Evening journal., 1909-05-21
CHURCH CLUB TO
BE ACTIVE FORCE
Juvenile Court and Boys
Camp SUGGESTED as OBJ
ieCts Of Work
SEMI-ANNUAL
DINNER A SUCCESS

The establishment Of Diocesan boys
camp as Juvenile court as special
object OF the Church Club of Delaware.
a plea for unity among the denomi-
nations, the elimination OF too narrow
a parochial life and a plea for PEN
sions for disabled Episcopal clergymen
were the subjects touched upon at the
forty-third semi-annual dinner Of the
Church club of Delaware az the Will
mington Country Club last night. There
was a large attendance OF the club
members and a pleasing menu was
served. The Clubs guests were the
Right Rev. +. J. Kinsman. Robert L.
Harrison. Of New York. the Rev j. J.
Wilkins. S. T. d.. of Los Angeles and
Joseph Packard of Baltimore. Charles
NJ Curtis and Victor B. Woolley, pros
pective members Of the State judic-
iary. were present and also made brief
remarks. The clergymen who dincd
with the club were Hubert W. Wells,
Charles b. Dubell, John Rigg, Fred
erck NJ kirkus, a. T.. Clay.
II was Bishop kinsman who present
ed the Diocesan boys camp as an OBJ
iect for the club and Mr. Woolley who
suggested the juvenile court question.
Bishop Kinsmans suggestion was vague
inasmuch as the Club has decided to
consider the camp subject at a meet
ing TO be held in the near future. For
several years the club has desired TO
do something other than eat" as the
members have frequently remarked and
at the dinner last night this sentiment
became more pronounced. II was the
Bishops idea that the Club have some
definite object for the good OF the
church and the camp idea seemed salts
factory TO him.
Charles r. Miller. the retiring pres
ident Of the Club, referred briefly 10
the Clubs effort TO do something for
the Church and endorse the camp idea.
In speaking for a Juvenile court Mr
. Woolley referred 10 the tendency of
youth toward crime. how many Of them
could be saved from the recommission
Of CRIME II proper safeguards were
thrown about them, and of the sue
lcess which attended juvenile court work
in the cities where they are established
Needs Of the Clergy.
The Rev. J. J. wilkins. Of Philadel-
phia, representing the Pension Fund
Commission of the church, very in
terestingly presented the needs Of the
I0oliltitccioili the NNfDoNt OF WHICH Is
to raise a s5.000.OOO fund out Of which
to pension the clergy after the age OF
"a years. or before II they are inca
pacitated while in active service Dr
wilkins said the clergy was receiving
less money for its service than the
average mechanic. and thought this
should not be. He referred to the de-
velopment Of the pension idea. remark
ing that fifteen years ago il was for
eign to the American mind Today
ne said, the United States Government
lpensions its sailors and soldiers. An
drew Carnegie has created a $4,000. 00C
foundation for college professors, sew
enty corporations sometimes called
, soulless." including eighteen railroad
companies, are pensioning thei- en-
ployes, "and their Justification for al
this is the inadequate stipends thai
have been handed out to these faith.
ful servants during their years of ac.
tivlty." he said. DR.. Wilkins remarked
Z that the Church was too great bod,
to permit its servants to go pennies.
: in old age. He remarked that persons
, had told him that the object of thu
pension commission was too great
: that II could not be accomplished, bu
the speaker was more optimistic "Thl
success of the movement is assured
I he said. and concluded mis- remark
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