Evening journal., 1914-05-13


as whole asks us to give for Mis-
sions six per cent Of what we spend
on our own religious necessities and
luxurious. We have\ no right to
complain of that II we gave the
Scriptural 1.-THE. It would not be ex-
ccssive. | am glad to say that we
have this year done more during the
first part of the missionary fiscal year
than we have ever done before. Al
though our apportionment Is larger
than IL has been before | am hoping
that It will be paid in full; and he
tween now and September shall
make Il my personal business to try
for the raising of apportionments in
those places which are still In ar
rcars. Where the dupleX-envelope
system has been introduced, there
has been little difficulty In raising
the necessary amounts II Is a fact
of experience that the more people
give for outside objects, the more
they have for things at home. Those
who try TO keep for themselves by
never doing anything for people OUT
side for some reason fail utterly
Theirs is the fate of the servant who
buried his talent In a napkin. Stingi-
ness siarves itself. On the contrary.
those who give generously In some
way seem TO have more for them
selves. To him that hath shall be
given. Il Is not clear why this should
be: but Il Is a fact patent in the eX-
perience Of the religious world that
missionary giving is thrice best
once TO the receiver and twice to the
giver.
And now let me speak of a great
missionary gift TO ourselves Mrs.
/ Elizabeth Frame Williams, of Mid
dleton, who died last June, left the
| bulk of her estate to the Trustees of
the Diocese for the use OF our Dio-
cesan Missions. TwO-thirds OF the
income from the invested property is
| TO go directly To the maintenance of
/ the Missions. one third to be used
as the Trustees shall determine, for
/ the remuneration of Mission Choirs.
No gift could have been made to the
Diocese which will more strengthen
our work than such provision as is
made by the first of these provisions.
The support of our Diocesan Mis-
sions will be placed on a firm basis.
With this fixed income for mission
expenses. IL will be possible out OF
the fund raised for Diocesan Missions
60 do many things hitherto impos-
sible, and will diminish for the Dio-
cese its burden for the diocesan work.
without this gift the apportionment
for Diocesan Missions must have been
within a few years considerably in
creased. with II any change Will be
a decrease. We have reason TO be-
lieve that after a year IL Will be pos
sible for US TO have not less than
S240 from diocesan funds a year fol
every one of our Missions, and con.
siderably more for those I'm which
the more important work Is being
! done.
E The need OF an Associate House q
, as great as ever. Each years eX
? perience shows the possible value o
such & thing But / have not felt tina
. with our present difficulty in RAISING
money for General Missions ] wishei
to ask any unusual help for diocesan
purposes: and l think now that viii
, the prospect OF a lessening Of Oui
responsibility for the diocesan wOrl
year later IL is better TO wait q
ydar before making an aggressive
effort TO secure so important a dio
cesar missionary asset The amour
Of money which now seems TO m'
desirable for such a purpose Il
$4,000 $4,000 for the building OF {
house, and $4,000 for endowment o
the house and the work connected
with Il.
b have but three recommendation
{ to make to the Convention.
The Third Province.
The General Convention OF las
October constituted eight Province
for the Church. corresponding 10 tn
eight Missionary Departments hither
to existing, subject to the Proviso II
Article VII of the Constitution, "tha
no Diocese shall be included in m
: Province without its own consent.
.. "The Third Province shall consist o
5 the Dioceses within the States o
e. Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland
- Virginia, West Virginia, and tn
! Diocese of Washington" The canol
on Provinces adopted by the Genera
D Convention provides that the Pro
e vincial Council shall discharge func
tions more comprehensive In scop
J, than those Of the Missionary Council
e which It is TO supersede. Not only !
q it ITO act as a Provincial Board @
j Missions. auxiliary to the Genera
= Board" but also Ito act as, or pro
n vide for. a Provincial Board Of Rel
= gious Education, auxiliary to IN
), General Board; to perform sue
;, other duties as may be committed {
2 il by General Convention; and I
:. deal with such matters concernin
the general welfare of the Churc
n within the Province as may be CON
S mitted to its care by the constituen
= Dioceses and Missionary Districts
J. the Province
J. I recommend that the formal cor
i sent of the Diocese of Delaware
j.; inclusion within the Third PROVING
i be promptly given; that In accord
d ance with the provision Of the Ger
J. eral Convention deputies be electe
/ 10 attend the Primary Council OF ~
y Province: and that a Canon b
s adopted to provide for the regula
J. election Of Deputies to the Provinci'
J.; Council, preferably in the form a
Is ready used in Dioceses of this Pro
Ie vince I'm which Conventions haN
s been already held.
Is The Church Pension Fund.
The subject of the Church Pensio
Fund. corporation formed pursuaJ
p to the instructions of General Cor
, vention. will be presented to you !
II the Bishop Of Erie. bespeak yot
le most careful attention to what
a shall have to say; and | recommen
e the appointment Of a committee
Il FIVE laymen TO consider in what wa
Ie this Diocese can best cooperate wit
s the Church Pension Fund, and