Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-12
CONVENTION WANTS
BETTER SALARIES
Episcopal Delegates Suggest Sl5oo
Minimum for Married, S12oo
for Single Ministers.

Better salaries for ministers OF the
Protestant Episcopal Church Is favored
bv the delegates, both clergy and lay, to
the convention of Delaware diocese, now
I'm session at Emmanuel Church. ne
convention at its session last night adopted
a resolution proposed by Rev. Frederick
NJ. kirkus. favoring minimum salary OF
Il. 500 for married ministers and Sl,Zuu
for single ministers. The resolution
adopted bv the convention provides that
the standing committee confer with the
trustees of churches throughout the dlo-
cese and endeavor to bring about ADJUST
ment of salaries to CONFORM with TINS
standard. DIR. Kirklls. Col. Elliott and
Rev. Richard ". Trapnell advocated
the passage of the motion. When 1t came
10 n vote. there was but one voice III
opposition.
The standing committee s report made
no recommendations on the question OF y
merger of the dioceses of Delaware ana
Easton. The report mentions the confer
ence at April 20 ON this subject and admits
the advantages of n merger from the
economic standpoint, but refuses TO favor
the proposition because certain obstacles,
of n nature not easily defined, however,
seem at present unsurmountable
An amendment to canon 20 was pasSeu
bv the two-thirds vote necessary To pun
il into effect immediately. 1t provides
that the income from the diocesan fund
to, clerical relief shall be turned over to
the national church pension fund IN Ne"
York. The national body has for some
time been paying allowances for the reiiel
q, Delaware ministers and their iamllles
and the diocesan committee promised 20
make payments for this. The national
managers wish to secure the capita
of the Delaware fund, but this was
legally impossible.
Several members of Delaware diocese
objected to turning over the income
wifhou, some kind OF reservation wmcf
would enable Delaware diocese to increase
allowances without being dependent upon
the national body. Col. George \. Elliott
however. pointed out that the cnurci
pension fund represents the best choice
uf the church. and deserves TO be trusted
Rcy. DR.. George Patton asked the
suDnort Of the diocese for the proposed
1hree-year campaign of the national cam
paign board Of the Episcopal church
he otlined the plans for more peTiec'
organization of the church and extension
of its activities throughout the world
The following officers OF the diocese
were elected vcsterdv afternoon President
Arcbdeacon Benjamin F. Thompson
secretary, John $ Grohe; chancellor
Charles NJ. Curtis; treasurer, Fredercb
Bringhurst; registrar, Professor Henry
Handy Hay.
The following committees for the dio.
cese were elected: Standing committee
Archdeacon Benjamin + Thompson
President; Rev Frederick Nj. klrkus
Rev. r. W Trapnell. \. Felix du Pon'
and Woodburn Martin.
Diocesan committee on missions anG
education: Archdeacon Benjamin T
Thompson. Rev. Thomas Getz Hill
Rev. Robert Bell, Rev. Richard "
Trapnell. John II. Lambson, a, tef'
du Pont and John ). Grohc, secretary an'
treasurer.
Deputies to the provisional synod fo
1920 were elected as follows: Rev
j. l.. Donaghay Rev. T. Getz Hill, Rev
Frederick Nj. kirkus, Henry Hanby Hay
Frederick Bringhurst William B. Jeste
J and Chancellor Charles NJ. Curtis
The following officers. whose terms
cxnired this wear, were reelected:
George r. Hoffccker, diocesan trllste
until 1926 Venerable BENJAMIN F ThQmp
son. arehdeacon: Col George A. El!io
member Of the committee on constitution
and canons.