Milford chronicle., 1915-03-05
TcoMMUNICATED1
FIVE YEARS AT SELBYVILLE, DEL.

It is universally conceded that worl
for God is an inde6nable thing No one
can tell where it begins, and no one
knows where it will end. In making Z
survey of the work of our pastor, Vim ]
& Hills, there are many things which
could be enumerated had the time and
space, yet 1 shall try only to name the
salient features of his ministry in our
community.
To begin with, we have experienced
i've years Of faithful, Jealous and fruit
ful service; a service to1ching the various
needs of the individual as we'll as giving
increased efficiency to the church organ
ism There has been complete harmony
and cooperation on the part of the pastor
and his people, and every one has pulled
with might and main for the uplifting of
Gods Kingdom, and for the glorihcation
of His Divine Son. 1t is because of this,
that we find occasion for gratitude at
present in having a high sense of res
possibility in our church. There IS ever
an increasing tide Of intercession sus-
tanned bv intelligent and sympathetic
participation in the sport of the World s
Redeemer. And never before have the
deep tones of Gods magnificent organ
peeled forth its music with such beauti
der then. that in these early days of the
twentieth century the kingdom Of God is
extending its sway among men more
rapidly and more persuasively than ever
before in the history of Salem Church?
As we review the present day achieve
ments of our church under the able lead
ership of our pastor we are led to exclaim
IN wonder and gratitude, What hath
God wrought 90 and we find that our
bundle of sheaves IS larger and better
than ever before. Our pastor came into
our midst when there was strife and con-
fusion, but with the eye of a skilled
workman he surveyed the situation
thoroughly and forthwith began to work.
Within a comparatively short time he
had won the admiration and love Of his
entire flock and plans were Immediately
launched for a new church. Amid num-
erous difficulties and perplexing questions
which presented themselves time and
again, he pushed the work forward with
wisdom, foresight and judgment. As a
result we were able to build, and pay for,
one of the most beautiful churches and
parsonages on the entire Peninsula, at a
cost of about SO. 600.
Ever since we have had our new edifce |
we have enjoyed a public worship that
draws and holds and saves a gospel of
forgiveness and comfort, message that |
warns the soul and keeps religion burn |
ing on the altar of the heart-that is the /
type of ministry that has been ours dur |
ing the stav of Brother Hills with US. /
and our prayers are that God may make /
him an even greater blessing to the COM
munity to which he may be sent as pas
tor another year.
T. MI ef cTcrfr
and Injustice 70 say that these
things have been accomplished by our
pastor alone. He has had the help and
co operation of his devoted wife in all
his efforts. 1t was she who took charge
of the Ladies Aid Society on her arrival
in our midst, and by her untiriug efforts
made it a vital and necessary pillar of
our church. She found it weak and in
different, and in a remarkably short time
transformed it into a strong and ener-
getic society. Its treasury was low, its
members Few. and its spirit worse than
iukewarm. Thru her superior training
and unusual tact this branch of the
church was able to pay for the furnish
ings of the new parsonage, and six hum
dred dollars on the new church-between
ten and eleven hundred dollars-more
than has been raised by this society dur
ing the balance of its existence. It is
Only right to say tina, the dynamic force
Of this society is to be found in the person !
Of Sister Hills. She has served as the
secretary of this organization for FIVE
years, and during that time has only {
been absent three times, and then on ac- {
,ount of illness. This record, think,
IS not only unique, but unparalleled in
District, if not in our whole
conference.
Hence we approach the closing of the {
year with a stronger, happier c
md more loyal church than ever before.
rhe entire mechanism of our church is I
working with sublime harmony and eff t
iency for Cod and His kingdom. All l
hese results have been attained by our L
,astor and wife, under God, who have e
.lwsys had as their motto, ITO live, to I
owe, and to serve" to the very best of a
heir ability. And like that old Italian o
,rophet. Joseph Mazini, they have been !.
Wiling to forego pleasure and happiness I
n order to bring their flock to the real E
zation of the true and living Christ. K
With such noble examples of self-sacri- +
ice, only tender them their due reward n
D saying with the poet, Halleck: a
None knows them but to love them.
,.uno1 them huf n rr1afea