Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-08

Celebration next week of the tenth
anniversary of the institution of the
Diocese of Harrisburg of the Protest
ant Episcopal Church and of the tenth
anniversary of the conservation of the
Rev. DIR. James Henry Darlington as
city one of the most notable religious
observances in its history.
The celebration will be held in con-
nection with the annual convention of
the diocese, will start Monday night
and will continue with very little inter-
ruption until late Wednesday evening.
Prominent divines and laymen from
far and near, holding to the doctrine
of the Episcopal Church or of some
other communion, will do honor to
Bishop Darlington and his see.
The general program of functions
for the celebration has, in effect,
eclipsed the annual convention itself.
The convention has little business of
Importance to transact this year and
its sessions promise to be more or less
of perfunctory character. The chief
item of business to be brought before
ii is the matter of a church pension
fund. This has been worked out
along scientific lines. with the Idea
that each parish in the entire church
conventions this year will consider
adoption or rejection of the plan.
Informal Anniversary Celebration
Bishop Darlington's anniversary of
conservation fell on Monday, April rs,
ten years from the day when he was
elevated from the priesthood to the
lepiscopacy in Christ Church, Brook
lyn, of which he had been rector for
twenty-five years when elected bishop
of Harrisburg. That day itself was
observed publicly by the bishop merely
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early in the morning at st. Pauls
Church. this city, the invitation for
this service having been especially ex-
tended to him by the men of st. Paul's
parish.
The plan for formal observance oi
the decennial event was adopted by
| the diocesan convention last year wher
1t met in st. James Church, Lancas.
| ter. A committee appointed the pre-
vious year reported an outline of the
plans which are to be executed mex
week and the convention approved
The committee was headed by Genera
Charles NJ. Clement, of Sunbury, tn,
secretary of the diocese.
Committees were at once appointed
to handle the details of the celebration
The chairman of the program com
mittee is the Rev. Robert F. Gibson
rector of Trinity Church, Williams
port. and former rector of Trinit,
Church. Steelton. The Rev DIR. Floyt
Appleton, rector of ST. Paul's, this city
is a member of this committee.
$4,000 Endowment Fund
OF almost equal importance with tn
program itself is an effort which tn
diocese is making to raise $1,000 t.
be added to the endowment fund o
the diocese as a special thank offerinj
for the success of the past decade
This work was apportioned amonl
three committees. one to each of tn
archdeaconries into which the dioces
is divided. The head of the Harris
burg archdeaconry committee is tn,
Rev George Israel Browne. rector o
st. Johns Church. Lancaster. and
former rector of st. Paul's, this city
The Rev. James F. Bullitt, rector O
ST. Andrews. Harrisburg. is membel
of this committee.
AS much interest attaches to thu
$4,000 endowment fund as to any
thing else. although no one will be sur
prised II the contributions and pledges