Evening journal., 1922-06-19
TWO BISHOPS
At ST. ANNE'S
Rt. Revs. Cook and Talbot
Preach at Historic
Church
TABLET
is DEDICATED
Special to The Evening Journal.

ers at the two hundred and seven
teenth anniversary of the founding
of st. Anne's Episcopal Church near
here yesterday. This is the third old
, est church in the STAGE.
There were many visitors from all
parts of the State and adjoining
states at the service. One of the fea-
lures of the days program was the
dedication of a bronze tablet in the
church vestibule in honor of Rich
ard Lockwood who was a vestryman
of the church from 1920 to 1875. The
tablet was dedicated previous to the
afternoon meeting by Bishop Cook
and the Rev. Percy Lowry Dona-
ghay rector of the church conducted
the services.
AT the morning service, which
was held at 1890 o'clock. the
church was well filed, when Bishop
! Cook delivered his sermon. The
regular morning prayer service was
read at this time, with the singing
Of Holy, Holy, Holy!" "The Son of
God Goes Forth TO War" and "All
Hail the Power of Jesus Name
Bishop Cooks Message.
Bishop Cook delivered an inspir-
ing message. which ended to show
the folly of becoming disheartened
or pessimistic over the apparent uD-
fairness of life. Life" Bishop
Cook said. "is not fair so far as the
material blessings are concerned"
The Bishop referred to the man
ner in which material awards are
10 Il,
and the righteous get nothing. The
greatest task of life, he said, is to
equalize the vast unfairness of life;
TO share health, wealth, prosperity
and knowledge.
But he said, If you merely con-
slider health and wealth as mean
ing Gods justice, then there is no
such thing. Adding that he did
not wish to be misunderstood, the
Bishop asserted that he did not
mean that a man who is a Chris
tian cannot have health and wealth. |
Bishop Cook continued, referring
TO the death of Christ on the cross ]
as an example of the material re- !
ward of the man who did the great /
est good for the world But, he /
said, there is satisfaction in know |
ing that despite all things, good |
did conquer evil. The Christ, after
he was dead. did break the tomb 1
and rise again.
At the close of the morning SER
vice Bishop Cook and Bishop Tai
bot were entertained by Rev. p. L.
DoDaghay.
The afternoon service was even
better attended than the morning
service. Originally scheduled for
2.30 o'clock, It was found necessary
to postpone it until after three. be-
cause of the tablet dedication.
Bishop Talbot Tells Experiences.
Following the special musical
program Bishop Talbot spoke. The
Bishop was for twelve years sta
toned in Idaho and Wyoming. and
served, it is said. as the inspiration
of owen Wister's The Virginian."
In opening his address, the Bishop
explained that he had come pre-
pared to deliver one of the best SER
mons he had, but upon his arrival
here, he had been persuaded to cast
it aside by Bishop Cook. and to sub
stitute in its place a tale of his ex-
periences as Bishop in the West, and
Of his career as missionary among
cowboys. miners and Indians.
This he did, telling numerous
and interesting incidents.
all the way from his brib-
Ing of the stage coach driver with ]
cigars to make him go over the {
rough spots in the road a little slow {
er. to his invasion of the mining
camp saloons TO get enough men to '
attend his meetings
st. Anne's Church was founded
through the efforts of the Society for !
he Propagation of the Gospel, which
its charter on June 16, 1901.
Rev. George Kieth a clergyman of :
he Church of England went to New !
Castle in the early part of 1913. and
{ is. all out ceretin that about that q,
ime he visited other places in Della :
ware, among them being Middle \
own, where he encouraged the peo- \
,le to take steps toward parochial 4
1t was close upon this :
'isit of Mr.. Kieth that the parish be- C
,an its organic life. s
The first document referring to Ii
he history of the st. Anne's parish v
'ears the date of September 1, 1904. &
The first church in st. Anne's V
'arish was erected in the year 1905, Il
nd was known as the Congregation e
4 Appoquinimink." This building
erved as the house of worship for 1t
more than sixty years, when the e
of the south side of the j
resent building was erected. about a
he middle of the nineteenth century. II
is said that workmen came upon p
hese. in part, as the basis to that d
ddition to the present building. D
In 1905 the first settled rector in L
barge was Rev. Thomas Jenkins. A r
ortion of the altar cloth, bearing "
he royal letters, "a r." worked it "
; said by the hands of Queen Anne, r
Tho died in 1Tf4, is still preserved c
! the parish. and was in the church ].
r
The old communion silver dates A
rom 1859 and is still in use in the II
arish. The present Old ST. Anne's r
uilding was erected In the year r
1urch are colonial The bricks, II r
said were brought from England. Gi
nd are still in an excellent state of W
Some of the grave CT
ones and tablets are of colonial tn
nd revolutionary days. 1t is esti
ated that the Old St. Anne's oak ch
ee is nearly 800 years old. nj
Through the foresight of the ju
sstry of the parish. plans were WI
arted in 1900 looking to the future, Fl
hen they would have in hands le,