Milford chronicle., 1931-01-16
CLARKSVILLE

The Sunday school lesson for next
Sunday is the Preaching of John the
Baptist. This noble forerunner, or
dained of God from his conception,
reared in a Cody home by pious par
ents, eating locust and world honey
and abstaining from all appearances
of evil, preaching the word of re-
pentance in and out of season, thun-
dering the message, repent for the
Kingdom of Heaven it at hand"
Gods radio of time. is still broad
casting on a standard wave length
telling the world through the Holy
Spirit, repent and get right with
God. Are we still asking the ques-
tiOn, that John in prison sent mes
sages to Jesus, art thou he that
should come or do we look for an
other Every man behind the bars of
doubt, is likely to ask a similar
question. ,..-
Rev. o. H. Connolly will deliver a
special sermon on next Sunday that
will arouse and bring conviction.
His subject will be "RecOnciliations
by Christ" found in Colossians 1:2l.
Do not miss this sermon.
Our pastor has been conducting
a revival service in the Bethel M. b.
church at Dagsboro during the last
two weeks. On last. Sunday after
noon and evening many more made
glad by the conversion of 26 men
and women, boys and girls. That
surely must have rang heavens joy
bells.
William P. Steele has been on the
sick list for the past week. ....
Richard Steele is improving. from
an attack of scarlettina.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. NJ. Gray were
callers on Mr.. and Mrs. z. w. Helm
On last Saturday evening.
According to the statement OF
Samuel Davis he was hurt on last
Sunday a week by piece of lum-
ber falling from scaffold, injuring
his neck.
Russell Hudson was a weekend
visitor at the home of his parents.
The Harmon family were callers
on Mr. and Mrs. Chas. M. Gray.
Uncle Pete Helm, of Philadelphia,
is steadily improving and enjoys
good eats. We trust he may con-
tinue to improve and visit our viii
lage by the time soft shelled crabs
come on the menu, and also to enjoy
deep sea fishing as he did last sum
mer
Capt. Horace Derrickson and fam
lily and Miss Eva Helm motored from
Philadelphia on last Saturday night,
to visit relatives here, returning on
Sunday evening.
Wedding bells have been ringing
near our village. Did you hear them
on last Saturday when the parson
read the wedding ceremony and ask
ed a few very important questions?
and then the knot was carefully tied,
causing Glenn Lynch and Mrs. Virgie
Howard to become husband and
wife. Our congratulations are ex-
tended to them, wishing a happy
married life.
The missionary circle of the
Christian church met at the home OF |
Mrs. Mary West on Thursday after
noon. Fourteen ladies were in at
tendance. A very pleasant time was
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Davis were |
callers on last Tuesday evening at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen
Capt. Nemiah Murray has return /
ed to our village with his familiar
smile and generous greeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Derrickson
motored to Camden, N. j., on last
Wednesday for a few days with
their sons.
Walter Milligan, nephew of
Elishua Jarvis, motored from Cam
len, N. j., en- route to ChincOteague
Island, stopped at our village and
was accompanied by Mrs. Elishua
Jarvis and Mrs. Sarah Gray.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sharon Furman, Mr..
md Mrs. Stephen DerricksOn spent
Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs.
Ilishua Jarvis, in their home.