Evening journal., 1905-05-19
CHURCH CLUB
MEMBERS DINE
Semi-annual Dinner at New
Century Club a Delight
full Affair
THOMPSON ELECTED PRESIDENT

The Church Club Of Delaware held
another one Of Its enjoyable gatherings
at the New-Century Club last night
The occasion was the thlrty-nfth semi
annual dinner of the organization and
it was attended by about one hundred
members of the club and their friends.
These dinners are growing In popu-
larity every year and the club Is also
gradually increasing dts membership.
There was the usual excellent menu
last night followed by four clever and
lbright after-dinner speeches. The
speakers were tho Rev. Arthur II.
Judge rector of ST. Mathews Church
n. Y. the Rev. Frederick NJ. KirlSus,
the new rector OF Trinity Church, this
city; the Rev. Stewart =. Keeling Of
ST. Peters Church, Germantown, and
the Rev. William +. Dickens Lewis,
lpastor Of the Rodney Street Prosby-
Iterian Church.
MR.. THOMPSON ELECTED
Previous to the dinner the club held
its annual election. Henry B. Thomp-
son was elected president to succeed
lCharles A. Cook Daniel NJ. Bates was
reelected vice-president and George A..
lEliott secretary and treasurer. Charles
NJ. Curtis David Il. Marvel and Henry
b. Thompson We're named as a COM
mittee to arrange for the Church
Clubs part In the reception 10 be
rendered Bishop Coleman upon his re-
turn home from Europe ON May 81.
MIR. THOMPSON's REMARKS.
At the conclusion Of the dinner the
new president, Mr. Thompson, made a
the speakers. He read a letter from
Bishop Coleman TO Edward 4. Candy,
: I'm which the bishop sent his greetings
= TO the members and expressed his re-
grets at not being able to attend. Mr.
Thompson compared the Church Cluh
E with the alumni associations of colleges
{ and said It was to the church what the
associations are TO the colleges. He
e said If ever the church had It's oppor-
= tunlty il has IL to-day. Mr.. Thompson
then brought out the point that ir
these days society was divided intS
two classes-corporation and labo
unions. Individuality alone remainel
to the laymen OF the church TO exercis
n their power for general good.
MIR. JUDGE FIRST SPEAKER
The Rev. Arthur H. Judge. Of NeN
York was the first speaker. He con
. sidered it remarkable that a city tn
size of Wilmington could have such
large attendance at a. church club din
ner. The speaker paid a tribute to tn
Rev. Frederick NJ. Klrlzus, the ney
rector of Trinity Church, who he sail
was an old friend of his and addei
h that the people of Trinity Churc
3. would appreciate him more when the
d knew him better.
ie Mr.. Judge spoke principally to tn
Is lclergymen about the needs Of the clerg
r. to keep up their habits Of reading. II
-e said there was nothing of so much i'm
4. lportance to the clergy, as when all .
4 said IL yet remains a fact that th
/, ministry Is a ministry of teaching. w
= are to feed the flock. If the peopl
= come to us with perplexties and w
~ cannot explain the matter TO then
j. they will feel we are singularly lacking
N If we are to be the heads it is neces
sary that we fit ourselves for tina
IS leadership.
"a Mr.. Judge said the three dihicultie
IN the way of keeping up the habit q
reading are, the want of time, the wan
Of books and the lack of an incentiv
and announcement. He thought tn
Church Club could be used in a mos
effective way for the encourag cement {
4 the clergy.
u MIR. KIRKUS SPEAKS.
~ The Rev. Frederick NJ. KirlSus spok
on the subject "rhe Laymen's Missio
F. to the Clergy" He said it is the lay
,e lmen's mission 10 keep the clergy a.
! lways in mind of their highest ideal
is as all sorts OF dangers confrOnts thei
"A lin that respect. The prevailing tren
"a of thought was that upon the layme
10 depended the success and growth of III
of church.
rs Mr.. Kirl1us said IL was true that n
men of to-day respect the church
very large. measure from outside
they are not in evidence when u
church is open for divine services
al regularly as they should be. Fami
,e religion is a thing which is now adal
,e rarely I'm evidence. I, mean, the speak
,e said, the habit of family worship
i, 1.-THE church. Orphans and childle.
would seem to be the conditions of OF
congregations to-day.
- He deplored the absence Of men ;
% the church services and the fact tn