Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-06-02
EPISCOPALIANS
CHANGE CANONS
Fix Convention Date in May
and Act Regarding Inactive
Parishes
NAME DELEGATES TO
THE GENERAL CONVENTION
BY stan Correspondent.

BY STAFF Correspondent.
LAUREL, Del, June 2.-.The diocesan
convention OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church. of Delaware, came TO a close last
night
The convention took twenty ballots yes
terday afternoon before the fourth clerical
delegate to the General Convention in
Cincinnati. Ohio, was elected, the final
ballot resulting favorably for the Rev f.
NJ Kirlsus, Of Trinity. Wnmir gton. The
three clerical delegates elected in the
morning. as announced yesterday, were
the Rev George c. Hall, d. d., the Rev.
Kensey ]. Hammond, and the Rev. c. IL.
b. Turner. Of Iewes. other nominees in
the close contest were the Rev. H. A.
Grantham, che Rev. A. L. c ay, and the
Rev IT, W. Wells.
Alternates to the clerical delegates
elected were the Rev w. II. Higgins, Of
Laurel. the Rev II. b. Phelps, Of New
ark. the Rev. A. e Clay, and the Rev.
ID. W. Gateson, Of Georgetown.
Lay delegates, elected on the second
ballot, were Edward G. Bradford, George
A. Elliott, Charles II. Maull. and H. c.
Davis Of Laurel. other nominees we're
William Z. Waters, Of smyrna, and G. r.
Hofecker.
Alternates to lay delegates were elect
ed as follows. wiliam f. Waters, Alfred
A. Curtis, of Newark, Frederick Brady.
OF Middletown, and Dr. George A. Har-
ter. OF Newark
The convention viii meet at Trinity,
/ Wilmington next year when the new par
/ ish house will be available.
Committees elected for the coming year
were as follows:
Standing Committee-The Rev c. II. B.
Turner. the Rev. H. b. Phelps. the Rev.
Kensey J. Hammond, Chancellor Charles
NJ Curtis. Judge Edward C. Bradford.
Chancellor Curtis was elected to sue
ceed himself on the Board Of Trustees OF
the diocese.
I Convention ofhcers-Secretary John S.
Grohe: treasurer Frederick Brlnghurst,
and Registrar H. b. Phe ps. were re-
elected
Elected on the missionary committee.
were the Rev. f. NJ. Kirkus the Rev. W.
II. Laird, Charles +. Dubeu Frederick
NJ. Curtis. and John S. Grohe
Committee on Delaware Churchman. the
Rev. w H. Laird. the Rev II. b. Phelps.
the Rev. c. H. Holmead the Rev John
Rigg, IL. C. Davis. Laurel: Edmund b.
Coy st. Andrews. Wilmington John S
Grohe, Trinity, Wilmington.
George A. Elliott was elected 10 succeed
himself on the committee on Constitution
and Canons.
With reference to the recommendation
In the bishops address. the Rev. X ]
Hammond's motion was adopted for ;
committee Of fve to consider the max
ing Of one assessment. to be paid to tn
treasurer OF the diocese. and one appor
tionment for missions. to be paid to tn
treasurer OF the missionary committee
upon each parish annually Upon mo
tion Of DIT Hall. committee CONSISTING
OF the bishop. two presbyters. and tw'
laymen, will be appointed to consider ,
diocesan seal.
Changes in Constitution.
number of changes. some OF then
technical we're adopted In the constitu
tlon and canons of the diocese The con
vention date was changed to the second
Wednesday in May. Also. reports TO III,
bishop from clergy attache TO the dioces,
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