Evening journal., 1920-07-26
new bishop At
OLD DELAWARE
contlnnad dom Flrst page


Philadelphia artists under the dlrec-
ton Of William silyano Thunder, or
ganist at the Cathedral. Philadelphia.
The congregation which was probably
the largest that has ever attended d
service in Wolf Hall was delighted
with the singing Of the quartet The
personal of the quartet was, Eleanor
Gerlach, soprano; Alice McPoyle, con-
iraHo Henry Gurney, tenor, and John
Nandersloot basso.
Chancellor Charles NJ. Curtis pre-
sided and in introducing DR.. Cook,
said he was rector OF a. Baltimore
parish that has already contributed
two bishops TO the Episcopal Church
and Or. Cook will make the third.
The new bishop remarked that
there was talk in Baltimore OF chang
! ing the name Of his church and max
| ing it "St Michaels and All Bishops
Bishop Cook talked In education and
| took as his text the seventh verse OF
| the first chapter OF Proverbs, THE
Fear OF the Lord is the beginning Of
! knowledge. but fools despise Wisdom
and instructions"
The speaker said he was gratifed
! that his Qrst appearance before a
| Delaware congregation was in connec-
tion with a service the main thought
OF which had TO do with education.
He said he Hoped the many teachers
present would give him the honor OF
their friendship as he goes about the
State on his duties.
Bishop Cook said while Il Is often
said that the hope OF the future lies
| in education. yet nothing like the al
tentiOn is given education that there
should be He placed the teachers
with the ministers in tho underpaid
class and said. III education is the
hope Of the future the country is
terribly blind TO allow teachers to be
so underpaid that 100000 left the pro-
fession last year because OF that
fact" He said 10 seems part OF tht
incongruity Of the times that pays
a moving picture actor ten times the
salary OF the President OF the United
States. a baseball player five times as
much as a senator receives and anC
/, a dancer half naked on the stag,
more in a week than you and ! re
ceive In a year. The clergy Of The
counry welcomes you TO the ranks o
the underpaid, TO a work they con
tinue in spite OF the remuneration
offered lt is a glorlus brotherhood.
In quoting his text. "the Fear o
] the Lord Is The beginning Of knOWl
81 edge, but fools desplse wisdom AM
e Instruction" Bishop Cook said
(. ! could be more truly paraphrased b
I saying. "The fear Of ignorance an
poverty is the beginning OF Know
e edge"
= In solving tho question Of wh1
education Is. Bishop Cook said "W
must consider two things. viz
Whether your idea Is 10 teach IN
young 10 get a living or whether on
idea is 10 teach the young how {
live In discussing the meaning {
4 education the speaker gave Dr. Nicf
\ olas Murray Buffers. conception
. ~. He classed knowledge, informi
4 tion and experience under the on
head heritage that which we give
the next generation.
The first according 10 Or. Butler
conception the speaker said Is scieI
" tifc heritage. the wealth Of lnformi
le tion along a scientific line. which d,
made the world a brotherhood and
. small place compared with ceniuril
re ago Literary heritage was give
b, second place and aesthetic herita'
n third place. The latter, ne said "
"a the development OF that faculty !
ia which the student comes TO distl
ed guish between that which is true an
at beautiful, as compared with q