Evening journal., 1913-05-14

HOSTS GATHER
in OLD LEWES
Bishop KinSman in Sermon
Pleads for "OffiCiaI AS
SiStanCe" in Diocese
URGES EDUCATIONAL
UPLIFT IN DELAWARE
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
LEWES. Del, May 14-With cand-
les aglow at the altar the Re- Rev.
r. j. Kinsman. ID. d.. Bishop OF Della
ware administered the Holy Com
munion to fifteen clcrgymcu and 30
laymen. delegates to the 127 am
nua convention of the Protestant
Episcopal Diocese of Delaware in ST.
Peters Church at nine o'clock this
morning. The Bishop was assisted
by the Rev. Hamilton b. Phelps and
Archdeacon c. II. b. Turner During
the service collection for assistance
of st. Martins parish al Hartley was
taken.
Following the communion service
Bishop Kinsman called the business
session to order. when John S. Groho
Of Wilmington was chosen diocesan
secretary. He appointed as his as
sistants w ID. BrinklOe and the Rev.
p. l.. Donaghy Bishop Kinsman APP
pointed the following committees.
New business, H. b. Phelps,
Richard Reese, Dr. j. w Messick.
Meeting place for next year, Arch
deason George G. Hail, Alfred A. Cur
tis and r. S. Rodney.
The reports OF the archdeacons
were presented by Arcllieacon Hall,
as was the report of the committee
on missionary work, In which refer
ence was made to the donating OF an
auto for the Rev Mr.. Parks, stanton.
Il was said to have proved a help in
the parish.
Frederick Bringhurst. treasurer OF
the diocese, showed In his report that
the balance on hand is S3S4.66. The
| balance on hand May 81, 1912, was
! S17512 receipts. S434.73; expenses,
$245.10. DR.. Hall. Revs. Alban
Richey, l.. w. Wells and w II. Laird
were appointed members Of the ex-
amining board.
The report of the committee on
missionary and education showed the
total receipts to be $4667.S6; cXpen-
ditures. S367O.O2: balance, s997S4.
] At the close of the Bishops address
the tellers for counting Of ballots foI
delegates to the General Convention
were named. they being Rev. S. r. G
and Miller Speakman
Tho nominations for the Clerical
Delegates were Rev. S. G.. c. Hall, w
H. Laird. A. E. Race, b. f. Thompson
Lowis W. Wells, aud r. NJ Kirkus
The lay delegates nominated were
Or. Hiram r. Burton. Judge y. G.
Bradford. R. r. Kenney and Colonel
George A. Elliott. While the vote
was being counted DR.. Hall reported
that Old Swedes. St. Johns and st
Thomas had invited the next con-
vention, but that St. Thomas Church
Newark, was favored for the conven-
tion in 1914 by the committee. New
ark was selected.
The tellers then reported that th'
Rev. s. G. c. Hall. A. T.. Race, T. NJ
Kirkus and b. f. Thompson were
elected as clerical delegates. the al
ternates chosen being Albin Richey. c
n Holmead, W. H. Laird and Il. II
Andrews.
The following we're elected lay
delegates to convention Judge Ed
ward G. Bradford, A. Felix DUPONT
DR.. w. p. Orr and Dr. II. r. Burton
Alternates, Chancellor Charles NJ
Curtis, f. V. Lyons, Merritt Willctt'
and H. 3. Thompson.
Rev. n. B. Phelps, Rev. w Il
Laird. Rev 3. +. Thompson. Judge
Bradford and Chancellor Curtis, were
elected as the standing committee oi
tho diocese.
The retiring register. IT 3 Phelps
and the treasurer, Frederick Bring
. hurst, we're reelected 70 the ensuing
year. as was Judge Edward G.. Brad
ford trustee for six years, and the
Rev. Alban Richey as member Of tb'
committee on constitution and canon
Rev Richey succeeded Hubert w
Wells. retired. At 1 o'clock the con
yention adjourned for lunch.
Tho canon allowing archbishops &
assume charge of the missions of tn
, diocese was adopted The address O
Bishop Kinsman was referred to
committee, comprising Rev. w. II
, Laird, William Pennewill and DR.. "
: p. Orr, to consider the recommenda
tions made in it.
! Bishop Desires Assistance.
, Bishop Kinsman, in his diocesai
. sermon last evening, declared tha
while he felt when selected bisho
, nearly five years ago, that he ha
, been selected under false pretenses,
he liked Delaware and hoped to max
this his home At the same time th
, Bishop said he was not satisfied wit
the official assistance he was receiy
ing
The text OF the sermon was take
from the 18th chapter. Second CORN
thians. sixth verse. Old st. Peter
Church was well filled with visitin
clergymen and laymen and delegate
10 the convention In opening hi
remarks. Bishop Kinsman referred {
a conversation he had with Judg
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