The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-06-07
EPISCOPALIANS =
In CONVENTIONS
Bishop Coleman Delivers
On Instructive and III
) teresting Address

Milford, June 7-At the one hum
dred and fourteenth annual con-
vention OF the Diocese OF Delaware
greeting was received from the
convention of the Diocese Of Easton.
When the convention was called to
order S. NJ. Curtis, of Newark was
chosen secretary for the thirty
ninth time. John S. Grohe was
chosen assistant secretary. Con-
vention adopted the following as a
new canon, it having been ap-
proved at the last annual session,
and also at to-day s session: There
shall be a committee of five, con-
sisting of three clergymen and two
laymen OF this diocese, to whom
shall be referre d for consideration
and report thereon to the annual
convention. all matters relating to
the constitution and canons o. this
diocese. The committee shall be
elected by ballot at the meeting of
the annual convention.
At the first election of the COM
mittee. the members shall be elect
ed to serve for one, two, three, four
and five years, respectively, and
at each annual convention there
after. one member shall be chosen
for the full term of five years, and
also such other member or mem bers
to supply such vacancy or vacan-
cies as shall have occurred to
serve for the residue OF the unfn-
ished term or terms.
Bishop Coleman in his annual
address said there are forty par.
ishes. an equal number of clergy
men, and about 5000 commune cants
From the ranks of the clergy but
one death is 10 be recorded that of
the Rev. Thomas B. Angel. d. d.,
of St Andrews Church, Whining
ton. He also spoke of the depar-
ture of many laymen and women,
among them being Mrs. Henry Du-
Pont of Christ Church, Christiana
hundred; State Auditor John A.
Lingo OF Millsboro, Mrs. Middle
ton and Mrs. Henry b. Judd of st.
Andrews Wilmington, and Mrs.
Elizabeth w. Price, of st. Johns
Church, Wilmington.
In material things the diocese
continues the progress that | have
been enabled every year to record,
continued the bishop. Since our
last convention two new churches
have been erccted-St. Matthew's,
Wilmington, and Old Saints Del
mar. The former is the outcome
of more than ten years OF praying
and waiting, and is the result more
Of gifts from without the diocese
than within. The fact OF the
church's failure to provide proper
ly for the spiritual wants of more
than 10000 colored people in Will
mington has not. ! am much griev-
ed to say, aroused the anxiety aud
sympathy which one would natur-
ally anticipate. There is yet re-
naming upon the building debt
oil $3.50.
Emmanuel Church, Wilmington,
has been enlarged to twice its
former size and greatly improved
throughout Improve ments, also
have been made at Emmanuel, New
Castle, Calvary, Wilmington; st.
Peters. Smyrna; Trinity, Will
miugton; Trinity, Clay ton; and st.
Stephcn 5 Chapel. Harrington. The
PAL sh house of Christ Church,
Christi.s.a hundred, was complet-
ed and Il font was presented to
Christ Church, Delaware City in
memory of Mrs. Maxwell, and the
Chapel of the Good Shepherd at
Bishopstead. also was presented
with font. Cavalry Church, Brand
wine hundred. was reopened under
the auspices OF Archdeacon Hall OF
Wilmington.
Bishop Coleman made an appeal
for the mortgage of $4,000 hang
ing over st. Michael's Day Nur-
sery and hospital in Wilmington.
In number of parishes during the
year, notably in that Of Trinity
Church and st John s Church, Will
attempts of successful
character have beer made to have
such informal gatherings Of the
people as shall tend to promote
acquaintance and fellowship.
Changes among the clergy have
been as follows: The Rev. John S.
Bunting was received from the do
cese OF Pennsylvania; the Rev.
Percy Owen-Jones, M. d.. received
from the diocese of Fredericton,
October %. 1899: the Rev. Peter b.
Lightner, from diocese of Colorado,
November 10. 1899; the Rev. Thos.
b. Angel, d. D., from diocese of
Pennsylvania, December l, 1890;
the Rev. Marcellus Karcher, from
diocese of Maryland. January Is,
1900. The following have been
transferred to the dloceses named:
The Rev. William B. p. Harrison,
to diocese of Maryland; the Rev.
Charles A. Horne to Spokane: the
Rev. a. F. Lewis to Newark; the
Rev, John Warnock to Pittsburg.
Altogether there were 100 con-
frmatlons in the diocese during the
year.
In addition, Bishop Coleman Or
dained two persons to the diacon-
ate, and two to the priesthood. He
re cceived four postulants, four can
tidates for priests orders. and two
for deacon S orders.
The bishop said that in the diocese
Of Delaware and elsewhere he had
confirmed 699 persons, performed
II marriages. olliciated at l32 ce!e-
Drations of the Holy Communion,
and delivered 35S sermons and ad-
dresses.