Milford chronicle., 1931-10-02
3 OLD CHURCHES
HOLD SERVICES ON
ANNIVERSARIES
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paths where is the good Ways and
walk therein and ye shall find rest
for your souls"
He advised his congregation to a1-
here to the old ways 1.-THE old ways
are the right ways for they are the
ways of God and the only ways
which are worth following. If the
people walk in the old ways moth
ing can fail them," he said.
MANY social plans are not sue
cessful because they are not filled
with the holy spirit. People who
would make a success of life must
follow in the old ways he conclud-
ed.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. f.
H. Collins, of Harrington, and the
benediction was pronounced by the
! Rev. George A. Cooke.
Hundreds of persons attended the
Home Coming" at st. Thomas NJ.
E. Church, at Shortley, between
MillsbOrO and Laurel. Most of those
who attended brought basket lunch
cons and a picnic lunch was held
about the old church. There was
plenty for all and those who did not
bring food were cared for by those
who did. The age of the church is
not known but it has been the
scene of stirring revivals and other
religious services for the past fifty
years.
Services were held both morning |
and afternoon. At 1920 o'clock !
there was preaching by the Rev. |
Omar E. Jones, pastor of Wesley NJ.
E. Church at Georgetown. He allud-
ed to the good which had been ac-
cOmplished by the members of the
old church and paid a high tribute
to them.
At the afternoon service the
preacher was the Rev. w. E. Hab-
bart, district superintendent of the
Dover district of the Wilmington NJ.
E. Conference who also spoke of the
good which had been accomplished
by the people of the old church. The
Rev. James Dickerson, pastor of the
circuit on which is located st.
Thomas, Unity, Zoar and Central NJ.
E. Churches, was also present, and
spoke briefly during both services.
The attendance was the largest
for years and it is estimated that
between 500 and 500 persons were
present and spent most of the day
at the old church.
About $50 attended the fourth an ;
nual Church-Home Sunday held at
White Clay Greek Church in the in |
terest of the cemetery.
The morning sermon was preach a
ed by the Rev. Thomas S. Armen-
trout. Following this service, there +
was an intermission for viewing the :
cemetery and for social meetings. ,
was served at the church
by the women of the congregation
shortly thereafter. The business
meeting followed the luncheon, at )
which time the directors who had q
served for the past year were re-
elected to serve the coming year. h
Those holding such Office are: J. r
Rankin Davis, president; Benjamin v
L. Dickey, vice president; Samuel 5
!. Irvine, secretary; S. V. Morrison,
reasurer; Frank Y. Whiteman, +
'harles B. Dubenecke, Nathaniel O
Richards, Lester DickersOn and o
lewis H. Lyman. At the meeting the t,
PRESIDENT. Mr.. Davis, gave some in
eresting historic facts concerning +,
he church and cemetery. 9
This annual service, which has q
een held for the past few years, a,
las grown to be a meeting of great
ocial value to the members of the 90
hurch and community. 1t has g.
rown to represent a time for meet ~ ~
lg of old friends and an opportun- a.
y for those who have left the COM M ~
lunity to return and renew links in ", !"
that have been broken AZ AZ
y the lapse of years. III