31 Dec 1896
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1896
Page
1
A short verse describes a temple as the heart where angels dwell and faith hope and love keep an altar lit. It urges prayer for purity against evil, celebrating inner sanctity. The poem frames the heart as a sacred temple to guide virtue in the new year.
A story set before Chinese New Year follows Ding Dong, an aspiring scholar in debt to his future father in law Ju Dun. After borrowing 100 taels, Dong devises a plan with a traveling American to use a phonograph to dramatize divine vengeance, coercing Ju Dun to cancel the debt and honor a marriage plan with Dong’s betrothed.
A New Year’s calling practice is declared dead amid social disfavor with doors shut tomorrow by most classes. The custom, once thriving in New York and southern cities, is traced to France and earlier American life, facing collapse without regret.
Buffalo December 29 market report lists wheat No 1 hard 9 43 to 9 43 1 2 cents corn No 2 yellow 25 4 cents oats No 2 white 28 cents rye No 2 42 to 48 cents butter state creamery 22 to 28 cents cheese full cream 11 12 cents eggs state 23 6 to 23 7 cents Canada and western 21 to 2 cents
A north European New Year custom described as bounding the parishes or beating the bounds. Parishes formed a procession led by dignitaries and vestrymen, with many participants and forced children. They traced parish boundaries around the area, halting at points to whip a boy and recall the boundary. Anecdotes include intrusions on kitchens and a London hackney coach line altered by the crowd.
A New Year custom in northern England resembles Easter heaving called riding stang. Participants with stangs and baskets seize victims, mounting men astride the staff or placing women in a basket. Victims then pay sixpence for release at a public house.
An old missal illustration shows a white haired man in furs standing knee deep in snow. He warms his fingers by a fire with a bundle of wood and an axe nearby, conveying a cold January scene from the period.
The Philadelphia Inquirer laments modern life as a constant bustle and worry driven by ambition and the almighty dollar. It urges readers to pause, question use of time, and value present living for better, longer, happier lives, urging action now rather than endless haste.
A bereaved woman expresses deep gratitude to friends and neighbors for united aid during her husband’s illness and death last Friday at breakfast. She thanks all who contributed to making the last moments and funeral a success and mentions selling a milch cow a roan gelding eight years old and a shoat at low price.
A reader urges that character is proven at home not in public, noting that a man who frightens his children or withholds money from his spouse reveals a fraud despite outward piety. The text argues personal conduct at home outweighs reputation.
Valuing the Bible above all other writings, the piece extols its 66 books written across ages and lands. It highlights its unified purpose in redemption, varied styles from Old Testament sanctifying to gospel affection and apocalypse imagination, and its universal power to illuminate, uplift, and inspire honest seekers.
Rev C A Littlefield oversees 20 paid and 20 unpaid workers in 13 centers. The Epworth League House and University Settlement sits opposite Copp's Hill burying ground near Old North church. In a ward once aristocratic now dense with foreign poor, 21000 of 80000 residents are foreign born. The mission serves Jewry Italians and Portuguese with meetings sewing, English study, medical aid, deaconess visits, country excursions and kindergarten.
The passage urges starting a new year by reflecting on past years and making good resolutions. It argues against ridicule of resolutions, calls for acknowledging errors and repairing harm, and advocates daily Bible reading to store memory and shape life and habits.
A Carlyle quote urges stopping support for wrong aims. It warns that victory is hollow if the cause is unjust. The speaker appeals to call for halt, lay down the baton, and declare in God's name no. The core message: only justice matters, with goodness and truth as the enduring measures.
In a blistering critique, Bishop Thompson laments the perceived stupidity and obscenity of the holy city of Benares, declaring it a center of pagan worship and expressing belief that decline could only worsen.
The speaker recalls chasing happiness as a lover fled, then chooses duty and finds happiness returning. A reflective line echoes the notion that purpose brings contentment after hardship. The text blends longing with resolve and ends on a note of duty guiding future joy.
Rev 8S H Doyle discusses what prayer accomplishes for Christians, using Solomon’s temple dedication as inspiration. Prayer brings believers nearer to God, inspires imitation of His qualities, strengthens faith and love, aids against doubt and temptation, and yields divine blessing as one draws close to Him. Bible readings listed.
The German historian Muller writes that reading the New Testament transformed his view, showing religion as the key to the universe. He says the light to Paul on the road to Damascus mirrors his own discovery of religion’s perfection and solve-alls, urging respect for scripture and Christianity.
The Reformed Church Messenger extols home piety noting that daily life mirrors God’s grace. It asserts that religious households bless their members and influence society and church when the Christian faith governs home life.
A brief remark from the Religious Telescope notes that men out of work struggle with daily costs. It highlights choosing even small expenses, like a $3 item, over paying a $1 grocery bill, underscoring financial strain in hard times.
A 100 year old Christian Endeavorer is highlighted. Grace Baptist temple hosts Rev. Russell H. Conwell's church with 11 Endeavor societies. The Tenth Legion in New York City aggregates local Endeavorers who donate a tenth of income to God. Iowa prisons, over 1,000 inmates, receive holiday greetings and flowers from state Endeavor societies.
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