Whittier Poem Excerpt About Faith and Sea
A John G. Whittier verse reflects on trust in divine mercy amid life and death. The speaker sits beside a silent sea awaiting the muffled oar, believing no harm can come from a loving Providence.
17 Apr 1883
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1883
Page
1
A John G. Whittier verse reflects on trust in divine mercy amid life and death. The speaker sits beside a silent sea awaiting the muffled oar, believing no harm can come from a loving Providence.
The text surveys religious topics from Protestant and Catholic circles, noting zeal versus formalism, biblical interpretations, and church practices. It references True Blue Presbyterian symbolism, Lutheran centennial preparations, Knox gowns, Grace church confessions, von Luther works editions, Stockport Sabbath school, Presbyterian denomination changes, Catholic growth, and Yale seminary guidance on inclusive language.
A collection of maxims and anecdotes offering practical guidance and moral counsels. Advice covers thrift, honesty, self reliance, temperance, diligence, self control, and everyday virtue with brief illustrations including a customer story about Janet and a Scottish kirk anecdote.
An American traveler chronicles a Florida trip from Jacksonville to Sanford and Palatka. He laments fare scams and hotel conditions, observes orange groves and bitter fruit, notes climate, cattle grazing in swamps, and describes steamship routes and rough railway service. He mentions Green Cove Springs, Tocoi, and St. Augustine, contrasts booster lore with harsh realities, and cites a Boston Herald connection to Lake Jessup rail.
An older clergyman criticizes modern preachers for verbose jargon and lofty phrasing that obscures simple sentiments. The piece cites Lowell Courier on overstuffed language and notes a reader’s odd medical tip to salt the pipe for easier smoking.
A critique argues the liquor industry and its supporters are increasingly exposed to public scrutiny. It cites saloon keepers and manufacturers, Milwaukee meetings, and state actions in Minnesota Iowa Kansas, noting prosecutions and boycotts as evidence of growing hostility toward alcohol commerce.
A Civil War vignette recalls Jim Manners asking to kiss a baby during a night march toward Gettysburg. The mother offers the child as the regiment passes, Manners reverently kisses the infant then marches on. He dies the next day in the first charge. Parlor Suits advertise at P Greenland's near the Episcopal Church.
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