Milford chronicle., 1949-10-28

sltudes, largely through strife be
tween the old and the new schoo
e Presbyterians. Finally. about 1855
e Rev. George Mears succeeded MI
= Kennedy, but soon left to become
I professor in Hamilton College.
Rev. J. Garland Hammer occupie,
l the pulpit from 1860 to 1863. dur
? ing which time the church wa
> greatly strengthened. He was sue
! ceeded by Rev. Littleton P. Bowen
l1centiate from Princeton Semin
airy, who occupied the pulpit dur
/, ing the tragic days of the Civi
War.
Of the eighteen ministers who
have labOred here, special mention
should be made of the Rev. Henry
L. Bunstein, who served this
church for nearly fifty years. He
was a graduate of Lafayette Col
lege and Harvard Law School, and
/ began his career as a lawyer in
EastOn, Pa. After practicing law
Tor a short time, he purchased an
Easton newspaper. which he edited
for three years. When he sold the
paper, he entered Union Seminary
to prepare for the ministry. After
graduating from Seminary, he fill
led pulpits of the old Clinton ST.
rect Presbyterian Church in Phila.
and the Beech Creek Church in
northern Pennsylvania. From 1890
until his death in October 1927. ne
served the Milford Church. His in
terests were many. For twenty
years, he was president of the Mil
ford Board of Education. He mas
SEQ on to his reward loved and re-
Yered by the community generally.
His body lay in state in the church.
and on the day of his funeral. the
merchants closed their stores as a
mark OF respect. His memory will
always be green.
During these early years; the
the church was faithfully served
by the following ruling elders:
Henry B. Fiddeman, E. F. Foulk
John B. Smith, DR.. William Mar
shall, William A. Humes, James q.
Gilchrist, William E. Messick. I
CHARLES j. HOlzmueller, Arthur
Russell, Calvin HOlcoach, and Cant /
Wilson M. Vinyard. All these. hav-
ing faithfully served their day and
generation, have passed on to their
reward.
The Church building was reno
deled in 1904 from plans prepared
by James B. Gilchrist, clerk of Ses-
sion. The old ManCe, occupying the
rear OF the Church, was demolished
ana the space converted into an
enlarged sanctuary with class
rooms and kitchen below. The /
beautiful stained glass windows
we're put in at that time. replacing 1
ne Iatticed inside shutters of a I
-ormer day. In 1910, through the
sHOfts OF the Society of Christian
IndeaVor, buttressed by a liberal
slft from Andrew Carnegie the
present pipe organ was installed
recently, the whole building. ONT
lde and i'll, was repaired and re-
Iecorated under the supervision of
laJ. J. Holland Prettyman. nresi-
ent OF the Board of Trustees. 9th
7 improvements, including the
III OF a beautiful pulpit and chair
Vi Ihe sunday school, and a mod
IN moving picture machine with
ound' nave recently been added
lter years of renting. a new
i9nse was purchased, partly as 4
III from Mr.. and Mrs. Gilchrist. Of
Ie property on South Walnut ST.
9et. This was finally sold bv the
Oafd or Trustees in 1888, having
cen vacant for several years.
Iahs are being laid for the DUR
lase OF a new Manse in the near
Iture. " '--' "0'''
Ruling Elders of whom special
should be made include s
lcoD Y. FOulk, who was Elder
,ustee and Superintendent of the
lnday School for thirteen years.
lrlng which time his devotion and
ability brought the
hOOl 10 a high point of efficiency.
: was succeeded by Elder James
GiIcnlrsr, whose deep spiritual
and knowledge of the Bible left
e impress of his character on
urch and school. He served as
Is, pl.gFintendent for forty years,
III his death at 76 years in 1914
1er Samuel G. Evans was second
iength OF service as both assis-
1t to Mr.. Gilchrist and as SUPER
for a twenty year period.
need OF praise should be paid tn
long service of Elder Charles
Holzmueller, who was assistant
and Chorister for
Ike period. Another record is
q by Miss Edna Barker, whose
g and faithful service as SUPER
of the Primary DEPART
MT has been fruitful in faith and r
I'd works.
pace Will not permit the recital 1
Ihe many who have served long
most efficiently in the SUNDAY II
0ol' In the choir, in the Board z
trustees, and the invaluable "
.k OF the women in the old "
.te Society and in the present v
.usiVe Women's association.
ne present roster of Church of We
rs IS as follows: Minister. Rev
meth M. Kepler; Session
nklln NAPLES, Clerk, Jacob II
,sa' Samuel C. Evans, Wilmer
Lankford, S. Willis Hammond
son M