Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-06-04

Leipsic and Kenton, preaching regularly on
alternate Sundays at the respective towns.
There is quite large body of citizens in each
Of these towns inclined towards the Episco-
pal Church, and DR.. Morsell has met with a
gratifying success. A meeting Of citizens of
Kenton and its vicinity was held in that
town on May 9th, for the formation of con-
gregation, according to the form of the Pro
testant Episcopal Church, in the Diocese Of
Delaware. The following persons were
elected Wardens and Vestrymen Messrs.
Williams, Arnold, Baily, Jump, Cooper,
Graham, Wilds, and Hutchinson. Lay del
cgates will be chosen to represent this con-
gregation in the Convention at Laurel. Mr..
James Williams was elected Senior Warden,
and Mr.. Arnold, Junior Warden. st. Pauls
Church will be the title Of the congregation.
A meeting OF the citizens of Leipsic and
neighborhood was held, on the 10th inst,
for similar purpose, and the following
named geHtlemcn were elected Wardcns and
Vestrymen : Andrew Spear, Senior Warden;
G.. w. Spicer, Junior Warden. Messrs.
Clements, Eager, Wilson, Lamb, Hoffecker,
Hopkins and Denney, were elected Vestry-
men. Messrs. Spear and Spicer were elect
ed Lay delegates to the Convention. I'M
manuel Church is the name adopted tor the
congregation.
In the Methodist Conference at Chicago,
on Friday, resolution, approving the La
dies Pastors Christian Association of Phia-
dclphia was adopted. The Special Commit
tee of Conference on Lay Delegation report
ed u plan on the subject substantially the
same as that presented in the majority re-
port, and it was adopted amid loud ap-
plause, by vote of 226 to 8.
The religious event of most local i'm
portance during the week is the assembling
at Laurel of the Annual Convention of the
Protestant Episcopal Church of the Diocese
of Delaware, on Wednesday. The lay dele
gates from the two churches in this city aud
vicinity are as follows: st. Andrews Church,
Gregg Chandler, Samuel Candy; Trinity
Parish, Bauduy Simmons. Thos. W.Shields;
st. Johns Church, Brandywinc Village, Jas.
V. Jeifries, S. b. McLear; Ascension Church,
Claymont, James Brown, George Lodge !;
Calvary Church, Brandywinc IId., Samuel
Lodge, William G. Lodge; Grace Church,
Brandywine Hundred, Lewis Smith, Francis
Temple. In addition to the Wilmington
churches above named. the congregation at
Calvary Chapel send as delegates Chas.
ii. Gallagher and William Y. Warner, and
apply for admission as church,
The Annual Convention of the p. i.
Church OIL Maryland was in session in Balti-
more during last week. The proposition to
divide the Diocese failed.
In the General M. Il. Conference, on
Friday, Rev. Thomas Carlton was elected
book agent for New York, and Rev. John
Lanahan, assistant. Rev. Luke Hitchcock
elected book agent for Cincinnati, and Rev.
j. M. Walton, assistant. Rev. DIR. Curry,
d. D., was elected editor of The New York
Advocate; Rev G. Merrill, editor Western
Christian Advocate; Kev. d. d. Wheaton,
editor Of the Quarterly Review.
-Messrs. Jos. w. Day, Chas Baird, and
Geo. Il. Barrett, have been elected delegates
from the Y. M. G. A. OF Central Presbyter-
ian Church to the Annual Convention of the
Young Mems Christian Association of Amer
lea, which meets at Detroit, Mich, on the
9th of June next.