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In traditional forms of Christianity, a tithe (the first tenth of one's income) is seen as what is owed to God, while alms (offerings) are anything contributed beyond that. [2] [3] During the offertory or immediately before it, a collection of money or other gifts for the poor or for the church is taken up.
Alms was born in Gosport, Hampshire on 15 July 1728, the son of John and Mary Alms. His father was said to be a servant of the Duke of Richmond. [1] After a period working in merchant ships he entered the navy in 1740, joining the 74-gun HMS Namur, and by the age of 14 was rated midshipman and serving as aide de camp to Captain Charles Watson, of the 60-gun HMS Dragon in the Mediterranean. [2]
Frederick H. Alms Memorial Park (often shortened to Alms Park) is an urban park located in the Mt. Lookout and Columbia-Tusculum neighborhoods of Cincinnati, Ohio. It is owned and operated by the Cincinnati Park Board , and its entrance is located at 650 Tusculum Avenue.
The 2012 American Le Mans Series season was a multi-event auto racing championship for sports racing cars which conform to the technical regulations laid out by the International Motor Sports Association for the American Le Mans Series. It was the fourteenth season of the American Le Mans Series, and the 42nd season overall of the IMSA GT ...
Entrance of Philadelphia General Hospital (Old Blockley) The Blockley Almshouse, later known as Philadelphia General Hospital, was a charity hospital and poorhouse located in West Philadelphia.
Mite box in the St.-Gallus-Kirche in Ladenburg, Germany. A poor box, alms box, offertory box, or mite box is a box that is used to collect coins for charitable purposes. . They can be found in most Christian churches built before the 19th century and were the main source of funds for poor relief before societies decided to organize the process and make the public authorities responsible for
Cadillac Northstar LMP 900 at the Le Mans Museum. The Cadillac Northstar LMP was a series of Le Mans Prototypes built by Cadillac for use in the American Le Mans Series as well as an attempt to return Cadillac to the 24 Hours of Le Mans since they first entered in 1950.
The 1999 American Le Mans Series was the inaugural season of the IMSA American Le Mans Series, and is now recognised as the 29th season of the IMSA GT Championship. It was a series for Le Mans Prototypes (LMP) and Grand Touring (GT) race cars divided into three classes: LMP, GTS, and GT. It began March 20, 1999, and ended November 7, 1999 ...