The sun., 1898-11-18
A SEM|-ANNUAL BANQUET
Church Club Of Delaware Meets
and Dimes atthe Centary
Club Parlors.
PROMINENT MEN PRESENT


and Thought the Divorce Canon
Of Episcopalian Church
Should Nave Been De. 4e~
cided Last Convention.
"Now good digestion waits on appetite
and health on both.-Macbeth.
The Church club, of Delaware, dined
last night. The Church club, Of Della
ware, mingled with their dining the elo-
quence Of the mind until with Shakes
peare it was said, "Thou wilt say anon
he is some kin to thee, thou spend'st
such highday wit in praising him."
One hundred churchmen Of Delaware
with many noted guests gathered around
the banqueting board al the New Cen
tury Club last evening, and the char
acteristic grandeur ofthe Church club
dinners marked the occasion.
A general SAVIOUR of certain stews and
roast meat and pillaus the guests en-.
joyed while eminent divines dwellt on
the imrortant relations of churchmen
one with another and of the churchman
with the nation. The dinner was success
full and the addresses instructive.
The diners set down at two long tables
in the handsome parlors of the New
Century club at 7 O'Clock and the mid
night hour had passed when the semi
annual Church Club dinner was over.
Bishop Coleman spoke on "The Last
General Convention, It's work and Re-
suits"
In speaking of the recent convention
held at Washington he said in part that
the result of the convention might not
be as great as it should have been, but
the fact ef little being accomplished
was satisfaction, fer it showed that the
convention felt the responsibility of the
Catholic church.
There were undoubtedly some things
not done that should have been done,
and there were some things done that
should not have been done, and one
thing the speaker said he regretted not
being done was the setting up OF the
question OF canon governing divorced
marriages.
If the canon had been adopted settling
this matter. he stated, it would have
cleared the subject of many difficulties
and ended the uncertainty which now
surrounds it.
Events are in such shape, he said, that
they point to the speedy settling of the
matter at the next convention
In speaking Of the growth OF the
church the speaker said that "he had
noticed that the church had grown with
in the last year. The increase of COM
municants was about 10 per cent. The
lay readers have increased 20 per cent,
and in scholars have made gain Of 10
per cent.
The contributions received by the
church, he said. amounted to $40, ,OOO, 900.
From the events of the past, he stated,
they expected to realize and had received
much Encouragement"
Rev. Mr.. Austin, of the Island of
Jamaica. made an interesting address, as
did Judge l. G. Grubb and CIV. Rhodes.
Mr.. Rhodes is member OF the Church
club, of Baltimore, comparatively new
and its existence the
speaker said was in large part due to
the Wilmington Church club.
Telegraphic greetings were exchanged
between Philadelphia Church club and
the local club, as they both meet on the
same night.
The pr.gram with the toasts responded
to were as follows:
The last general convention, its work
and results, Right Reverand Leighton
Coleman; the early churches in Philadel-
phia, Rey. Richard H. Nelson; the
OF Delaware, G. Ernest Smith,
D. D.; the churh in our new territory,
Rev, Thomas A. Packard; the churches
duty to the nation in time Of war, John
W. Brown, d. d. Hymn; Benediction.
Rev. Henry Ward Cunningham who
ves to have spoken on what church
,lubs shall do to promote church unity"
vas forced to be absent on account of
sickness in his family.
The following menu was served by
caterer Maurice W. Spencer:
Oysters OIL deep she'll
Mock turtle soup.
,, Boiled Halibut, la Hollsndaise;
/, ,,.., Fllet Of beef, Langlaise; uu..,r
''"'o''' Hot boned turkey. '' "' "''
1ruffie sauce Potato croquettes.
'ineapple punch. Cigarettes.
Birds on toast, current jelly
BIayonaise celery.
.oouefort. Saltines. ~ Neufchatcl.
Frozen pudding. Harlequin ice cream.
Fancy cakes.
Coffee. Cigars.
Among those present were George A.
,lliott. Francis H. Hoffecker, Edwin M.
ierbert, Hon. William H, Boyce, Fran
es G. du Pont, Edwin T., Candy, Della
'are Clark, L. Tatnall Warner, James ].
loss, M. D., S. G. Biddle, Alfred A. Cur
g, George Lodge, E. A. Van Trump, H.
). Thomson, A. S. Reed, w. N. Ban
ard, Huxley Harvey, George F. Lowry,
William Tadman, Preston Lee, George
Capelle, S. M. Curtis, Rev. Fl. A.
[enry, +. X. Little, DR.. Elegood and
harles Z. Dubell.
At the business meeting OF the club a
umber OF new members were elected
nd several names proposed for election
the next meeting.
A Successful Affair.
A successful musical and literary en-
rtainment was held last evening in the
irst German Church, Fifth and Walnut
reefs, by the Young Peoples Society.
neat sum was realized for the building