Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-06-08

| eulllce ana Tue services held therein. me
rectory has been completed and stands pre-
| emlnently the best in the diocese 1t is
with especial satisfaction that can record
| that all these costly improvements have
| been paid for entirely, The nearby
| parish of Unnamed, Highlands, has
| given fresh evidence of the generosity
of its members in the complete extI.
snishing during the year Of the debt
| remaining on its handsome rectory.
1t will doubtless. he necessary ere long to
| make provision for the growing numbers
| IN attendance upon its Sunday. school.
Grace Church, Brandywine hundred,
| needed repairs, both inside and without,
and these have been carefully and
| thoroughly made The interior has been
neatly embcllished and inspires the rever-
ence which is not so easily evoked in a
| shabby and neglected building. In St.
| Peters, Lewes, there have been made some
| Improvements TO the chancel and neat
choir stalls have been added. The parish
now possesses q slightly and comfortable
| rectory. The churches at Newark and
| Newport have been in the hands OF work.
men who have greatly improved their Gx.
| terror appearance In Emmanuel New
Castle, the ChauCel has been recarpeted. a
beautiful silver chalIce and brass aims
| dish have been received. steps are being
| taken to repair Prince George Church, at
Dagsbnro and the church at Harrington
| A new hall has been leased at Delmar, to
take the place of the one burned. 1t is
| being fitted up and already IL is open and
| licensed for services.
Handsome memorial windows and
other memorial gifts have been made 10
| Old Swcdes. Trinity and St. Johns
churches, Wilmington; Christ Church,
| Dover; St.. Peters Church. Lewes Il
bishops chair in ST. Mark $ Church, Mills
| bOro: an altar vase and hangings in
Trinity Chapel, Clayton, and q cabinet
organ in Trinity Chapel Long Neck,
| In st. Marks, Little Creek, II beginning
| has been made of 4 fund tor new and
more spacious church. Near Phillips
schoOlhouse Sussex county, also, IA lot has
| been kindly donated and it is hoped that
before long church may be built there.
heartily commend both of these projects,
and beg that the diocese may aid them
! generously.
Changes among the clergy are Us fol-
lows: The Rev. Charles NJ. Armstrong
has been transferred to the diocese of
Pennsylvania; The Rev. Henry l.. c. Brad
| don, to the diocese of New Jersey: the
Rev, j. Holwell Gearc, to the diocese of
Albany; the Rev. William Is, Gordon, to
the diocese of South Carolina; the Rev.
Francis ID. liuskins, To the diocese of Long
Island the Rev. Francs u. Williams, to
the diocese of Rhode Island.
The keys. Alexander G. Cummns, Jr.,
John 5. Iit.el, Percival Z. Pyle and
Francis q, Williams have been added by
ordination. The Rev. George S. GassnGr
has been received from the diocese of
West Missouri.
"The candidates for holy orders at pres.
! ent are as follows: Henry u. Speaknun
Stanley T.. W. Symonds and Francis l..
Wells. AT his own request there has been
removed from the lis. the name of john e..
Lewis"
After reading notices of dispositions from
the sacred ministry the bishop announced
the following list of combinations !:
Church of the Ascension, PERSONS Grace
Church, D; Old SwedeS Church, -; Trinity
Church, u; st. Andrews Church, 10; ST.
Johns Church, Y; Calvary Church. 4, st.
Michaers Church, o. st. Matthew's Mis-
Christ Church, Christiana hundred, 1: lin
manuel Church, New Castle, Iii St. James
Church, Newport, 8; ST. James Church,
Stanton, 4; st. Barnabas' Church, 3; st.
Thomas Church, IL; st. Anne's Church,
2; st, Peters Church, 10; Trinity Chapel,
Clayton, q; Christ Church, Dover, O. st.
Paul's Chapel, Camden. . Christ Church,
Milford, $; st. Paul's Church, Georgetown,
A. st. Luke's Church, q; St. Mary's
Memorial Chapel, .: st. Phillips Church,
|; total, 204. In addition to the conlirma-
lions in Delaware he confirmed al persons
in the diocese of Albany, 3G in the diocese
of New York and person in the diocese
of Newark, making total OF 4S2 con.
tirmatiuns during the year.
Following is summary of the bishop
acts for eight months.
Persons baptized adults, /; children, 81 100.
Persons confirmed delaware, 20l) .......... 4Sa
Persons buried Observation-Disclosures.
Marriages. ..,.......... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
puacohs ordained ......-...,.,.............
Priests ordained, ......,..... ....,,.......,
COfnGr-StOueS LAID Observation-Disclosures,
Churches licensed and blessed. .,.,........
Churchyards consecrated. ..,,,....,.........
Celebrations OF tho holy communion. '...., s.
sermons and addresses, not including ad-
dresses 10 continuation cl tsses ,,.,.,....l4 IA
The bishop regretted the impractibility,
owing to his own physical disability, OF
having quiet day for the clergy during
the year.
After referring to the second annual
missionary ConvUcation aud the ann ual
meeting Of the Junior Auxiliary he said
speaking of our own missionary labors
reminds me of the more extended work
undertaken by the church at large on the
motion of the last General Convention. 1t
Is none too extensive. Indeed it might
with propriety be made still wider. But for
its thorough and proper accomplishment
II will be necessary Tor all parts of the
church to bear their proportion of the
additional cost thus involved. We are q
small and comparatively poor diocese, but
we Will hope, do our best to meet our in.
creased responsibility in this respect.
| nave no COIu 10 Illdkt OH tlllS score
for Delaware's record is by no means a
discreditable one. Yet / should be so glad
to have it better and better year by year
and this not only for the sake of The more
J distinctly missionary parts of the great
field, but also for our own sakes, since
firmly believe that by the cultivation of a
generous and self-sacriticing spirit towards
Others we ourselves will reap the more
beautifully the blessings OF our common
Lord"
He spoke of the Prayer Book Distribu
} ton Society and stated that the board OF
, trustees Of the General Convention are de.
sirous of having in every diocese an aux
Hilary society. Containing he said: II
would be very glad If the convention saw
, tit TO take such action as may further this
desire. want to record my hearty graft
!, tude, which all must have felt. for the
earnest and most iraternal spirit which
, marked every act of the General Conven
| ton. ask that the prayer book, as il
; now is shall be rs soon as possible used il
} every parish and be Loyalty followed OIL
| all occasions of stated public worship. Due
consideration will be shown to Congrega
tons where from pecuniary cause they
, may not be able Immediately to comply
! with this request, but trust that measures
, may speedily be taken even in them for
bringing them into line in this respect
with other congregations throughout the
country. Let there be no unnecea
sary departure by the way of ad
dition. substitution or subtraction
from this standard formulary. Ample
provision has been made for almost every
emergency and if there are those who
think otherwise beg that they will con
suit with their ordinary before they Sc
: forth or Use anything of their own devisinl
5 or choosing. | do not want to go arount
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