Milford chronicle., 1921-04-29
MILFORD WELCOMES
A new MINISTER
AVENUE M. E. CHURCH WAS A SCENE
LONG TO Be REMEMBERED ON
WEDNESDAY,, APRIL 20.
ALL CHURCHES PRESENT
NO WHERE ON The PENINSULA IS THERE
SUCH A UNITY AS AMONG The
CHURCHES OF MILFORD.

The Avenue M. E. Church of Mil
ford was a scene long to be remem-
bered on Wednesday evening. ADril
20, when it's doors were thrown open
at 7:SO o'clock to bid welcome to the
new PASTOR Rev. Disston Jacobs and
his family.
All the churches of the town were
represented by pastors and laymen.
for IN no town on the peninsula is
the spirit of church unity more strong
ly felt and demonstrated than in Mil
ford, and in this case the ministers of
long service bade the young preacher
heartfelt and sincere greeting, re-
eelVlng Rev. Jacobs as fellow bro
ther' friend, companion and helper.
Joseph e. Holland spoke for the
church. Mr.. Holland is brilliant and
forceful speaker and as he reviewed
the past forty years of the history of !
Avenue M. e. Church the audience
looked back with love and devotion
upon the services of the most illustri- |
Gus preachers and scholars, pastors
and Christian gentlemen in the minis
try, such as Robert Watt, S. M. Nor
gan, Lewis Barrett, John Wiley, J. S.
Willis, Howard Quigg, John Robert
MoWbray and R. w. Stephenson. Then
Mr Holland dropped the curtain of
the past and in the name of the peo-
pie OF the town, and the church es-
peclally, received Rev. Jacobs as an
other in the long line of splendid men
ana one who shall be loved and es-
teemed as loyalty as have been his
predecessors, and the Church of Mil
ford feels itself fortunate to receive
TINS young man, who few years ago !
lald down mOneyed job to enter the {
for seven hundred and fifty !
dollars year. =
Rev. H. L. Bunstein, pastor of the !
Presbyterian Church for forty years
was called, and his remarks were for :.
ceful and fitting, for Mr.. Bunstein is .
1early loved in Milford, he has been r
called "Milfords Biggest Asset" as !,
eW men could hold a position such as
lis for two score years, and still give h
lis people sermons so thrilling, so -
resh, SO satisfying. Mr.. Bunstein :,
Wished for Mr.. Jacobs many good -
hings. but best of all the gift of =, n
leep. knowing as does he, the big re- -
possibility resting upon a man so -
oung he quoted John Wesley's words.
have learned to let a thousand
ares rest upon me as lightly as a
hOusand hairs upon my head, and o.
all asleep each night, so that 1 NAV o.
etter do my work of the day, for I nj
m determined to work every minute 10
possibly can" tS, tG
Then as a proof of the welcome ~ ~
resbyterians extended to the Metho- ri
ist minister quartet of Presbvter- &C
IN ladies assisted four of Avenue M. he he
. singers in rendering a beautiful "
election. -.
Rev. c. E. Dryden, four years pas Ro IL
n of the First Methodist Protestant To
hurch, was next called to welcome al
eV. Jacobs. Mr.. Dryden made a 6o
irring call to the duties of the .e se
lurch, as an enumeration of church ~,
embers show that of the town of 7 .
ilford only one person in three is
with any church. So the 81
SIX is big one to gather in the re-
aiming two out of three. Mr.. Dryden
is only once before in his ministry
nsented to return the fifth year, but
e people of Milford wanted and lns
'eded this man for the fifth year me
ID he was returned. Rich and Door. ia,
tx and distressed, bereaved and OBJ ClS
essed in town and country testify SCI
his loving k1nQneSS and Christian 80 80
nistry as thing priceless to each no
ul it has cheered and helped. tIol
Rev.T.V. Wingate, rector of Christ De
riscopal Church, greeted and well ing
med Rev. Jacobs and family and as pla
red Mr.. Dryden that he would do soc
in his power to save the unsaved cy
Milford a
Rev. S. c. Welsh, of Baptist Church, ano
de a fine talk and expressed his pro
assure in being called to such a nm
Lutiful town. Dh'
lr. Jacobs responded heartily and
nestly to the thrilling words of
lcome and impressed his audience A
h knowledge of the weight of Apr
responsibility, especially following son
Stephenson who was so loved by Mill
and all of Milford He told of the illnt
ID things DR.. Stephenson has done and
him in the past, and prayerfully in {
res to be the man Milford demands in
needs and as Mrs. Jacobs declin- the
speech making, she and her mother ciat
eived the handshakes and best abol
hes of the large. crowd present. ter,
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