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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1909
Page
3
The text recounts religious and political conflict under Antiochus IV, detailing high priestly power struggles, the desecration of the temple, and the Maccabean response. It highlights Judas Maccabeus leading rebels, military campaigns against Seleucid forces, rededication efforts, and the restoration of temple worship amid imperial pressure.
The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church and persecution tests faith. Jesus urged passive resistance and love when opposed for righteousness. The steadfast endure, influencing history and foretelling Christ’s triumph. Faith sustains through present persecutions as in ancient times, with loyalty and compassion remaining essential.
During the era of the Maccabees, word reached the Greek king that in Jerusalem the Jews served a God unknown to the lands of Jupiter. The king pondered the implications of this worship and its contrast with his own beliefs.
A devotional excerpt cites Lamentations 3 22 28 on new mercies every morning. It argues growth requires breaking old habits, not repeating them, and starting anew daily. The piece urges taking bad habits by the throat and using each dawn as a fresh start toward holy living.
A devotional prayer praising Jesus for a life of service and the denial of self. It seeks divine control within believers, urging that life be valued as means for serving others and for spiritual upbuilding.
In a chilling account, Eleazar, an aged scribe loyal to Moses, urges Jews to resist Greek demands to abandon their law. He refuses to feign conformity, endures torture, and dies with a vow to honor God, inspiring future generations. The Greeks desecrate the temple, force participation in Bacchanal rites, and burn those who defy the edicts, leaving Jerusalem divided between adherence to Moses and Greek worship.
A devotional prayer asks for vision of a worthy goal beyond life urging complete self sacrifice for God. It asks for wisdom to avoid withholding anything from thee and to devote all efforts to devoted service in the name above every name.
A learned line states that no man's character can be finally injured except by his own conduct. The remark underscores personal responsibility and integrity as the ultimate source of character strength.
A brief quotation from C A Dawson Scott notes that in life’s rare crises one is buoyed by a strange exultation. The line reflects a paradoxical uplift during hardship, suggesting resilience and introspection in difficult moments.
Quote by Jeremy Taylor on human nature and self-reflection noting that our own faults shape both our ills and our path to good.
A terse reflection asserts that being born with hatred and contempt for injustice and meanness is a great gift from the gods. The remark underscores moral outrage as a defining trait and calls for steadfast integrity against wrongdoing.
A devotional invocation pleads for divine guidance in service and daily work. It asks for allegiance to God, counting earthly gains as loss, and seeks strength to befriend others and lead them to Christ’s joy. The plea emphasizes trust in a limitless, saving God.
A devotional excerpt quotes Maltbie D. Babcock on answering God’s will. Every task gains dignity and purpose, from the smallest duty to the grandest work, seen as building a great edifice where every effort contributes to a higher purpose.
The passage reflects on Mount of Transfiguration visions guiding believers to carry communion and immortal life into daily life. It urges living every moment with holy vision before their eyes and sharing the sacred sense at home and in work.
A reflective note cites G. Macdonald on self taught knowledge. The quote frames learning as self directed growth and limits.
A line attributed to Emerson proclaims that only inner beauty endures. The remark frames a philosophy valuing character over appearance and suggests enduring value lies within.
A quoted aphorism attributed to A. Hare notes that genuine happiness stems from kindness. The line emphasizes moral benefit of compassion as a foundation for joy.
The November 7 1909 lesson texts Acts 27 28 and Psalm 34 present Paul amid storm and wreck as a model of tested character care for companions and miraculous healing. It notes the ship the Malta island Publius the governor and Paul's preaching following healing of the governor's father and others.
The North Atlantic winter toll opened with the loss of thirty four souls and the destruction of the Donaldson line steamer Hestia off Seal Cove Grand Manan. Forty aboard, six saved. four young passengers and crew members perished. Capt Newman and twenty others were seen in a lifeboat as the ship tore at sea for fourteen hours. Lifesavers reached the wreck at 3 p m, rescuing six exhausted survivors.
Treasury directs customs houses to stay open until 4 30 pm Saturday October 30 to extend reduced treaty rates with France Switzerland and Bulgaria. The measure aims to aid importers by enabling entry of goods under expiring agreements, especially in New York and other cities with 1 pm Saturday closings.
Santa Fe Governor Curry said he knew nothing of charges filed by the secretary of the interior and would meet them when the proper time came. He noted that Secretary Ballinger did not indicate charges during his visit and that the administration was satisfied with his New Mexico administration. Curry added he plans to resign at the start of the year. He is Roosevelts Rough Rider appointee.
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania Nat Vallone and wife of Pittston welcomed their twenty third child on Monday night a boy. Vallone hopes to name him Bill Taft Vallone. Of 15 boys and 8 girls ten boys and three girls survive. Married in 1884 the couple were naturalized that year. He is 61 she 47 and both are strong and hopeful for more children.
In a Sleeper area country schoolhouse Barricaded by Jack Willis a young Cherokee Indian resisted arrest for a trivial offense. Officers engaged in a duel resulting in Willis’s death and the fatal wounding of Constable Tuck Ketcher.
Chicago faces a seating shortage forcing more than ten thousand pupils to attend only half a day. The report notes inadequate seating and large student numbers affecting daily attendance patterns.
Milwaukee resident Mrs. Esra Imsr credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing years of female trouble and back pain after doctors advised tumor surgery. The letter, among thousands received by the Pinkham Company, urges others to try the remedy before operations. Mrs. Pinkham of Lynn, Mass., offers free advice to sick women who write for help.
A city man vacationing in a seafaring village wears yellow oilskins and a pipe as a disguise. An amused retired captain studies him, then pauses and declares the man needs a wooden leg to be a real admiral in a blunt, old-time verdict.
There is more catarrh in this region than all other diseases combined, once deemed incurable. Trall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney & Co of Toledo is marketed as the sole constitutional remedy, taken internally, with a $100 guarantee. Send for circulars. sold by druggists for 75 cents. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A fragment quoted by the Washington Star frames Father explaining a concept as the last person in an article’s commercial life. The exchange notes a hotel guest ordering chicken hash as an example of ultimate consumer impact.
A short fragment shows a playful exchange about aging and travel. The she speaks of reaching her thirtieth birthday yesterday while the he notes it likely took forty years to arrive. The line is attributed to Fliegende Blätter.
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