19 Dec 1894
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1894
Page
1
Rev. S H Doyle presents a missionary theme on December 23 urging believers to share the Christmas joy. He cites Isaiah and stresses giving over receiving, with aims to guide family members friends and strangers toward Christ through prayer life and conversation. He also calls for spreading the gospel to those unaware of Jesus and lists Bible readings for contemplation.
A medical missionary in China visits a patient who has just died. Servants, fearing the dead man’s ghost might inhabit the missionary, initially block her retreat. They finally continue by fanning her with street flames to burn off the ghost, then explain the practice.
New York December 18 J Langdon Irving treasurer of the Parkhurst testimonial reports funds growing steadily surpassing the five thousand dollar mark. Daily collections average about ten dollars.
Hartford reports that Jack Cronin was hanged for the murder of Albert Skinner. The execution occurred after trial proceedings in Connecticut, with authorities confirming the capital punishment was carried out.
A collage noting festive lines about Christmas from Dallas News New York Journal and Chicago Record. Folkloric verse teases Santa Claus imagery with rustic dialect and a playful threat of economic sleights during the season.
The article argues that love is the supreme and all encompassing grace, containing faith and hope. It cites the apostle’s claim that love “hopeth all things and believeth all things” to show perfect love requires perfection in faith and hope, equating perfect love with Christian perfection.
A Beecher quotation warns that men rely on mortal efforts to reach heaven, likening them to sailors in a storm who pull at various parts of the ship but fail to steer the helm. It emphasizes spiritual guidance over self reliance.
The Endeavor movement shows active efforts from Oakland to Fort Worth with plans for Texas state convention next spring. Chicago meetings occur in seven languages, and Kansas Mothers' societies adopt a purple bow ribbon as a sign. Ireland hosts its first Endeavor convention in Belfast as 40 societies with about 1600 members grow. The North India conference runs the most Sunday schools with 518 locations and 21 329 attendees. The piece closes with a folk verse about a boy across the way and his worn clothes.
The weekly lesson argues that true Christianity rests on inner spirituality rather than outward acts. It cites Jesus at the well, the sermon on the mount, and Paul on faith working through love, stressing inner purity, faith, and the Holy Spirit as guides for a right life.
The building is not owned by Methodists but by the Established Church of England, which also holds the old parish church where John Wesley's father served as rector. None of the Wesley children were born in the current rectory, though John and Charles spent much of their early life there. The former rectory burned when John was six, and his rescue from an upper window left a lasting impression on him and his mother. Visitors are shown a window claimed to be the site, but that building burned and its foundations were recently found away from the window.
The passage outlines how various denomination youth groups reflect history and mission. It notes United Society of Christian Endeavor as a constant reminder of obligations, Brotherhood of St Andrew as pursuing help for the needy, Young People's Union aligning Baptist youth with broader church and outsiders, Epworth League stressing early religious training and New Testament living.
The pledge commits a member to pursue the highest New Testament life, abstain from worldly amusements forbidden by the Methodist Episcopal discipline, and attend church and chapter meetings while taking an active part.
Washington News notes Christmas arrival with Old Santa Claus traveling by sleigh. It mentions eight packed gifts, six reindeer flying fast, and a festive shout for Christmas day. The piece also references a tropical Calcutta picnic scene in a playful regional column.
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