Evening journal., 1922-05-10

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Mrs. Rachel Robinson and Mrs
Cornelia steen. communicates anC
workers in ola swedes Church. WI
mington.
Mrs. Jefferson r. Ford. Mrs
Frances Cochran. Mr.. Edward d
Hearne. Mr.. Joseph C. Naudair
members Of ST. Anne's Parish, MID
dletown.
"zacharlah w. Gemmnl anl
members and communicates OF I'm
manuel Parish. New Castle. ant
Mary Rodney Adair. formerly q
communicant who died IN New
/ Castle this winter.
Mrs Catherine Latimer Ross
Nancy A. Tuttle. Margaret DonohC
Allen. members and communicant,
OF ST. Luke's Parish. seaford.
Mrs Clara B. Martin. Kate p
Robinson. lifelong members and
faithful communicates; and Wi.
liam John Thoroughbred. a liberal
contributor IN ST. Psul's Parish,
Georgetown.
Tor these and for others 20
whom, though unnamed al this
time. this Church and Diocese
owes muchI let US thank God in
prayer;
Almighty God with whom do
live the spirits OF those who depart
hence in the Lord. and with whom
the souls OF the faithful after they
are delivered from the burden OF
the flesh are In Joy and felicity. we
give Thee hearty thanks for the good
example OF all those thy servants
who having finished their course IN
faith do now rest from their labors:
and we beseeoh Thee that we. with
all those who departed in the true
faith OF thy holy Name may have
our perfect contamination and bliss
both in body and soul in thy eternal
and everlasting glory; through
Jesus Christ our lord. Amen.
Executive Committee and Depart
ments.
The whole work OF the Church
falls within the range Ot activities
OF ths three departments organized
under the direction OF the Presiding
Bishop and Council: ire Depart
ment OF Missions. the Department
OF Christian Education. the Depart
ment OF Social Servlos. The two add
ed Departments Of Publicity and
Finance are adJuncts 70 these.
Following the Example OF the
Church and as directed by the
canon OF this convention your ex-
ecutive committee has organized its
departments from each OF which
reports may be expected in the
course Of our proceedings. The ore
alton OF this Executive Committee
was more or less an experiment
has taken sometime TO find Itself
but we come 10 each meeting with
a better conception OF what is ex-
pected OF US and your Bishop fnds
in this intimate conference over
plans and details OF work a source
OF helpfulness Il would be difficult
TO get along without.
MY purpose at this time Is 70
comment on the departments in the
church al large and then on the
work OF each in our own Diocese.
Christian Education.
without making invidious com
parisons believe that Il IS fair TO
say that OF the three. the depart
ment OF Christian Education Is prob
ably the most efficient and effective.
BY this I mean II Is most successful
In suggesting plans OF work and
methods OF procedure which the
'huroh seems willing to accept and /
put into operation. Education lies
At the basis OF all church enterprise. |
The next generation is even more i'm
DOrtant than the present one. Edu-
,ation is needed to know and under
stand the faith; we need training 10
know how 10 live. how to give. how
% serve. But beyond the apparent
need there IS a display OF intelligence
n the management of this depart
nsnt, an evidence OF the spirit OF
llertness and comprehension OF what
should he done and how 20 do u
hat the church is learning 10 study
md follow. The department thinks
u It's work as something broader and
more comprehensive than the man
cement OF church or Sunday
chools. important as that is. II has
uggestions and plans for the whole
ange OF Christian education from
he members OF the Cradle Roll up
through the Church School, work in
econdary schools. among students
n colleges and universities and the
for the ministry in semi
aries. other communions lead in
he work OF missions and social ser
ice, but believe II is fair 70 state
hat our Department OF Christian
.ducation has established standards
,hioh other communions are glad
D study and follow. Sometimes these
ther communions study and follow
etter than some OF the people.
Mention is made OF the fact be-
ause our own Diocese needs Just
le things this Department can help {
5 10 secure. The work OF our
hurch Schools and among our
oung people Is nothing like as ef- !
,ctive as II should be made. We 8
.ck uniformity OF method and CO. {
peration OF effort. with striking !
lceptions the work OF our Church {
,hools is not well done. 1t will a
lrdly stand as a legitimate excuse {
say that we cannot get the chill
zen nor teachers. II is our business :
secure them and where the q
lergy and Vestry OF parishes not a
NY in this Diocese but throughout b
le Church conceive OF the feeding
; the lambs as every whit as i'm
1rtant as the feeding of the sheep; I
here they study methods and give q
lis work the attention It deserves;