1906
Throughout the early part of the scriptures, as well as through the poems of Homer, not a single passage occurs from which we can infer either the use or the existence of stamped money — the 400 shekels which Abraham gave for the cave of Machpelah, for instance, were measured by weight. It is now agreed that the Egyptians had no coined money.
Danger in Amusements
The habit of dissipating every serious thought by a succession of agreeable sensations is as fatal to happiness as to virtue; for when amusement is uniformly substituted for objects of moral and mental interest, we lose all that elevates our enjoyments above the scale of childish pleasures. — Anna Maria Porter.
Friday, March 28, 2008
Thursday, March 27, 2008
"Hell," Evangelist's Subject
Wisconsin, 1918
Rev. Robert Moyer, evangelist, will speak at Bethel Baptist church tomorrow night on the subject, "Hell." The sermon last night was on "The Second Coming of Christ."
—Eau Claire Leader, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Jan. 26, 1918, p. 8.
Model African King
1910
The Christian village of Hombo in Africa is a proof of the power of the gospel. At daybreak every morning the horn is blown and the people assemble at the king's house to hear the word of God read, and to praise and pray. Witchcraft and superstition have fallen under the power of the gospel, and the heathens are taking knowledge of it. The native church at Loanda contributes $17 a month for the support of native workers on a native station in the interior of Angola.
The Christian village of Hombo in Africa is a proof of the power of the gospel. At daybreak every morning the horn is blown and the people assemble at the king's house to hear the word of God read, and to praise and pray. Witchcraft and superstition have fallen under the power of the gospel, and the heathens are taking knowledge of it. The native church at Loanda contributes $17 a month for the support of native workers on a native station in the interior of Angola.
Once Enough
1910
"I am not an inquisitive man," said the minister, "but there is one thing I would like to know. Why do people who marry more than once never get the minister who tied the first knot to tie the second or third or fourth?
"I have married enough couples to earn for me the title of marrying parson. Many of those people were prominent enough socially to get their doings recorded in the newspapers and I learn through that medium that a fairly large percentage of them marry again. But they never ask me to officiate.
"Why don't they? Didn't I bring them good luck the first time? Has their experience prejudiced them against me personally, or is there a superstition that prevents a man being married twice by the same minister?
"Even members of my own congregation who marry again seek a strange minister. Why?"
"I am not an inquisitive man," said the minister, "but there is one thing I would like to know. Why do people who marry more than once never get the minister who tied the first knot to tie the second or third or fourth?
"I have married enough couples to earn for me the title of marrying parson. Many of those people were prominent enough socially to get their doings recorded in the newspapers and I learn through that medium that a fairly large percentage of them marry again. But they never ask me to officiate.
"Why don't they? Didn't I bring them good luck the first time? Has their experience prejudiced them against me personally, or is there a superstition that prevents a man being married twice by the same minister?
"Even members of my own congregation who marry again seek a strange minister. Why?"
Envy
1910
Envy is incipient murder; no tender feeling can dwell in the same breast with envy. It will drive every good impulse from the heart, and welcome a brood of vipers that will resort to any method to accomplish their diabolical purpose. — Rev. W. P. Hines, Baptist, Louisville.
It takes seed as well as soil to make things grow.
Brotherly boosting helps more than sisterly sympathy.
Envy is incipient murder; no tender feeling can dwell in the same breast with envy. It will drive every good impulse from the heart, and welcome a brood of vipers that will resort to any method to accomplish their diabolical purpose. — Rev. W. P. Hines, Baptist, Louisville.
It takes seed as well as soil to make things grow.
Brotherly boosting helps more than sisterly sympathy.
Christ Within You
1910
If you wish your neighbors to see what Jesus Christ is like, let them see what he can make you like. If you wish them to know God's love is ready to save them from their sins, let them see his love save you from your sins. If you wish them to see God's tender care in every blessing and sorrow they have, why let them see you thanking God for every sorrow and every blessing you have. Example is everything. — Kingsley.
If you wish your neighbors to see what Jesus Christ is like, let them see what he can make you like. If you wish them to know God's love is ready to save them from their sins, let them see his love save you from your sins. If you wish them to see God's tender care in every blessing and sorrow they have, why let them see you thanking God for every sorrow and every blessing you have. Example is everything. — Kingsley.
Saying Grace
1910
I own that I am disposed to say grace upon 20 other occasions in the course of the day besides my dinner. I want a form for setting out upon a pleasant walk, for a moonlight ramble, for a friendly meeting, or a solved problem. Why have we none for books, those spiritual repasts — a grace before Milton — a grace before Shakespeare — a devotional exercise proper to be said before reading the "Faery Queen?" — Charles Lamb.
I own that I am disposed to say grace upon 20 other occasions in the course of the day besides my dinner. I want a form for setting out upon a pleasant walk, for a moonlight ramble, for a friendly meeting, or a solved problem. Why have we none for books, those spiritual repasts — a grace before Milton — a grace before Shakespeare — a devotional exercise proper to be said before reading the "Faery Queen?" — Charles Lamb.
Strange Juvenile Depravity
1910
An extraordinary case of juvenile crime recently occurred at Rossenfeld, near Munich, where two choir boys have been sentenced to several years' imprisonment for poisoning sacramental wine. The elder boy stole some hydrochloric acid, and the younger who was assisting the priest at mass, poured the poison into the wine. The first person who tasted the wine fortunately noticed that something was wrong, and a strong emetic was administered by a doctor in the congregation.
An extraordinary case of juvenile crime recently occurred at Rossenfeld, near Munich, where two choir boys have been sentenced to several years' imprisonment for poisoning sacramental wine. The elder boy stole some hydrochloric acid, and the younger who was assisting the priest at mass, poured the poison into the wine. The first person who tasted the wine fortunately noticed that something was wrong, and a strong emetic was administered by a doctor in the congregation.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Ministers Aboard Ship
1910
A minister aboard ship has always been taken as a "Jonah sign" by seamen. In recent years, however, this superstition has been modified to a certain extent. A young minister, the seamen believe, will not bring as much of a "Jonah" with him as an old one.
Fate
The feet of Fate are tender, for she sets her steps not on the ground, but on the heads of men. - Homer.
A minister aboard ship has always been taken as a "Jonah sign" by seamen. In recent years, however, this superstition has been modified to a certain extent. A young minister, the seamen believe, will not bring as much of a "Jonah" with him as an old one.
Fate
The feet of Fate are tender, for she sets her steps not on the ground, but on the heads of men. - Homer.
Just Like Eve's Apple
1910
A fruit supposed to bear the mark of Eve's teeth is one of the many botanical curiosities of Ceylon. The tree on which it grows is known by the significant name of "the forbidden fruit," or "Eve's apple tree."
The blossom has a very pleasant scent, but the really remarkable feature of the tree, the one to which it owes its name, is the fruit. It is beautiful and hangs from the tree in a peculiar manner. Orange on the outside and deep crimson within, each fruit has the appearance of having had a piece bitten out of it.
This fact, together with its poisonous quality, led the Mohammedans to represent it as the forbidden fruit of the garden of Eden and to warn men against its noxious properties. The mark upon the fruit is attributed to Eve. Why the bite of Adam did not also leave its mark is not known, but as only one piece seems to be missing its loss is ascribed to the woman.
A fruit supposed to bear the mark of Eve's teeth is one of the many botanical curiosities of Ceylon. The tree on which it grows is known by the significant name of "the forbidden fruit," or "Eve's apple tree."
The blossom has a very pleasant scent, but the really remarkable feature of the tree, the one to which it owes its name, is the fruit. It is beautiful and hangs from the tree in a peculiar manner. Orange on the outside and deep crimson within, each fruit has the appearance of having had a piece bitten out of it.
This fact, together with its poisonous quality, led the Mohammedans to represent it as the forbidden fruit of the garden of Eden and to warn men against its noxious properties. The mark upon the fruit is attributed to Eve. Why the bite of Adam did not also leave its mark is not known, but as only one piece seems to be missing its loss is ascribed to the woman.
Cain's Wife
1910
"I never discuss marriage," said the late Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, to the Womans' Companion, "without thinking of an old colored preacher in my state who was addressing his dark-skinned congregation, when a white man rose in the back of the building."
"Mr. Preacher," said the white man.
"Sir to you," said the parson.
"Mr. Preacher, you are talking about Cain, and you say he got married in the land of Nod, after he killed Abel. But the Bible only mentions Adam and Eve as being on the earth at that time. Who, then, did Cain marry?"
The colored preacher snorted with unfeigned contempt.
"Huh!" he said. "You hear dat, brederen an' sisters? You hear dat fool question I am axed? Cain, he went to de land o' Nod, just as de Good Book tells us, an' in de land of Nod Cain gits so lazy an' so shiftless dat he up an' marries a gal o' one o' dem no 'count white trash families dat de inspired apostle didn't consider fittin' to mention in de Holy Word."
—Amador Ledger, Jackson, CA, Dec. 30, 1910, p. 2.
"I never discuss marriage," said the late Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, to the Womans' Companion, "without thinking of an old colored preacher in my state who was addressing his dark-skinned congregation, when a white man rose in the back of the building."
"Mr. Preacher," said the white man.
"Sir to you," said the parson.
"Mr. Preacher, you are talking about Cain, and you say he got married in the land of Nod, after he killed Abel. But the Bible only mentions Adam and Eve as being on the earth at that time. Who, then, did Cain marry?"
The colored preacher snorted with unfeigned contempt.
"Huh!" he said. "You hear dat, brederen an' sisters? You hear dat fool question I am axed? Cain, he went to de land o' Nod, just as de Good Book tells us, an' in de land of Nod Cain gits so lazy an' so shiftless dat he up an' marries a gal o' one o' dem no 'count white trash families dat de inspired apostle didn't consider fittin' to mention in de Holy Word."
—Amador Ledger, Jackson, CA, Dec. 30, 1910, p. 2.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Why Do Jews Cover Their Heads in the Synagogue?
David Crane, 1959 Newspaper Comic Strip, On Judaism - Why Do Jews Cover Their Heads in the Synagogue? David Crane comic by Winslow Mortimer, Oct. 18, 1959. Learning about the faiths of others. Focuses on Judaism, the respect shown God by covering the head in His presence. Other Jewish symbols are illustrated.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Begin Now
1946
"Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into His glory." Luke 24:26. Read Luke 24:24-21, Colossians 3:1-4.
Each Easter confirms anew the faith that time and death are not the lords of life. Jesus the Christ brought life and immortality to light, as the life and immortality were one and indivisible. "He lived every day of His life," someone said, "as though He was to live forever." The vanquished tomb was only the final proof that death had no dominion over him. Therefore, in the light of Easter life Christian faith takes on a new dimension. We, too, may begin to live as if we were to live forever, matching our steps with His.
The Easter bells sound a jubilant and assuring music; love and goodness, are right to endure, forever; comfort will outlast sorrow and the healings of God's mercy for pain and loss are sure. There will be time enough, the Easter revelation assures us, to finish what in our souls is now unfinished and find what in our hopes is still unrealized. Partings are not forever and the wages of virtue "are going on and not to die." That was the pattern of His life Who gives us Easter morning. By the grace of God we may make it ours.
PRAYER — O Thou Who through Thy Son hast turned the shadow of death into the morning, we praise Thee for the everlasting hopes that now rise within our hearts and for the Gospel which has brought life and immortality to light. Receive our thanksgiving, reveal Thy presence and kindle our hearts with the spirit of the Risen Christ. In the Name of the Risen Christ. Amen.
—The Post-Standard, Syracuse, NY, April 21, 1946, p. 4.
"Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into His glory." Luke 24:26. Read Luke 24:24-21, Colossians 3:1-4.
Each Easter confirms anew the faith that time and death are not the lords of life. Jesus the Christ brought life and immortality to light, as the life and immortality were one and indivisible. "He lived every day of His life," someone said, "as though He was to live forever." The vanquished tomb was only the final proof that death had no dominion over him. Therefore, in the light of Easter life Christian faith takes on a new dimension. We, too, may begin to live as if we were to live forever, matching our steps with His.
The Easter bells sound a jubilant and assuring music; love and goodness, are right to endure, forever; comfort will outlast sorrow and the healings of God's mercy for pain and loss are sure. There will be time enough, the Easter revelation assures us, to finish what in our souls is now unfinished and find what in our hopes is still unrealized. Partings are not forever and the wages of virtue "are going on and not to die." That was the pattern of His life Who gives us Easter morning. By the grace of God we may make it ours.
PRAYER — O Thou Who through Thy Son hast turned the shadow of death into the morning, we praise Thee for the everlasting hopes that now rise within our hearts and for the Gospel which has brought life and immortality to light. Receive our thanksgiving, reveal Thy presence and kindle our hearts with the spirit of the Risen Christ. In the Name of the Risen Christ. Amen.
—The Post-Standard, Syracuse, NY, April 21, 1946, p. 4.
Easter: Theme of Reverend Brown
Nevada, 1924
"Easter as the Triune Revelation" was the subject of the Rev. Edward Tanner Brown at Trinity Episcopal church. "Easter is the revelation of the heart of God who answered the triumphant life of the Son by raising Him from the dead," he said, adding, "There is a vibrant life just beyond our vision responding to the life of righteousness. God as shown by the cross and resurrection is a God of love. The character of Jesus was shown by the empty tomb. Love went all the way when He came to this earth for our redemption; it went even as far as a restriction of knowledge, and was shown in weariness of body.
"Jesus was human and fought with human brains and a human body. He achieved a perfect life with the means at our command. He was human and because of the triumph of Easter was shown to be indeed as God. 'God was in Christ reconciling the world unto Himself.' The divineness of the Saviour was proved at Eastertide. And man — Easter shows the glorious possibilities of our nature. Man is a changeable being, still in the becoming, whose end is yet unknown. We have seen once and for all the power of the life of righteousness. And yet man is still content to live on the plane of his lower nature. The light of the resurrection shows his marvelous possibilities. How can he be content to live on the plane of the sensual when sonship with the Divine is his rightful portion."
—Nevada State Journal, Reno, NV, April 28, 1924, p. 8.
"Easter as the Triune Revelation" was the subject of the Rev. Edward Tanner Brown at Trinity Episcopal church. "Easter is the revelation of the heart of God who answered the triumphant life of the Son by raising Him from the dead," he said, adding, "There is a vibrant life just beyond our vision responding to the life of righteousness. God as shown by the cross and resurrection is a God of love. The character of Jesus was shown by the empty tomb. Love went all the way when He came to this earth for our redemption; it went even as far as a restriction of knowledge, and was shown in weariness of body.
"Jesus was human and fought with human brains and a human body. He achieved a perfect life with the means at our command. He was human and because of the triumph of Easter was shown to be indeed as God. 'God was in Christ reconciling the world unto Himself.' The divineness of the Saviour was proved at Eastertide. And man — Easter shows the glorious possibilities of our nature. Man is a changeable being, still in the becoming, whose end is yet unknown. We have seen once and for all the power of the life of righteousness. And yet man is still content to live on the plane of his lower nature. The light of the resurrection shows his marvelous possibilities. How can he be content to live on the plane of the sensual when sonship with the Divine is his rightful portion."
—Nevada State Journal, Reno, NV, April 28, 1924, p. 8.
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