Lottie Moon was born into a comfortable life on an antebellum plantation in Virginia. She died on Christmas Eve, 1912, on board a ship off the coast of Japan, some say of sickness due to malnutrition, after a life of ministering to and suffering with the Chinese people she loved. Between her birth and death, …
Category Archive: 1912
Sep 12
Reading About the Titanic
On April 15, 1912 the luxury liner Titanic hit an iceberg and sank. 1595 passengers and crew died. Only 745 people were saved. For some reason, more than almost any other tragedy or shipwreck, the sinking of the Titanic has inspired dozens, maybe even hundreds, of books, movies, poems, and other media. Here’s a list …
Sep 12
1912: Books and Literature
Gerhart Hauptmann, a German playwright, won the Nobel Prize for Literature. His most famous play was called The Weavers about workers struggling for their rights. I read the play a long time ago for a class in college, and thought it was forgettable. However, it is significant in that the play has no hero or …
Sep 11
1912: Events and Inventions
January 1, 1912. The Republic of China is officially established. Emperor Pu Yi abdicates the throne. March 27, 1912. The first of the famous cherry trees that beautify Washington D.C. were planted on this date in 1912 by First Lady Helen Taft and the Japanese ambassador’s wife, Viscountess Chinda. April 15, 1912. RMS Titanic,a passenger …
Oct 18
Soundtrack for Carney’s House Party by Maud Hart Lovelace
I’ve just been reading the newly published edition of Maud Hart Lovlace’s Deep Valley, Minnesota novel, Carney’s House Party in which a group of college girlfriends, old and new, come together in the midwestern epitome of style and fashion for a house party, a month long sleepover with lots of picnics and teas and parties …
Sep 24
Hymn #24: In the Garden
Lyrics: C. Austin Miles, 1912. Music: C. Austin Miles, 1912. Theme: When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” Supposing Him to be the gardener, she said to Him, …
Apr 16
Favorite Poets: Walter de la Mare
“A poet dares to be just so clear and no clearer; he approaches lucid ground warily, like a mariner who is determined not to scrape bottom on anything solid. A poet’s pleasure is to withhold a little of his meaning, to intensify it by mystification. He unzips the veil from beauty, but does not remove …
Apr 15
Unsinkable Courage
Thursday 18 April 1912 (A poem said to have been written on board the RMS Olympic, April 18, 1912, following the disaster to her sister ship) He slams his door in the face of the world If he thinks the world too bold: He will even curse; but he opens his purse To the poor, …
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