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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1909
Page
3
A short verse based on the Apocryphal Book of Judith chapters 14 to 16. The piece appears under a 1909 copyright by W.5. Edson and attributes authorship to Judith Giveth token of certain victory and references a biblical tale of triumph.
The discourse explores how Achior recognizes the Hebrew God after Judith’s actions against Holofernes. It emphasizes that true power lies in God, not the human instrument, and notes Achior’s conversion and joining Israel as a profound, far reaching deliverance beyond the immediate victory.
The article discusses conflicting views on the original language of the Book of Judith. Origen and Jerome give opposing statements about Hebrew presence. The work likely originated in Palestine in a Syro-Chaldaic dialect. Surviving texts exist in Greek with Syriac and Latin versions, the Latin largely derived from the Greek, and the authentic text remains undetermined due to multiple recensions and errors.
The piece notes the scarce external evidence of a book's popularity while tracing its presence in Clem. Rom., Origen, Hilary, and Lucifer with Jerome calling it sacred by the Synod of Nice. It was mistakenly listed with the Apostolic Canons.
A narrative recalls Judith and her maid slaying Holofernes, the Assyrian general, desecrating his tent and scattering fear through the camp. The Israelites rally, reclaim spoil, and honor Judith as savior and "great rejoicing" in Jerusalem, with blessings from Joacim and elders.
A sermon urges believers to awaken inner Christian strength, likening Moses parts of the Red Sea to divine providence. It argues that hidden, small deeds build towers of strength, enabling greater future service for God. The message emphasizes faith and patient preparation as keys to progress.
A reflective piece ties the passion and resurrection to two natures of life. It links the cross to present suffering and the empty tomb to eternal joy through Christ. The text likens Jesus’ death and resurrection to a bridge from hardship to glorified life.
A religious reflection exhorts that death is not the end as Christ has defeated death and grants believers life everlasting beyond human sight. The prose emphasizes the surpassing glory promised to the faithful and the mystery of what lies beyond.
The reader is urged to begin spiritual life with clear knowledge of God's love and peace. Start with conscious pardon as a confident privilege, keeping vision, joy, and song in the journey, and believe the sought forgiveness is real and life-giving. When you feel thus, you shall not fail.
The lesson outlines Paul and Silas on the second journey with Timothy, tracing their land route from Antioch through Cilician Gates to Tarsus, and the spread of Christianity in Europe beginning at Philippi with Lydia as the first European convert. It links patriotism with missions and cites spiritual callings amid missionary planning.
Pattern details describe a high waistline seven-gored skirt suitable for wash fabrics such as Indian head cottons and piques, with a center back closing illusion and inverted box plait. Six sizes available, yardage listed by waist size and fabric width, pattern costs 10 cents plus mail order instructions.
A man prides himself on his brains believing he can function as a finance clerk after altering a dollar bill. The incident, noted in local potential dishonesty records, reflects a confidence in skill that exceeds his actual credentials.
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