Milford chronicle., 1919-12-26
10Th ANNIVERSARY
OF MILFORD CHURCH
THE SEVENTEEN ANNIVERSARY OF THE
FOUNDING OF The FIRST PRESBY-
TERRAIN CHURCH OF MILFORD.
CELEBRATED DECEMBER IS
BY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS IN A MOST
INTERESTING AND PLEASING MAN
NER TO ALL CONCERNED. ~

WIN ~ NIL OUNAEhlNLD.
The 10th anniversary of the found
ing Of the Presbyterian Church was
celebrated on Thursday evening. De-
cember is. 1919, in a most interesting
and pleasing manner. when the mem
0ers and friends of the Church gath
cred in The Sunday school room The
meeting was opened in the good OH
fashioned way by singing the D0Xol-
ogy, followed by a most beautiful.
prayer by the pastor, Rev II L. Bun
stein.
The pastor announced that the
evenings entertainment would consist
of sketches of the beginnings of the
church and its various organizations.
and he led with a most concise ac-
count Of the very beginning of the
present church, when its services were
held in a school room. located on
Montgomery street. where II. Petty
johns residence now stands In his
discourse Mr.. Bunstein told of the
churches which had been established
on the Peninsula previously to this
by the Irish Presbyterians. i'm the 18th
century, at Snow HILL Milton and
Magnolia, and then led on TO the
founding of our own church in 1S49
under the Rev. George W Kennedy
in the school room above mentioned
The account of the laying of the
cornerstone of the present edifce. the
friendly feeling Of the other churches
toward the Presbyterians. gifts OF
money and land. the mention of names
now remembered only by the very
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stems interesting manner, made
story that was enjoyed by everyone
present. If the entire paper might be
printed it would be cherished not only
by members of his own congregation.
but by every citizen of the town 10
hand down to future generations
The beginning OF the Sunday school
was told by Samuel c. Evans. Jr. the
present superintendent. He spoke OF
the beginning of the school under Mrs
Angelina Marshall, now living and 10
was great disappointment to all that
the storm kept her from participating
in this anniversary From Mrs. Mar
shalls beginning in the said school
room, he continued with notes kept by
the late Jacob Y. FOulk, first superin-
tendent of the school after the church
was built, and the notes he read OF
the scholars Of that time seemed to
meet with the approval of the boys
who were present, Judging from the
shouts OF laughter heard when the rec
ords stated that the behavior OF the
boys Of those days was not exemplary.
and ii seemed a treat for them to know
that the boys of long ago were not the
proyerbial saints they had always be
fore supposed them to be- The ac-
counts of the first excursions of the
school, some in cattle cars. to such
remote places as Georgetown and Eel
ton, caused much merriment and
when the excursion by boat from
Lewes was related. with its various
mishaps, including seasickness, so
that the eXcursionists were forced to
return home, the joke was enjoyed as
much by the grOwn-ups as by the
children. II was very interesting to
hear some of the older members pres
ent whisper to his or her neighbor,
Il was on that boat. and WASN'T
sickt"
Mr.. Evans talk was followed by the
'epOrt of the Missionary Society given
)y Mrs. Carmean, the present secre-
ary of the society. This society was A,
ounded in 1889 with fourteen mem
,ers, and of the original fourteen four
ire now living, namely. Mrs. H. L.
Mrs. Charles Barker, Mrs
Annie r. Carmean. and Mrs. Swan !
whom we know better as Miss Annie
T. Davis.
Mrs. Lila Bennett, the present sec !.
etary of the Mite Society, read the
ccount of the founding of that So =!
iety, which from the beginning has .
lad as its work the pleasant and prof :
table plan of raising money for the i.
hurch and it seems that from the 4
tart the ladies were as successful 1
With their suppers and entertainments =
s are those of today.
Miss Marion ShOckley, the president !
f the Christian Endeavor. read the
ccount of the founding of that society d {,
n 1887 and many of those who found u
d it are still active members of both II
he church and the society
During :h2 S%"c;;!SS the hynans sung
we're the good old fashioned ones
Ihich all knew and seemed to enjoy /;
inging. n
Before the social part of the even d
lg was enjoyed, the pastor called on p
)r. Stephenson of the NJ. E. Church p
D address the congregation. Dr. o
stephenson in his jovial manner con- Ii
Mr.. Bunstein on being able o
D have such an anniversary and said s.
hat he had enjoyed it so much that p
re may expect a similar celebration il
rom our Methodist neighbors in the Il
ear future. "
Refreshments of ice cream, small a
axes and coffee were served by the
ommittee in charge, and a delightful b
ocial hour spent, during which sew Il
raj selections were played by the il
unday school orchestra, which added it
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