The Battle of Creeds Sermon on Controversy
A Sunday sermon critiques ecclesiastical quarrels and urges Christians to focus on the gospel. The preacher condemns denominational strife, warns that Satan fuels divisions, and urges ministers to preach Jesus Christ and salvation rather than theological disputation. Christos becomes the rallying cry for mercy and mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hay
Seth
Solomon
Iags
Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
Episcopal Church
Christendom
David
Briggs
Newton
MacQneary
Bridgman
Brooks
Egypt
Satan
God
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Apollyon the Younger
Andover
Young's Hotel
Boston
Oae
Union Theological Eminary of
New York
Detroit
Swords
Old Presbyterian Church
Abaddon the Third
Church Ofishop Leighton
Bishop White
McKlvane
Abaddon
Old Methodist Church
Church
Wesley
Matthew Simpson
Earth
Hell
Tare
Christ
Canary’s Unusual Lifespan Draws Reader Remark
A veteran canary bought in spring 1887 lived nearly 15 years. The bird, blind in the last two years, sang until close to death and slept at the cage bottom for over a year. It refused food this morning and died peacefully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Post
The Doctor Who Succeeds in Medicine and Comfort
A medical journal argues a physician who understands human nature plays with children and listens to a wife and mother, offering comfort and consolation. The truly successful doctor is marked by the relief he provides beyond mere medicine, earning the master of the house’s largest bills gladly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Mercy
The Glory of Battle A Wounded Soldier’s Narrative
A Federal battery holds off Confederate cavalry in Virginia as the narrator describes a brutal charge and a “battle within a battle” between a gray and a chestnut charger. He recounts the wedge charge, the riderless horse, and the devastating explosion that starts a grave scene amid the chaos.
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New York
Petrified Girl Found in Indiana Bog Ore Pit
The body of Mary Ann Grier, missing near Wanatah Indiana for nearly forty years, has been recovered from a bog ore pit. Preservation by minerals left an intact figure with rosy cheeks and berry stains on her hands, eyes replaced by holes, and the father recognizing his daughter at last.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann Grier
Wanatah
Ind
Whitesel
Grier
Mary
San Francisco Chronicle
Quality of American Soldiers and Infantry Impact
The text discusses infantry as the main body of modern armies and credits Americans with forming excellent soldiers. It notes rapid transformation of untrained men into disciplined troops and praises the improving quality of forces from 1861 to 1863 in both Federal and Confederate armies, especially in the East and Western Confederacy.
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Scribner
Gum Chewing Desperado Pleads For Gum Shirt and Ribbon
Marie Blaine recalls in Sioux Falls an encounter with Plenty Horses, killer of Lieutenant Casey. He asks to speak alone, then begs for chewing gum, a clean shirt, and a blue ribbon she wears, all without shame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Blaine
Sioux Falls
Plenty Horses
Casey
Plenty
Blaine
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Rev. DR. Talmage
Calvin
Arminius
Synod of
Jesus Christ
Princeton
Union
Drew
Mount Blanc
Mount Washington
Sibbath-school
Reformatory Association
Jerusalem
Heaven
Zes
Christos
Canary
Jeb Stuart
Warde Hampton
Fitz Lee
Imboden
Rosser
Mosby
Indiana
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