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Newspaper
Asbury Park Journal
Location
Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1900
Page
4
The piece questions clergy language proficiency, noting Bishop Potter’s pulpit standard and the decline of eloquence among ministers. It cites Harvard’s historical focus on ministry, the secularization of colleges, and the feeble timber of theological students, asking how many bishops could meet the standard.
Ocean Grove residents and visitors are listed with travel plans, illnesses, and holiday preparations. Names include F. D. Hatfield, Mrs. Catherine Boate, Clara Schwarts, James Reid, L. B. Gilmer family, Nellie Garrison, the Collings sisters, Charles Marten, M. F. Stack family, D. D. Peak, Lydia Bundick, Henry Johnston, S. H. Clarke, Emma Clayton, and others. Local events mention a memorial service for Bishop Moore, high level building preparations, and Christmas season activities. Traveling agents, students, and church figures are noted as home for holidays or visiting. Ice sport conditions and weather affect plans for Deallake racing.
A list of Sunday morning and evening services from Trinity Episcopal Westminster Presbyterian First Presbyterian and other churches. Sermon topics include A Christmas Anthem The First Christmas Dawn The Sign of the Swaddling Clothes and The Babe of Bethlehem. Prayer meetings and Sunday schools scheduled.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Homeward Bond Mission will stage an entertainment Monday afternoon to raise funds for hall renovations. A chicken pot pie meal will be served and Charles R. Zacharias of 723 Mattison Avenue is the local Edison phonograph and records agent with available instruments and latest music.
Dr George B Herbert, dental surgeon, advertises office hours from 9 p m to 6 p m at the bank building. Grindm viv3 5 ! You will print and the foreman will do the printing for you.
The Boston Chronicle records the death of Gov. Roger Wolcott. Born 1847 in Boston, he served as lieutenant governor and governor, with prior roles in the city council and legislature. His funeral is set for 11 a.m. Monday at Trinity Church Copley Square, reflecting his Democratic affinity and family ties to notable colonial figures.
Former President Grover Cleveland delivered the annual address to the thirty-fifth Peirce School of Business class at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia. He arrived with Mrs. Cleveland from Princeton and was hosted by L. Clarke Davis and Mrs. Davis. Admission was by invitation and the auditorium was crowded.
Charles L. Erskine, believed oldest explorer and only survivor of the first U S government funded expedition, dies at 78. Born in Roxbury, he survived the 1836 exploring voyage in charge of Admiral Tikes, sent by Congress.
Swedish Norwegian minister A Grip left Copenhagen for Washington after a four month holiday, much of it spent in the Danish capital.
Fire at Seaside New Jersey last evening destroyed two cottages and endangered several others as investigators attributed the blaze to arsonists. The incident followed a day of tense conditions along the coast near New York.
The article reflects on Christmas in Washington, contrasting its origins as a holy day with modern holiday customs. It notes how Congress halts, charitable efforts for the poor, and annual dinners for newsboys, while praising faithful church observances and the varied ways communities celebrate across regions and climates. It also mentions former newsboys achieving success and a man decorating graves, emphasizing the shift from reverence to festive public cheer. It closes with a note on northern railroads promoting colonies in Minnesota and European interest in settlements there.
R G Dun & Co weekly review notes better Atlantic weather and rising distribution of staples. Holiday demand supports improved retail, jewelry trade brisk, wool sales up to 7.238 million pounds, cotton held, wheat steady, corn up, record stock activity with professional operators, 208 U.S. failures versus 220 last year.
London weeklies discuss the Hay-Pauncefote canal treaty and attack the United States senate and Kinley. The Saturday Review calls Nicaragua Scandal. Spectator says the senate insults a friendly power. The Speaker notes historic treaties and warns of diplomatic complications if Britain discomfits Great Britain.
David Over longtime Hollidaysburg Register editor and newspaper man died in Hollidaysburg Pennsylvania at age 76. A Mexican war veteran he edited the Bedford Inquirer and Lewistown Gazette and served as Bedford County treasurer in 1856 and Blair County treasurer in 1887. He was one of 306 delegates who backed General Grant at the Chicago Republican convention. He is survived by his wife one son and three daughters.
Newburg City club hosted a reception for Governor Odell a charter member with Clayton Sweet presenting guests. The clubhouse blooms and a Hungarian orchestra filled the room as state officers and notable public officials attended the event in Newburg, N Y.
United States Consul General Edward D. Winslow arrived in Stockholm yesterday from the United States. Weather prospects show fair and warmer conditions with diminishing northerly winds. Market notes indicate cautious buyers with steady or easy tones across commodities and markets, while various price quotes and local ledger items appear amid routine economic chatter.
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