Roanoke Baptist Union notices from Danville
The Roanoke Baptist Union at Danville issues monthly notices dated the fifth of each month. It lists officers J H Hargraves Blair Danville B Crews Danville and board members including Waddill Matthews Venable and Cascade, with arrangements for payments to officers and advertising solicitor at Danville Virginia.
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Hloanoke Baptist Union
Roanoke Baptist Union
Danville
W. W. Waddill
G. R. Matthews
Danville, Va
J. H. Hargrave
Chat
BLAIR
Crews
Simple Poetry and the Power of a Single Word
The poem contends that true worth lies not in ornate verse but in a single word that can awaken freedom in the weak and friendless. Lowell argues earnest lines should seek to strengthen faith and manhood in untutored hearts rather than chase artful praise.
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James Russell Lowell
A New View of the Sunday School and Winter Reflections
Dr. Henry Clay Trumbull’s Yale lectures recast the Sunday school as the church’s catechetical mission tracing Judaic roots through the medieval and Reformation eras. The piece endorses the book for teachers and pastors and notes a Christmas gift market for publications priced at $1.50. It then urges practical winter study plans for families, urging weekly Sunday school lessons, home readings, and thoughtful Christmas giving. It closes with moral meditations on influence and the hope that faith will guide through dark times. The Marion Alabama Judson Female Institute fire is reported with total loss at $50,000 and $25,000 insured. the school plans to rebuild, no injuries, students evacuated to King House, and no day missed.
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Robert Raike
Henry Clay Trumbull
Yale
Primitive Church
John D. Wattles
Philadelphia
King House
Institute
Marion
Notation on Sunday Evening Congregations
The Sandard urges church members to unite in a cooperative effort to maintain large and inspiring Sunday evening services throughout the season. It notes many excuses used to skip night services and calls for wider participation.
Dark days and lost faith quoted reflection in print
The passage laments recurring sorrow and the ache for comfort as days grow dark. It speaks of embittered lives, waning faith in humanity, and a longing to glimpse hope in the distant corners of the earth.
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God
The Restless Boys Sunday School Challenge
Rev Dr Stryker urges Sunday school teachers to seize the half hour with restless boys. He warns against worldly influences and stresses plain practical talk. Teachers should pray prepare and reach out to boys like John at home or by letter to guide them to Christ.
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Christ
Satan
John
Dr. Stryker
A Word To Parents From The Co Worker
Parents worry as children seek companionship and may drift from church. The Co Worker argues to guard family worship, referencing Abraham, and urges Sunday School teachers to attend classes or step down if unavailable, stressing plain sensible guidance without offense.
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Abraham
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W. W. Wappill
Ginawen
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Bec. and Treas
Cascade
Sam Averett
Judson Female Institute
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