Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-06-15


pointed committee to prepare resolutions |
on the death of George ID. Armstrong and |
DIR. Hugh Martin
The donor Of Bishopstead was voted |
thanks for his gift OF that property to the
diocese
Il was decided tonol hold night session
AMI the invitation of Bishop and Mrs.
Coleman to spend the evening at Bishop
stead WIS accepted
Next the bishop read his annual address.
RESOLUTIONS presented by the Rev. Mr..
iightner, culogistic of the Rev. 7. Gardi-
nor Litteli, ID. d., who will soon go abroad,
were adopted. Remarks complimentary of
| llr. Liltell were made by the bishop and
others and DIR. Littell responded,
Resolutions on the death of George d.
Armstrong and Dir. Hugh Martin were
| also adopted.
| Under suspension of the order Of bust
ness the report Of the special committee
on the right of the Rev. MIR. Kerr to seat
and vote in the convention was received.
| The committee submitted resolution 10
| the effect that under section H. article t.
| oil the constitution Mr.. Kerr was entitled
to a seat and vote The report was an
| tagonistlc to the opinion and ruling OF the
bishop. After discussion the resolution
| was adopted. The bishop stated that he
would make Il similar ruling in future
cases of like nature and notice OF the
| Offering of an amendment to the consti-
| tuition was given. MIR. Kerr who is
| chaplain IN the United States army. asked
| for Il seat and u vote on the ground That
| he claims residence in Delaware. oppo-
| nents of the resolution argued that Il man
who has been away the length of time Mr..
| Kerr has should not be gwen voice in
the convention because he would not be
| acquainted with diocesan questions. They
opposed the resolution simply on prin-
ciple.
s..a ~ "A
Howard of Bridgeton, \. j., and Governor
Prince of New Mexico
The house adjourned until 0 Thursday
| morning.
The reception given at Bishopstead in the
evening by Bishop and Mrs. Coleman was
largely attended and pleasant
The closing session Of the annual con
Yention of the Protestant Episcopal Church
of the DiOCeseOt Delaware was held Thurs
day morning
The convention assembled at Q o'clock.
Morning PRAYER was said by Bishop Cole
man, the Rev. DR.. Littell and the Rev.
Mr.. WOolsev
The first business Of importance was the
election of a standing committee. Or.
Horace Burr e. NJ. Curtis and the Rev.
Nlessrs. Dame, Murray, Gibson Henry,
| WoOsey and Bond were put in nomina-
ton. The Rev. Messrs Hayden and Ham
mond were appointed tellers on the part
Of the clerical delegates and Messrs. Van
Trump and Bradford On the part of the
laity. The following were elected members
of the committee: The Rev. Messrs.
Gibson, Murray and Henry and Mcssrs.
Burr and Curtis.
The Rev. Messrs Lightncr and Bartlett
and MesSrs. T.. I. Warner, W. Il. Brinckle
and h. l.. Martin were appointed com
mittec to consider and report to the next
convention ways and means whereby the
conditions attached to the gift to the do
cese of the property of Blsnopstead may
best be met.
The committee on missions and educa-
ton was reelected.
The following were elected diocesan trus-
, tees II. Il. Martin, for the term ending
1884, L. g. bradford. for the term ending
. 1855, Samuel {. Biddle, for the term end
. ing lSAi; DR.. Henry ladgely, for the term
ending 1880
, The Rev. MIR. Henry of the committee
f of unfinished business reported that the
only item of unfinished business appear.
+ ing Oh the last journal was the resolution
relating to parish boundaries. The com
, mitlcG recommended the appointment of
4 the proposed committee rs stated in the
a said resolution. The report was adopted
+ II, +. Candy was reelected diocesan
. treasurer and the Rev. MIR. Murray diocesan
registrar A bill amounting to Sl3.07, pre-
, sented by the latter was allowed.
: Ex-Governor Prince of New Mexico ad
= dressed the convention on the question OF
, the American Church building fund. He
: was voted thanks and it was resolved tC
: recommend that the clergy whenever
+ practicable, take All annual Offering ion
4, the fund and that the bishop be requested
+ to voice the resolution to the clergy ane
I. congregations Of the diocese.
e Tue secretary was Instructed to send an
= nual!y to each reporting Clergyman of til,
= diocese and, where necessary, to each
a parish or mission station duplicate copie;
, OF forms Tor paroChlal reports aud nlst
! suitable envelopes in which to make re
+ turns,
:. 1t was resolved that in making the an
!, nual financial reports of each parish rec
. tois snail enter in the proper place the ell
n tire amount OF money received from al
4 sources during the past year and, in orde
i to secure uniformity, that the entire report
l., financial and otherwise, OF each parisl
4 shall cover the period from June LIST of tn
n preceding year 10 June lst OF the year il
i which the report is presented.
i A resolution was offered by the Rev. Mr.
/, Bartlett to the effect that in Article ". o
M the constitution the words land actually
!. shall be inserted after the word "Cunani
i, callyN in line ", so that lines s, 9, 10 AM
If II shall read as follows: "Or who hayin
q been regularly settled in the diocese shal
# have resigned his cure and shall remail
=. economically and actually resident and il
Il good standing shall have a seat and voic
* III the convention" The resolution wa
i approved,
Il The convention returned thanks to tn
=. rector, vestry and members of st. Andrew
h. parish and to the church people of thi
/ city for the hospitablc entertainment d
ii the convention and the treasurer was in
j. structed to pay the sexton Of st, Andrew
4 Church the usual compensation.
: After PRAYER the bishop pronounced TIL
ne benedictlpn and at noon the conyentio
II adjourned sine die
ii The adjournment of the convention wa
followed ny meeting of the standin
committee during which the cOmmitte
"a organized by electing the Rev. MIR. Gibso
II president and the Rev. Mr. Murray seer,
% tary.