Evening journal., 1915-05-13
EPISCOPALIANS TO
PENSION THE CLERGY
Plan Agreed Upon and Can
onS Amended at Conven-
tiOn in Dover
ADOPT RESOLUTION
FOR PROHIBITION

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del. May 13.-The after
noon session of the annual Confer
ence of the Diocese of Delaware of
the Episcopal Church yesterday was
an unusually busy one, much business
being transacted prior to adjournment
late in the day.
The election OF delegates to the
Provincial Synod, as well as the
election Of committees, etc, occupied
part of the afternoon, the first cleo
ton being that of delegates and alteP-
mates to the Provincial Synod which
meets in Richmond, Va, in October
next. The following we're elected:
Clergymen-Revs. A. e. Clattenburg.
Henry c. Parkman, c. T. Pfeiffer and
r. w. Trapnell; alternates, Revs. p.
G. Donaghy, Alban Richie, B. f.
Thompson. e. II. ]. Andrews.
Laymen-Harry X. Green, Frederic
Bringhurst, Charles A. Cook, w. II.
Morgan; alternates, DR.. w. P. Orr,
Colonel ]. j. Ross, A. A. Curtis, Harry
B. Speakman.
Standing Committee of the Diocese
-Clergymen, Revs. B. f. Thompson,
F. NJ. Kirkus. w. II. Laird; laymen,
Judge Edward G. Bradford, WOODBURY.
Martin.
Member Of Constitution and Canon
ommittee-Colonel George A. Elliott,
who succeeds himself.
Diocesan Committee on Education
DR.. Richie, A. e. Clattenburg, A.
Felix DUPONT, Captain Harry V.
Lyons, John S. Grohe.
A lengthy and spirited discussion
| followed the presentation of the re-
port of the Pension Fund by Colonel
Elliott. The basis of pension for
disabled clergymen is made on GER
tain percentage of their salary, to be
contributed when in active service,
and on length of service. The mini
mum was placed at 5000 and the
maximum at $4,000.
Resolutions similar to those adopt
ed by conventions of other States
we're presented for adoption by the
Delaware convention by Colonel FL
lott. Some objection arose as to
the resolutions as presented. Rev. f.
NJ. Kirkus explained at length the
subject to the convention and the
pension plan was approved.
At the conclusion of the argument
over the Pension Fund, several
amendments to the constitu-
ton and canons of the church were
adopted The first was regarding the
election of a bishop of a diocese, in
that he shall be elected by a certain
percentage of the vote of the clergy
and laity and that such election shall
be by the concurrence of both clergy
and laity. -. -
The second Question adopted was
the qualification of parish voters, such
qualifications being that a member
must be p years of age, must be bap-
tized and a regular attendant and
contributor of the church. Other
canon changes provide:
That Wardens elected must be COM
municants of the church.
That all parish treasurers must be
bonded.
The Rev. A. e. Clattenburg pre-
scented a resolution which for time
brought out opposition. but which was
adopted with few dissenting votes. 1t
was as follows:
Resolved, That we place ourselves
on record as opposed to the manu-
facture and sale of intoxicating
liquors, except for sacramento or
medicinal purposes and that we use
our influence to eradicate it from
our national life"
A motion was made to refer the
resolution to the social service COM
! mittee. This was defeated by vote
a OF 13 for and q against. A motion
4 was then made to lay it on the table
= This ives defeated and the resolution
d as first presented was then adopted
S BY almost a unanimous vote.