Not only must the individual be regarded as continuing to exist after death, but the society of which he is truly a member must be regarded as one which, if it manifests or begins to manifest itself on this earth, requires for its realisation—that is, for perfect communion with God—the postulate that though it manifests itself in this world, it is realised in the next.
— from An Introduction to the Study of Comparative Religion by F. B. (Frank Byron) Jevons

Miller’s Station, Ga. —Rev. J. R. McLean, after an absence of seven years, has taken a vacation trip to his old home in McLeansville, N. C. He reports a good work at that point by Rev. A. Connet, the examinations and closing exercises of whose school he attended.
— from The American Missionary — Volume 34, No. 09, September, 1880 by Various

Then, when all the dolls had their hands nice and buttery, Raggedy Andy cut them each a nice piece of candy and showed them how to pull it.
— from Raggedy Andy Stories Introducing the Little Rag Brother of Raggedy Ann by Johnny Gruelle