Milford chronicle., 1955-11-04
Interesting News From
Bryan Green Mission

Warming to the residents of the
city of Middleton, in South Lanca-
shire. England: Harold Edward
Frankham is preparing to escape
again, and will be heading for VIII
mington, Delaware, y. S. A.
That's not a police broadcast,
even if it sounds like one. The good
people of Middleton, hearing that
over their radios, probably wouldn't
turn a hair. Because Harold Frank
ham is a ergyman-rectOr Of the
historic Middleton Parish Church
and escape" is his own word. 1t
means, in his case, that he's taking
"a leave of absence to help conduct
the Bryan Green Mission in Del
aware later this month.
Mr.. Frankham has escaped to
the United States with Bryan
Green, the great English evange-
list, seven times in past years. This
will be his eighth, although the
first time that he has ever come to
Delaware. The Bryan Green Mis-
sion will be held in Georgetown
on the nights of November 10, II
and II, and in Wilmington for ten
consecutive nights thereafter, No
vember 1922.
Now, A years of age, Harold
Frankham still displays the ath-
letic build that made him a star
Rugby football player in his stu
dent days at the Dunstable School.
He was first attracted to business
and finance, and spent ten years
in banking houses before he felt
| the call to the ministry. Then he
entered the University of London
| to prepare for his new career. He
was ordained a curate at Luton
Parish Church, and later became
an assistant to the Reverend Bryan
Green when the latter was vicar OF
Holy Trinity, Brompton, one OF
I.Ondon's fashionable churches. Fol
two years he was a chaplain to the
British forces, and assisted Canon
Green who was then chaplain tc
the troops engaged in the defense
of London.
From 1916 to 1852, Mr.. Frankham
was vicar of AddiscOmbe, serving
/ in the Diocese of Canterbury, un-
der the Archbishop of Canterbury
Then he was appointed rector o
Middleton, a community that h'
describes as "a very busy-and very
dirty-city, in the heart of the mos
densely populated industrial aret
Of the world, which is engages
chiefly in the manufacture of tex
tiles, aeroplanes and chemicals.
The Reverend Mr.. Frankham ha
always been keenly interested il
EVANGELISM. He says: Even as
schOolboy, I spent much time help
ing in missions of one kind or an
other, both in cities and in cOuntr
villages. Now, one Of the most sat
lisfying and thrilling parts Of m
work are the occasions when ca
escape from my parish to take, 0
assist Bryan Green in taking, mis-
siOns in the U. S. A.
Of his musical talents, whic
DelaWareans will see demOnstra
ted when he leads the singing q
the Mission here next month, MI
Frankham is not lOquacious, pre-
: ferring to let his performance
speak for him. AS a boy, he wa
J a chorister at Luton Hoo, on
Of the last great English mansion
where families maintained thei
: own private chapel in the hous'
At one time he was Organist Of
: London city church.
Harold Frankham is married an
, the father of three children-Fel
city, II; Margaret, 8; and Guy,
Two dogs, a cat and canary con
plete the household. If his wifi
Margaret, accompanies him to De
aware next month, as she hopes
: do, it will be her first and "muc
looked forward to" visit to th
United States. Mr. Frankham wi
; be happy to introduce Mrs. Franl
ham to these shores, but he has on
uualm: 1--WE are lucky enough
live in a beautiful old Oak-panelle
? rectory, parts of which are OVt
r 400 years old" he says. "But Il
! afraid my wife may never agai
be satisfied with that environmel
! after seeing American housewife
j Iri+obnnC and pradgatSf"