The Christian Way and World Religion Reform
A long fragment outlines comparisons between Christ and Buddha, tracing their ministries, deaths, and teachings. It contrasts Jesus’s crucifixion with Buddha’s death, notes early followers, and highlights themes of forgiveness, salvation, and the pursuit of truth across cultures and ages.
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Jesus
Tilla
Christ
Buddha
Canges
Tordan
Hermon
Jezus
Tidea
Jerusalem
Kapilayastu
Ananda
Ghell
Gautama Sheartha
Haddha
Socrates
The Bible as Teacher and Fount of Agnosticism
The passage argues that the Bible teaches Christian agnosticism, declaring limits on knowledge across many subjects. It contends that while humans know in part, total knowledge remains unattainable, warning against denying any possible knowledge.
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Gail
Persian Legend Recalled By Spurgeon on Moral Fragrance
A Persian legend recounted by Charles H. Spurgeon tells of clay learning its identity by scent. A clay piece declares its past among a rose, gaining fragrance from association and revealing its moral growth through who it has spent time with.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Spurgeon
Christ
Passing Personal Names and Shifting Identities in Civic Life
The excerpt reflects on changing identities in public roles, noting how individuals differ in private, religious, and civic contexts. It cites Reverend Rexford on variability in character and mentions Rome marking Pope Leo XIII's seventy fifth communion anniversary on June 21.
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Leo
Rome
Abyssinians and early Christian origins in Abyssinia
Fragmentary historical meditation describes Abyssinia as home to Semitic peoples and Ethiopians termed Abyssiniats by Arabs as a reproach, with references to ancient church links and the seventh century Greek Christian prevailing in North Africa. It recounts a North County clergy member’s sermon and preacher Talmage’s warning to saloon keepers about the souls destroyed by liquor.
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Aml
North Africa
Aden
Abana
Alexandria
Johannis the Negus
Sneersoy
Mangaeat
Bitstenelek
Supaithe
Negus
Italiens
Mossowak
Tedara
Nearness to the Father Shown by Rev Helen A Sawyer
A sermon excerpt by Rev Helen A Sawyer emphasizes constant contact with the divine through prayer. It celebrates daily prayer as a holy secret and urges belief over full understanding to feel its quality and splendor.
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Helen A. Sawyer
Maine's tallest man lives above the shop door
Profiles Phillip Kelley of Phillips Maine who stands about seven feet tall and weighs over Jim pounds. He works as a mechanic and painter with a workshop filled with inventive gear including a bicycle wheel powered saw, a sand planer, and a ladderless cottage painting feat. He has a reputation for strength and skill and once trumpeted lifting a heavy weight several feet.
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Rediey
Phillip
Pietesaa
Matne
Mr. Kelley
Kellow
Maine
Jim
Kelley
Beans
Wang
Phillips
Cup and Cup Hearer in Ancient Ways of Drinking
The text notes Assyrian nobles each had a dedicated cup and cup bearer who accompanied them to feasts, bearing state cups of gold silver crystal or marble. Saucers for cups appeared late in the eighteenth century and were mocked at first as unbefitting elite drinkers. An umbrella maker in Paris is quoted on weather shifts, humorously balancing sunshades amid high umbrella sales.
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William Taytes
Brethren Evangelist
William
New York
United States
Wm. H. Seward
Paris
The Hook of Hooks and Bible Insight
A preacher argues that tight adherence to the Bible broadens understanding of history and human experience, countering the claim that sticking to one book narrows a thinker. Bishop C. W. Fossa emphasizes the Bible as a gateway to wide knowledge across eras.
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C. W. Fossa
Collapse Buries Dozens in Seneca Street Building
May 22 Buffalo reports a Brown Building collapse on Seneca Street after remodeling. A barber shop adjoining the site was crushed. list of dead and injured includes George Metz and Jennie Griffin, with many others missing or seriously hurt. Washington activity on Sabine Lake survey and Santa Monica harbor funds also noted amid river and harbor bill talks.
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Buffalo
New York
Senaca Street
Brown Weiding
Western Union Graph Company
Western Union
Seneca Street
George Lehnart
Sennarts Shop
George Metz
Jennie Griffin
Barber Shop
Washington
Santa Monica
California
Cooper
Texas
Sabine Lake
House
Senate
Manderson
Koantze
Mills and Chilton
Bacon
Georgia
Brunswick
Congress
Bismiston Goffeyville, Mea
A. Pas
Ciy
Che
Tee
Faow
David Carter
Irving
Maud Young
Masa
Fywk. Smith
Mark Morris
Leon Eshom
John Wilson
Joe Shor
Wiliam Kime
William Stuckey
Czar and Czarina Enter Moscow Amid Grand Triumph
The czar and czarina rode into Moscow yesterday afternoon as artillery thunder and bells rang out. A vast crowd of royal Russians and global visitors filled the streets in a scene of unmatched splendor, possibly unique in history.
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Mosrov
Moscow
Tragic New Orleans Incident and Regional News
A chaotic scene near Lake and Avenue leads to a fatality and police search as a young girl vanishes amid rumors of escape. Reports from Beaumont and nearby towns detail a deadly explosion injuring many in a city center, with rescues and investigations underway. In Washington, debate stretches sessions over a veto and a proposed bipartisan commission to study labor and capital challenges. International updates from Pretoria and London recount reform prisoner advisories and pending decisions.
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New Orleans
Lake
Avenue Qed
Pesbitemont
Tex
Beni
Surrey
Bunda
Olly
Goebid
Jehan
Mirey
Data Peervett
Farey
Boa'aka
Corey
Benoit
Pollor
Thaumon
Beaumont
Pian Ial
Meedy Krows
Eugpeon
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Phere Eantifal
Fia
Pat Janow
Telaernie
Gel
Chen
Tim Ani
Bs House
Batam
E. L. Rexford
Universalist
Columbus
Ohio
Han
Talmage
Happy Homes
God
Frederick W. Farrar
London Standard
Leth Ont
Wu. Straub
George Lenhart
John CC. Landon
Jacob Richmond
H. I. Walk
James Adams
Michael O’brien
Robert Cassler
Jacob Rickman
Pension Framcis
Hoover
Ohio Volunteers
Grogvenor
Phillips’ Commission
Labor
Agriculture
Business
Labor Committee
Pretoria
Krueger
Executive Council
Col
Rhodes
Hammond
Farrar
London
May
Colonies
Joseph Chamberlain
House of Commons
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