Evening journal., 1904-06-02
DELEGATES WHO
WILL GOTO BOSTON
Continued from First Page.)

Just claims of the church IN their last
wills and testaments, an ignoring that
is so sadly discreditable and to my
mind, so utterly inexplicable. When
will the children of the church awaken
to a proper sense of their obligation to
her and treat her with some such ap-
probation and responsibility as they
manifest toward their earthly rela-
tions?
Speaking Of church improvements.
the Bishop mentioned those made at
the church at Lewes, to Calvary
Church. wilmington, Trinity Chapel,
Long Neck. Prince Georges Church.
Dagsboro; Christ Church, Delaware
City and st. Marks Church, Mills
boro.
Bishop Coleman confirmed 2O5 per-
sons I'm this diocese during the year
and with those in the Diocese Of AL
bany confirmed a total of 765.
The Bishop expressed his gratifica-
tion at the action OF the parish at
Delaware City in relinquishing all mis-
sionary appropriation and becoming
supporting. He also noted with
much regret the absence on account OF
] illness Of the Rev. II. Ashton Henry
the Rev. M. b. Dunlap and the Rev.
H. w. Wells
The Bishop continued;
Il have been especially asked to call
the attention of this convention to the
Annual Convention of the Brotherhood
Of st. Andrew to be held from Septem-
Der 29 to October 3, in the neighboring
city Of Philadelphia. This / do with
the utmost readiness, inasmuch as
have such entire sympathy with the
objects and / may add, with the
methods likewise Of this order. ! earn
estly trust that the various sessions
Of this approaching convention may be
largely attended from Delaware as
am well assured that no one can fai
to derive fresh enthusiasm for his
bounded share of church work from
personal contact with so representative
q gathering OF the rank and file oi
Christs followers.
In this connection l may say l an
very glad of the recent formation il
Wilmington Of chapter of th'
Church Association in the Interests o
lLabour, an association which seeks Z,
Incarnation, better relations betweeI
the employer and the employed.
Church Attendance.
The constantly-put question as to VIII
men and women abstain from attendanc
upon religious services in sucn alarming
iy large numbers, may be partially an
swered IN the fact of an unsetting of tn
faith OF many, who do not discern a
clearly as was formerly the case such
great difference between what they hea
in church and what they hear elsewher
especially among the avowed disbeleveT
in the old-fashloped Christianity of hft
years ago-as makes them feel the obi
cation or advantage OF such attendance.
THE peopic of today want to be assure
! that what they are likely to be taught o
the Lords Day in the Lords House b
His recognized ambassadors shall hav
about it the same authoritative tone tha
marked His own discourses. Even thoug
they may not at first be inclined 10 ylel
= to this authority. they viii at least acl
J nowiedge that they have heard somethin
that takes their thoughts out Of the mere
, intellectual atmosphere IN which they al
usually living, and presents to their VII
, ion and contemplation that which, as-ihe
dwell upon IL, makes them realize. PEI
haps indehnably, but none the less SCI
sibly-tnat In the Religion Of Christ Q
thus presented them there is somethir
that satisfies their loftiest aspirations an
their deepest longings.
"Slnce writing the above, my attontc
, has been called to recent editorial upC
this same subiec. IN one Of our leadir
q daily Journals, which, among other thing
declared that Ia order TO attract men
J. church the clergy would have TO retul
q TO the oldfashioned religion of the Bibl
o and to exploit it with the simple fervoi
Of conviction. informed with simple fai
e In the essential principles Of Christianit
T. "Under these circumstances, we cannC
we must not, be content to SIT at our cas-
o In the expectation that the Faith will tai
{ care OF itself. We are its avowed guar
o ians, 10 whom, so far as human agenci
are concerned, Is committed the homo
able task OF so defending 1t bhat not o
iot or one little of this sacred depoi
shall be injured or lost.
Marriage and Divorce.
owe. naturally enough at our own co
\ vention are thinking Of tho approachii
Il general convention. whose proceedings a
always marked with sucl interest al
anxiety.
4 while not questioning the importan
of other subjects that may receive its 4
tention the one about which many OF
feel the most concern is that which relal
to marriage ana divorce. The three yea
which have interviewed since the "a
general convention have only served,
y their melancholy records, to emphasi