The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-11-05
FOURTH edition
THE MISSIONARY CONvOOATION.


Interesting Questions Bearing on
Church Policy and Relating to Poll
teal Economy Discussed-Capital and
Labor.
The Missionary Convocation OF the
Diocese of the Protestant Episcopal
Church of Delaware met In Trinity
I hurch yesterday morning. After the
celebration OF the Holy Communion
10y Bishop Coleman and the morning
services, a business meeting was held
in the parish house, at which Joseph
Swift was elected secretary and treas
Iurer. The Rev. Il. Gardiner Littell, ID
D., the dean OF the convocation. will
hold ollice for one year. Upon motion
OF the Rev. II. Ashton Henry resolu-
ltion was adopted than 6iug the Rev.
John w. Brown, OF st. Thomas Church
New York. for his excellent sermon at
the opening of the convocation on
Tuesday night.
The following clergy and laymen
were present: Bishop Coleman. the
Rev. Messrs. Gibson, Beers. Woolsoy.
lBraddon. Lightner, Armstrong Brad
dock, Miller, Bond Stewart, Hall,
Uame, Bartlett, DuHamel, Henry. Lit
Ia
mond, Hayden, Berghaus and Fun
stem.
LAY DELEGATES. Trinity. Whining
ton, DR. Horace Burr, Joseph swift.
st. Johns Wilmington, Archer Rich
ards, II. A. Van Trump. st. Anne's,
lMiddetown, II. A. Rowland, st,
James, Newport J. NJ, Newbold, Jno.
Russell. st. James, Stanton, Robert
Justis, James Newlin. st. Marks,
IMillsboro, II. G. Frlim, A. L. Jones.
st. Ihomos's, Newark, Captain Geo.
LIE Roy Brown. George w. Coleman.
lSt. Marks, Little Creek, Stephen
Ralph. st. Philips, Laurel, DR.. Ed
ward Fowler. Christ Dover. ID. Z,
Barnard, Henry Ridgely, junior.
Christ, Delaware City, Wood Chairs,
Isaac Vulll. st. Peters, Smyrna, d. j.
Cnmmlns. 81. Luke's, Seaford. l.. l..
Martin Joseph Colbourn. Christ,
Chrlstiann hundred, A. Il. Foster I'm
manuel, New Castle, j. Il. Lamhs0n,
Captain r. j.. Thompson. Trinity,
layton, DR., Walter Il. Reynolds, j. II.
donovan. Calvary, Wilmington, Geo
Cox, George +. Lowery, Jr. Christ,
Milford, Dr. Nathan Pratt. st. Mich
ael's, Wilmington, J. }. Davis, William
X, Barney. Ascension, Claynont, Will
liam Cloud, Fred Stephens. st. An.
drews, Wilmington, Dr. c. IL, Naudain,
Alfred Lee. Emmanuel, Highlands
George Macklin. Old Swedes, VII.
nIitgton. John S. Grohe. st. Matth-
ew's Mission, Wilmington, ii ID. Speak
man. Calvary. Brandywine hundred,
William Graf.
| During the morning the Rev. Ii. NJ,
Bartlett of Christiana hundred,
preached the Sc mon from tine text:
Wherein l suffer trouble as an evil
Idoer even unto bonds; but the Word
of God Is not bound"
II was o'clock when the conyoca-
ton met in the afternoon and got to
work. The afternoon WIS set apart
for the discussion on various topics
affecting the church. The Rev. L. b,
lLightner, OF Emmanuel Church, New
Castle, led of by reading an able pa
per on The Order OF Dsacons." He
discussed the scriptural idea OF dea-
cons and wound with the question:
l'Are we following il p
| He explained the soriptural signIti.
cance OF tho order of dsacUns, showed
wherein it was not followed strictly
Though followed in many respects.
lie thought, however, that il wouId
be more fully followed in the future.
| W. j. Fisher, st. Johns Church.
thought that there should lie perma.
nent deaconaLe, the deaGuns to teach,
lexhort. to visit and relieve the sick
land distressed and thereby assist the
priests In their duties. At present he
SAID the deaconate was only regarded
aS stepping stone to the priesthood.
lLaymen in business could he ordained
to this order and could do much good.
Rev. kensey Stewart, formerly of
l'ela ware CITY, but now OF Washing
ton, ID. G., sad that strictly speaking
there was no order OF deaeons in this
country, but The church has the
authority 10 establish an order and
should dose that. there might be others
than NcStly or volunteers TO do the
work OF the church.
her. VI. Ashtonlienry, OF TrinltyChurch
was slow to believe that permanent.
deaconate was exactly the thing need.
ed. lie thought that as persons de-
Islfous OF becoming ministers were
iiirst ordained to tho dcacunate for
one year, it should be possible for
Ichurcles TO he continually supplied
IN this way. He also held that tile law
reauer wits Just rs useful as n perlna-
nent deacon would he. lilo based his
objection to the ordainiug OF persons
"a business to the deaconate, to-
tue result of the introduc
ltion vi local preachers IN one
denomination. 1t frequently happen.
ed that the good done by ministers
was unione through the ignorance or
lunlitneas 0f the local preachers.
The Best Methods of Gaining Non.
attendants at Church." WAS the sub
llect OF an able paper by Rev, l.. ".
Gibson OF Dover, lie favored daily
Service for the clergy. The ptIme
Idea OF attending church is to worship
god; and the preacher mu st have
Imuch OF Christ iii his sermon II he
wants to do honest work for Christ
i Rev. George NJ. Bond of Newark.
Thought that amongst the causes that
kept people from church were the all
lIsorbing nature Of other duties alleged
'Iphysical disability. positive disinclina
ton simple mediterranean skeptleistn
; as to the usefulness of church going
To get the attendance of the mona
PENDANTS there Is needed better preach
: ing, more pntiGntand faithful PASTORAL
work and personal solicitation and eff
Hort on the part Of all the members OF
1.-THE church. THE trouble is we are not
good preachers, said Mr. Bond, "Wo
should draw the people by cur preach
ing and then we should teach them
that there are higher things than
preaching"
john ). GrOhc, of Trinity, said that
ministers should preach Interesting
and short sermons, and should visit
the non attendants. and the lltv
should assist the ministers in d5inir
this.
Rev c. A. Hayden. of CIaymont
Thought that although all the condi-