Methodist Sunday school grows toward century mark
Rev E E Pengelly reports a steady rise in Sunday school attendance with aim to reach 100 soon. District Superintendent Dr J B Gettys will preach at morning service and lead the quarterly conference. Lord s supper to be administered and all members urged to be present. Buffet supper planned by the Standard Bearers Saturday night in the basement.
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E. E. Pengelly
J. B. Gettys
Young Peoples Missionary Society
String Bean Farm Faces Boston City Closure
A historic City Farm near Harvard Stadium supplied vast beans lettuce and spinach to Boston markets for 25 years. The String Bean King owned the operation but the farm is set to disappear as Harvard University expands and requires the land for new buildings.
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Boston
Metropolis
Harvard
Gold Coast
Boys Book and Finds He Lost It in 1872
Hector Sinclair of Eldorado Kansas bought a second hand copy of Josephus in Albany for 2.50. He opened the flyleaf and found his own name written there from more than fifty years ago, confirming the book’s long history.
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Middletown
N. Y
Hector Sinclair
Eldorado
Kan
Josephus
Albany
Price of Worth: Work Patience Love and Sacrifice
A quote attributed to John Burroughs states that anything worth having requires work patience love and self sacrifice. It emphasizes that tangible payment is not money but personal effort and service.
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John Burroughs
Three Sundays Highlighted for Church Attendance
The note urges parishioners to attend on all three Sundays that are mentioned to maintain an average year’s churchgoing pattern. It reflects a push for consistent participation across multiple services.
Federated Community Church Seeks Larger Attendance
Rev. W. F. Clark preaches at the Federated Community Church with Sunday School at 10 a.m. The lesson focuses on Jesus talks with the Samaritan Woman from John 4. A strong turnout was noted last week and a Star Class contest is planned for the five Sundays leading to Rally Day to improve class performance.
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Jesus
St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church Announcement
Sunday August 31 service schedule at St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church noted with church events and times for attendees.
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ST. Paul’s EV. Lutheran Church
Long Lost Jews May Be Sought In China Revival
Wealthy Shanghai Jews backed by U S influence seek to reconnect Chinese Jewish colonies with the wider Jewish world. New manuscripts show enduring links to Persian Jewish communities. Origin theories vary. some scholars point to the land of Sinim in Isaiah as potential evidence of early knowledge of China.
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New York
Shanghai
China
United States
Adolph S. Oko
Hebrew Union College of Cincinnati
Europe
Persia
Babylon
B. C
Jerusalem
Cyril
Isaiah
Land of
Sinim
Chinese Jews in Kai-Fung-Fu and Marco Polo era links
The article traces Chinese Jewish communities from early migrations via Central Asia and India to Kai-Fung-Fu in Henan. It notes their roles as farmers merchants and silk makers, intermarriage with locals, a mixed Hebraic Chinese temple, and later Jesuit and Protestant attempts to convert them, raising questions about rehabilitation of these colonies.
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Central Asia
India
China
Marco Polo
Polo
Kubla Khan
Shyse
Tien-tchon
Kai-Fung-Fu
Henan
Kai- Fung-Fu
Ricei
Yerba Mate Origins and Global Spread
Yerba mate is a South American plant used to brew a stimulant beverage similar to tea. It is grown and shipped worldwide and consumed by people who cannot drink tea, reflecting its historic cultural reach and trade.
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South America
Fragmentary Prose Snippet Reflects on Men and Women
A partial quote contrasts men and women, noting women act as their own selves and question what they do not reveal. The text reads as a reflective fragment without a clear event or attribution.
Moon Lady Delights Fairies On A Moonbeam Sail
In a moonlit tale from 1924 the Moon Lady lures the fairies to sail her silver boat among the stars. The youngsters abandon their Queen, fear prompts rescue, and the Moon Lady’s plan ends with a lesson on obedience and reunion.
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Gell
Moon Lady
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
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