Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-12-23
REV. {, B. DUBELL'
CHURCH DEDICATED
BY TWO BISHOPS
Interesting Ceremony at Penn 3
Grove, Participated in by
Many Clergymen.
IT'S GROWTH HAS BEEN
MOST REMARK ABLE

The Church 81 our NIerciful Saviour.
mt pcnn's Grove. y J.. Of which lsev
Charles Bratten Dubel IL rector, was
dedicated Yesterday hy two bishops and
with large number Of clergvmen assisting
with tho service Rector Dubell is VIII
m,ngfonlan. who has had marked sticcesa.
not only in hia church work, but also ~
the war He il q son Of Charles L Dnbell
of Wilmington and was born and reared
horc
Rt Rev Paul Matthews, y -. Bishop
of New .Icracv. consecrated the church
and Rt Rev Philip Cook, u. d, Bishop
of Delaware. preached the scrnnn
There were many assisting clergymen
in the sanctuary. including Reya. Atben
Richev and Charles II Holmead of -
John Church, Robert bell of Old Swrdes
Wilmington: Percy Donaghay Of Mid
dletown Gasner, dean Of the cathedral
ri Easton. Md, Charles Perkins. former
dean of New Jersey. Howard Thompson,
SECRETARY Of the diocese: Harold Morse
If Merchantville, Robert Williams OF
Woodbury.. Elliston Perpt OF Salem, John
Rirg of Rlvertnn. Camille Sessernetle OF
WcStville and Morton Montgomery OF
Philadelphia
There was also in attendance n dele
y
with which Mr.. DubelI served Is months
overseas before going into Germany.
REMARKABLE CHURCH RECORD.
The beautiful church edihce, designed
after the style Of the old English Gothic
OF the thirteenth century, stands on
Naplc avenue. between Penn's Grove and
tho new powder village of Carey Point.
Members Of the parish from both OF
these towns aud visiting churchmen as
senbled ia the church at II O'Clock IN
the morning for the conservation core
monies.
Rector Dubell is former war chaplain
major and now chaplain of the American
Legion in New Jersey. Soon after the
powder war boom began to bring thou-
sands Of workmen and their families
from all parts Of the country IN 1918, DIR.
Dubell was called from rectorship At
Glassboro and assigned to work OF es-
tablishing an Episcopal church at Penn
/ Grove.
His first services were held in a tent
pitched ! ear the roadside in a cornfield
when winter weather set in small
chapel was built The parish grew 70
such an extent that arrangements were
made for the erection Of permanent
edifice and the cornerstone OF the present
church was laid on June &c, 1917.
When America entered the war, the
rector who was then chaplain of the old
Third regiment, New Jersey national
guard, secured leave Of absence from
his parish and went overseas with his
regiment He remained to serve as chap
lain with the army of occupation IN Ger
many. In the meantime, the new church
was completed and put into Use, but Its
consecration was put off by the church
officials until Chaplain Dubell's return.
The new church, with its beautiful
art-glass windows, has been richly FIN
ished as a memorial by the du Pont
family TO the late Francis G. du Pont,
who was the first superintendent of the
powder plant at CarEey's Point. Mem
bers Of the du Pont family We're present
yesterday.
Robson Lea Perot, a Philadelphia
architect, desigr cd the church. 1t has
the general outline of a reclining cross
The base is of stone construction, with
hollow tile above covered with white
stucco finished rough cast. Indiana lime
stone il used for the trimmings Follow
ing an ancient church custom, the chan
eel faces east The nave is thanked by
columns supporting Gothic arches and