Evening journal., 1907-05-17
CHURCHMEN
AND X SCIENCE
Lawyer Leayitt Asks What
Attitude r EpiSCOpaIianS
VII Be
DINNER OF CHURCH CLUB

the Episcopal Church C.ub of Delaware
and the attitude OF the church towards
Christian Science were the most lmport-
ant topics that developed last evening al
the annual dinner of the church organ "a
Uon hold at the Wilmington Country
] Club.
| 1t was a delightful affair despite tie
nclement weather and the large turnout
showed that the interest in al popular
organization does not dim n.sa but rath
the reverse. Had il been usual May even
ing welthor the nner at the Country
Club would have been lczlng in nothing.
As IL was, every enc was al times merry
and then serious as they enjoyed the fine
! dinner IN the second st0.y OF tho club
house and listened TO the well-bal2nced
addresses of the speakers.
/ lrcvoas 10 the dinner H. Caalkley Hat
ton was elected president OF the club ftr
the year and Char.es r. Miller vice-presi-
don't TIE membership and eNecut We COM
mittees will be named later Pres dent
hn-ton at once showed that no mistake
had been made IN his selection us be pre-
SIDED az the dinner like veteran, IN ro-
duc.ns the various speakers with a happy
remark and appropriate allus.on.
Sans .ho Club od.r
After shop Coleman lad said The in
vocation the members standing sang the
club song presenting an inspiring picture.
the long rows of men all standing and
loi"ins heari IN the rendering OF tie
ode,
Tho wants Of the inner man were sats-
ned with the following menu:
Little neck claims, radishes. cons5m ammo
pr.ntanier brolied shid rclst sprlnn
lamb new potatoes green pens. sRoman
punch sweotbread and mushroom pate.
| wilmington Country Club salad straw
perry ice cakes, coffee, cigars.
1hen the new president OF the club
MADE some introductory remarks. the
dominating Thought being the desiability
OF church home and the stimulation of
the s'cial life OF churchmon with the end
OF increasing the attendance of mon at
church service. II it were not for fbe
women the churches would have to close
he thought
Bishop Coleman followed in a brief ad-
dress approving the idea Of church club
home and commenting on the good work
mat the club can do and is dons.
Urging that more atten d-n should be
paid to the dosmas and doctrine of the
church, the Bishop related an incd nj
that occurred to him at the recent ded.-
cation Of the new home Of the Oldest fire
company in the city IA his own ne ehbor-
hood. The Bishop told of what pleasure
II had given him to address. stand nq on
a chemical engine these sturdy. manly.
sacrificing men who did so much TO pro-
tect the city from fires. After the service
a member of the company called him
aside and told him that ne did NJ. thnlS
his Oh ldrsn received as much instruction
In eatech.sm, Ike they used to. Th S re-
mark and the interest manifested by that
fireman set the Bishop thinking and he
used 1t as am illustration Of the dangers Of
the neglect Of doc,rinal teaching.
Rev. Edward NJ Jenerys. rector Of ST..
Peters, Philadelphia. made a hit al once
by relating several enter ming stories.
lie is firm believer in church clubs. lie
also spoke of the duties Of churchmen
church and Christian Science
John Brooks Leavitt a noted New
York attorney, held the attention OF the
gathering from start to finish. pnglng
into discussion Of Christian Science. re
asked what the attitude OF the church
would be towards Christian Science. H.
was an inquirer AMI the church would
have to face the problem. In this country
there were 100000 commun can,s Of the
Episcopal Church while this new move
mcnt claimed one million aihcgcn's
The speaker thought that perhaps the
new religion was revulalon frcm the
of ff4tfa 4
country thirty odd years ago. The sp-oad
! Of the cult however. WIS serious matt
ter in some respects. It had divided
{ families and It had caused a great deal
? Of unhappinoss between those VINO should
; be near and dear 70 each other. Ye
q the members Of the new religious body
We're inte.llgent people. They took tn,
I New Testament for their guide and the,
: We're gathering strength. 1t was not Il
Z antagonlze, to laugh at or to sneer a.
D Christian Science
Mr. Leavitt deplored the growth Of ma.
terlalsm and urged increasing study OF
the Bible by churchmcn.
The evening wound up with an enter.
tanning address by Rev. Frederick NJ
Kirkus OF Trinity Church.
In addition 10 those whose names have
/, been mentioned those at the tables were
= William H. Thomson, Edward r.
b Candy Charles NJ. Curtis. Alfred a
r. Curtis, Hamilton b. Phelps. r. Reese
e John e. Hitch. Moro Mcmillan. II. Il
Billany. Enwood Souder. Wilks Bow.
en-. William ]. Fisher. William Cloud
James A. G.. Campbell. of Chester
S Henry l.. Tatnall, Jr,. John H. Rice
e George A. Elliott, Franklin Duane
5, David It. Marvel. George w. Moreton
+ Harry +. SDeallman, Armon ID. ebay.
IA tor Jr., A. o. II. Grier, John II
Is Thompson, Jr.. Wardlaw w. Ham.
3 mond, John Warner, Dr Joseph +
Wales, Daniel NJ. Bates. Walter Pyle
Frauklin G. Murphey Albert j. En-.
mons Of Philadelphia; Frank ID
Is Lackey, a. S. Reed. Charles e. Dubeli
Il, George a. Wolf, j. BAH Peirce, join
W w. Lawson, Jr.. Joseph Russell Peck
" ham. Henry Olmstead Robert W
- Phillips Jr.. J. Walker Burns, Fred
II erick Bringhurst. a. V. Lesley George
j. Lewis E. Eliason. Laussat r. Rogers
John r.. Lamhson. Charles n. Clash
7. Leslie Carpenter Thomas w Ham
mond, Henry McClane. John H. Hon
n II. c. Colllnson, Jr.s ]. w. Mitchell
ie John Palmer. Jr. W. O. Fleming
~ Alonzo Newlin. r. NJ. Cranston, b. II
r Stelle, S. Whitney Day. Justa G
d Justis, Frank P Turner William II
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