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Newspaper

The Progressive Farmer

Location

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 1896

Page

7

There's Light at Eventide and a Faithful Sermon

A series of devotional excerpts discusses light at eventide, biblical entertainments of Christ, and the necessity of keeping heart and house aligned with spiritual truths. It quotes Phillips Brooks and Dr. Maclaren, contrasts Simon the Pharisee with the centurion, and ends urging seekers to cultivate love, Scripture, and balanced faith over fanaticism.

Christ Simon the Paarisee Lule Simon Carist Caturian Israel Gadara Lercus Mary Martha Jesus

Judgment Day Near You in Your Daily Life

The passage urges personal inspection before Christ, urging readers to confront habits face to face with Jesus. It contrasts an imagined distant judgment with a present, intimate judgment day that rebukes sin whenever one acts contrary to faith.

Jesus Christ Christ

Gospel Ax and Gospel Power as Sharp Tool

The piece likens the gospel to an ax and the minister’s use to electricity powering the instrument. It emphasizes that truth must be wielded by gospel ministers to strike the root of sin. without proper use the tree remains alive.

Inseparable Faith Promotes Revival Work at Mountain Lake Park

The speaker Joseph Smith at Mountain Lake Park urged that healthy development in holiness cannot be separated from revival efforts. He stated that where holiness is embraced revivals thrive and where opposed or ignored they languish, calling for honor of Jesus and the Holy Ghost through preaching and living holiness.

Joseph Smith Mountain Lake Park Jesus the Holy Ghost

Fanaticism and Its Disastrous Image in Religion

The piece defines fanaticism as wild religious notions rooted in imagination and impulse. It argues fanaticism corrupts Scripture and providence, producing dangerous forms including a hypothetical scene where a man would embrace a kneeling companion, risking scandal.

Webster

English Hop Yards at Malling Reveals Hop Pickers Poverty

A Chicago Times Herald correspondent surveys Malling England’s hop fields. He describes uniform vine aisles, hilltop white tents housing poor London families, and women picking four to five flowers at a time. He notes harsh pay, long hours, and stark contrasts between the picturesque vines and grimy child labor near St. Leonard’s tower.

Malling London St. Leonards England Gindulf Rochester American Woolen Mills Co Fulton St Chiago Chicago Times Herald

Embezzler Morrison Sentenced in Troy Court

Ex county treasurer George H. Morrison was sentenced in the Troy Supreme Court to ten years and five months for embezzling county funds. The 46 year old Troy resident and banker pled guilty to misappropriation charges tied to county money and failure to pay his successor.

Troy N.Y Supreme Court George H. Morrison Morrison Renssaeller County Doora National Bank of Troy Board of Supervisors Ranssaller County

County Secretaries urged to pay dues promptly in notice

A November 18 official notice from Hillsporo urges county secretaries to remit quarterly dues by the first day after their meeting. It notes higher quarterly expenses and the need to publish constitutions and proceedings for the State Alliance. The Concord Standard item adds a marriage license anecdote and a sales pitch for a Self Heating Filator iron with merchant details.

Hillsporo N. C State Alliance W. 8. Barnes Y Treas Rawriag Drak Brethren Marion Butler Cyrus Thompson Greensboro National Armers’ Alliance and Industrial Union

Tracer Sought Over Mecklenburg County Vote Totals

The Wilmington Star questions official returns from Mecklenburg County noting Generals Palmer and Buckner each had 26 votes in Charlotte and 29 countywide. It urges rivals to publish a tracer to locate 200 to 400 Mecklenburg Democrats allegedly supporting the generals and asks for diligence in uncovering their fate.

Mecklenburg County Palmer Buckner Charlotte Wilmington Star

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