Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-06-13

Lewes, Wednesday. Prominent laymen
were present, including E. G. Bradford,
&C. A. Van Trump, j. D. Carter, John
8. Grohe, Richard Pilling, S, Minot
Curtis, DIR. Nathan Pratt, Hon. L. l..
Martin and DR.. Hiram r. Burton.
A meeting In the interest of diocesan
missions was held Tuesday evening. |
Bishop Coleman presided. The office
was said by the Rev. w. j. Wilkie, and |
addresses were made by the bishop and |
the Revs. T. Gardiner Littell, d. D., and |
George G. Hall. An offering was made |
In aid of the cause.
The convention opened at 0. 80 o'clock |
Wednesday morning, Bishop Coleman
presiding. The preceding half hour
was devoted TO worship, the Rev. R. A.
Sawyer reading the lesson and the
Rev. E. @. Hoskins conducting the
prayer.
Immediately after the opening of the
convention s. Minot Curtis was elected
secretary and John S. Grohe appointed
assistant secretary.
At 1890 o'clock the convention took
recess for divine service. The litany
was said by the Rev. H. NJ. Bartlett and
the sermon preached by the Rev. G. w.
Dame, Jr. Holy communion was cele-
brated by the bishop, assisted by tho
Reys. ]. G. Taylor and H. Ashton
Henry.
Bishop Coleman's annual address was
the chief feature of the afternoon SEES.
sion. In his allusion to the parish in
which the convention is being held he
said:
The parish in which we have the priv.
lege of assembling to-day is one of much
historic interest For considerably more
than two centuries the gospel has been
preached here as this church hath received
it. As far back as 1850 we find that the
Rev. John Yeo of Pantuxant OBLIGATED at
least for season in the same goody town.
While he is accused of being q turbulent
fellow he seems to have been keenly alive
to the spiritual necessities of his day.
The name of William Beckett, mis-
sionary of the Society for the Propagation
of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, is associ.
ated with much and continuous labor in
this neighborhood and is appropriately
remembered in the main chancel window
of this church building. He began his
ministry here in 1922 having for his
parish the whole county of Sussex. 1t
was in the autumn of the same year the
frame of a church ediice was raised al
though it was not until 1879 that con
tract was made to finish the interior.
At the outside he reckoned that he had
12O Indians, whom he described as barbar.
Gus, ignorant and idolatrous. In 1878 he
complained of Mayor Gordon, the gov
ernor of the provinces, for issuing mar.
riage licenses to Presbyterian ministers,
ascrbing this action to the Governor S
covetous desire for money. He spoke of
caurchmen being decidedly in the ma.
jority. In 1882 he was. as ne
himself expressed IT. the only preacher OF
any persuasion in the whole county.
In l74l Whitfield preached in Lewes four
or five times from balcony 10 not less
than 400 or l,500 of all sorts. Beckett
reported that in the following years Whit
fields Presbyte-s recounted some of then
in print.
Il may be interesting to note that in tn,
eucharistic services this morning We us,
the same silver altar vessels which in III;
were presented to this parish by JOIN
4 Penn, the grandson of William Penn.
"A The bishop referred to the bishop
who died during the year and also to til,
N death of the Rev. J.. W. Gibson, tn
Rev. Henry A. Colt, D. D., Col. William
p. Orr, Mrs. Ripley, Mrs d. ]. Cum
Minis, William Polk Cummins and JONI
@. Bailey.
He gave complete list of the priest
who have entered and left the diocese
as well as the list of combinations 10
the year, the latter being as follows:
Holy Trinity Gold SwedesJ, ............
Trinity. ......'..,. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l
81. Andrews. .................. !
81. Johns.,..,. ....... .
Calvary ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Emmanuel. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
st. Matthews Mission.
Chapel Of Good She pherd. .............
Christ Church, Christiana hundred. ..
Emmanuel Church, New Castle........
ST. James Church, stanton. ...........
ST. James Church, Newport. ...........
-. Barnabas Church, Marshaliton.....
st. Thomas Church, Newark. .......
Christ Church, Delaware City ,,........
st. Anne's Church, Middletown. .....
st. Peters Church, Smyrna. ....,......
Trinity Church, Clayton. commence.
Christ Church, Dover. .................
s.. Paul,s Chapel, Camden. ..........,.
Christ Church, Milford ..............
st. Luke's Church, Seaford. ........,
St Paul's Church, Georgetown ........
st. Peters Church, Lewes.
~. Marks Church, Millsboro. .........
~. Marks Church, Little Creek .......
81. Andrews Church, Ellis Groye....,.
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
The bishop also confirmed ga perso
In the diocese of Newark, n. j., 7lg
New York, lO6 in Pennsylvania "
155 in Rhode Island. He baptized
pcIsOusi IudIIlSu y GOupleS, ALteuueE
funerals, ordained 3 deacons ana
priests, celebrated holy communion /
times and delivered 1922 sermons a
addresses during the year.
Reference was made to the church i
provements made In this diocese aud
the gifts presented to the churches I
hope that 81. Mlchael's Day Nurse
and Hospital for Babies may rece
consideration and support was
pressed. The need of a church in t
city for colored people Was emphasl.
n and David p. Bushs gilt to tic Uul
ing fund mentioned. The work OF
Brotherhood of ST. Andrew was &C
mended and comments about OF
societies were made. Attention was
u rected to the bad example sci by "a
parishioners during prayer and an
~ peal was made for funds for All san
aisl Church.
mel THE EVENING SESSION.
All LEwEs, June Cat last evenir
be session of the Protestant Episcopal c
a yenton, the following clerical and
deputies to the General Convention v
. elected
. Clerical-The RcYs. j. Leighton
o Kim, T. G. Littell, II. ". Bartlett
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