Evening journal., 1917-05-09

character and pastoral activity have
left their mark on several of our par
ishes; and we have reason to be
thankful for his work and his ex-
ample.
Mr.. orohe's Services.
in 1898 the Annual Convention Of
the Diocese met as we are doing in
1917, in st. Andrews Church, VIII
mington. That Convention saw the be-
ginning of the special services OF the
Diocese of one who is now the senior
officer of the Diocese In continuous
service, Mr.. John Sidney Grohe, OF
Wilmington. in 1898, Mr.. Grohe be-
came a member of the Committee on
Missions and Education, of which he
was elected treasurer IN succession TO
Mr. Francis G. DUPONT; and in the
following year he was elected also its
secretary in succession TO Mr.. Joseph
Swift. He has continued TO serve as
secretary and treasurer of the Mis-
sionary Committee from that date to
the present time, his services having
/ therefore extended over almost TWEEN
/ ty-fve years. In 1894 he was also APP
pointed by Mr.. S. MinOt Curtis, secre-
/ tary of the Convention, his assistant
secretary succeeding in that post Mr..
Z George A. Elliott. He served as as
sistant secretary in all succeeding
! Conventions until 1903. except in 1897
and 1898, when his place was taken
/ by Mr. r. A. Van Trump. In 1903 Mr..
Minot Curtis declined to accept re-
election as secretary; and Mr.. Grohe
was elected his successor, his first act
being to ask leave to appoint his old
chief as his assistant From 1903 he
has served the Diocese continuously
as secretary of the Convention in ad-
ditiOn to his services as secretary and
treasurer of the Missionary Commit
tee; also in other ways; and during
this period Of almost quarter of a cen
tury the Diocese of Delaware has had
no more devoted servant He has felt
keenest interest in all that concerned
the upbuilding Of our Church, and has
acted as watchdog of our Diocesan
funds. when they needed protection
from the predatory habits of Bishops
or the toO-eXclusive claims of particu-
lar fields of Diocesan work 1t gives
me special pleasure as spokesman for
his many friends in the Diocese of
Delaware to express to Mr.. Grohe
gratitude for this long list of services
begun twenty-four years ago at a Con-
vention assembled in this church, and
all good wishes for the years to come
The Bishops official acts as set
forth in his address included: Cele-
brations of holy communion, 1856;
other services, 140; sermons and ad-
dresses. 1876; baptisms, A. marriages,
2; burials, s.
There were PA combinations during
the year.
Institution of Rector.-June 4, 1916,
Sunday after Ascension. The Reverend
Samuel Steinmetz as Rector of Cal
vary, Wilmington
Conservation of Bishop. December
IA, 1916, Cathedral of st. John the
Divine, New York Read the Litany
and joined in the conservation of The
Reverend Hugh Latimer Burleson, d.
d., as Bishop Of South Dakota
Consent to Episcopal Consecrations
The Reverend Irving Peake John
son, d. d., to be BishOp-COadiutor of
Colorado; The Reverend James Wise
to be Bishop of Kansas:
The Reverend Frank Hale Touret to
be Bishop of Western Colorado: The
Reverend Hugh Latimer BurlesOn. ID.
d., to be Bishop of South Dakota: The
Reverend Granville Hudson Sherwood,
d. D., to be Bishop of Springfield. Con
sent was also given for the election
of BishOps-COadjutor in the Dioceses
of Iowa and Newark.
Special Services.
June 25, 1916 ] Trinity. Dedication
of church porch and bell at st. Geor-
ges, Indian River; November 26. 1915,
XXIII Trinity Dedication of church
porch at Christ Church, Dover: De
cember 81, 1916 Dedication of oratory
in the -rectOry of Christ Church
Dover; May 6, 1917 Dedication of al
tar furnishings at St. James, New
port.
Mission Organized-April 10, 1917,
Trinity Church, Clayton.
Clergy Transferred.-Jun IA. 1916.
The Reverend Henry Converse Park
man 10 the Diocese Of Maryland; Sep
tembey %, 1916. The Reverend Chas.
Albert Behringer to the Diocese of
New Jersey; November L, 1916. The
Reverend Albert Edwin Clattenberg
to the Diocese of Bethlehem; Novem-
Der 90 1916. The Reverend Charles
Henry Holmead to the Diocese of
end Samuel Steinmetz to the Diocese
of Pennsylvania
Clergy Received.-June 3, 1876. The
Reverend Samuel Steinmetz from the
Diocese Of Maryland; August Z. 1916
The Reverend Charles Henry Black
Turner, d. d., from the Diocese of
Georgia; September 20. 1916. The
Reverend Roberts Coles from the Dio
cese of Virginia; October l2. 1916. The
Reverend Addison Aivord Ewing from
the Diocese of Milwaukee, November
90, 1916. The Reverend William Hill
Gibbons from the Diocese of Western
Massachusetts,.
Licensed to Omciate-The Rever-
end Charles L. Fischer, d. d., of the
Diocese of Southern Ohio, i'm St
Luke's, Seaford, and st. Mary's,
Bridgeville; The Reverend Walter
Marvine Chaplain in the United
States Army, of the Diocese of New
York, in Christ Church. Delaware City;
The Reverend oliver II. Murphy d.
d., of the Diocese Of New Jersey. in
st. Luke's. Seaford. and st. Mary's,
Bridgeville.
Candidates for Holy Orders -I
George Alfred Fisher. st. Matthews
Wilmington. November Is. 1914;
Thomas Vail Wingate. St. Johns. viii
mington. June "a. 1915. The name of
request, dropped from the list of can
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