Conversion and the Christian Life in a Sermon Series
The article surveys biblical imagery of being brought out and brought in through Christ, stressing deliverance from sin and new conduct. It emphasizes that true conversion involves leaving old habits and embracing new practices, with warfare against temptation and a life balanced between faith and daily work. It notes the need for genuine sanctification without perfection, and calls Christians to integrate religion with business and civic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore L. Cuvier
Bartimeus
Israel
Egypt
Jesus Christ
Christ Jesus
Christ
John Wesley
London
Promised Land
Heaven
Kladly
Canaan le
Moses
Jesus
J. P. Brustingham
D. D
Caesar
Gold
God
God Father
Brief History of the Beaumont Oil Field Boom
A historical overview recounts the Spindle Top oil strike of January 10, 1901, near Beaumont Texas. It describes rapid drilling advances by Lucas and others, the ensuing boom, widespread speculation, and the growth of Beaumont as a oil boom city with pipelines to Port Arthur and exports to Atlantic ports and Europe. It notes initial gas dangers, high early production, and the vast output reaching over a million barrels daily by later months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Spindle Top
United States
Corsicana
A. F. Lucas
Beatty
Guffey
Higgins Company
Guffey Company
Heywood
Europe
Lucas
Genuine
Tidewater
Port Arthur
Texas
Atlantic Coast
The Sage’s Wit Motto: Be Just, But Get Up
A brief poem parody from the New Orleans Times-Denederat urging action over idle wisdom. It contrasts chasing rare knowledge with practical effort, ending with the refrain to “git up and git.” The piece freights moral tone with archaic diction and satirical whim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisdom
New Orleans Times-Denerat
Motive Inference In Cotillon Household
In a tense late scene Terry consoles Dodo after overheard talk of a caper to abduct the mommy. Jane and Martha discuss the plan and fear the master’s rage if revealed. Terry vows to shield the mother, pledging to expose the schemer and safeguard the family harmony.
The Popular Hero and the Modern Man in Public Life
A critique on fiction heroes defined by smoking and eating, noting habit as identity. The piece compares a university ball observer with a self-styled moral man, then shifts to a detailed description of the 16-inch gun at Watervliet Arsenal, including dimensions, weight, and firing mechanics, ending with a quip about a discharged clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Baker Dunn
Atlantic
Cuvers
Realife
Watervliet Arsenal
Suazle
Aftee Camp Meeting Brer Williames Wears Two Pairs of Gold Spectacles
In Atlanta the Constitution notes a humorous scene after a camp meeting. Brer Williames appears wearing two pairs of gold spectacles, looking toward Sunday. The fragment suggests local chatter and a playful characterization of the figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brer Williames
Atlanta
Constitution
Pretty Bookkeeper Joins Salvation Army Ranks
Miss Misa Nellie Johnson, long a Beverly bookkeeper, has left business life to join the Salvation Army in Beverly. She embraces the blood and fire doctrine, pledges to go on the road saving souls, and faces family and friends who opposed her drastic change. The new recruit leaves behind a bright future to serve as a soldier of Christ.
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Earth
Apostle
Terry
Constance
Father
Jane
Dodo
Dada
Mumiuy
Mummy
Salvation Army
Ada
Jassiey
Misa Nellie Johnson
Beverly
Mass
Misa
Post Office
Bonnle Nellie Johnson
Miss Johnson
Ago
Misa Johnson
Italian's daring Mont Blanc descent through telegraph wire
An Italian hotelkeeper on Mont Blanc uses a stout telegraph wire to send provisions from a valley grocery. He slides down the wire to land at the store for orders, risking rope burns but gaining a rugged, inventive communication method. The piece also recounts Browning folklore about flowers named Bloody and a concert quip about a dead march.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mont Blanc
Illustrazione Italiana
Robert Browning
Cornhill Magazine
Browning
Moses as Leader and Prophet in the Desert
A Sunday review surveys Moses life and leadership in the Exodus saga. It highlights his divine calling, elite training, self control, patient pacing, visionary faith, sense of law, compassionate leadership, adaptability, and ultimate role as God’s man in God’s place. The piece connects Moses to Christian patriotism and contrasts method with present crises. Next lesson Joshua Encouraged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses
Children of Israel
Egypt
Ender
Jeremiah
Mose Merkiness
God
S. Moses
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Samual Fallows
Kingdom of God Upon Earth
Don
Quixote
Chris
Beaumont Oil Field
Verry
Martha
Miss Dodo
Ewaa
Abe
Hiu
Nellie Jonnson
Pring H Bie
Jonm Whalater
Manna
Goa
Motes
Joshua
Equelched
Boston
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