Grandmothers Shape Time Across Generations
A sermon celebrates grandmothers as lasting moral pillars guiding descendants across eras. It cites Timothy’s faith, recalls Isabelle Graham and George W. Bethune, and argues grandmothers influence nations, churches, and lives beyond their years. The piece urges honoring elder women and preserving family records.
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Lola
Paul
Timothy
Chhildren
Ani
Pen
Boya
Solks
Volney
United States
Lole
Christ
Taemet
Maniee
Lum
Lois
Gol
Thienes
Jook
Jemima
Betsy
Mohitabel
Greenwood Cemetery
George W. Bethune
Brooklyn Heights
Shapa
Isabella Graham
Satan
God
Earth
Mary McCoy
Glasgow
Scotland
Captain Wildes Coolness Under Fire On Manila Bridge
The famed Captain Wildes of the cruiser Boston remains as calm as a cucumber during the Manila bombardment. He orders coffee on the battle bridge and keeps a steady watch as Spanish ships sink. Dewey’s fleet takes breakfast and then returns to finish the Spaniards, with humor and grit shaping the moment.
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Wildes
Boston
Ofivers
Dewey
Manila
Bay of
Mianila
Tim
Ala Wildes
Uncle Sam
Death of Captain Gridley Tied to Manila Battle
Capt Charles Vernon Gridley, famed commander aboard the Olympia, is reported dead likely from injuries sustained during the May 1 Battle of Manila. Born 1845 in Logansport Indiana, he rose through the Navy from cadet to commanding officer and served at many foreign stations before duty as an instructor at the Naval Academy.
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Gridley
Charles Vernon Gridley
Manila
Olympia
Washington
Capt
Logansport
Ind
Hillsdale
Mich
Naval Academy
United States
Oneida
Mobile Bay
Michigan
Erie
Monongahela
South Atlantic
North Atlantic
Trenton
Captain Gridley’s Career Summary in Navy Service
The article tracks Captain Gridley’s career from capacity until 1882 at Erie, promotion to commander on April 8, 1882, service at Boston Navy Yard until 1887, command of Jamestown and Portsmouth training ships, then inspector of the Tenth Lighthouse District, command of the Marion at the Asiatic Station, return to the district, promotion to captain on March 14, 1897, and assignment to Olympia in 1896. Erie home. widow and children Katherine V, Ruth W, and John P. Gridley.
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Michigan
Erie
Boston Navy Yard
Jamestown
Portsmouth
Gridley
Tenth
Lakes Erie
Ontario
Marion
Asiatic Station
Marlon
Tenth Lighthouse District
Olympia
Katherine V
Ruth W
John P. V. Gridley
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Empiee
Towers of
Ann
Martin Luther
Captain Wildes
Yaving
Madrid
Washington Star
Yousonf
Bourgogne
Rey
J. A. Henry
Presbyterian
Philadelphia
A. Zorn
Andrew Querbes
Commerce
Col. Milam
Shreveport, LA
THE
Tinners
Marshall Street
Shreveport
Charles V. Gridley
Texas Street
John Basch
Market Street
Milam
Texas
Dr. C. Ratzburg
Iler’s
DR. W. &. Spearman
Texarkana
Ark
DR. T. £. Schumpert
Bower's Drug Store
John Comegys
F. W. Bowers
Cor. Market and
Texas Sts
DR. T, Mf. Comegys
Zooing Building
St. Vincent's Academy
Corporation Limits
Mother Superior
T. J. Seaton
Fannin Street
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