Prosperous Life Through Godly Living in Joseph’s Story
A Memphis sermon argues self interest drives many good acts and that true godliness brings present and future blessings. Joseph’s rise from slave to Pharaoh’s adviser shows wealth, family love, and moral restraint, especially in resisting Potiphar’s wife. The preacher urges readers to trust God, prosper through service, and support others in prosperity.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Joseph
Israel
Abraham Lincoln
Ilinois
Lincoln
Abe
Duke of Westminster
Fife
Jesus Christ
Kingdom of Heaven
God
Abraham
Job
Daniel
David
Achish
Mordecai
Haman
Solomon
Waldensian Church of
Italy
Philadelphia
Victor's
Church of
Waldensian Church
Christ
Potiphar
Lake Pontchartrain
Jimmie
Paps
Jenny Lind
Egypt
Pharaoh
Jacob
Rueben
Simeon
Judah
Memphis
St. Anthony
Bathsheba
Cleopatra
Prophecy and God's Love in Malachi's Message
A devotional study of Malachi emphasizes Jehovah’s love, Israel’s idolatry, and a coming Messiah as heralded by John the Baptist. It discusses God’s unchanging love, prophetic expectations, future deliverance, and the call for believers to prepare for Christ through purification, generous giving, and faithful living.
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American Press Association
God
Jesus
Lord
Israel
Martin
Luke
John the Baptist
Elijah
Harvard Benefactor Receives Debt Settlement Note
A Lawrence businessman owed Harvard College Library money for over a year. After failed letters, a benefactor found inspiration in a local religious notice. He sent a note to the debtor with a check enclosed, inviting attendance at the debtor’s Y M C A address and settling the balance.
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Harvard College Library
Lawrence
Boston Herald
Harvard
Look For Happiness and Kindness in Life
A Woman's Life essay urges seeking happiness through kindness, not slights, and choosing hopeful illusions over disillusion. It compares optimism to rose colored glasses and notes that pursuing peace is worthwhile even if the aims seem mythical.
Paul Jones Says England Is The Pirate In War
In response to Britain labeling John Paul Jones a pirate, the American naval hero argued that a pirate is “an enemy of mankind.” Since England fought most of the world, he claimed England was the pirate, not Jones, during the conflict.
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Paul Jones
John Paul Jones
England
America
Europe
Asia
Africa
Thackeray’s St Helena Bonaparte Tale Recalled
The excerpt recalls Thackeray born in Calcutta in 1811 who traveled to England as a child and met Napoleon on St Helena. A black servant recounts seeing Bonaparte in a garden and claiming he eats three sheep daily and abducts children, a tale shared by others of the era.
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Napoleon
Thackeray
St. Helena
Calcutta
England
Bonaparte
Perfect Manners and Politeness as Learned Discipline
The article describes manners as trainable through deliberate practice in voice eye and carriage. It argues that systematic training removes vanity and self consciousness, yielding grace gentleness and simple cultured behavior.
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Ottawa
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the Sunday School
D. M. Stearna
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