Christ Gardens: A Sermon on the Church as a Beautiful Garden
Dr. Talmage presents the church as a richly irrigated garden planted by Christ. He likens believers to flowers and fruits, praises the cross as the garden’s central bloom, and urges greeting Jesus to walk the aisles and pick the blossoms of faith.
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Talmage
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Walter Scott
Abbotsford
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Theodore Hook
Christ's Garden
Save me next Now the day of salvation sermon exhortation
A preacher recalls a shipwreck scene to urge immediate personal salvation. A girl cries save me next as the lifeboat sails away, illustrating those already saved and others clinging to danger. The message presses for turning to Christ this moment before peril deepens.
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Christ
Jesus
Anecdotal Side of Bishop Phillips Brooks Promised
A reminiscence in The September Ladies' Home Journal presents a series of new anecdotes about Bishop Phillips Brooks. Gathered from his confidential friends, the tales aim to reveal his characteristics with accuracy and charm.
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Phillips Brooks
Ladies’ Home Journal
Cause of His Headache Revealed in Odd Accident
Quote recounts a strange incident where a hard boiled egg caused a headache after being struck behind the ear. The speaker recalls the moment and notes the egg was not eaten. No further details are provided about the people involved or place.
Reminiscence of Cawnpore and China Horror Reflections
A reminiscence recalls the Cawnpore massacres and modern China turmoil the writer questions Western reaction and religion. He notes a veteran’s brutal act during mutiny and laments women and children suffering in Pekin while nations debate etiquette. The piece contrasts Buddhism Islam and Christianity with human cruelty.
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Wiles
Docadeon
China
Russia
Japan
Pekin
Legation
Cawnpore
Buddha
Mohammed
Christ
The Sting of a Bee Not a Simple Lance
A detailed anatomy of the bee sting explains it as a double, barbed weapon with eight teeth on each dagger. When a bee stings, the barbed darts lodge in the skin and the bee leaves its sting behind, sacrificing itself.
Secret Carpet Workshop Door Keeps Visitors Out
In a Brooklyn carpet shop a closed door labeled Positively no Admittance hides a 150 woman workshop upstairs. The firm cites lost time as visitors distract workers, calculating a five hour productivity hit from even brief glances by outsiders.
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Brooklyn
Tip of the Tongue Tops in Touch Sensitivity Study
A historical note explains the tongue as the most delicate organ for touch and details comparative sensitivity across body parts using compass tests. It finds the tongue far outpaces the arm in tactile discrimination while the arm and chin respond to sharp points differently and the right hand shows greater touch accuracy but less temperature sensitivity.
English Daily Mail Confusion Sparks Transatlantic Joke
The London Daily Mail drew laughter by claiming a motor car on a long route to New York eight miles beyond Boston. The correction notes the error refers to England, not the United States, with New York eight miles from Boston in England and even a Bunker Hill nearby.
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London Daily Mail
New York
Boston
the Mail
England
United States
Bunker Hill
Wonders of the Flume Ravine in Franconia New Hampshire
A description of the Flume in the Franconia mountains recounts a 700 foot long ravine with 65 foot high canyon walls. The chasm narrows to ten feet at a point where a massive granite bowlder arches over the cascade.
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Franconia Mountains
New Hampshire
Radishes Through History and Taste
The piece traces radishes from China where cultivated for centuries to Germany where mothers used radish juice with sugar candy to cure hoarseness. It notes today’s radishes lack flavor and recalls their once sharp, biting palate.
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China
Germany
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