December 2018 – Page 4 – Men Of The West

The Gospel of Luke: An Exposition (Luke 1:5-25)

December 18, 2018

Editor’s note: The following comprises the second chapter, first part, of The Gospel of Luke: An Exposition, by Charles R. Erdman (published 1936). All spelling in the original. II. The Birth

History·Literature·Nationalism

The Battle of the Nile (1798)

December 18, 2018

Editor’s note: The following is extracted from Fifty-two Stories of the British Navy, from Damme to Trafalgar, edited by Alfred H. Miles (published 1897). All spelling in the original. Early in the

Art·Culture·Literature·Religion

The Fir Tree

December 17, 2018

Editor’s Note: This is a Hans Christian Andersen classic, appropriate for this season. FAR down in the forest, where the warm sun and the fresh air made a sweet resting-place, grew a

Culture·History·Literature·Nationalism

A Christmas Day With Forrest

December 17, 2018

Editor’s note: The following is extracted from Under the Stars and Bars, by Walter A. Clark (published 1900). All spelling in the original. It was the winter of ’64, and to those

Religion

Sermon: Christ Before Pilate – Pilate Before Christ

December 16, 2018

Editor’s note: The following sermon by W. M. Taylor is extracted from The World’s Great Sermons, Vol. VII (published 1908) Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do, then, with Jesus,

Religion

The Gospel of Luke: An Exposition (Luke 1:1-4)

December 15, 2018

Editor’s note: The following comprises the first chapter of The Gospel of Luke: An Exposition, by Charles R. Erdman (published 1936). All spelling in the original. I. The Preface to the

Culture·History·Nationalism

Peter Stuyvesant's Flag (Part 3)

December 15, 2018

Editor’s note: The following is extracted from Historic Events of Colonial Days, by Rupert S. Holland (published 1916). (Go back to previous chapter) Soldiers, both foot and cavalry, were landed on Long