Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-16

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The Rt. Rev. leighton Coleman, bis.
hop OF the Protestant Episcopal diocese
of Delaware. arrived home on Saturday
after an absence of three months, 10
which he attended the Lambeth Con
y 'ereuce in England and took holiday
on the continent. The bishop is enjoy
Ing the best OF health and his friends
tell him he looks atouter. A feature Of
tine trim was a race with tho steamer
Campania, which was won by the latter
by 55 minutes. Among the passengers
on the steamship were ex-Eice- Presi-
dent Levi p. Murton. Andrew G. Gray
of this city was also fellow passenger
OF the bishop.
Bishop Coleman arrived in this city
on the r., W. IL II. truin due at IL
o'clock. In waiting was an informal
reception committee made up by tho
Rev. Ii. Ashton Henry of Trinity
Church. The party comprised the Rev.
Messrs. Henry, Charles Il. Murray, u.
d., and George G.. Hall, ard Messre.
John @. Farm, Charles 4. Dubell,
John NJ. Rogere. W. L. Mansley, Charles
M. Curtis and William j. Fisher. After
the bishop had been warmly received
hy the members of the committees he
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riage and driven to Bishopstead, Four
tenth and Orangs streets. There Mrs.
Coleman aud Miss Emma Coleman of
Germantown, the bishops sister, gladly
received the bishop homo again. Nom
hers of the committee also went TO tine
house and participated 10 short service
OF thanksgiving in the chapel for the
bishops safe return,
The bishop preached in Trinity
Church Sunday morning. Tho rector,
the Rev. Ii. Ashton Henry, welcomed
the bishop TO his home and diocese and
voiced the thankfulness of the people
10 seeing him return In such health
and strength. Tho bishop in reply to
this greeting thanked the rector for his
kind welcome and expressed his graft
tication ON returning home safely. For
his text he took Ephesians 4. 3, "En.
deavoring tn keep the unity of the
spirit in the bond of peace.
10 the course OF his sermon Bishop
Coleman pointed out the visible
character of the church and the neces-
sity of giving some outward evidences
of the inward affection. Tho unity of
spirit is profession, the bond OF peace
isSpractice. Ono is doctrine, the other
Is discipline and polity. Both featuree
of the church--the inward affection
born of and nurtured by the Spirit,
and tho external evidence of il as
shown in the peaceful lives of the dis
ciples-are essential to the church q
integrity and growth. 1t ia not so
easy as might first be supposed to
maintain unity in a large body. 1t re.
qures labor and carefulness. the end
Of which the apostle speaks in the
text. The very size Of the body the
Heterogeneous elements make it different
TO maintain unity at all times.
The Lambeth Conference. which the
bishop attended, was referred TO as a
significant biect lesson in the direction
of the APOSTLES injunction. About zoo
bishops were present from all parts oI
the world, representing all sorts anc
conditions of men. They came from
civilized and from bRrharous nations
from Christian and heather lands
Yet. notwithstanding the great variety
of views and expressions belonging e
such mixed and universal assembl,
the whole snIrit of the conference wa
an end to keep the unity of the spiri
and the hond OF peace.
No additions to the Catholic faitl
were suggested As necessary TO NEE
the multiform wants of the variou
fields of labor, and no subtraction from
the faith was oven limited at Hs naceH
cary TO meet the eSigencies with whicl
they we're surrounded. No explanation
NJ even, was deemed requisite, and in tn
Nv discussion OF practical measures AM
w themes before the conference there wa
wonderful unity, almost identical uni
formity.
The bishop looked upon it as
81. a, nninniAnnna lint rhila fh
English race in the Jubilee proceeding
was exhibiting the unity of the empir
and the harmonious relations existin
between the mother country and be
many widely. extended colonies. til
great Anglican communion was givin
similar proof of the unity of the Hpir
in the bond of peace. Notwithstanding
many changes in othor relations of iii
10 the past 10 years, this great con
munion linda itself substantially whei
il has been from the beginning.
AS an encouragement to those wi
believe in and are laboring for ii
restoration Of organic Christian unit
throughout the world the spirit an
tho results Of the Lambeth Conferent
are something that can but BIO mo
tlevoutly and thankfully observed. Fl
ut unity amongst themselves the mon
DtIb vi tHb SuHltChu
proceed under God with the larg
q, promise OF SUCCESS in this great unif
log scheme, whereby all tho dlssensiol
of ChrIstendomm shall lie healed ar
I'M unbroknn front be shown to all j
opponents.
At tho close of tho service the mer
: hers of the congregation passed out Il
~ tower door in order That they mig
shake hands with the bishop.
The Lambeth Conference, which Il
bishop had attended, opened formal
on July Sd. in the Cathedral at Cante
bury. This Archbishop of uanterhu
delivered an al!ocutioD. On July )
the conference assembled at Lambe
Palace. From that date until Ju
10th, various questions were referr
10 committees who reported back
the conference on July 9th.
The ancyclical letter was prepared
that time ana finally read on Saturda
July 3lst, when the conference o
iournud. The closing service was he
IN st. Paul's Cathedral, on August
the holy communion being celebrate
and the Archbishop OF Canterbu
making farewell discourse.
Bishop Coleman spent one Sund
each in OSiord, the Isis of Wigl
Reading, Hereford, and Canterbui
and two in London. He preached
number of sermons ii difcrt
churches and cathetrals and deliver
temperance addresses at Wcstmins
and elsewhere.
On August 18th the bishop went