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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1928
Page
5
James J. Vance of First Presbyterian Church presents a Telegram sermonette urging true greatness through service. He cites Paul on being a debtor to others, warns that wealth without service pleases no one, and emphasizes life as a trust requiring shared blessings and obligation to God.
Jerusalem March delegates from around the world gather for the International Missionary council on the Mount of Olives from March 24 to Easter Sunday. Dr. John R. Mott says post Edinburgh 1910 changes require reorienting missionary effort to universal work with a greatly enlarged council including half young indigenous church representatives from Asia and Africa. About 40 American delegates attend alongside observers from Britain, Holland, Germany, and other nations.
Charles Edward Jacks and Alfred George Clements say about 75 percent of Foreign Legion members are Germans. They found life unbearable on pay of five sous a day, were penniless after escaping, befriended by Arabs, traded their kits for food and money, and reached Tangier.
Seven uncontested divorce petitions were granted by Judge Alfred C. Baldwin in Superior Court today in Danbury. Other petitions based on bigamy were held over. Cases include Grace Connell vs Joseph Connell and several desertion filings. One petitioner was granted right to resume maiden name Anna Stock.
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