27 Nov 1895
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1895
Page
1
A poetic piece from the New York Mercury extols autumn fields and harvest abundance. It evokes golden harvests, rural peace, and a sense of harmony across plains and meadows, celebrating nature, health, and cheerful plenty.
A barnyard fable unfolds as a learned turkey, tired of being eaten, plots to become beautiful to escape his fate. He conferences with a cynical peacock, meets a graceful hen, and rejects destiny by seeking aesthetic splendor before a doomed Thanksgiving dinner.
The article extols Thanksgiving as a gratitude expression for harvest bounty. It highlights fruit as a fitting table decoration with grapes for ease and effect, and rosy apples pleasing children, noting the value of turning nature's gifts to good use.
The Chicago Post notes that Congress appointed eight days of Thanksgiving during the War of Independence. The days fell in April May July and December and were recommended to state governments. With one exception Congress suspended business on the appointed days.
Rhode Islanders ignored Massachusetts days of observance and faced punishment. Governor Andros ordered William Viazie to stand in the Boston market pillory for plowing on Thanksgiving day June 18, 1696, illustrating colonial enforcement.
On Thanksgiving and other feast days worship spanned two services, morning and afternoon, each lasting several hours. Sabbath day houses, two-room structures built by two families, offered warmth and refreshment during the noon intermission near meeting houses. Worship began at 9, with ministers in coats and mittens as congregants endured the unheated churches.
A churchman extols Thanksgiving as a national day to thank Almighty God for happiness, peace, and prosperity. The piece condemns claims that prosperity comes from presidents or politicians and praises the festival as a dignified public vindication of religiosity alongside Christian nations.
A concise guide urges meticulous table setting with snowy napery and polished glass and silver. It suggests children gather red and gold leaves if available and centers on chrysanthemums, a yellow bowl, and hot servings in a dignified, non casual style.
Rev S H Doyle discusses the solemn question Is my heart right with God and why it matters for inward life. He cites keeping the heart with diligence, the enmity of the natural heart, and the need for God to create a clean heart, plus guidance for daily keeping the heart pure with Bible readings.
Rev Francis E Clark states the mission of the Society of Christian Endeavor to foster a broader, deeper faith that strengthens pastors, converts souls, promotes good citizenship, and expands Christ knowledge abroad. He argues every issue should serve this supreme object and that youths become better Christians and citizens.
The New York Sun notes a Vermont tradition where turkeys are fattened on a special diet of ground corn and chestnut meat for the last weeks of life. The method is costly and practiced on only a few farms, yielding a delicacy noted for its superior flavor.
A biblical verse describes entering gates with thanksgiving and courts with praise, urging gratitude and blessing toward the divine name as guidance and worship.
The Warren Directory Co. urges advance orders for the upcoming publication. Businesses who order now will have their names in extra large type at no extra charge. Request copies soon at Box 1041 Warren Pa as the edition will sell out quickly.
The Acts passage describes the clash between Christian Pharisees and Gentile converts over circumcision and Mosaic law. Paul and Barnabas oppose forced Jewish rites, leading to a Jerusalem council decision: Gentiles unschooled in Moses need not be circumcised, but should avoid idols, blood, and strangled meat to maintain unity. Paul’s Galatians notes echo these events.
A Dublin Endeavorer argues the Christian Endeavor pledge mirrors the oath political leaders take to obey laws and be loyal to the British constitution. He asserts service to God and his kingdom requires equal commitment and duty.
A short Christian Work quotation extols prayer as profitable and protective. It describes prayer as night covering and daytime armor, a key to opening the day and a bolt for the night, and as sanctifying all actions.
Quote from Reformed Church Messenger urges inner prayer to God about others' faults and to forget them before people. It presents a religious admonition stressing discretion and mercy in daily conduct within the community.
Samoa and Brazil report new and prosperous societies. Two traits define the model prayer meeting committee weekly gatherings and daily prayers. A more Christian Sunday than Wednesday is not Christian Endeavor. Santa Fe Endeavorers dedicate services and literature tables at two railroad stations. Societies need better execution and more intense members, not larger rolls. roots must strike deep to bear fruit.
The exchange recalls a joke from Texas Siftings about two poems left by a reader. The editor questions, and the poet remarks the first poem is dreadful simple while the second is simply dreadful, illustrating a play on words over literary merit.
In a cheeky dialogue from the Chicago Evening Post, a collector insists on extracting funds from an old Skinphlint, while a merchant agrees. The collector concedes it can be done but mocks a collection agency and recommends employing a hypnotist.
In Texas Siftings a playful exchange turns on a “whisky blossom” and a “gin blossom” as Little May and Ma tease about a flower that may be a daisy. The joke centers on a comparison of blossoms and a humorous misunderstanding.
In many communities slum work has little demand and universal church institutions are not needed. City centers like Boston's North End and Chicago show Epworth League houses meeting local needs, saving residents and demonstrating that each locality requires tailored efforts rather than copying others.
Bishop Asbury laid the cornerstone of Cokesbury college in Abingdon Maryland in 1785. It became America’s first Methodist college. After a 1795 fire the building was not rebuilt and the college ended. In 1893 an 800 pound granite block from the old foundation was polished to join Asbury Memorial hall at Washington university, linking the schools.
The Methodist Episcopal Church reports steady progress in its Sunday School union. Last year it began 1,000 new Sunday schools in the United States and aided 8,000 more. Every contributor is a partner in this work, achieving dividends not always seen. Help a little and it will grow more quickly.
The league calls for active temperance reform to curb drink traffic. It recommends meetings for prayer, circulating the pledge, securing votes for no license, talks on the work, and efforts to increase interest and save youth from liquor use.
The excerpt urges careful Bible reading and cross passage analysis for insight. It recommends Ben Hur for Antioch life, praises Life of St Paul by Conybeare and Howson and Farrar's Life of Paul, and includes a confessional note by John N. Hilliard on optimism and doubt.
An Exchange note explains three tests to judge a turkey kept on ice after killing. Check the under-bill gristle for flexible tenderness, try breaking the under bill, and note a small knob on the back of the leg above the foot. If gristle and bill are tender and the knob is pea sized, the bird is from last spring and will carve well.
Dean Reynolds of Rochester cathedral recounts an American bishop touring England who hears many remarks about Plymouth Rock. The repeated mentions spark a growing aversion, leading him to quip that he wishes Plymouth Rock had landed on the Pilgrim Fathers.
A recipe advises simmering a quart of strong chicken broth, washing two heaping tablespoons of rice, and cooking slowly half an hour. A paste of butter and sifted flour is stirred in, then salt and pepper, plus a pint of cream or scalded milk. Optional mace, onion juice, and adjustable portions for more soup are noted.
The writer extols Thanksgiving as the holiday most sacred to the fireside, surpassing Christmas for many. It recalls gathered harvests, ripened fruit, finished labor, and nature's rest, highlighting national praise in late November.
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