Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-28
THE MAITLAND DIOCESE.


ers, st. Paul.
THE MARYLAND DIOCESE.
Bishop Paret's Address-Gift for the New
Cathedral Announced.
After THE SrAn's report Of the Maryland do
cesar convention in Baltimore closed yester
day Rev. Peregrine Wroth was unanimously re-
elected secretary. Bishop Paret announced
his committees as follows:
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
Rights of clergymen to seats-Revs VIM A.
Mitchell, ]. A. REGISTER and VIM. NJ. Dame.
Rich and Conway W. Sans
Other business-Revs- DR.. Julius E. Gram
mer, J. s. B. Hodges, w. Scott Southgate and
Messrs. Charles Albert and VIM. A Stewart
Parochial contributions. g. Miller, 8. J.
aG %ss%uas.GL s~sD ). Davis, Henry ondsr-
donk, Lloyd Lowndes.
Admissions Of new parishes and congrega-
tions--Revs- E. H. 1n2le, J. A. REGISTER and
h W. McKim and c. Il. P. Rodgers and VIM.
A. Meloy.
State Of the church-Revs R. Il. Paine, A.
Harding, W. H. H. Powers and William N.
Levin and P. A. Bowen.
Ways and means-E. G. Miller, Joseph Pack
ard, jr., Bernard Carter.
Donations Skipwith Wilmer, Lawrason
Trundle.
Records of the diocese-Rev. George A.
L1seakin, Joseph Packard, j., and Henry F.
Episcopal library-Rev. Drs. Hall Harrison,
J. Il. Eccleston, W. w. Williams, Rev. T. A.
Pnnnett and Messrs. c. F. Taylor, J. Leroy
White and c. H. Wyatt.
BISHOP PAREr's ApDRRss.
He then delivered his annual address, in
which he reviewed his years work and made
number Of suggestions for the Improvement of
the diocese. During the year, he said. he had
confirmed 1 $50 persons, $50 Of whom were
females and 61O males. This number Bishop
Paret said. was 500 less than last year. This
state Of things, he said, was due to a growing
error amounting almost to q heresy. 1.-THE
confirmation of children is not urged and pre-
sensed as such an important thing should be.
There is need for more zeal for the young. The
clergy should take the church's own standard
OF fitness and not make it harder by their own
requirements. During the year twelve clergy
men have been received from other dioceses
and eight have been given letters dismissery to
other dloceses One priest and nine deacons
nave been ordained and four churches were
consecrated.''
The bishop announced the gift of property
valued at $50, 900 for the nucleus Of an endow-
ment for a magnificent cathedral in Washing
ton. He said:
CATHEDRAL IN WASHINGTON.
within the past two weeks lady in WASH
ington, Miss Mary Elizabeth Mann, has given
In trust as the beginning of an endowment for
a cathedral in Washington property Of an as
sured present value of ESQ, 900. The conditions
OF this noble gift are generous and liberal and
l hope soon to be at liberty to give fuller infor-
nation as to the terms named and the methods
adopted for complying with them. 1 must add
that have good reason to hope that this is soon
to be followed by other generous gifts from
In(yS a tirfar htah
the purpose has awakened and giving us good
reason to hope for a general enthusiasm, and
which will, in due time, enable us to have at
the capital of the nation not only the great
worthily represent the church's position and
Jealous love and also the means and power to q
grand real work for Christ, His truth and the
Gospel"
He reiterated the suggestion made by him
last year Leading toward better support for
aged and infirm clergy.
DEATHS OF TEE YEAR.
Bishop Paret alluded feelingly in his address
to the deaths during the year of Rev. Aexan-
der Y. Y. Hundley, Rev. Dr.. Edwin N. Van
Deusen, Rev. DR.. Geland K. Nelson, Rev. Ed
mund Christian, Rev. Samuel d. Hall, Rev. DR..
Orlando Hutton and Rev. John w. Phillips.
''Of these loved brethren" said the bishop,
five had passed the full age Of three score and
ten. The two others. stricken by severe disease
most loving care and nursing at the Church
Home in Baltimore. I think that never before
in the history of Maryland has the band Of
clergy suffered such loss in a single year.
IN FAVOR OF ARBITRATION.
An overture was received from the general
assembly OF the Southern Presbyterian church
asking that the convention add its voice to
these of other ecclesiastical bodies in the gen.
eral petition to the governments of the world
against warfare and N favor If the ant
of all international differences by peaceful ar
bitration. special committee consisting Of
Drs. Grammer and Hodges and Mr.. Charles
King OF Washington was appointed to onsider
the overture.
REPORT ON MISSIONS.
Rev. DR.. A. ]. Rich of Reisterstown sub
mitted the report of the committee on missions
1.-THE committee" the report stated. ''will need
SO, 900 for the work of the year upon which we
have just entered. We report only slO.317l7
paid out during the year just closed. But sew
eral causes combined to make the expenditures
less this year. In the first place some of the par
ishes and churches were vacant part Of the year
and few all the year. We planned at the begin
ming of the year to spend S13 SIS, and made APP
preparations to that extent. but the appropria-
tons were not all called for, because even with
the help promised by the committee in several
! cases enough could not be offered to secure
rector. At the present time the following
places that look to the committee for aid are
unsupplied: The general diocesan missionary,
ST. John the Baptist. sulphur Spring Mission,
Trinity Church, Baltimore; st. Mary's Church.
HooversTille; All Saints. Calvert county: St
Paurs, Calvert county; Epiphany parish, For
restville: st. Johns, Prince Georges, Calvert
and Charles counties. These places must not
be left vacant
Bishop Paret spoke strongly on the subject
of parish assessments. A resolution request
ing that the committee on missions be excused
| from publishing in the journals of the conven-
ton list of contributions expected from the
parishes and congregations started the discus
| sion. Bishop Paret spoke against the feeling
| that the amount assessed to O parish Ia the
maximum amount that should be given. His
talk resulted in a number Of clergymen re-
questing that the apportionments be raised
upon their churches.
MIR. Chas. Albert offered q resoluti IN, which
was unanimously adopted, calling the attention
Of the mission committee to the fact that q
large number of Danes are to settle in Prince
Georges county. and requesting that the com
mittee take special steps in providing for their
religious instruction.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
Rev. Arthur Chiffon Powell submitted the re-
port of the committee Of religious instruction.
II contained recommendations that the COM
mit.ee be empowered to raise 81 900 for re-
ligious instruction, and that Charlotte Hall and
the parochial schools at Homestead aud Wav-