Evening journal., 1911-05-11
Had an Enjoyable Occasion
Last Evening In Trinity
Parish House
ADDRESSES BY BISEOP
KINSMAN AND DIX. MANNING


held last evening in the beautiful new
parish house OF Trinity Church. There
was d large attendance of persons
from towns IN Kent aud Sussex coun-
ties, many OF whom had never before
attended one OF the clubs dinners
II is safe to say that they will be
present in the future. IL was a happy
thought to have the dinner right after
the meeting of the convention of the
diocese and entertain the delegates.
An effort Will be made to have more
persons from the lower counties at
future dinners Of the club.
The occasion must have been a par
ucularly happy one for Bisnop kins-
man On his right sat the Rev. DR..
William T. Manning. rector OF the
famous Trinity Church Of New York.
DR.. Manning assisted at the consecra-
ton of Bishop Kinsman And then
the Bishop had heard but short time
before of the election OF another
friend, the Rev. Dr. Philip NJ Rhine
lander OF Boston to be Bishop of the
Diocese Of Pennsylvanis The Bish-
op-elect also assisted at the conse-
Grafton of Bishop Kinsman
There was a fine spirit Of fellow
shin at the dinner which was attend
ed by many Of the representative men
Of the city. And It was thoroughly
enjoyed
Charles r. Dubell. candidate for
the Democratic nomination for Mayor
and DR. Harrison w Howell, who
will be the Republican candidate. we're
both at the dinner. They sat back
TO back, but that was merely an in
cident. Both have been for some
years regular attendants at Church
Club dinners. Judges and former
judges were there also. physicians and
lawyers and representative business
men All commented on the fine
parish house OF Trinity
Before the dinner a business meet
ing of the club was held al which
the following officers we're chosen.
Frederick Bringhurst. president.
William Winder Laird. vice-president.
George A. Elliott secretary and trea-
surer; Franklin j. Murphey. John r.
LamDson' George r. Hofecker. men,
persnlp committee; r. Chalkley Hat
ton p. T Candy, John B. Bird. Harry
Speakman, A v Lesley George
George A. Elliott, executive com
mittee.
Retiring President William M. Ban
nard called the diners 10 ovder and
presented President Brinehurst. who
presided at the dinner. .rY4e perform
ed that task very happily. The church
men regaled the inner man with the
following:
Little neck clans, saltines. cream OF
tomato soup, soft shell crabs. broiled
spring chickel. new potatoes new
peas. Roman punch, fresh mushrooms
ON toast y-paragus salad, ice cream
with stwwherries. coffee
Bishop kinsman "Of Sussex"
Bishop Knsman was the fret
speaker. The Bishops well known
love for Kent and Sussex was re-
ferred TO pleasantly, the Bishop
laughingly stating that he had come
from Georgetown" He spoke very
hopefully Of the work of the Diocese.
and while not mentioning the names
of the towns referred to. II was the
especially good work being done IN
Georgetown and Milford and Dover.
which caused Colonel Denney. OF.
Dover, and the delegates from Mil
ford and from Georgetown TO look
pleased. And they had reason 10 feel
pleased for the Episcopalians of Dover
are to build a handsome new church.
and those at Milford and Georgetown
have undertaken institutional" work
among the boys of those towns.
Bishop Kinsman spoke Of the his
tor, of the Diocese of Delaware, and
unfolded plan TO have celebration
Of the l25th anniversary of the found
ing Of the diocese, the exercises 70
be held next autumn al the Old
Swedes Church He referred 10 the
attempt In the early DAYS 10 have the
general Episcopal convention leave
out the Nicene Greed from its PRAYER
book Had this been done Il would
have cut off the American church
from that Of England.
Plea for Guardianship.
The Rev Dr. William T Manning
Of Trinity Church. New York. proved
himself to be most entertaining
speaker both in light and in a serious
vein. His stories brought outbursts
Of laughter and applause. and i'm the
course of an able address he held the
closest attention Of the audience.
His address in its serious part was
an earnest plea for what churchmen
call sound churchmsnship He paid
high compliment to Bishop Kins-
man and TO the Episcopal Diocese
OF Delaware. He told how the com.
mittee appointed by the General Con.
vention Of the Church to consider ths
State OF religion, and Christian unit,
had been looking for a man TO lay tn
ground for this work which is to lea,
up to a convention and they ha,
found a man in Bishop Kinsman. II
Is TO be a sort Of secretary IN tn
movement The committee asked tn
Standing Committee of the Diocese q
Delaware TO lend Bishop Kinsman &
the church at large for this work "
wish l had the letter in reply to rea
to you, said DR. Mannin. tn
letter was broad minded and shove
that the Diocese of Delaware wa
willing to do its part to help tn
church at large.
Necessity for Creeds.
DR.. Manning spoke OF the necessit
for creeds. He urged that the lay
men should read more about tn
church and become better informed
and he recalled that he had giveI
his own congregation in New York
list OF books they should read. Tn,
second in the list is the Principles o
Anglicanism by Bishop Kinsmau.
Dr. Manning spoke against the ide,
OF a creedless religion. Men thinl
about religion as about other matter,
and It Is necessary that they thinl
right Christianity is always base,