Restoring Justice Through Washing the Stripes of Wounded Hearts
The sermon argues true repentance includes reparation for wrongs done to others. A jailer’s act of washing the apostles’ wounds symbolizes healing through restitution, restoring grace and peace. Repairing harm opens channels of divine mercy, renewing joy, communion, and internal conscience for believers.
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Jesus
Murer
Rong
God
Paul
Silas
Ito
Messina
Philippi
Virginia Sunday School Convention to Meet in Charlottesville
The Virginia Sunday-School Association announces its twenty fourth annual convention at the Presbyterian church in Charlottesville from February 9 to 11, 1915. White Protestant Sunday schools may send delegates with pastors and superintendents ex officio. Last year’s Lynchburg meeting drew about 303 delegates and this year is expected to be similarly large. Leaders from this and other states will guide four division conferences Primary Junior Secondary and Adult plus sessions on county district and state work. Railroads offer rate reductions and Charlottesville residents will host delegates. Thomas C Diggs is general secretary and Jacob Umlauf president.
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Virginia Sunday-School Association
Presbyterian Church
Charlottesville
Lynchburg
Virginia Sunday School Association
Thomas C. Diggs
Travelers’ Building
Richmond
Association
Jacob Umlauf
Excerpt from an early Christmas carol about the nativity
The fragment presents the Latin refrain In Excelsis Gloria and lines describing angels appearing to shepherds in Bethlehem to proclaim God’s Son is born This late medieval carol expresses a wish for divine grace to see the face of Christ and join in song with joy.
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Christ
Mary
Bethlehem
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Crieth
J. H. Jowett
Continent
Excelsis Gloria
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