22 Dec 1877
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Newspaper
Asbury Park Journal
Location
Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1877
Page
1
The dispatches describe a wartime pardon plea involving a senator and a president’s clemency plan amid Balkan front movements. Reports detail troop advances, Ottoman and Russian positions, and British concern over the wider strategic situation as patrols and supply lines shift along the Balkans.
The text cites Methodist Church finances and reach, citing 500 churches and 200 parsonages with assets near 140 million dollars excluding appropriations. It mentions minutes, member increases, and a 1758 foundation with 490 scholars, plus various boards and labor groups facing funding gaps.
The Monmouth Democrat reports the resignation of a county official and the appointment of Mr. Blacum to the position. A pump facility was described with a rate of thirty five per thousand gallons per hour and a Finch Andrew pump installed for support. An incident involving a tender and coal car caused alarm but no injuries.
The Trinity Episcopal Church held a Sunday service noted for an improvised sermon by Tomkins of Long Branch attended by about 1000 parishioners. Sophia Hxsaitine led singing with Drigge and ministers Stokes Besgle and Wallace among those present praising the message and church unity.
An evening program featured D H Wyckett guiding remarks and a religious open, with Miss Minnie Allard and Miss Nati Hyon delivering declamations. Herbert Hides led a banjo piece and Lily Dale performed on piano, while John Fielder accompanied the piano. The audience enjoyed a varied entertainment mix and praised the event.
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