The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-05-17

should give to other matters, she declared
bishop. The letters she wrote were fire.
quantly appeals for funds. For the raising
of these she was continually asking him to
be her agent for the sale Of pigs and cattle
with pedigree, and among the last com
missions she had offered him was for the
sale OF two pea fowls, Jupiter and Juno,
the former with tail two yards long.
Referring to the presence of clergymen
from other dioceses he said he was glad to
welcome the Rev. T. A. Tidball of Pbila-
lelphia. He said Mr.. Ttdball had been
looking for a site for a new church for
which he had a fund of 100000 and he
tthe bishop would assume had come to
Wilmington to arrange the details for ac-
cepting an invitation extended to him to
remove his parish to this city, as he un-
derstood he was having some trouble of
locating a new church in Philadelphia.
Referring also to the presence OF tho
Rev. Joseph N. Blanchard of Philadelphia
he warned those present that the gentleman
might be present to solicit subscriptions for
the placing of chime of bells on his
church. Referring to the Church club the
bishop said the Church of Philadelphia
but he was glad to report that it had at last
awakened to a sense of Its duty and had
progressed so far as to have effected pre-
liminary organization. OF the Church Club
of Delaware he said he was happy in its
happy arrangements. Happy to see seated
together and sharing in its work and hos
pitality fathers and sons, employers and
employees, all enthusiastic for the interest
of the dear old Diocese of Delaware and
upon whose labors he asked the blessing OF
Almighty God
.. The bishops speech called forth an en-
thusiastic response, and when the applause
had ceased the president introduced the
Rev. Joseph N Blanchard, D. D., OF the
Church of ST. James, Philadelphia. In ac-
knowledging the courtesy of the Church
Club DR.. Blanchard said that although
Philadelphia was but short distance from
Wilmington he had only been able to ac-
| cept the third invitation Of the club. He
imagined, however, that the distance would
not be so great in the future IL he was
| again invited to a Church Club dinner.
Speaking of Philadelphia and its failure to
| organize a Church Club. he attributed that
failure to the fact that it was slow city.
| 1t takes 1t so long to get anywhere. Illus
trating this he told the story of the Phila-
delphian who had fallen from the top of a
| tall Chicago building and fell SO slowly that
he reached the ground unhurt. That city,
however, is to have a Church Club. 1t has
| been born and is about six weeks old. DR..
Blanchard spoke in eulogy of the Church
Club as an instrument of the Church in
showing the laity the larger opportunities
for work. The opportunity of bringing
every mans life in touch with the move
ments that are to conquer evil. In solving
the problem OF giving to each child equal
social opportunities. The Church Club. he
| said, was an exemplifcation Of the age
OF institutionalism, Of which the Church
is the greatest and best example
The Rev. T. A. Tidball, D. D.. of the
Church OF the Epiphany of Philadelphia,
was the next speaker. He spoke of the
, bishop of Delaware's reference to his
Church and said that II the reetors of
Philadelphia churches continued to bid
him to depart out OF their territory he
might come to Delaware The Church