Milford chronicle., 1931-10-23

Refreshments in abundance wer,
served.
Those of the class present We're
Mrs. c. A. Timmons, teacher; Mrs
Luther Coverdale, president; Miss
May Thayer, secretary; Mrs. Ray
, mOnd Tucker, Mrs. William Carpen,
ter, Mrs. l. w. Warren, Mrs. j. S
! Short, Jr., Mrs. George A. Jester
Mrs. d. H. Reed of E., Mrs. Arthur
Reynolds and Mrs. MarVey T. Smith
Visitors: Raymond Tucker, Winfield
Tucker, Rena Tucker, Elwood Tue
ker, Leon Tucker, William Carpen-
ter. Cecil Carpenter, Miss Hannah
Lynch, J. S. Short, Jr., Herman
Short, c. A. Timmons, and George
A. Jester.
Faith NJ. p. Church
Near Robbins Station stands a
small church which was built sew
eral years ago. At one time this
church had quite a congregation,
made up of the farmers and other
classes of people residing in that
neighborhood.
1t had regular services each Sab
bath and was a power for good in
that vicinity.
The time came when this once
prosperous church was compelled to
close for the want of support. The
old members had died and the youn-
ger members had moved away, and
it looked at one time that this Meth
odist Protestant Church would be
closed for all time to come. OF
course we knew that so many coun-
try churches had been closed, that
we felt almost sure that this church
would go the way of the rest, and
remain closed; but we reckoned
without taking in consideration that
at Georgetown in the NJ. P. Church
of that place, was a local preacher,
a man full of the Holy Ghost, who
felt a desire to go out and do some
thing for the Master, when his eye
fell on this little church in the
vale" and longing possessed him
that this little church needed him
and needed him badly, and so he
came. At first his congregation was
very small, and the church school
was smaller still, but he preached
and perservered; he visited the peO-
pie and now he has the pleasure of
speaking to respectable congrega-
ion, and the church school has
of over forty.
The man who has performed this
work we understand is employed by
he railroad company and is engag-
ID in doing the hardest kind of work
yet though tired and weary, he
yends his way each Sabbath to the
title church he has done so much
or and greets his congregation with
. smile.
Who is it? you will ask, which has
one so much to help his fellow be-
ngs. Rev. Virgil LittIeton, a local
reacher of the Methodist Protes-
ant Church of Georgetown, is the
IAN.
He needs encouragement and
yhile he goes forward, never looks
ack, and if he lives he will bring
he old church at Robbins Station
D that point, where it used to be
I times gone by, power for good
I that section for the good of the
eople at large.
If many other country churches Z
ad a live man like this local
reacher at their head, they would
OF be in the condition which they
re today.
1t Is a sad sight to see so many
laces of worship closed for the
ant of support. Churches which
5ed to be of so much use in keep
Ig the gospel truths before the
eOple at all times.
he Heavenly Vision
The writer was deeply affected by
lie reality as unfolded by the ex-
erience of the old colored man who
as about to cross ode" dark rib
II. 1t is an experience which
waits all who desire, both white
I'd cOlored.
The Detroit Free Press from
hich the article was taken, has
me a kindness to the human fam
= by printing it.
1t follows:
The Heavenly Vision
"And there shall be no more
rise: but the throne of God and of
e Lamb shall be in it; and His
rvants shall serve Him: and they
all see His face; and His name
all be in their foreheads. And
ere shall be no night there: and
ey mood no candle, neither light of
e sun; for the Lord God giveth
EN- light: and they shall reign
rever and ever"-Rev. 22:3-5.
Dey Is CALM
At the last meeting of the Lime
In Club there was Grape on the
ar trap as the janitor opened the
or to admit the crowd. No one
uld see who was missing, and ev-
Y eye was turned upon the pres
mt as he arose and said:
Two nights ago at midnight |
" Brudder Ryan Jones take leave
airth to cross de dark ribber. De
man had been ailin' fur weeks,
he was ready to go. When his
IS looked under de dark cloud of
ath and cOtched sight of de aiges
heaven he gathered his friends
out him an we sot beside him
en- his life went out. If dar am
nan in dis hall who believes wild
b Ingersoll he should have bin
: when de soul of that poo ole
n began slippin' away from its
ne of clay. What brought de
lie of joy to de ole mans face?
lat put de look of blessed salts
shun in his eye? Why did he
leone the coming of that sleep
ich knows no wakin' till the blast
de trllmnet turns airth into PARA