against corrupt rulers and lustful behavior while celebrating Nazirites as ideals of moral life.
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Amos
Jehovah
America
God
Judah
Israel
Paul
Prohibition and Biblical Lessons for Children
The article urges teaching children the choice to be God's, noting Peloubet's emphasis on free will and temptation. It suggests using Jacob and the angels in Genesis as a better model, and argues adult classes must connect ancient sins to present behavior. It closes with praise for prohibition and the Eighteenth Amendment's financial impact.
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Peloubet
Jacob
Prodigton
Wells
America
Abbott on Jesus as Giver of life and church limits
Lyman Abbott argues Jesus is the giver of life not the founder of a system. He says creeds rituals and churches aim to promote Jesus spirit but no creed form worship or unity can fully define Christian thought or adequately express Christian experience or sustain church activity.
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Jesus Christ
Lyman Abbott
Orange City Movie Fire Forces Operator Out
A fire damaged the Cottage theatre in Orange City Monday night around 10.00 pm. Film burned about 800 feet while operator Martin Bolloyt, overcome by gas, fell unconscious after removing film from danger. Few patrons were present as the last show ended. panic subsided and the cinema continued with its regular program all week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange City
The
Journal
Martin Bolloyt
Corn Husking Begins in Northwest Iowa
The Alton Democrat reports John Vander Wilt, northwest of Hospers, started picking corn this week with four teams. Most farmers say two weeks more are needed before it will be safe to pick, and that piling corn in current conditions is unsafe.
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John Vander Wilt
Hospers
Alton Democrat
Farmers Await Drying of Corn Despite Bleak August Outlook
Condition and most farmers who believed in August that the chances for good corn were slight are plentifully willing to wait until the corn has thoroughly dried out.
A Teacher and Preacher Shaped by a Disciplined Education
A teacher plans a stable course of instruction guided by an ideal educated in his discipline. A preacher serving long terms must follow a similar educational system, fostering convictions, methods of contact with the unseen, and service to the commonweal, while remaining open to occasional inspired messages.
Difference Between Living and Being Alive Debate
A fragmented dialogue fragment presents Henry Sloan and others debating the distinction between mere existence and true life. The speaker questions the listener about their own state, framing it as a lesson from a foreseeing instructor.
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