Milford chronicle., 1956-05-25
GREENWOOD
by Mrs. Elya Hatfield
Phone Greenwood 1856

Bishop, Neyin Bender
$3.50 a. m, Sunday School. Robert
zehr, Supt.
lO;3O a. m, Worship Service.
200 p. M, Evening Bible Meet
ing.
500 D. m, Wednesday evening
Prayer meeting. Visitors are well
come at any service.
Pilgrim Holiness Church
The Rev. Miss Eta M. CIOugh
1000 a. m, Sunday School.
1900 a. m, Morning Worship.
700 p. M, Youth Service.
1880 p. m, Evangelistic Service
Mid-week prayer service. We'd
nesday, 7:45 p. m.
Greenwood Methodist Charge
The Rev. George III. Moore, Pastor
Greenwood Methodist Church
10000 a. m., Church School ........
Grace Methodist Church
11:00 a. m, Special Worship
service in place of Church School
ST. JOhnstOwn
1880 a. m, Church School. Un-
der the leadership of Mr.. Joseph
Bostick.
Meetings on Charge-at-large:
700 p. m, intermediate MYF in
Grace Church.
700 D. m, Senior MYF in Green
wood Methodist Church.
News from Greenwood Charge :
We have received news from Mrs.
Betty Porter that special arrange
ments have been made for the
following: This coming Sunday
morning, May 81, at IL o'clock,
there will be a service in Grace
Methodist Church, with the Rev.
Merle NJ. Watson from Georgetown,
as the preacher. The Rev. Merle
Watson is a member of the Gideon
Bible Society and the morning off
ering will be used for their work
This Society does a very good
work, placing Bibles in hotels and
public places. Come out and re-
ceive a blessing from the Rev.
Watson's message, which is al
ways worthwhile. At the same
time. give to the growth of spread
ing Gods Word. Remember the
hour, II o'clock. MAY 27.
tt is especially fitting that we
should have a member from the
Gideon Bible Society in our midst
on Sunday. Mav 27. as this is
known as World Service SUNDAY.
We learn from a letter sent to us
nv the American bible Society that
each year ten million people in
far-flung parts of the world learn
to read. Here are ten million new1v-
cnennd minds to be reached with
the Word of God and won to His
cause. Thanks to the Americans
who care. millions of these DeoDle
do have the Bible for their first
book -Unnuote.
The Peninsula Annual Confer
ence began its meetings with spe-
cial executive meetings on Wednes-
day and public meetings began
Thursday morning at 9:30. All per-
sons are invited to attend these
public sessions and see how the
Methodist Church operates demo-
cratically. The Conference will
close on Sunday afternoon with
the reading of the appointments.
The Rev. George H. Moore has been
appointed as Assistant Secretary
along with the Rev. Howard Link
cf RehohOth and Secretary, the Rev.
Walter Beckwith. of Smyrna Mr..
Jacob Hatfield is the elected Lay
Delegate for the Greenwood Charge
and will attend, representing the
people of our Charge. The Reserve
Lay Delegate is Mr.. Joseph Bos-
tick.
On Monday, May 2S, the Official
Board of Grace Methodist Church
will meet in the church at 500
p. m. All Board members are urged
to attend this meeting.
Tuesday, May 20 is the date of
the first game of the season for
the Softball team of Greenwood,
known as the "MYFters" and will
be held on the Greenwood Dia-
mond. There are also games to be
played on May 81 and June 1. A
schedule for the games may be
had by contracting any of the MYF
young people. Other teams in the
League are Pennington, Bridge
vile, Wesley Church near Seaford,
Concord and Reliance.
The MYF Sub-District meeting
scheduled for May 21 was post
poned due to conflicts in various
communities until the June picnic
meeting. The time, place and date |
will he announced later.
Wednesday, May 80 the Friend |
ship Class of Greenwood Church |
School will meet at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. William F1eischauer |
at 500. This is the last meeting
of the current year.
The WSCS of Grace Church will
meet in the Church on Tuesday.
Nav 20, at 500 p. m. All members
and friends are urged to be pres
ept
News from Pilgrim Holiness
Church: Sunday. Nav 27. has been
DESIGNATED as Family Day in this
Sunday School of Pilgrim Holiness
Church, Greenwood. The families
with evory member p~esent in the
Immediate family will no given
their choice of one Of the large
famous painting by Sallman for
thair homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ronald Case of
Wilmington were wcak-eud visitors
in Greenwood and Harrington.
Mr.. and Mrs Allison Davis and
Cav wore F~idav evening callers
at tho acoh HatfaIds. On Saturdavi
evening. the I,awrance MaraditbS