The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-05-20
Church club Dinner.

The Church Club held its semi-an-
nual dinner In Eden Hall last night
and was attended by large number OF
ehurchmen. Compander L. +. Har-
rlngton, Frank II. Turner and +. IL.
Hoffecker were elected members. Let
tiers Of regret for not being present
were read from number of promi-
nent churchmen in New York and
Philadelphia. Three tables ran the
whole length of the dining-room.
Bishop leighton Coleman graced the
head OF tho first table, and amongst
those who sat with him were the Revs.
Arthur Brooks, rector of the Church
of Ascension, and John w. Brown, st.
Thomas Church. New York the Rsvs.
Leverett Bradley, of Philadelphia;
Frederick b. Avery, Frankford; v.
Hummel Berghaus, Charles L. Muir
ray and L. Gardiner Littell, d. D., OF
this city; j. Ii. HOilecker, Jr., Presi-
dent Joseph Swift, Colonel Il. j.. Mar
tin of Sealord; George IL. Bates, Ed
win p Slocomb, Charles Il. Palmer.
Amongst those who surroul. ded the
second table were:
n. 1atnall Warner, DR. Hugh Martin
of SeafUrd 5. Mlnot Curtis Of Newark,
Isaac q. Elliott. Alfred Lee, f. j. bal
lett, DR.. Horace Burr, S. c. Biddle,
Isaac s. Elliott, j. b. Hutchinson, }.
Cloud Elliott, Commander z. 4. llnr-
rington, John Brown John Craig
Judge lngatius G. Grub, Francis q,
DUPONT, George A. Elliott, Preston
Lee, III. A. Rowland OF Aliddletown,
William I. Porter.
At table No. 3. were seated:
John w. Todd, John NJ Newbold of
Newport John NJ. Harvey, Austin lIar.
rington, Captain Willard Thompson,
| ~ 4 aGlin "a 4 'hn,.iny T. llnI,alI
| William NJ. keuuard, William David,
son, the Rev. Martin b. Dunlap, the
Rev. H.. Ashton Henry, Edward T.
Candy Francis II. Hoil'eckGr, Delaware
| CLARK, Thomas Mitchell, T.. A. Var
Trump and others.
When the end OF the menu was
reached President Swift congratulated
the club upon entering on its fifth
year. Calling upon Bishop Coleman
for II speech the Bishop congratulated
the club upon its favorable auspices
but thought tho memle rship could bs
Increased Since its organization but
one had withdrawn and three had died
The Bishop related several incident.
of his travels In Sussex and gave
good account Of the work done there
The main speech nf tho evening wa,
made. by the Rev Arthur w. Brooks
rector ofthe church ofthe Incarnation
New York. and brother Of Bishop Phil
lips Brooks of Massachusetts. Mr.
BROOKS was quite eloquent in hi
remarks. He said he Ind Away
thought Delaware vast small stat,
and small diocese. but seeing TIN
meeting made him think geograph,
had lied He spoke OF the great beHe
lit arising from church clubs.
Referring to the early history of TIN
church he said That half century o
bishop Alfred Ice, leading back t.
half ccnturvot Bishop White, forme,
close connection with tho time of TIL
,early Church when tho prayer-boul
was SO eXccllently revised by Bishol
White. II seemed like iming back t.
tic springs of religion
Spec hes were also made 10y the Rev
John w Brown of New York, Rev, |
| Is. Avery of Frankfort, Rev. Leveret
Bradley Of Philadelphia, Judge Grubt
J. II. lioilecker, Jr.. George ii. Bate
and Res. Charles L. Murray. Bi4ho
Coleman pronounced the bencdicLio
AMI the club dispersed.