Letter on charity and public hospitals amid hard times
A concerned correspondent urges readers to sustain charitable institutions and public hospitals during rising burdens. He warns against cutting benevolence, urging households to donate a portion of income, support storerooms of alms, and seek guidance on which hospitals most need help while noting the Lock Hospital’s finances and reflecting on Christian history.
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Imannier
Ata
Benny
Piites of
Sicarias
Donee
Ion
Fich Asin
Mystif
Philemolunes
Witness for Christianity in Julian’s Persecution Era
A fragmented discussion portrays Emperor Julian as a former Christian who apostatized, feared as the most bitter foe of Christianity yet acknowledged to have grown the church through martyrdom. It notes his philosophy, zeal for religion, and policy to avoid direct bloodshed while pursuing suppression.
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Julian
Eben
Higanix
Bethsaida
Bethany
Daim
Lardner
Jyntan
Porphiry
Present State of Trade and Manufactures in Britain
A survey of Britain's commerce showing exports over 27 million and imports around 21 million amid war, with about 16,000 vessels and 120,000 seamen. Highlights Indies trade at 5–6 million imports and 7 million from the West Indies, plus a 70 million capital in that trade and 150,000 tons shipping. Baltic and Mediterranean trades noted, with concerns over remittance timeliness affecting American trade.
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Fair Indies
West
Mediterranean
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