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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1918
Page
11
A Belgian Relief effort leads to a Christmas fund for French orphans. The narrator recalls a woman who joined the cause wholeheartedly, visiting a toy department and prompting a lasting contribution. Her generous impulse contrasts with the usual pace of aging.
A fragment lists church events including an illustrated lecture at 4:30 by Wrance the Glorious, Bible Students meeting at 870 rect, Pentecostal church at 285 Wilmot avenue with Sunday services and Sunday School, Berean church on East Main street with morning and evening services, and preachers Rev. Butler and Rev. Champerlain, all marked with times and denominations.
William Warrin of Port Robinson testifies that Irrut-a-tives eased his daughter Hattie's Widney Disease and dropsy symptoms. After a few stublets the swelling subsided and her health improved, leading to praise for Writit-a-tives. Advertisement notes box price and availability from Inittt atives Limited, Ogdensburg New York.
Simpson will preach and prayer meeting held Wednesday evening at ALM. I. Aion Ghureh and Rev. Wil Ham H. Bley listed as pastors. Schedule shows 10:45 A Girl Is Man, 7:45 A Choose, 22:14 Sunday school, 6:50 V. C. TE. Est Presbyterian with Alexander Alison as director. Additional items include 10:30 A Profitable Bank and 7:30 Lost Souls Found. Old Home hymns recalled from war camps at night and a school and men's class at 12:0. Wednesday 7:40 Bible conference. People's Presbyterian Church at Laurel and Park avenues led by Rev. H. A. Davenport with Jonah lessons at 10:30 and Sunday school at 12:64 E. 13:30. Universalist Church of the Redeemer on Fairfield Avenue above Broad with Rev. W. W. Rose offers sermon at 10:30 The Enthusiasms of Jesus and Young People services.
Church notices list Advent, Baptist, Christian Science, and many denominations with service times. Key churches include Advent Christian at Park and Putnam, First Baptist at West and Washington, First Church of Christ Scientist at 871 Lafayette, and numerous Episcopal, Lutheran, Methodist, and Congregational churches with morning and evening services and Sunday schools.
William F H Day of the United Congregational church will speak in the Christian Union tonight at 8 o clock under the auspices of the Converts club his subject being Bustin the Broncho A bright song service is given with live testimonies and everybody is welcome John W W Macdonald is leader.
Paris reports to the chamber of deputies that France appropriated 87,200,600,000 francs for war expenses from August 19, 1914, to December 1, 1917. Not all appropriations spent. interest on public debt totaled 10,700,000,000 francs with civil expenses of 6,606,000,000 francs, totaling 106,600,000,000 francs. Government receipts were 104,900,000,000 francs, with 15,300,000,000 raised by taxes and the rest by loans. Nineteen billion three hundred million francs came from abroad.
A brief exchange notes that love’s daily warmth drives life while moments of quarrel pause all progress. The line playfully links affection to momentum, contrasting harmony with friction in relationships.
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