Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-12
EP|SCOPAL|ANS HAVE
BUSY CONVENTION
Years Work Mapped Out at the
Annual Diocesan Meeting
i'm Milford.

Milford May f2~4-Yeaterday's session
~ the Protestant Episcopal DiOceaan
Convention opened AZ 1890 O'Clock fol
lowing communion service, IN Christ
Church,
The first business feature was The
aendinR Of n telegram of cpngratulation
20 REV. william +. Manning, who waE
Yesterday cOnaeeTated as Bishop 0f the
New York Diocese. The appointment 0f
committees followed. They we're:
Committee on unfinished businesa~-
rev. Thomas g. HHl Harry X. Speak
man William B. Jester.
View parlshas-~Hev. Charles a. fI0I-
mead. Dr George 4. Harter Charles a.
Maull.
Place Of meeting for next conyon-
tion-~Rev +. H. Donaghay. Frank J.
gcboonover. Dr. q. a Hitch Accord
ing to the constitution n the diocese.
tho convention must be held in sussex
county. and in view of this fact an in
vitatIon from Christ Church. Dover. 90
hold tho next convention there WAS NOT
accepted The matter of decision has
been turned over ~ the Bishop and
council,
Foliowing tho appointments. reports
were gwen Hu ttf Faf5fRN ittre'" ''
doe eaan business.
rev. benjamin f. Thompson. arch
deacon ~ he diocese. case report on
tho missionary condition Of tho diocese
f. was learned that all missions werf
u excellent c9adiiou. and that services
were being held regularly iu each re-"
/ Thompson yecofnmonded mo app0.n'
meni If three new ClerRyuen in 'n'
/ ntlsslon field - the lower part ~ IN
/ diocese. one al Deimar ard two -
+ Georgetown
Rev Rlchard ". Trapuen. chairman
/ n the committee ~ education and 20
/ cfai service. made an Interesting reDor
of the work os thia unit In discussin.
education he called attention go th
prnfnaula Sunday school conference 2
be heId at Ocean City Nd from June 2
H. ~. which viii be under the diroctin
af giehoa Ccok md Bishop George "
Davenport. ~ the Easton Diocese
II connection with tbi announce
mont Bishop cook urged ali clergy
men to attend This conference durin
the entire period ~ eight daye IndT
sha social serelco section II his repor
Rev Trapneti spoke III thr iuiPo~tau1
~ institutional work n the diocese. an
stated hat ME IS being done ar tr
Wilmington clergy during neir spa
Time. Hn recommended t1at + elergl
man be procured r. work in tnc ho'
rgtafs. Industrial schools a~d r1rkhous
md alao fnat .lara1 .ergvmsr
appointed - work 4r0o7g rnr nlor
people ~ the diocese.
{ Rev Frederick N- Eirkne rnsi~m-
! ~ fhe ways and means oomWitte
presented hudEet IF E2stgn for Il
GEAR IF Iagt-ra22 This i to .nv
ne extra ST 200 on sae salary of a
/ bishop. who NOS receives rs anG YEAR
Eighteen bundred dollars n .nIz amn1
= devoted 70 nis nfice work 500
fra Yelling expense and the rarfain ind
a used in missionary Rork nd tp nv
ne entire expenses RI the 01nreniir
rev. Eoniarnlp II. Thompson eha
man of the committee on mission raoI
and who IL n charge - the fund Z
- urs. Elizabeth Williams .ao ur0r
of which j. Used su maintaining n
I sfon cnoirs in the state, next present
4 rcpnri. lie adrocated that he incol
7. IF the williams fund be divided amo
i mo missions according n size. nste
IF eacn being assigned $3.50, which
s. now the case.
Officers Elected.
+ The reports we're followed BY
,a election ~ officers. George Lodge
Wilmington vas elected a trustee of
diocese FOR Z pertoC IF i've yea
Frederick BrlnEhurst % Whining,
treasurer If the convention. for
vear. Professor Henry Handy Hay
's N.e,x castle. registrar Of diocese.
r. F-rederick Ashton of Wilmington. ms
.h b..r IL ne CONF. tsee On consutut
-. and raaons. lor two years. Is stand
committee for the diocese was appoiu
members If Uhicn VAL aold office
!, o,e wear. This comprises REV. e
a. amin r. Thompson. of Dover. pr
- 5ent Rev. r. ". Trapneu of Wilmi
ton. secretary; Rev G.. ". Clash.