13 Apr 1892
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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1892
Page
1
A collection of short aphorisms and musings on life faith and humanity by Henry Blount. It blends humorous observations on manners with moral reflections and biblical imagery. The tone imitates a column of pithy maxims and quaint sayings with scattered references to Eddie George Stallings and religious sentiment.
Canon Liddon and the author urge true Christianity to manifest as Christ like charity. They call Christians to aid the poor, feed the hungry, clothe the naked, provide shelter, and support the unemployed, arguing generosity is divine and will be richly rewarded.
A Durham Globe editor laments gossip and murder of reputation in a river of pathos. He condemns slander as murder and calls for societies to protect character, recalling religious music and heavenly choirs that echo through deathbeds and immortal memory.
A reflective sermon urges readers to avoid ingratitude and endure hardship with faith in a benevolent higher power. It emphasizes that suffering serves a divine purpose and cites the example of sacrificing His own Son to illustrate ultimate generosity and care for believers.
The speaker argues against literary clichés about the sea, sunset, moonlight, and rivers, insisting sea heights are modest, sunsets and moonlight names are inaccurate, and words misrepresent reality. The satirical stance urges speech only when hungry, urging restraint.
This piece extols silences as the strongest reply in disrespectful or probing moments. It argues that restraint shows strength and dignity while losing temper yields control to others. It cites wise sayings about controlling speech and temper as marks of character.
Note advises couples to guard privacy within marriage and not let third parties intrude. It urges resolving alienation privately, confiding only to each other, and renewing vows to strengthen unity. Emphasizes reconciliation, daily harmony, and conjugal felicity.
The piece recounts Palm Sunday and the sequence of Holy Week events from Jesus entering Jerusalem to the crucifixion and the fulfillment of God’s salvation plan. It emphasizes the solemn, sacred tone and the emotional impact these events have on Christians.
A compendium of ideal maxims celebrates virtues in law philosophy mind statesmanship self government theology purity warfare against weakness cheerfulness temperance music laughter science sunshine art biography charity telegraphing engineering bridge of faith diplomacy journalism navigation mathematics and moral balance, urging restraint, light, and kindness.
The passage argues that culture, when practiced thoroughly, leads to religion by cultivating spiritual capacities. It states that religion, if true and wise, should expand into culture and urge those under oppression to develop all their gifts for their own worth and as gifts from God.
A short aphorism urges concision and efficiency as days pass quickly. It warns that prolonged efforts and joys alike can lose value if stretched beyond reasonable limits.
A moral reflection urges proportionate charity to one’s means and warns against seeking praise. It emphasizes that open-handed giving pleases God while boastful speech loses reward.
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