Word: mildon
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Dates: during 1946-1946
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...evening's first raid was on the Plymouth pub, the Tom Elliott. The Rev. Wilfred H. Mildon, a mild-appearing man, went in alone by the four-ale door (to the public bar) to establish a bridgehead. When he reappeared and gave the thumbs-up sign, all six parsons trooped in, 30-year-old Pastor Arthur Bird's black & white accordion braying deafeningly...
...song's end, agile little Dr. Mildon jumped on the nearest bar stool. "Now," said he in a penetrating, high-pitched voice, "I want you to sing a song we find you people of Plymouth know very well-Abide with Me." The two chars sang every word without missing a note, sipping occasionally the while...
...Then Dr. Mildon went fast into a short sermon. Its catch phrase: "New men for a new world." "And now," concluded the parson, "please join me in a short prayer." He prayed in simple, informal language, thanked God for the safe return of servicemen and hoped for the spiritual safety of mankind...
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