Milford chronicle., 1935-12-06
SELBYVILLE
Church News

Church News
Thanksgiving services were con
Quoted by the Rev. +. NJ. ShOckley a
10 O'Clock on Thursday morning
with approximately forty members
I'm attendance The lesson and tex
were from the 18th chapter of st
Luke, where the ten lepers were
cleansed and only one returned tt
give thanks, the text being the l7tl
verse-Were there not ten lepers
cleansed, but where are the nine
In his talk the pastor told legend
of two Angels who were sent down
to earth, each with a basket to col
Iect the prayers of the people, one
for the prayers of petition or as
kance, the other for the prayers OF
thanks. Upon their return at the
end of the day the basket with the
collection of petitions was full and
piled high, while the basket for the
collection of thanks had but very
little i'm it. The choir sang Count
Your Blessings One BY One"
The scripture lesson for Sunday
morning was from Philippians, chap
ter Paul eXhortng the Philippians
to stand fast in the Lord and to
make their requests known to God
with prayer and thanksgiving. The
sermon was from the text Acts B
and 29-"We Ought" or making it
personal 81 Ought"
at was the evening Offering that
was turned over to the treasury Of
the Home Missionary Society instead
of the young man" as it appeared in
last weeks issue through some er-
TOr.
Next Sunday night will be observed
as Music Night" when the time will
be devoted to several musical num-
bers both instrumental and vocal.
In response to a previous invita-
tiOn from Mrs. ShOckley, the monthly
meeting of the Ladies' Aid Society
was held at the parsonage instead
Of the club room as is the usual
meeting place. Due to other en-
gagements the meeting was held on
Monday night instead of Tuesday
night and the ladies were taken
through the parsonage to view the
improvements that have been made.
Mrs. Pepper presided over the busi-
ness session after which the social
hour was given over to Mrs. Mar
garet Watson the entertainment
chairman, who conducted Bible
game of questions and answers. and
Miss Elizabeth Murray recited THE
First Visit to The Butcher Shop,
while Miss Virginia Long favored
the audience with a trumpet solo.
Mrs Essie Murray, Mrs. Beulah Ste
vens and Mrs. Watson served love
Iy trap of delicious fruits.
News Items In General
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Pepper have an
nounced the marriage of their
Miss Mary Pepper to Mr..
Joseph Hirst, the marriage ceremony |
having taken place last week in Ger
nantown, Pa, where the former has |
leen employed in a hospital since !
Ter graduation as a nurse. A quiet
Wedding dinner was served at the
lOme of the brides parents in this
own on Thanksgiving Day with her
wO brothers, Howard and Homer
'epper, of town, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Rowland Herdman and children,
)Oris and Beckley, of Dover, as the
My guests. Since their return from
short honeymoon trip the newly
redded couple have been "at home"
4 Germantown since December 2nd
nd are now receiving congratula- ;
ions and best wishes from relatives
nd friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pepper and son How
rd accompanied by Miss Hazel Hol- ;
md a friend of the latter, attended !
dinner party given by Mr.. and
Irs. Harry Bunting at their home {
/ DagsbOrO ON Saturday evening.
DR.. and Mrs. Horace Baker and i
lildren, Horace and Anne came up
ON Lumberton, N. c., on Wednes-
~ to be with his mother. Mrs. Mag \
e Baker over the holiday period. J
n Thursday a turkey dinner was b
rived in their honor at the home n
Mrs. Bakers son-in-law and F
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Nc g
abe on West Church street. In ad- g
tiOn to those already mentioned, r
aunt, Miss Clara A. Holloway, +
as an invited guest. Mr.. and Mrs.
cCabe's guests to turkey dinner on a
lnday were Mrs. Roberta McCabe A
id daughter Volta, Mr.. and Mrs. E
~ Campbell, Walter and Lorengo 81
cCabe, Mr.. and Mrs. Granville al
.mpbeIl, Mr.. and Mrs. Jehu Nc V
be, Mrs. Maggie Baker, Mrs. FL
"a Holloway, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter C
ng and children Rata, Elisha L. T
d Agnes, of Selbyville, Mr.. and G.
g. StrattOn Burbage and son Will
ID Of Icean View, Mrs. Mary Cab al
i and daughter Dorothy, of Booth N
m pa II