Reflections on Faith and the Bible’s Comforting Power
A long devotional passage extols the Bible as the supreme source of comfort and wisdom. It links faith to hope and gentleness, praising scripture for its literary beauty and doctrinal harmony as the key to heavenly rest and enduring consolation.
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Joseph
Ruth
Empire of Truth
Job
Finger of Diety
David
Milton
Isaiah
Homer
Israel
Mischief maker blamed for sowing discord and fabrications
The piece condemns a controversial figure as a mischief maker who distorts truth and fans conflict. It warns citizens to doubt sensational statements, urging careful, unbiased inquiry before believing rumors. It closes with a biblical poem about shepherd and lambs across a river, offering consolation to grieving mothers.
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Jim Robinson
Durham Sun
Christendom
Togo
Notable Eloquence In Winston Sermon By Henry Blount
The Brisikion Baptist notice praises Henry Blount for a Broad Street Baptist Church lecture in Winston on "Beyond the Alps to Italy" delivering sparkling wit and deep thought. The editor lauds Blount as one of the greatest orators the state has produced, with climactic conclusions and grand eloquence throughout the evening.
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Brisikion Baptist
Jenkins
Peookion Baptist Church
Winston
Henry Blount Jotture
Broad Stree Baptist Church
Alps
Italy
Avoiding Fault and Finding Peace in Honest Conscience
A reflective piece urges restraint in accusation and condemnation among loved ones. It argues trust and certainty in right action, warning that misjudgment wounds hearts and deepens sorrow, while forgiveness and calm reasoning restore peace and cheer.
A Longing
A lyric scene portrays a night scene with a white robed sentry of the night leaning from a window sill. A young man’s dreamlike vision appears as her eyes brighten with hopeful anticipation of his arrival and the line about cream adds a playful twist.
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Tie
No Gooseberries Scarce Gooseberry Pie Due to Cold Season
A dining car tale explains gooseberries are scarce this year. The waiter admits no gooseberry pie is carried while a gentleman asks why and learns last winter’s cold and storms hurt geese.
The Difference Between Male and Female Friendships
The essay extols female friendship and marriage as pure and exalted. It contrasts men’s friendships tainted by business and self interest with women’s friendship and wifehood, praising a wife as the husband’s trusted ally whose virtue and angelic womanhood crown her life with splendor.
The Daisy Ahead of the Plough in a Field of Fate
A vivid parable describes a daisy glowing with dew as a plough from a distant end approaches. The daisy’s hopeful, radiant stance contrasts with the oncoming furrow that will overturn it, a warning that many life blossoms misjudge danger rushing toward them.
A Lock of Hair and Sad Memories Stir Troop Reflections
A fragmentary verse recalls a single lock of hair and memories of a loved one long gone. The poet lamented the past joys and the dear presence that once surrounded them, noting how such a small token can trigger deep, bittersweet remembrance.
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Dav
Porch Rhythm and Silent Yearning Verse Fragment
A fragmentary verse depicts a maid on a porch gently rocking as a man watches. The scene hints at intimate longing and domestic imagery with knitting, a crab catching sight, and lingering foolishness in quiet tableaux.
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Deal
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Hleaven
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Elysium
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The
Mischief Maker
Shepherd of the Lambs
Been
Slim
Torture
Wien
Rently Rocking
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