Evening journal., 1915-05-12
Continued from First Page.


much pleasure to be able to report a
year of steady and quiet work
throughout the diocese On the whole
the past year has been a good one.
There have been troubles and perplex-
tiles in various places; but there have
been no more knotty problems than
any twelve months might be expected
to produce. One reason for general
steadiness in our work Is that there
have been no changes in the person.
mel of the clergy who are actually in
charge of parishes and missions. Two
parishes vacant at the meeting of the
last convention we're filled not long
after; and no vacancies have since oc-
Cured. There are to be two in the
near future; but there is no reason to
anticipate that the comparative tran
guilty of the past year will be pro-
longed.
Refers TO DIR. Hall.
THE most notable change in the
body Of our clergy has been caused
by the ending of the work of the Rev.
Dir. Hall, rector of St. Johns, viii
mington. DR.. Hall was taken III in
March of 1914, when he was Obliged
to relinquish work; but until the aut-
umn of last year his friends hoped
that recovery was possible. Since
October, however, IL has been known
that he will never be able to resume
his work, although his life may be
prolonged for years. There are pa
thetic aspects to this closing OF a
comparatively long life of usefulness
and kindness From all of us there
90 TO Dr. and Mrs. Hall warmest feel
| ings of affection and sympathy.
Another of our clergy confined TO
his home by illness is the Rev. Will
liam Henry Croft of Clayton. Mr.. Croft
is one who has served the church
to the utmost Of his ability with zeal
Gus readiness and an unfailing sense
Of duty to which II is a pleasure to
testify.
THE most important material
changes in the diocese have been the
restoration and enlargement of Christ
Church, Christiana hundred. now ono
Of the most interesting churches in
this part of the country and the build
ing Of the new Emmanuel, Whining
ton. The rector and people of these
two parishes are to be congratulated
on their accomplishments of the year.
W
both parishes, has had difficult and
delicate responsibilities to discharge /;
and the way in which he has borne
his double burden has given ground
for thankfulness in the minds of all
who care for the interests OF our
church. st. Philips, Laurel, has also
added greatly TO the value of It's prop
erty by altering the position of the
Lob
rectory. In our missions the chief
event of the year has been the build
ing OF the mission hall for st. Martin S
Hartly for the satisfactory compile
ton of which Archdeacon Thompson
is responsible. Work has now been
begun on the parish house at Delmar,
which will be completed, il is hoped,
during the summer. Reports from
a number of our parishes are the best
in years, for example, from st. Anne's
Middletown, st. Lukes, Newport, and
st. Johns. Wilmington.
During the year there has been an
, unusual note of seriousness in oul
, churches. and in some ways an un
usual soberness in going about Oul
work From all sides came reports
OF good Christmas, a good Lent ant
in spite of the snow storm-a gooC
! Easter. This is doubtless due to oul
sense of the cloud overhanging al
the world, which is bound to give e
all thinking and feeling people deep
! or consciousness of the issues OF life
r and death. and of the need of max
D ing what contribution we can to ever
) form of useful work while opportunit.
{ is given. The philanthropic activit.
) throughout the State has been mos
q commendable. and deeper tone givei
G TO the States religious life i'm whicl
< trust we shall have our full share
a Il is time for patient thought. con
y slant constraint, above all for humbl
prayer. We shall be guilty of mex
4 cusable failure, IL in unwonted degree
r these things do not underlie ever
o. form of our activity.
s The Missionary AppOrtlOnment.
[. 1.-THE time has come, | hope, whe
II is understood that as a matter @
Is course Delaware can and will rails
le it's apportionment for general mis-
a sions While the amount now aske
At of us by the general board, S4,S0l
In double the amount we ask for mis-
IN sionary work in the diocese, Is a
of large as we can ordinarily be expect
ib ed to raise. this amount we hav
he shown is one that We can raise, an
that we ought to raise without grun
I'd bling. In a year Of special stress lik
W, the present, we ought to make som
special offerings: and II is TO be hope
ed that Delawares response to the az
ak peal for an emergency fund will max
n. us this year exceed our apportior
IN INIT by at least 10 per cent. or Is pc
4. cent While il would be wrong
encourage feelings of self-complaceI
a, cy or any tendency to relax effort
NIL IL is only fair for us to recognis
OIL that we have improved in our il
lis terest in missions and sense of mil
ea sionary responsibility. and be stint
D. lated and encouraged by the fact. La
er year with few exceptions-with tire
en- to be quite exact. and only one tot
failure-our parishes and mission
ST gave approximately what was ask'
40 of them: and our apportionment HI
n been paid in full Delaware is m
Sinking its missionary responsible
w. ties.
1--WE wish TO do all we can to a
=, the church's missions. Yet those
Il the diocese most active in promotiI
missionary interest have not alwa,
D. felt it wise to fall in with some su
=, gestions made outside as to metho
a of procedure. There is a general fec
n ing among us that we on the spot CT
II best determine fair and effective wa
of approaching our people: and tn
- il is wrong policy to relegate outsi
IL. officials duties of presenting q