Baptist Mission Societies Convene in Roanoke and Virginia
The Central Committee of Woman's Mission Societies of the Baptist General Association of Virginia meets with officers listed including President Mrs A M Gwathmey and Secretary Miss Juliet Pollard. Nearby, Mrs Frank Woopson serves as Vice President for the Roanoke Association as the group convenes in Maryland and Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Gwathmey
F. M. Elis
Rishaene
Annie W. Ong
Yle
Baltimore
Woman's Mission Societies OF
Baptist General Association OF Virginia
Juliet Pollard
Wm. Ellyson
Roanoke Association
Frank 8. Woopson
Woman's Missionary Society Department Edited by Mrs Frank Woodson
A brief note credits the Woman's Missionary Society department and names Mrs Frank Woodson as the Associational Vice-President who edits the section.
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Woman’s Missionary Society
Dep't
Frank Woodson
Roanoke Association urged to spur W M S work
The article urges a new impulse for the W M S within the Roanoke Association at the forthcoming session. It calls for every society and church without a society to send delegates to Straightstone, stressing that distant churches should make extra effort to ensure a good turnout and meeting.
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Roanoke Association
Straightstone
Debt to fund Foreign Mission Board prompts W M U pledge
The Dallas meeting reports a $30,000 debt for the Foreign Mission Board. The Woman's Missionary Union pledges to raise $5,000 by August 1, with Virginia societies contributing $700. A plan urges every female church member to donate $1 to reach the goal, urging prompt, decisive action to advance the Lord's work.
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Foreign Mission Board
Southern Baptist Convention
Dallas
Woman's Missionary Union
Woman's Missionary Societies of
Virginia
Women's Missionary Societies
Women’s Missionary Union
Texas
W.M. A
Christ
Court of Final Appeal
National Guard
Louis Phillippe
House of
Women’s Missionary Societies Grow Across Churches
Notes From the Societies report growing mite barrel collections in the first quarter, with Mount Herman ordering more barrels. The Axton Society shows strong potential, Chatham struggles with membership, Green Pond may form soon, and Chestnut Level plans a W.M.S. New Prospect establishes a society led by Miss Ora Graves.
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Mount Herman
Reflection on The Human Trace Through Time
A compact meditation cites Goethe on how every experience leaves a trace shaping identity and knowledge. The passage links repetition and remembrance with thoughtful reuse of ideas.
Sunday School Ignorance Highlights Need for Bible Reading
An excerpt urges parents and teachers to read the Bible aloud to children nightly, citing a school principal who found even churchgoing youths ignorant of Scripture. It argues that early, regular Bible reading stimulates interest and understanding, with mothers reading to children fostering inquiry and grasp of the sacred text.
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The
Examiner
Danville
Debe
Spurgeon Accepts Pastoral Role at Spurgeon Tabernacle
The belated speech recalls the moment Rev. Spurgeon accepted the pastorate at Spurgeon Tabernacle in London. He describes feeling on holy ground and notes a first church cheque meant for needy institutions. He cites his father’s wishes and the Lord’s will guiding his decision.
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Spurgeon
Spurgeon Tabernacle
London
Courage and fear in the flea a paradox of bravery
Mark Twain notes that true courage is mastery over fear not its absence. He argues the flea, fearless by ignorance, surpasses humans in bravery, placing it above famed figures like Clive, Nelson, and Putnam in a pointed comparison about fear and peril.
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Clive
Nelson
Putnam
Mark Twain
Time to help a friend in need
A brief reminder stresses that offering timely aid strengthens friendship. It urges immediate support when a friend faces trouble, framing generosity as essential social glue and moral duty. The note implies practical acts of assistance and emotional backing as key responses.
Birthright Privilege and Esau’s Folly in Scripture
The piece discusses the birthright's privileges including tribal headship and covenant blessings, noting Esau's contempt as a grave act. It links this to modern warnings about wasting health and virtue for short term pleasures such as alcohol, gambling, and cigarettes, urging restraint and moral conduct.
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Esau
Massac
Reuben
Joseph
Delitsch
Too Warm Keeps Members from Church Services
A pastor argues that warm weather should not excuse church members from attendance. He stresses duties to God and a lost world over comfort, urging worshippers in good health to attend and not use heat as a reason to skip services. He cites Hebrews about not forsaking assembling together.
Valuable Experience Account Quote
A Maine businessman recalls treating losses as education and credits adversity with untapped profit. He says losing $500 taught lessons that later yielded $5,000, calling experience a valuable, life sharpened asset he would not exchange for five times its cost.
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Maine
Zewiston Evening Journal
Foolishs Who Plead To Please Every One
A Ram's Own writer lists types of fools in church life, from pastors who abandon old gospel to members who avoid truth and support broken missions, condemns fickle attitudes and hypocrites, and warns against false assurances and mixed loyalties.
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Treacher
Hell
A Reformer's Patience and Paradox of Change
Quotes reflect on religion as a social force and personal reform. The speaker argues that moral influence can curb aggression, and warns reformers to start with self change. It notes that many prefer self-promotion over listening, and that opportunity is valued only after missed chances.
Immigrant Family Seeks Shelter In Downpour
The 7zibune recounts a poor Italian immigrant family trudging through Barclay Street New York during a heavy rain. Five members including a baby carry belongings. they stop at a store window displaying religious figures and the father reverently gazes in. The piece urges charity and cautions against judging Italians as a bad lot, noting the broader lesson of compassion.
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Barclay Street
New York
Virgin Mothe
Italy
Baptists Embrace Child Faith and Uphold Infant Baptism
A religious paper argues Baptists now accept child conversions at age eleven and practice infant baptism when evidence of saving faith is shown. It notes past distrust of child conversions, cites a girl baptized at eleven, and recalls Lydia and Cornelius households as examples of believers of suitable age.
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Jesus Christ
Lydia
Cornelius
Baptists Teach Belief Before Baptism as Record States
The record quotes the Examiner stating Baptists insist belief precedes baptism and that anyone old enough to believe should be baptized, while those who have not believed are not fit for baptism.
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Baptists
Do Baptists Have a Creed A Baptist View
The article argues Baptists lack a formal creed and rely on Scripture as the sole doctrinal standard. It notes confessions may illustrate historic beliefs but cannot prove doctrine and warns that claims of Baptist creeds often reflect misunderstanding of Baptist principles and history.
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New Hampshire
Zixaniner
Sam Jones and the Stingy Parish Sermon
A fragment from the Christian Advocate depicts Sam Jones arguing with a Tennessee pastor over stingy parishioners. The pastor retorts by saying he would sic a dog on such folks, prompting Jones to respond with a wry, sickly smile as a local audience reacts.
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Sams
Tennessee
Ramsey
Sam
Jones
Portrait of Japanese Women in Cosmopolitan Quote 1892
Sir Edward Arnold comments in Cosmopolitan February 1892 that Japanese women are small with short limbs and slanted eyes, yet describes them as unselfish, dutiful, patient, and angelic. He claims his daughter of the Land of the Rising Sun could rise to a higher state with little change in nature or heart.
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Sir Edward Arnold
Famous Physicians Last Words
The celebrated Dr. Dumoulin died with fellow physicians surrounding him. He said he left behind three great physicians and, when pressed, named cleanliness exercise and moderation in eating as the three.
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Dr. Dumoulin
Church Property in the United States by Denomination
The Interior argues that church property should be owned by the people rather than centralized. It cites property values by denomination in millions: Methodist 132, Catholic 118, Presbyterian 94, Baptist 82, Episcopal 82, Congregational 43, Lutheran 35. It notes nearly all except Catholic is locally controlled by the people.
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United States
Transitory Nature and Permanent Value Quote
A reflective quotation from Goethe on valuing both transience and permanence. It argues that humans should aim to make the fleeting aspects of life enduring through understanding and balance. The passage emphasizes contemplation and practical wisdom in appreciating time.
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Goethe
Trust in God and Money in Salvation
A fragmented sermon reflection questions trust in God versus money and salvation. It notes the difficulty poor people face in doing rich work for pay, warns against dishonesty and debt, and argues salvation cannot be bought by gold. It urges openness to help others and contrasts heavenly love with earthly patience.
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God
Christ
Annes
Prose Fragments and Adages From Stated Quotes
A collage of aphorisms and misquoted lines appears, ranging from Robinson on war risks to Goethe on financial creditors, plus advice on manure placement around fruit trees. The text glances at disciplines, wisdom, and practical gardening without a single cohesive narrative.
Sins of the fathers visited on children study warns of
The Examiner cites Dr Paul Garnier of Paris reporting research on children of habitual drunkards. He claims a flaw in nature marked by absence of affectionate emotions and, if not lunatic, displays insensitivity and pitilessness. The piece frames this as a stark temperance lesson.
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Paul Garnier
Paris
Three Philosophers Seek The Camel In Three Ways
A humorous ad by G. Frank, Jeweler, contrasts three methods of inquiry. The Englishman studies writings in a library, the German theorizes from inner thought, and the Frenchman travels to the desert to see the animal. The piece then pivots to shopping advice for jewelry.
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Green Pond
Hargrave
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