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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1887
Page
3
Rev. T DeWitt Talmage argues life and fire insurance align with Christian duty. He traces biblical roots of providing for dependents, condemns neglect of families, and warns that failing to insure equates to spiritual risk, urging policyholders to secure enduring protection for loved ones.
A devotional urging trust in God over worry, illustrating how fear undermines faith and daily life. It uses personal anecdotes of a hotel clerk, a worried mother, and a child, stressing that belief and calm reliance on divine power sustains daily burdens and preserves character.
In a critical view from N. F. News, the Toledo Republican convention is faulted for weak platform aims and a Sherman driven push for the presidential nomination. Democrats at Cleveland receive praise for earnest policy, while Republicans are urged to emphasize Sherman or Blaine amid a lack of clear national principles. The piece contrasts party claims on land policy and governance with two decades of Republican misrule.
Des Moines officials and National Veterans Association leaders present resolutions denouncing attempts by some Grand Army of the Republic members to block President Cleveland’s St. Louis visit. President Cleveland commends the veterans and affirms their duty to uphold national unity and patriotism. Detroit and Des Moines commentaries follow on political framing and the presidency in relation to public opinion.
Albany Argus argues General John M. Tuttle of the Iowa Grand Army of the Republic warrants official investigation. It cites alleged theft of a landau, immoral partnerships with a treasury agent, a 1876 blackmail-like suit in Natchez, and a claim he pleaded statute of limitations. The piece calls for a G A R court of inquiry to purge the order of such figures.
A compilation of editorials from Chicago Express and other papers skewers Ohio Democrats and Blaine faction politics. It notes Republican displeasure, promises about Senator Sherman, and calls for reflection on party direction amid 1890s partisan battles. Further items recount a novel sparrow execution story and a colonial-era poison arrow tale, plus notes on imported gold lace for U.S. uniforms.
Religious reading on Heaven describing vast spaces full of divine treasure and freedom from want. It envisions the faithful dwelling with God where sin and sorrow vanish, with personal reverence for loved ones waiting there and longing to join them. Included are notes on Sunday-School lessons and weekly Beatitudes and scriptures to study.
A longtime friend mocks John Frenchman for always being late, likening him to a cow at a new gate and a lazy clock. The speaker urges better time discipline, praises early arrival for worship, and laments late arrivals as disrespectful to God and others.
A long excerpted reflection on cheerful resignation as a divine virtue, contrasting religion and philosophy, and recounting a Boababally tale of a pastor and family facing illness and loss. The piece treats patience, submission to providence, and spiritual triumph through hardship as illustrated by biblical and religious prose. The New York Observer quotation underscores endurance as a path to mercy and truth.
Thoughtful meditations warn against dwelling on death and urge living vigorously for Jesus. A series of maxims from various authors stresses patience, prayer, Bible study, and timely action, linking daily virtue to heavenly gain.
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