Milford chronicle., 1911-05-05
DEDICATION FESTIVAL.
18th Anniversary of Conservation { 1
Present Church Building of Christ
Church Parish.


Present. The Bishop (Rt. Rev. F. 7
kinsmau, ID. d. the Ven. C. c. Hall
lArchdeacon of WilmingtOn). the Ven
[. II. B. Turner, tArchdeacou of Dover
the Revs. + NJ. Kirkus, Trinity vii.
mingtonl, w H. Laird Christlana Hun.
dred), ID. W. GatesOn, (Georpeto,yn)
b. F. Thompson, (Dover), {. c. Rail-
lSeaford) and L. II J. Andrews Milford
Among the out of town guests were also
Mrs. +. NJ. Thaw, Harry Thaw and Miss
Dorothy Stubbs PHILADELPHIA Mrs
Anna Goldsboro, Miss L. 5. Primrose and
Miss Baker, Wilmington Mrs. c. 5.
Horn (RehOboth) Mrs. B. F. Thompson
Mrs. William Denney, Miss Elizabeth
Harrington (Dover)
The Rev. H L. Bunstein PRESBYTERIAN
pastor) and wife, Rev Dr. Quigg CMetho-
dist pastor) Rev. Jas. Carroll Methodist
minister) Rev. L A. Bennett NJ. P. Pas
tori and wife, Robert H. Williams and
others were also present.
Services were held at 7. IS and II .3Oa nj.
At the early service the HOLY Communion
was celebrated by Archdeacon Hall. as
sisted by the Revs. B. f. Thompson and
D. w. GatesOn.
At the second service there was a sec
ond celebration at which the Bishop eel
ebrated, assisted by Archdeacon Turner
and the rector of the parish
An augmented choir rendered special
music most acceptably, the offertorium
Awake Up My Glory, by Barnby and /
the solo and chorus 'Nunc Dimith's " /
By Bunnett. being finely given.
The clergy in their vestments. and the |
vestrymen of the parish marched in pro /
cession, headed by cross-bearer. the
Bishop. and his assistants beng attended
by acolytes and croAer-bearer
The altar was beautifully embellished
with cut flowers and lights, and the SER
vice was slost impressive The Bishop
in an able and helpful address, touched
On the ancestry of the parish. but dwelt
on the possibilities of the quar-
Ter of a century upon which the congre-
cation was entering He referred TO the
Arts and Crafts Guild as an excellent
in work of an institutional
character, and hoped the need seen to
sxist for permanent parish house would
ioon be met. He referred also to the
lewly awakened interest IN missions as {
'eing one of the most hopeful signs of .
piriulal growth in the parish Offer
ngs were taken at each service. aud
pledges were made for the Rectorv and j
'arish House Fund
Luncheon was served by the Woman's $
5uild of Christ Church at the New Cen
ury Club at 1880 o. clock to which about "
hundred sat down. The rector of the p
arish acted az POSTMASTER. and a num- r,
er of toasts were submitted and respond Il
d to, as follows: The Christian Reli-
ion in Milford. b" Messrs. Bunstein O
uigg and Rennett "Th,I diocese, " the OF
ev. Mr. kirkus; The Visitors. the II
ev. Mr.. Laird; "The Parish. - proposed
Z the Rev. B F Thompson. and res
Dnded TO by Archdeacon Turner and
e rector of the parish; The Ladies. "
rchdeacon Hall. IN
Most of the visiting clergy left on the n.
D clock train for the north. but the u
,rgy remaining and number ofothers u
at 3 O'Clock in a pilgrimage Of
the grave of the Rev Sydenham Thorne in
Silver Hill, where hymns were sung =,
! PRAYERS offered. and floral cross -
de of ivy leaves from the church. and no
tie lilac was placed on the tomb. ''ir
arson ThOrne was in charge of the tbl
gregation when the present church
begun.
fter this the Arts and Crafts Guild
Sc was visited. where a number of
,les made by the boys and their in j.
ctors in clay and wood were on exhi- hon
m "O"
! the proceedings of the day were YOU
essfully carried out, and the parish Stin
be felicitated for its hospitality and give
promise of its future. bv