Evening journal., 1895-06-06
PROGRESS OF CHURCH.
Many Delawareans Were
Confirmed This Year.
BUT DEEPER SPIRITUAL FEBLIEa


Is Nesded Among the worshipors in
the Protestant Episcopal Church
Bishop Coleman's Active work Pro-
ceedlngs Of the Dloeesan Conventions
109th Session.
The 109sh annual convention OF the
Protestant Episcopal Diocese OF Della
ware was formally opened at Lswes yes
terday morning after the bishop and
Revs. Il A. Sawyer aud x. O. Hoskins
had said morning prayer Immediately
upon convening, 5 Mluot Clrtis was re-
elected secretary and he chose John 5.
Grohe rs his assistant.
Then regular routine business was
transacted until 10 80 a. m. whan the
convention took a recess for Divine ser
vice
Rev. Fl M. Bartlett said the litany
The sermon was preached by Rev. g w.
Dame, lr. his text being "Watchman
What of the Night2' In his discourse
he traced and described the difficulties
and the triumphs Of the church in her
various periods OF existence, and pre-
dicted still more glorious triumphs in
the near future.
The Holy Communion was celebrated,
the bishop being assisted in the service
by Rev Jesse @ Taylor rector OF the
parish, and Rev. H. A. Henry.
Bishop Coleman's Address.
When the convention reaseembled at
3 o'clock the bishops address was heard
and It was an extremely interesting
review Of his most active work and the
history Of the parish whore the conven.
ti0n Is being held ''For considera liz
more than two centuriea.p said the
bishop, The Gospel has been preached
here as this church hath received it. As
fer back as 1880 we dnd that Rev John
Yeo. Of Pantuxant. now ofiiciRted at
least for q season IN the same goodly
town While he is accused Of being a
turbulent fellow he seems to have been
keenly alive 70 the spiritual necessities
Of his day.
1T may be interesting to note that IN
the eucharistic services this morning We
use the same silver altar vessels which
IN 1873 were presented to this parish By
John Penn, the grandson OF William
Penn
Bishop Coleman ia his address allndsd
to the deaths Of the bishops during the
year. He also alluded to the death Of
Rev. Lewis w. Gibson, Of Dover, tbs
only priest Of the diocese who died dur
ing the year. He also alluded to th.
deaths In this diocese OF a number Of
prominent members, among them being
Colonel Wiliam P. Orr, Of Lewes; Mrs
Ripley. of Claymont; Mrs. D. j. Cummin.
and William Polk Cummins, Of Smyrna
John Q. Bailey, OF Smyrna
"The list Of priests coming ID anC
leaving the diocese wss given ia full
The list Of combinations for the yea
was as follows: Holy Trinity old Swedes)
4; Trinity, ~; S.. Andrews, Is; ST
Johns. 22 Calvary. ~; Emmanuel 2
st. Matthews Mission, o. Chapel o
Good Shepherd, 6 Christ Church
Christiana hundred, 8 Emmanuel Church
New Castle, 29; st. James's Church
stanton, A st. James's Church, Newport
z ST. BarnabRs Church, Marshallton, 8
st. Thomas's Church, Newark, 1 Chris
Church, Delaware City. 2; St Anne
/ Church. Middletown, 12; st. Peters
Church. Smyrna, 16; Trinity Church
Clayton, q. Christ Church. Dover, u
/ Church. Milford, 6; st Luke's Church
L 0EdAbAAs y ~ hhA 0AuhCnf 0rllEN'
town, IA; St Peters Church, Lswes. 4
St Marks Church, Millsboro, 3 st
Marks Church, Little Greek. 3 8
Andrews Church, Ellis Grove. / Total
226.
la addition Bishop Coleman con6rme,
in the diocese Of Newark, 6i New York
7l9; Pennsylvania, 106; Rhode Island
/ 155, making total Of 270 The bisho
i personally baptized l3 married couples
attended 5 funerals, ordalned deacons
| s priests; celebrated holy communion / Il
times and made 322 sermons and Rd
( dresses
Bishop Coleman spoke Of st. Michael
| Day Nursery aud the Hospital for Babies
and OF the need OF a church in Whining
ton for colored people The Brotherhoo
Of st. Andrew seems TO be thriving an
it's meetings have been m st profitable t
the welfare Of the church. Helpfu
meetings are also held by the Missionar
Convocation aud the Clerical Brother
hood
Children should be more CAREFUL
trained regarding their spiritual welfare
and adults should set them a bette
example regarding their postures a
prayer, which are now anything b1
uniform, some OF the worshipers nc
even kneeling
Other important reports were heard 0
church work throughout the diocese.