Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1927-10-28
STATE CHRISTIAN
ENDEAVOR MEETING
LARGELY ATTENDED
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evening he also gave an organ recit
al in the NJ. P. Church at 6.45 anC
followed the recital with demon
stration of the way he composes anC
dictates his music. He used for ex-
ample the words to the hymn, 1.-The
King of Love My Savior Is, and
composed a new and beautiful tune
for these same words.
Rev. S. C. WEIGH, pastor of the
Milford Baptist, led the Devotions
on Thursday evening; Rev. A. H
Green of the Milton NJ. P. Church
led on Friday afternoon; and DR.. }.
F. Bryan, pastor of the Milford NJ. P.
Church led these exercises on Sun
day afternoon.
Welcome addresses were made on
Thursday evening by DR.. Oliver V.
James, President of the Milford Ro-
tary Club; Rev. J. F. Bryan of the
Milford NJ. P. Church; E. F. Will
liams, President of the Sussex Coun-
ty c. E. Union; and A. D. Dickerson,
Chairman of the Convention Com
mittee. The Junior welcome ad-
dress on Saturday, in the Presbyter-
ian Church, was made by Miss Mar
tina Mccullough, a Milford Junior;
and the intermediate welcome in
the Methodist Episcopal Church
was given by James Dickerson,
President of the Milford Intermedi-
ate Society.
The addresses during the conven-
ton were made by Rev. ]. N. Link
pastor of Grace NJ. P. Church, Balti-
Church of TIavre dc Grace. Mary
land. on Friday afternoon: Rev. A.
H. Kleffman, pastor Of the West
Presbyterian Church, Wilmington,
on Friday evening; Mr.. Warren G.
Hopes of West Grove, Pa, former
president of the Pennsylvania State
Christian Endeavor Union, on Satur-
day morning; on Saturday afternoon
Rev. Leonard B. Smith, pastor of
the Peninsula NJ. P. Church, Will
mington; and on Sunday afternoon,
Mr.. Ellsworth E. Jackson of Ph1la-
delphia, formerly president OF the
Philadelphia Christian Endeavor
Union.
Special music by the Milford M. P.
Orchestra was furnished each even
ing and preceding the Sunday after
noon service; also by the Milford
NJ. P. Church Choir; and Mrs.
of the Presbyterian Choir OF
Milford.
Conferences were held each morn
ing and afternoon on the following
subjects: Prayer Meeting by
Carlton M. Sherwood; Lookout
by Rev. w. P. Riggs; "Recreational
leadership" Rev. Frank P. Mitchell;
intermediate leadership" Mrs. L. !
B. German; Junior Leadership,
Mr.. George R. Smith; Union and
Society Officers, Mr.. Sherwood;
Christian Citizenship, Rev. ]. N.
Link; Evangelism and Missions,
Rev. A. H. Kleffman; and in addlt-
ion to these conferences, Mr.. Sher-
wood conducted open forum on Fri
day morning and Saturday afternoon.
The pep Fests", led by Stanley
H. Keen of Wilmington and assisted
by his wife at the piano, were
enjoyed, too, and added
a great deal to the happiness, fell
lowship, and fine spirit of the con-
vention. Mrs, Keen is a graduate OF
Musical Academy.
Besides leading several conference
es. the Rev. Frank P Mitchell, AS
sistant pastor of the Grace M. E.
Church of Wilmington, had charge
Of the games played at the Milford
baseball park on Friday afternoon
at four o'clock.
G. Robert Powell, a member OF
the Delmar Young Peoples Society,
spoke on youth Winning Youth,
On Friday evening. M. Powell is
lust a young man, and is very pro-
missing speaker.
On Saturday morning at lO.l5 the
Business Session was held in the M.
P. Church, at which time the State
officers were introduced, report OF
he business committee was made,
and election of officers took place.
rhe following officers for the Della
ware State Union were elected:
President, Miss Dorothy H. Krause
If Wilmington; Vice-President for
Mrs. Lester B. German
If Wilmington; Vice-President for
New Castle County, Warden Gass;
for Kent County, Ell
wood Gruwell of FELTON,; Vice-Presi-
lent for Sussex County, Miss Lillian
u. Bruning of Milford; Secretary,
Mss Lois E. Lessey of Wilmington;
Treasurer, G. C. Williams of Milton;
Assistant Secretary, Miss Nema Par
ons of Wilmington; Director for
Ga1A1a DnxT EroTa lrlin
". Stevens; Director for Kent
County, Rev. C. M. Adams; Director
or Sussex County, Rev. J. T. Bailey;
Another matter voted upon at this
ession was the changing of the
ime of the state convention from
october or November to June or
uly.
Mr.. Sherwood at this morning ses-
ion boosted the Christian Endeavor
weekly, 1.-THE Christian Endeavor {
World, and interested a great many
in it. He also spoke {
t the intermediate Convention this (
anne morning in the Methodist Epis- ]
opal Church on the subject, "Crus-
ding Christ Through Loyalty to
'hurch." In the evening, he brought
p at the meeting the matter of
laking pledges to the State Union
Dr. the coming year, and through his
fforts in very few minutes three
1urths of the entire years budget
Tas raised.
The Juniors of Delmar gave a De-
lonstration on Saturday morning in
ne M. P. Church, which was certain :
? fine. The Milford Intermediates 7,
n Saturday afternoon gave a page J.,
Mt, also in the M. P. Church, and
MS, too, was enjoyed. The Junior !
was entitled, "a Jun :
IT Dream; and the intermediate \
demonstration, "The Keeper of the
.eys". f
Rev. J. NJ Link of Baltimore took
barge of the Quiet Hour Services t