Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1891-06-05

of this week.
's The Misses Orr, Maggie and Lizzie, G
Lewes attended the Episcopal Convention
r in Milford this week and were guests o
70 Mrs. w. T. Watson.
le Episcopal Convention.
- The One Hundred and Fifth Annua
a Convention of the Diocese of Delaware
n began in Christ Church on Tuesday even
Il ing by a missionary meeting After de
& votiOnal exercises addresses were made
" by Rev p. B. Lightner, Rector of New
= Castle, Rev. NJ. L. Woolsey Rector o.
Seaford, Alfred Lee. Esq, son ofthe late
Bishop Lee, and Bishop Coleman. Mr.
, Lightner said he had not had any trou
{ bic during twenty years experience in
J.. raising all the money he found he needed
to properly conduct the work he was as
D signed to- Mr.. Woolsey told the story Of
{ how a church was organized at Bridge
vile and the money raised to erect the
necessary edifice, which is now being con-
= structed. Mr.. Lee spoke of the Mission
airy work of the Salvation Army, partic-
ularly, and touched upon the work in a
variety of ways. The Bishop made the
closing address and in a general wa Y
e urged upon the people the necessity of
giving to the Church freely of their
money with which to build up the church,
The Standing Committee of the Diocese
/ voted that the Rev. Philips Brooks should
be confirmed as the Bishop of the Do
cese of Massachusetts. We put the ReY.
Charles E. Murray, the Rev T. Gardiner
Littell, DR.. Horace Burr and S. Minor
Curtis, for Bishop Brooks and the Rev.
L w. Gibson against him. The Conf
mittee did not take action on the conse-
Grafton of the Rev. DR. Nailor, bishop
elect of Georgia, because the necessary
papers had not arrived.
WEDNESDAY,
The business session of The convention
was called at a. M. on Wednesday,
Bishop Coleman, presiding. $. M. Cur
tbs was made secretary.
Committee on Credentials and Lay Del |
egates reported the following delegates |
as entitled to sit in the convention
CLERGY.
Ri Rev. Leighton Coleman S. T. D. L. l. |
D., Bishop Rev Chas NJ. Armstrong, Jos. |
Beers, Hamilton NJ. Bartlett, George NJ.
Bond, H. L. c. Braddou, Charles Bradin, A.
J. Coleman, George W. Dame, Geo. W. Du-
Bots. J. P. DuHame, Martin B. Dunlap, J. |
Howell Geare, Lewis W. Gibson, VIM. B.
Gordon, George Hail. Kensey J. Hammond,
H. Ashton Henry +. ID. Hoskins, David
Howard, jeremiah Karcher, lanes c Kerr
p B. Lightner L. G. I4ittell, ]. Linn Mckim
7. Leighton MdKim, VIM. Morrison, Chas
L. Murrey, w. c. Starr, K. 1. Stewart Henry
Tullidge, Elias We'll, Lewis Wells, NJ. l.
WoOlsey, G. D. Peters, B. NJ. Bradin, Chas.
A. Hayden,
LAY DELEGATES.
William L. Lodge, G. w. Thompson, Chris
topher c. Richter, Stewart Ramsey, Alfred
Lee, J. II. H0ffecker, Jr,, DR.. Horace Burr,
Z. r Candy, Thomas Jackson, Milo W. Locke.
Austin Harrington, Geo. A. Elliott, James
Comfy, Jr., A. L. Foster, Michael King, Thos. {
Holcomb, W. R. Briuckle, John Bradley Will 3
liam Montgomery Aylmer g. Robinson, r.
T. Justis, Alonzo Newlin John Russell John
W. Newbold T. NJ. Curtis, G. L. Brown, 1
Peter Kline, J. H. Ubill NJ. NJ. Willis, W. &
A. Comegys d. T. Cummins, W. Polk Cum
Minis T. o. Culbreth, A. A. Batemeu, R. Y
Watson, Henry Role 7. B. Burrows, James {
A. Knight, Dr.. Reynolds Clements c. c. 1
Z. r. Paynter; W P. Orr, Clinton
Long, +. L. Martin, II, +. Porter H. c.
Frame, J. ]. Perry, Edward Fowler, J. B. J. :
Moore, ]. w. Ellis, Stephen 7. Ralph, W.
A. Phillips, W. c. Burton, T. W. B. Tur.
neT.
The rules of order governing the last con- &
vention were adopted without reading. The /.
Rev. Dr. Murray was elected Registrar, and I
the expenses of the Secretary, which
amounted to $24.6o, were allowed. T. T.
Candy was elected a trustee to succeed him s
self ii
At II O'Clock a. III. on Wednesday devO- s.
Iional exercises were conducted and the Ri.
Rev. 7. Leighton Coleman delivered his an
nual address He insisted in forcible lam d
gvage, upon each individual rector and par y
shioner, taking more interest in the church +
and contributing to its support more libeT-
ally
The choir is composed Of the following Ia
aides Miss Meanwhile, oTganist; Miss Eliz- o
.beth NJ. Prettymau, Miss Aiadalide White, 81
Miss Lille Jacobs Miss Virginia Gilman,
Mss Ella H. PrettYman, Mrs. Thaw, Mrs.
Bessie McCloskey, Mrs. Kate Bogart and
Mrs. Geare.
AFTERNOON SESSION. ~
Immediately upon the re-assembling Of
he convention at 3 p. IN the business of
.lecting the Standing Committee was pro-
eeded with After a number of ballots the
blowing gentlemen were declared elected, H
hey having received a majority of both the h'
ministerial and lay delegates: Murray, Glib
on, Burr, Pratt and Littell. The Bishops
nnual address followed and occupied in its
delivery about twenty five minutes r.
Now came the consideration of the new WI
constitution and cauons and over two hours kI
vas taken up in debating and in voting be- ne
ore a half dozen sections were adopted,
ghen the convention adjourned until eight
o'clock in the evening. Article second was Ia,
he great "time takeT." It was here pro- H.
,osed to meet annually at the place a major -,
" ofthe convention directed, where the ar L.,
cle of the old constitution directed that they L.
hould meet in the three counties Of the State ~
lternately. After half dozen amendments
ad been proposed and lost for want Of
majority of the delegates voting, someone
iscovered arule which directed the Bishop Is
to count those present and not voting when Pc
was found that a quorum was present. pr
he Bishop decided the question accordingly fol
nd article second was soon adopted. The fol
wo hours debate was urgently partici- Il
ated in BY Hon. +. L. Martin and the Rec Oh
,rs Of Seaford, Smyrna and New Castle.
A resolution was passed that the next con-
ention should be held at St. Philips to
hurch, Laurel. Col. +. L. Martin was pi.
lected as a member of the committee on %
constitution and Cauons, to succeed him IN,
eli. ~ ~
The evening session was lakeu up Ia con- -
Ideriug the new Constitution and Canons. le'
PROTEST. CD
We. the undersigned clergy and lay delegates
resent at the convention OF the Diocese OF Del
ware feeling very deeply that IL Is que 20 our
slves as lOyaI members OF the Church OF Christ,
} associate ourselves by distinct act from the
ttitude assumed by the SJandlng committee OF
le Diocese in regard TO the confirmation Of the I'M
lection OF Rev. Philips Brooks, ID. d. 70 the
ishopric OF Massachusetts, do hereby declare;
NAT while we recognize fully the great gifts, un-
uestiQned sincerity and earnesJness OF DIT.
rocks tt is our firm conviction That MS pubic
els and utterances AFFORD grave and sui1clent
9asOn for refusing consent to his elevation to the
lghest Ofice IN the giftsOf the church; an ONCE p
which IL win be his duty more tnan ever 70
Danish and drive away rom the church all da
rrOneOuss and strange doctrines contrary 70 or,
DDS Hola. ana u S0ieI s ,Sb;c b i1 pyo DI
sssedly repudates In the sense IN which they tel
ave been constantly received and held In this
George J. D. Peters. Rector st. Peters, Lewes st
'harles A. Hayden, In charge OF Church OF the in
scensiOn ClaymOnt.i. Howell Gearei Rector OF er
filfOrd Del; A. 4. Dupont Coleman. Pastor OF -
4 Michaelis Mission. Wilmington, Del; o. M, ~
,-9.-,s,rr Doctor Christ Church r. G. and st Bi