Evening journal., 1908-06-29
EMMANUEL is
20 YEARS OLD
Bishop PeteTkin breaches at
Interesting Service Of
Episcopal Church
HISTORY OF THE PARISH

The twentieth anniversary OF I'M
manuel Episcopal hurch was observed
yesterday with special and largely Of.
tended services. at which anniversary
sermons were preached bv the Rt. Res.
George w. Peterkin. bishop of Wost
Virginia. In the morning at z 80
o'clock there was a communion SER
vice. and at $50 o'clock the twentie h
anniversary of the SUNDAY school was
observed with services in Odd Fellows
Hall. Seventeenth and Woodlawn ave.
nue., at which Bishop Peterlsin was the
speaker At the 1O.45 o'clock morning
service and at the service in the even
ing at o'clock Bishop Peterkin also
spoke and confirmed.
The service at 10.45 o'clock was very
largely attended. members Of numerous
other parishes attending At this SCR
vice q brief history Of the parish was
read by the rector. the Rev. Kensey j.
Hammond, after which Bishop Peter
kin preached the anniversary sermon,
and confirmed A class LATER.
In his sermon the bishop commended
the 20 years service in the parish OF
Rector Hammond and he believed that
the congregation would gladly testify
10 the scope and character Of his work
and to the sympathy and faith as a
friend as well as a pastor giving pros
pect Of increasing usefulness. Tie
twentieth anniversary IF the rectorship
Of Mr.. Hammond was of especial i'll
terest the bishop thought. in that the
residence Of the clergy was usually so
brief A long residence in itself proved
nothing he said. but when the resi-
dcnce had been accompanied by faith
ful and fruitful work e deserved the
fullest tribute He believed that the
congregation and churahmen Of The
city in general had paid this tribute in
part by having placed The pastor on the
standing committee of the diocese.
The anniversary observance led the
bishop TO speak of the need of memory
Of the past Yet he warned that ih
dwelling in the past it was not well to
forget the needs of the future. There
was such a thing as making too much
of past achievements and belittling
future achievements The Christian life
was distinctly life OF hope and hope
ever had a view of the future. The
future. then, was ever TO be kept in
view and the past was 10 be forgotten
except so far as it supplied a stimulus
for further Advancement
And these thoughts We're to be applied
20 the congregation as well as to the in
dividual Was not Gods word, Speak
unto the children of Israel that they so
forward" Anniversaries were like
pillars set by the way not TO per-
petuate memories only, but to inspire
hope for the future. and IL was in this
aspect that Christians were co-worlcrs
with God.
1t was pressing, nc said, that the
congregation at this Observance of its
twentieth anniversary, should realzt
that IT was to carry the gospel Of Jesus
Christ TO the very ends of the earth.
Too many churches fail 10 realize their
missionary obligation. Ard it was also
the duty Of Episcopalicns TO realize
what their church was TO become, theii
church that was in al. the truths of
God Catholic and Protestant in every
fault Of error The Episcopal Church
might he thought be described in all
fairness as the church without peculiar
tiles. as having retained the essence Of
an Christianity, Gods first and great
est commandment. "Thou shalt love
the Lord thy God with all thy heart
Last evening at 13O o'clock immed
lately after evening prayer, the pews
of the church were removed to the
church lawn and services continued
there. The Rev. l.. NJ Kirkus. rect1r
of Trinity Church. spoke in behalf of
the other churches of the city. and the
Rev. William Laird. rector of Christ
church. Christiana hundred. spoke IN
behalf Of the mother parish. Bishop
Peterkin also gave a few words of greet
ing and congratulation. The service was
largely attended, there being visitors
from numerous other congregations.
History Of the Parish.
Emmanuel parish ~as the outgrowth
OF missionary work begun in cottage
services in 1870. by the Rev. A. n.
Stanger, ID. D., rector Of Christ Church,
Christiana hundred. In 1884 the ltt.
Rev. Alfred Lee. d. D.. consecrated
Emmanuel Church on choice lot front
ing Riverview avenue given by the
children Of the first rector Of Christ
Church. the Rev S. c. Brinckle, who
were ever actively Interested in the
work
In 1883. with the consent Of the stand
ing committee. the parish was organ
lied. with a vestry consisting of the i've
mission trustees. John Bancroft W. r.
Brinclxle. T.. Ainsworth, John Hether-
ton. and William Watmough. together
with w. r. Green. f. Bethel. Thomas