The evening Republican., 1902-06-05
EPISCOPAL !.
CONVENTION.

ed.
1t was great and showed the hospi-
tally of the people OF New Castle.
Bishop Coleman who presided at the
convention said in part in his annual
address.
lit seems to me more and more
| strange than III OR really Catholic
church there should still be found SO
many persons that are practically
congregationaIisis IL appears to be
almost impossible TO arouse them to
any sense Of their relation to and re-
sponsitilty for any thing outside OF
their own Dar0chial boundaries. 1t
is well therefore, that at stated ill.,
tervalS we should assemble to consult
about the affair, and conditions Of
the diocese as such and to further
any and every plan that may promise
to prOmot. its welfare.
shall content myself in reverting
to its proceedings by expressing MY
deep disappointment at the failure to
cnac! the proposed ctnnon, by which
it would have been unlawful Tor our
clergy to soIenni2e Tie marriage OF
any divorced person.
The btshop cared attention TO lhe
1act lliaC tue House Oh BISHOPS foueu
Ill lhVor ot th1 canton us ul'' also d
majority Of the house of delegates. the
cannon ia'il'G only d? i'lcN "t CON
current majority when the vote was
taken ny ornets ana aioccscs. Inc
! pfcNdteHcc OF S'lth erroneous Views as
10 the sah;'ily ol marriage VOWS ana
l'c Increasing lilo'EclellceS Us totleir
VOCATION ana dlSlhnl!lng surely con
Stltute menance ioSotiely IN It's very
foundations. IL IS only one OUT OF
many proof OF ti'e sell complacehcy
! with "illcl IL %reht many people now
days play lL'I alh 1859 win the
! most |illl CHRISTIAN principles.
Tue b'shoP apoNe OF Improvements
made III 81 Peters church, Smyrna,
oId HwcucS, wilmington, The church.
| eS at Newark, l-anral. and other
places, lie expressed heartfelt graf
I lltrie lor the contribute hs tor u!ocGH-
an mlSaIonS' lie bishop IN comment
ing on the toNdIilon or the country at
large said
Il 90 not mean to deny TINT deep
down IA our national conscience there
q hlnd OF pcii@l II Christianity
when may u more or less Responsive
! under extraordinary circumstances,
! hut 10 n2al To assert llat Us 10
sill Acrihc2 ana courage III the OK
| h'oitoA ana ml!nlhnance OF tlh DIS
l:hc'i'c pflhcipes oil ChEls'lanIty
LUIS il''i y tar IrOh exemplary. Al
III" time Of the Illness ana death or
oar iate hon 'red AID believe Presi-
dent, Tie nation at large showed, at
least outwArdly respect for religion
ara a fa't' m "oI winch was very
comforting to contemplate. rus IS
all the m.re so " lleh we recognize the
fact that it was largely inspired by
his own emlnently religious cOnvc-
/ lIons ana MS rcnark'pie lcqIIes;ence
| III the di'lnc VIII, out Wilcil one SEES
the growing disregard for the Lord 5
day, either for mere amdsement, and
| 1'~'-''''i We 'N' t'''N''''i. o"'' o'N'
the Io'aaEing Of Tie SANCTUARY by 50
many VINO arc rrckoned as Christians
! one cannot put conclude That there Is
a widespread need Ct missionary Labor
/ IN our own mldSl.
AT the Afternoon session greetings
were exchanged with the Eustun con-
ference.
Rtv. Frank Merton Munson. l..
/ l.. d.. Rev. w. j. Wilkle AMI John
! W. Ponder were elected ri.t com
lnittee on admission OF NV par
shes.
Rev. George VI. Bond, Edward
Farrell and Dr. Harrison were up-
pointed Il committee to select the
next place Of meeting
The report of the Delaware
Churlmun was read by c. NJ
Curtis.
Tho report Of the endowment
fund committee was read by George
\. Elliott and the COMMITTEES on in
crease of the fund was continued
The committee consists Of JOSEPH
Swift, &. A. Elliott. l.. r. Warner
VIM. Deuney, DR.. R. G. Watson.
Tn" qualifications necessary for {
person to vote for vcstrv men was
a subject of dispute during whicl
several members of the clergy be
came excited. It was decided tina
the persons must be contribute n
members Of the church paying fol
the support of the parish and reg.
istered.
The greatest excitement occurred
in the articles governing mission
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