Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-02-07

gained for that end. He thought it a re-
liglous revival when business men arc
found giving UP their daily vocations for
the time and travelling thousands of miles
IN order simply to confer on church
matters.
Dr. Mann of Buffalo thought that the
greater work Of the Church Club should
be IN an exempiiiicaton of the high ideal
Christian living. Laymen can accomplish
q great deal by individual work among
those in the ne:Ehborhood. This is what
i done in Buffalo. There there are 30 lay
renders among the club members.
Mr.. Barnett OF Rhode Island, said that
the chairman, in introducing him had
spoken of Rhode Island as being the
smallest State in the Union. 70 the
speaker, these words coming from Della.
warean, looked very like the pot calling
the Kettle BLACK. lie thought church CLUBS
arc OF peculiar use in these days of atheism
ana sunday Dissertation, IN that they stand
Tor the reyivitying force of Gods name.
DR.. iodine of Philadelphia expressed
himself as having been absorbingly in
terested in the conference discussions Of
the day He said be thought the saying
has been attributed to Robert Tombs Of
| Georgia that he liked the Episcopal church
because il did not interfere with a man 3
POLITICS nor his religion. Religion in this
| country has come 70 mean more of dogma
rather than the Christian religion. lie was
glad that the simple fundamental truths
OF the church as seen in the apostolic
creed are sufficient. DR.. Hopkins of Buff
talo was the next speaker and following
| nm was Mr.. hughes from Norfolk. Va,
and John Cole. secretary of the confer.
ence. who spoke on the origin of confer
| ence clubs.
| The last speaker of the evening was
| Elshop Colemen who made an eloquent
address on the great importance and value
| OF lay work. When the clergy are backed
| by the efforts of such laymen as spoke
| Thursday afternoon and night they
might we'll take courage. The bishop
closed his address with brief statement
OF the status Of the church in the United
States. IN 1874 there were 10000 commui.
Giants. Now there are 100000.
Chairman Biddle then invited Bishop
Adams to pronounce the benediction, after
which the company dispersed.
Those present at the banquet were The
RI. Rev. W. Forbes Adams. D.D., bishop Of
itaston, Md, Samuel G. Bddle. Edward p.
Bailey Of Chicago; William u. Bodine Of
Philadelphia; Ii. NJ. Barrett. Il. ID. Bassett
OF Providence, X. l.. Il. L. Brooks, j..
Walker Burns, II. 4. Brumey of Newark,
y. j.; ). NJ. Curtis of Newark, Charles NJ
Clarke of Buffalo, \. Y, ]. u. Carter, !. V.
Coleman, IT. Rev. Leighton Coleman u.
Of Washington, d, G.. Z. +. Candy. John
Craig, John II. Cole of New York City, +.
J. Dallett, Charles l.. Doughten, Charles
4. Dubcll. ]. ~ Ellegood. George A.
Elliott, +. w. Fisher, John 5. Grohe. G.
y. Galloway, the Rev. George q. Hall. the
Rev. II. Ashton Henry,J. B. Hickman John
laney, Henry r. Hopkins of buffalo. n.
n; Robert NJ. Hughes of Norfolk, Va;
Robert i. Harrison of New York City, W.
II. lnsham of Philadelphia. Morris IT,
King, A. l.. Johnson, ]. Trayers Jones,
Alfred Lee, Preston Lea, Fulton Lewis OF
Washington, D. C., David Lindsay, the
Rev. I. G. Littell, the Rev. John S. Littell
Matthew b. Mann of Buffalo, y. v: the
Rev. Charles L. Murray, Hon +. l.. Mar.
tin OF Seaford, Ludlow ogden of New
York City, William p. Orr. Jr., of Lewcs
John Palmer, Jr., William I Porter, Dir. w
, Reynolds of Clayton, the Rev. George
Rogers of Philadelphia, George W. Roberts
w. W, Skiddy OF stamford, Conn; JOSEPH
Swift, Edwin r. Sloconb, Harry f. Speak
man, Edgar NJ. Socomb OF Woons6cket
I; l.; Il. v. Tadmau, the Rev. \. Il
Walker, L. T. Warner.