Lame but triumphant: the sermon on the prey taken by the lame
In a Sunday sermon Rev. Dr. Tadpage argues that the weak and disabled have often achieved great spiritual wins in faith, citing poets and reformers who labored despite infirmities. He urges humble workers in churches and Sabbath schools to serve using ordinary means and to see grace empower unlikely people to take life’s spiritual prey.
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Con
Homer
Milton
Sachet
Mexico
Gambassio
Hector
Cnisel
Ale Poe
Stuart
Ater
Demosthenes
Bacon
Byron
Walter Scott
Columbus
Ferguson
America
Jesus Christ
Robbert Hall
Edward Payson
Richard Baxter
Samuel Rutherford
Kingdom of Gods
New York
Deaf and Dumb Asylum
Heaven
Earth
Nage
Willie
Amma
Ledebert
Anan
Fngots
God
Church
Holland
Church of God
Prairies
Mapsburg
Stuarts
Bourbons
House of God
Talmage
Christ Jesus
Christ
Eve
Christian Fellowship
North River
Old Settler’s garb sent to Africa stirs local satire
In Sol’s Ridge a benevolent aid society led by Brother Van Slocum plans to send old red flannel shirts and worn corduroys to Africa, provoking humorous protests from the Old Settler who mocks the venture’s logic and worries about heathen comfort. Maria renovates garments while debating the charity’s reach and motive.
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Sol’s Ridge
Brother van Slocum
Afferky
Maria
Silas
Afric
Billin
Ceylon
Red Sea
Bridge Dies on Canal and Town Remembers
A Kingston Freeman account recalls Bridge a famed canal boat queen. Locals recall her skill steering, grace, and acts from saving a child to praying publicly. She is mourned as the life of the towpath with a wreath planned for her coffin.
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Kingston Freeman
Derrenbacher's Corners
Rondout
U. S
Bridge
Golden Gates
Heaven
Rosendale
Prayer tale from Washington Critic about siblings
Kitty aged three asks to pray for self improvement while her two year older brother George eludes prayers. The mother suggests praying for both, but Kitty replies she knows that boy too well, insisting on self change only. The anecdote captures a humorous family moment.
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Kitty
Mamma
George
Washington
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