Sermonette on Judas Maccabeus and divine aid in battle
The passage reflects on Judas Maccabeus as a faithful leader who earned great honor and protection for his people. It portrays his bravery, fierce defense of Israel, and belief that victory rests with God, urging courage against overwhelming odds.
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Rome
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Seron
Syria
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Persia
Lysias
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Nicanor
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Timotheus
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Leaders of Maccabaean War and Rise of Judas
The article outlines the Maccabaean leadership with Judas, Jonathan, and Simon as principal leaders after Mattathias. It notes Judas’s precarious position during Lysias siege, defeats of Nicanor at Capharsalama and Adasa, Judas’s death, and Jonathan’s rise to power amid Bacchides and Balas events, followed by Simon’s leadership transition.
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Simon
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Lysias
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Adasa
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To Be Like Christ John’s call to faith and love
The Apostle John urges believers to see Christ, believe in him, and love him. In his Epistles he proclaims the glorious truth that we shall be like him when we see him as he is, a supreme promise for those who love God.
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John
Christ
God
Beecher Quote Reflects on Learning from Mistakes
A distant voice quotes Henry Ward Beecher noting that a man who cannot learn from his mistakes may wish to remove the pest schoolmaster from his life. The line emphasizes personal growth and accountability in a moral context.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Judas Maccabeus Seeks Alliance With Rome
The account describes Judas Maccabeus weighing an alliance with Rome to counter Greek influence. Eupolemus and Jason urge friendly ties, citing Rome’s power and governance. Rome's senate drafts a treaty of friendship, mutual defense, and nonaggression, to be kept without deceit, while Demetrius eases pressure on the Jews.
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Helpers of Others
A reverent meditation on medical care and pastoral duties. The author cites sacred responsibility in comforting or healing lives, urging divine skill and wisdom, and quoting Rev. J. R. Miller on treating bruised hearts with Christ’s guidance.
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J. R. Miller
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Quote on nobility and personal growth for self-improvement
An attributed maxim: there is no nobility in surpassing others, true nobility lies in surpassing your previous self. The message emphasizes internal progress over external comparison as a path to virtue.
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Khryter
Spohn Medical CO
Sactarisis
Fulness of Life and the Call to Sacrifice
The text argues that true life comes through self denial and sacrifice. It warns against clinging to selfish ease and refusing duties to others, noting that avoiding toil and pain may feel like saving life but actually costs it. It contends dying to self is essential to truly live and gain.
A Prayer for Renewal and Trust in Divine Mercy
A devotional plea asking merciful Father for renewal strength and help. The prayer seeks lift in spirits, relief from heavy burdens, and sunshine of love to disperse sorrow, guiding hearts toward rest happiness and mutual helpfulness among believers.
Quotations on virtue and beauty endure through time
A concise reflection praises a good heart and modesty as lasting beauty. It extols charity, restraint, and a humble spirit above wealth, calling these traits the essence that keeps beauty forever young as Merriam notes.
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Merriam
Paul Arrives at Jerusalem Amid Welcome and Tense Clash
The Jerusalem visit in late May sees Paul and companions greeted warmly by James and the church, then faces opposition as Jews in the Temple accuse him of bringing a Gentile into the inner courts. Roman guards intervene, and Paul speaks in Hebrew on the castle stairs before the crowd erupts in anger and accusations.
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James
Temple Courts
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Sopater
Berea
Secundus
Thessalonica
Gaius
Derbe
Timothy
Lystra
Tychicus
Ephesus
Temple Court
Leo
Claudius Lysias
Pan
Fall painting advantages and outfit offer
The piece notes fall as a favorable painting time due to dry surfaces and no frost. It promotes pure white lead mixed with linseed oil as a winter coat against winter weather and details a National Lead Company offer of a painter’s outfit from the Trinity Building, New York City. It invites readers to specify exterior or interior decorating needs.
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National Lead Company
Trinity Bldg
New York City
The Root of Altruism by Chesterton
Chesterton states three eternal roots of altruistic energy: justice as moral law granting equal rights, charity granting tenderness to every person, and free will permitting genuine choice to help. He adds a final judgment idea, that actions will matter to both helper and aided.
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G. K. Chesterton
Baltimore cobblestone paving eyed by city council
The Brooklyn Standard Union notes Baltimore plans to pave a street with cobblestones, a project mocked by rural critics of Manhattan. A casual hoard of tobacco references and a cynical remark on business success through a wife’s money follow in this fragment.
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Brooklyn Standard Union
Manhattan
The Old Man's Joke: A Father and a Maid Exchange
A humorous exchange unfolds as a maid tells her father that the young man has not left yet and will depart after a request to empty a pall beneath the ice box. The joke concludes with an offbeat remark about a man seeing snakes in boots and shouting for a sherry cobbler.
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