Evening journal., 1912-05-18
Gifhan at WestCiy Church NewsMothes Day Observance
Milford Methodist Profesfanfs
in New Church Home Tomorrow

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MILFORD, Del. May 1S.-The new
Methodist Protestant Church here will
be dedicated with appropriate all-day
services tomorrow
The Dover Glee Club, Charles E.
Triedler. well known tenor soloist.
of Dover, the Methodist Episcopal
Choir. Of Milford, the Presbyterian
Choir, of Milford. and the Berge Sis
ters will furnish the music The
speakers that have been secured and
who will preach and address the
meeting are: The Rev. John Bowers.
president Of the Maryland Conference;
DR.. +. ]. Tagg, editor Of the Method
ist Protestant; DR.. Greenfield. OF
Westminster Maryland: DR.. Holmes,
OF Harrington, ex-president Of the
Maryland Conference, James Sheri-
dan.
The church was built at a cost of
$4,000 and is one Of the most con-
veniently arranged edifices in Della
: ware. II is the result OF less than two
years of labor on the part of the Rev.
l.. A. Bennett, the pastor, and his CON
gregation. Starting with a member
ship of 80 in the fall of 1910 aside
from paying their regular church ex-
penses, about $11 900 has been raised
toward paying for the new church II
- expected that the remaining $11,00O
VIII be raised tomorrow.
rms new edihce is situate on South
front street and is constructed of
white concrete blocks and marble.
win TWO doors front leading into tho
sunday school room and the large
doors leading into the auditorium.
In the basement there is a dining
room, 90 feet long. and 45 feet wide
rms room has a well-furnished kitch-
en- win pantry, and makes very
convenient place for church summers
ana festivals. The room is lighted
WIN electricity The furnace room is
Just back OF the dining room and Is
90 feet long and 20 feet wide
coming up from the dining room
the Sunday school room NAV he en-
tered from either side of the huild-
Ing. This room is so feet long and
40 feet wide, has an electric lear ana
eight wall lights. The room is eouin-
pea with open chairs, and the floor
VIII be covered with "a handsome
green-background tapestry Brussels
carpet The finish of all the wood
work is dark oak and the opera chairs
match. o
The ceiling Of this room is metallic
and beautifully decorated. There are
plenty of windows, and II Is one Of
the most complete Sunday school
room in Delaware.
The auditorium is entered by the
large nnnrC IN
room is I5 feet long and SO feet wide.
win elevated floors, and three rows
OF circular pews with four aisles. and
when the occasion demands the audi
torium and Sunday school room NAV
be converted into one large audi
torium with floor space of 1876 feet
IN length and width of 65 and As feet
In each room, with a seating capacity
OF 100 persons.
On the left of the pulpit the pastors
study and reception room is located. on
the right the choir loft. The choir
loft will be rallied with brass roc
from which curtains will be draped
the loft being especially designed tc
take in large pipe organ.
Many Memorial Windows.
The windows in the Sunday
school room and the auditorium arc
OF good quality colored glass. and
have largely been presented BY those
interested in the church, and are as
follows:
In memory OF Mr.. and Mrs. William
| Willin, and Mr. and Mrs. Job Smith
by Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Smith. In
the choir loft there is but one window
presented and It by David W. Burton
and family; in memory OF James S
and Rachel G. Hudson by their chill.
dren; in memory of Sarah A. vii.
son, by her. children; one Of the
largest windows in the auditorium
which is symbolic OF Come Unto
Me-" and handsome window, by
William l. Simpson, Esq; one pre-.
sented by Central NJ. p. Church; one
by the Maryland Conference; in
memory of William and Amelia Mar.
vel by their children; one. presented
by the Sunday Morning Glass; one
by the Rev. L. A. Bennett, the pas.
ton. symbolic OF "The Godd Shep.
herd;' in memory Of Eli r. and Re
becca Hammond, by their daughter
/ Sarah J. Hammond: i'm memory o
/ George E. Reed Matilda Reed. Georg,
A. Reed and Edward c. Reed. by hi.
I family; in memory OF Sarah e
Lacey, teacher, by Glass o. z; pre-
sented by Young Peoples Tuesday
Evening Class; one, Junior Chris
tion Endeavor Society; Sunda,
School Glass No. -, in honor of NJ. u
Belts. teacher; one Christian I'm
deavor. organized January 1st. 1911
one, presented by Sunday school clasl
in honor of William Roach, teacher
one, by Tuesday Night Glass. IN hon
or OF George II. Wilson, leader; one
presented by Sunday school organizes
1910; Ladies Aid Society, organizer
1910. one; and one large window il
the rear Of tho church sNymbolic o
Christ Blessing the Little Children.
presented by Mrs. Sweeney, of Phil
aedlphia
The bell was presented by the Sun
day school class of Mrs. George Il
Wilson
Church History.
Although the history Of the churol
covers only few years il is neverthe
less interesting.
On September 25. 1910. the Rev