Milford chronicle., 1960-10-14
MILFORD METHODIST PROTES.
TANTS TO DEDICATE THEIR
NEW CHURCH
Dedication To Be Held Sunday
May 10TH All Day Program;
Eminent Speakers VIII Be
Present. Local Churches To
Assist In Dedication. Do
yer Glee Club, Berge Sis
ters and Local ChOirs
To Furnish Music

The new Methodist Protestant
Church of Milford, which will be
dedicated on Sunday next, May
10Th, and which has been built at
cost of $4,000, is one of the most
imposing edifices in the State of
Delaware, and is the product of
the labors' of Rev. L. A. Bennett
and his congregation. In less than
two years, starting with a mem
bership of thirty persons from his
initial meetings held here in 1910,
this handsome and commodious
building. has been planned, and
built, and aside from paying their
regular church expenses, about
$11 900 has been raised (one-half
of the total cost of the building)
and it is presumed that the
amount which is likely to be rails
ed at the dedication will leave but
little, if any, indebtedness remain
ing on the building.
The decision to build the church
manifested itself. early in the year
1911, and the pastor, Rev. L. A.
Bennett, together with the COM
mittee appointed to look after the
matter of building, consulted
Charles G. Fisher, architect, of
this town, and contracted with him
to draw the plans and furnish the
specifications for their new edi-
fee. AS soon as the drawings and
specifications were made and ac-
cepted, the contract for the build
ing was awarded, and the building
started sufficiently for the corner
stone laying, which was held on
September 3rd, 1911.
This new church is situate on
South Front Street, and is con-
structed of white concrete blocks
and marble, with two doors front
leading to the Sunday School room
and the large doors leading into
the main auditorium.
In the basement there is a large
and commodious. dining room, 60
feet long and As feet wide. This
room has ten ceiling lights, with
kitchen and pantry at one side of
the room sufficiently lighted. The
basement also contains two toll
cts, one for ladies and one for gen.
tlemen. The dining room makes a
most convenient place for holding
suppers and festivals. The
kitchen is furnished with all the
necessary cookery and is conven-
lent to the dining apartments. The
furnace room, which is just back
of the dining room, is SO feet long
and 20 feet wide.
Coming up from the dining room
the Sunday School room may be
entered either from the left or
right side of the building. This
room is go feet long and As feet
wide, is lighted with an electrolier
of eight lights, and eight wall
lights. The room will be furnished
with opera chairs, and heavy tap
estry brussels will cover the floor,
this being of beautiful shade of
green. The finish of the wood
work is in dark oak and the opera
chairs will match. The ceilings,
which are of metal, are beautiful
ly decorated and will blend nicely
with the wood finish and furnish
ings. This room has plenty of win
dows and will be one of the pret-
tiest and most comfortable Sunday
School rooms to be found in any
church in the state of the same di-
The auditorium is entered by the
large doors on Franklin Street.
This room is Is feet long and IS
feet wide, with elevated floor.
There will be three rows of cir
cuIar pews, with four aisles, and
when the occasion demands, the
Sunday School room and auditor
ium may be thrown into one large
room, with a seating capacity of
100 persons. On the left of the
pulpit as you enter the building,
the pastors study or reception
room is located, and on the right
IS the choir loft, which will be
rallied with brass from which cur
Iains will hang; the pipe organ
will be placed there. The audi
Iorium will be covered with tapes
try brussels to match the Sunday
School room, which carpet will
have a green background Nine
hundred yards will be required to
cover the floors In center of the
auditorium there is a large cleo
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