02 Jan 1896
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1896
Page
1
The article reviews global and domestic episodes from December 23 to 31, detailing finance measures, labor disputes, and political moves. It notes House revenue bills, bond plans, strikes in Philadelphia and New York, Cuban-Spanish hostilities, gold movements, and various deaths and prosecutions, all within a period of rapid international tension.
A compilation of rural sayings about Christmas and weather and harvest, noting how beliefs shift with time and place. It cites proverbs such as a green Christmas signals a fat graveyard and contrasts those about wind, fruit, and the sun, ending with a puzzling line about a bridge Christm as finds.
Good manners come from the home not wealth. Children imitate parents. harsh words and gossip teach bad habits. A sturdy person recalls parents’ steady conduct and self denial as superior to riches. A pure home, even if poor, shapes gentlemen and gentlewomen.
Rev W J Yates outlines the Epworth League pledge and aims for higher Christian living through study, mercy work and devotion. The piece credits Susannah Wesley with shaping Methodism by her practical piety and home influence, urging League members to emulate her life in Christ.
The list warns readers against reading in trains or moving vehicles, lying down, firelight or twilight, flickering light, thin paper, and crowded line spacing. It advises limiting sessions to fifty minutes, keeping text away from the eyes, studying in the morning, and not selecting one’s own glasses at the outset.
An exchange notes that extra grain to heat cattle in cold sheds costs more than building better quarters. A dairyman losing $10 weekly tried liberal feeding but failed until he closed the hay loft, raising barn temperature near 60 degrees. After spending about $20 weekly on feed to warm the loft, his losses turned into about $10 weekly profit, offering a practical tip for farmers.
An anecdote recalls General Harris addressing a Black Atlanta school after the war. He asked what to tell the North. A Black pupil cried we are rising. The boy grew up to become President Wright of George State Agriculture College.
The article links physical development with spiritual growth, noting public schools use charts of average body measures to compare individuals. It argues the Bible provides an ideal chart for self assessment, urging readers to measure themselves, find deficiencies, and strive toward unity in faith and the fullness of Christ.
The text asserts Jesus of Nazareth as the Divine Man and sole adequate display of humanity's eternal thought. It argues sanctification should follow Jesus’ example, not Peter or John, aiming to “the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.” It emphasizes turning eyes to Jesus and condemns vanity and ego as barriers to greatness.
The Chattanooga gathering in June fostered wider outlooks and fraternity among young Methodists across the continent. The speaker urged harmony and patience, noting divine timing for unity, and recalling Dr Parkhurst calling Christian "a divine incarnation brought down to date."
Kilwarlin Endeavorers set aside garden plots to grow flowers for Belfast distribution to the sick poor. The effort is praised as a noble cause that could inspire thousands of American workers to participate.
In February 1881 a single society formed with under fifty pledged members and limited representation. Now over 42 societies exist with more than 2,500,000 members in 82 denominations, spanning every state and territory in the U S and extending to Canada, Britain, Australia, Japan, China, and beyond as the world union unites the movement. John Willis Baer notes global growth and divine influence.
Christian Endeavor groups show practical zeal across the water. A Leicester society runs a baby care taking committee that accompanies outdoor preachers and offers to supervise children during chapel services. This helps parents attend the service while the children are cared for nearby.
Christian Endeavorers at Eddyville branch prison form two societies after inmates received more than 1000 Christmas letters. Conversions noted among prisoners during the meeting and in prison outreach.
A devotional reflection compares faith to alpine climbing, urging steady focus on Christ as guide. It emphasizes that guidance will not exceed our ability to follow and safeguards believers from danger as they walk the path set before them.
In Cardiff last year during the pastor's vacation the Christian Endeavor society kept all Sunday and week evening services. The group also holds a regular children's service every Sunday evening.
Poem fragment presents a doctor who never treats anyone, existing in sun and rain without sick patients or pain to attend. The speaker highlights absence of illness and care duties, creating a paradoxical image of medical presence without action.
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