The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-06-10
THE DIOCESAN CONVENTION.
A Review of tho Work of tho Church In
the Past Year.

the Past Henr.
The fifty-fifth annual convention of the
diocese of Indiana met Tuesday at Grace
cathedral, forty-one clergymen and sixty
lay delegates attending. A large number
OF local church men and women were also
in attendance. Bishop KnickerbacKer
delivered his annual address, q summary
of which was as follows:
The bishop frat made mention Of the decease
Of several eminent bishops the past year. two
srchbishops of York and Bishop Beckwith of
Georgia and Bishop Paddock of Massachusetts,,
both friends of his former college days. He
also paid fitting tribute to the memory OF sew
ersl prominent laymen of the diocese who had
died in the past year, among them Judge Biok-
nell Of New Albany, Mr.. A. G. D. Nelson OF
Fort Wayne, Mrs. J. II. Barker OF Michigan
City and Mr.. Deloss Root OF Grace cathedral,
He next reoounted the change of the clergy. IL
appearing that FIVE had removed from the did,
oese and eight had been received and six added
by ordination, an increase of nine. The num-
ber of candidates and postulants for the min
istry at present is ten. New churches had been
erected at Hammond and Marion ind one pur.
chased at Plainfeld. Lots have also been ss-
cured at Mount Vernon, Anderson, Hunt
ington, Elwood, New Carlisle and
Albion which churches are to be
erected this year as also at Kokomo.
Rectories ere to be built at Anderson and
Kokomo New stone churches are to be erect
ed in the old parishes of New Albany and JET.
fersonvilIe. Parish buildings are to be erected
this year at Terre Haute. Richmond and Peru.
Parish houses have been completed at Rich
mond and Laporte. The Howe grammar school
at Lima, the diocesan boarding school for boys.
had passed q successful year; its gymnasium
had been enlarged and several hundred vol
umes had been added to the library. The cree
ton OF St. Mary's hall in this city, at Central
ave. ana Seventh-st., had been accomplished at
cost of 1000, and the prospects OF the school
under Mr.. aud Mrs. Swan were encouraging.
Barker hall, the academy at Michigan City,
under the principalship of DR.. Murphy, was
meeting with continued success. st. Stephens
hospital, Richmond, had purchased the build
ing II had occupied for 5000 and continued its
benevolent work. The church home for
favorably. The lot had been paid
for and $500 was in hand toward
the building fund. 1t is to be
erected next to Grace cathedral. The deaf
mute mission. under the Rev. A. w. Mann had
been greatly blessed, thirteen had been con-
hrmed, and a young gentleman is preparing
for the ministry to the children Of silence.
The confirmation for the year numbers 400.
An important fundamentally for good had
been the women's auxiliary of the diocese.
The bishop complimented IL upon the results
of its labors. To them had been committed
the great work of founding the church home.
The aged and infrm clergy fund had increased
to g. zoo. The endowment of the diocese had
been greatly advanced the past year and
amounted to $4,000.
On the whole the review Was most encourage
ing. The number of clergy has greatly in
creased and vacancies are few. Every do
oesnn fund had a good balance TO its credit
showing wise and careful administration of
the finances. The bishop paid O glowing
tribute to the faltbfulness OF the clergy in
mission work and the hearty cooperation of
the laity. He thanked God for the unity and
harmony that characterized the diocese.
The summary Of his official act for the year
was as follows: