Evening journal., 1910-05-16
AMENDMENTS TO
CHURCH CANONS
Delaware Diocesan Convention
Will Consider Many at
June Meeting
SUGGEST CHANCE IN
ELECTION OF VESTRY

The Diocesan Convention Of the Episco-
pal Church of Delaware, will convene for
its one hundred and twenty-fourth ses-
sion on Wednesday. June 1st, In St
Philips Church. Laurel The Convention
will open, as usual with a celebration OF
the Holy Communion at a. m.
Besides the regular routine business. the
following amendments to the Constitution
and Canons of the church having been
favorably reported and adopted at the
last convention, will come up this year
for final consideration.
epresentatives-Article ". Sec
ton 3. "The lay representation shall
consist Of two delegates from each Parish
IN union with the Convention, who shall
be elected by the Vestry, and who shall
be communicates in good standing. and
who shall have been actual and canonical
residents In the Diocese for six months
previous to the meeting of the Conven-
ton, and of one lay delegate. with same
qualifications, from each organized mis-
sion station" Proposed by the Rev. c.
II b. Turner.
Date of Conventon-Article H. Of the
Constitution be changed so as 10 read
"there shall be a Convention I'm this Dio-
cese on the second Wednesday i'm May
| instead of "thc first Wednesday I'm June.
Proposed by the Rev. William H. Laird.
Missionary Committee.-Canon ", Sec
/ ton !. of Title ", read AT each annual
Convention there shall be appointed a
Committee. consisting Of the Bishop, who
shall be ex-ohiclo Chairman, the Arch
deacons Of the Diocese, who shall be ex.
ohicio members Of the committee, ant
two other clergymen and three laymer
who shall be elected by ballot. to b'
called" etc. Proposed by the Rev. Fred
erick NJ. Kirkus.
Convention Membership.-Artic w
Section G. Of the Constitution by inserting
after the word "Delaware.' land al
members Of the Committee on Consttu
tion and Canons" Proposed by the Rev
Frederick NJ. Kir1us
Date of Parochial Reports.-That Arti
Gle XVI be added to the Constitution. {,
read as follows: "The parishes Of th'
Diocese shall render an annual report L
the Bishop. to include both vital ant
financial statistics for the preceding year
ending April 30" Proposed by the Rev
William II. Laird.
Date and Place Of Convention-Resolv
q
amended % by striking out from lin
of the Article the words ION the frs
Wednesday in June in each year" ant
substitute for those words these: eth
second Wednesday Of May in ever
year" (2) BY striking out from lines tw
and three of the Article the words 'i
alternate succession in each county" an
lby substituting therefor the words 9Th
Convention shall be held i'm successiv
years in New Castle. Kent and SUISSE
Counties successfully" so that the Art
Gle shall read "rhere shall be a Conver
ton of the Church in this Diocese tn
second "Wednesday of May in ever
year. The Convention shall be held /
successive years in New Castle. Kent an
, Sussex Counties successfully, at sue
place" Proposed by the Rev. Hubert v
Wells.
Forfeiture OF Parochial Status.-Resoly
ed, that Article " OF the Constitution b
amended by adding after Section ] thl.
which shall be known as Section OF tn
Article: IF at any time It shall appea
to the Bishop that any one Of the condl
tions essential by Constitution to the ad
mission Of >parishers into union with thi
Convention shall fail in any parish, n
may with the advice and consent of III
Standing Committee warn such paris
that its parochial status is in danger q
forfeiture. and. If the condition is nc
supplied. he shall resent such parish Z
the next Annual Convention. which sha
have power by majority vote to reduo
the parish to the status OF an organize
mission station in union with the Con
vention.'
Resolved that Section . OF the preseI
Article " become Section 3 Of that AT
tcle" Proposed by the Rev. Hube-t v
Wells.
Vestry- -Elections.-Resolved that Il
II. Canon /, Section .. be amended thus
That after line eleven Of Section 2. an
before the words "Of the persons" etc
there shall be inserted "But any Paris
: may, by Bylaw. annually elect ons-hal
J its Vestry to serve for two years, or one
third of its Vestry to serve for thre
} years" Proposed by the Rev. Bubert "
Wells.
Reports of Non-parochial Clergy.-R'
solved. that after Canon VI Of Title /
shall be added "this 10 be known a
, Canon VII of Title "" Every clergy