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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1891
Page
5
Rev Dr J G Townsend of the Unitarian Church addressed a morning audience on death by own action as a fashionable yet cowardly act. He argued such deaths arise from deliberate choice and moral weakness, urging courage to face responsibility and repentance. He contrasted living in the soul’s vast rooms with dwelling in base appetites and pain.
The Eighth Presbyterian Church pastor Rev E B Donehoo preached on Psalms and discussed alibis in criminal cases. He warned alibi defenses carry risk of perjury if testimony is weak and urged careful scrutiny of chains of evidence before acquittal. He noted alibi may be needed in serious trials to protect innocence despite biases.
Reverend McCormick of Central Presbyterian in Allegheny preached on The Folly of a Successful Man. He warned that riches are not wrong but treating wealth as personal, refusing to aid others, disregarding God’s claim and fellow humans, is the gravest error. He urged devotion to God and neighbor.
Rev McCorkie sermon at First Congregational Allegheny outlines foundation principles of prayer. He says the desire to pray is innate, calls on God during calamity, and notes multiple names for God. Key conditions include want, gratitude, humility, obedience, forgiveness, seeking approved objectives, persistence, and communal effort.
Yesterday morning Rev J W Sproul preached at Central R P Church Sandusky Street Allegheny on Why Judgment is Withheld God Stays the Avenger. He spoke of mercy delaying punishment to allow repentance and warned against hardening sin. Union services and farewell sermons were also noted along with To Let notices in The Dispatch.
The week's oil news shows a price dip and reduced expectations as production falls in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Wildwood and McCurdy pools attract interest with several new wells, while many sites report dry holes and lower output. Independent operators face tightening profits. only strong firms may drill further amid cautious market outlook and ongoing field activity.
A large display of Ladies jackets cloaks and gowns in latest cuts and fabrics. Silk waists long garments tea gowns shawls and children's wear shown with expert fitters and in bold spring colors. Special attention to imported novelties and extensive dress goods and glove parasol assortments.
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