Middletown transcript., 1916-09-16
ST. ANNE'S CHURCH NOTES


Litany and Sermon.
7.3O Evening Prayer and Address.
Sept. 21st. St. Matthew, Evangelist.
"And he arose and followed Him !"
St Matt. TX. 9.
The example of st. Matthew teaches
US to prefer the service of God to all
earthly gain and advantage. He was
tax-gatherer, Sitting at the receipt
of CUSTOM" but when Jesus called
him, he left his employment at a word,
giving up with it all his prospects of
future wealth, and henceforth followed
the Lord. He wrote the Gospel that
bears his name, and preached in -Judea
for about eight years; after which he
went into Parthia and Ethiopia, and
was probably martyred there, though
the manner of his death has not been
recorded His symbol is a man or
angel: he tells US of our Saviour's gen
ealogy and human nature.
The Rev. A. Edwin Clattenburg,
formerly assistant at Emmanuel Church,
Wilmington, and recently temporary
assistant at st. Johns, has accepted a
call to become Rector of st. Peters
Church, Hazelton, Pa. He will enter
on his new duties in October. Mr.. Clat-
tenburg is very popular among the
Clergy of the Diocese and we very re-
luctantly let him leave US.
THE CHURCH THEN AND NOW
Though the Episcopal Church held
its first public service at jamestown,
Va, May 18th, 1907, the Church,
through various historical causes, grew
but slowly When Bishop Tuttle at
tended his first general convention in
1868, the Episcopal Church had only
about zoo, 900 communicates throughout
the United States. In January of this
year she had 1,O4O,8 1896. In October
there will assemble in General Conven-
ton, 121 Bishops, 295 clergymen and
295 laymen, representing 68 dioceses.
To-day, one in every SO inhabitants is
an Episcopalian. How remarkable is
the episcopacy of the Presiding Bishop
Tuttle may be vividly brought before
the mind when it is remembered that
2O4 Bishops have been consecrated and
123 Bishops have died since he was
made Bishop 50 years ago.
sARDoNIC HUMoR
There is something sardonically hui
morous, "says the Youths Companion,
"in calling a man shepherd of souls
and pastor of his flock, and then, in his
old age turning him out to pasture
that his more worldly-minded sheep
have cropped close to the ground. We
are glad there is going to be change. y
And this brings US to one of the i'm
portant questions before the Church
to-day, namely, The Church Pension
Fund. We have written at length al
various times in these Church notes
concerning this subject. And, we have
recently been asked to say word more
on the subject.
We have already called attention tt
the fact that the Mission half of the
duplex pledge envelope (printed in red
calls for offerings for missionary work
at home and abroad, but with the addi
ton this year of an offering for the
Church Pension fund. Each parish is
assessed Z IA per cent on the stipenC
paid it's Minister, and hereafter thi!
will be a standing assessment for thi:
purpose But before this goes intC
effect each parish is expected to make
contribution towards the initial funC
of five-million dollars being raised t.
pay accrued liabilities. The amount Of
SIS, 900 is asked of the Diocese of Della
ware, and each parish is expected tt
make a contribution. What is St
Anne's Parish going to contribute? W.
must give something. Is $10O to large
an amount? We do not think so. If ;
group of men and women will each give
S., this amount can easily be raised
Who will be the first to give? Pledge:
may be sent to the Treasurer of th'
Church.