Smyrna times., 1926-11-03
TRIBUTE TO FORMER sMYRNIAN
Rev. ]. DiricksOn Cummins Called to
Boston, Mass, Gets Fine Write Up
in New Orleans Leading Daily

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| signed as dean of Christ Church Ca
thedral at New Orleans, louisiana, to
become associate rector of Emanuel
Church, Newbury, Back Bay, Boston,
Mass, expects to take hold the first
of next month. The congregation at
New Orleans, La.,is loathe to lose his
services at Christ Church Cathedral
and the daily paper THE New Orleans
States" says that elaborate plans
for his reception in Boston, Mass,
are being made; that the Rev. DIR.
Elwood Worcester, rector of the ex-
elusive congregation of Emanuel
Church is quoted as saying his church
"is fortunate in obtaining a man of
such noble character and charming
disposition, a man so gracious and
Cody as is found in Dean Cummins."
The New Orleans States" continues
with this fine sketch of the former
Smyrnian: "Rev. J. Dirickson Cum
minis came to New Orleans as Dean
of Christ Church Cathedral in 1919.
He was born in Smyrna, Delaware, in
1888 and is a descendant of Robert
Morris, the friend of George Wash
ington and financier of the American
Revolution. He is the fourth of his
name from the same parish to enter
the ministry of the Episcopal Church
He was educated at the University of
Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia
Divinity School, and previous to his
coming here was on the staff of Trim
ity Parish, New York City, and was
Rector of St. Peters Parish, Centre
vile, Maryland, and while there was
on many important committees of the
Diocese and took an active part in all
civic matters. He was chairman and
organizer of campaigns for relief and
welfare work during the World War
and was elected delegate to the
General Convention of the Episcopal
Church at Detroit, Mich, in 1919. He
has been five times elected as dele
gate to the Provincial Synods of the
Church and went as a delegate from
Louisiana to the General Convention |
at Portland, Oregon in 1922 Having
had teaching experience in High |
School subjects he was elected Head |
master of st. Paul's school for boys in
Baltimore, Maryland, declining this
to accept the Cathedral in New Or
leans.
Made Archdeacon of East Louisiana
Since 1920 he has been Archdeacon |
of East Louisiana and was for two |
years vice-president of the Prison |
Reform Association of Louisiana. He |
was twice appointed by Gov. John NJ. |
Parker as official delegate to the
American Prison Congress. He has
interested himself in work among
Lepers and has made many visits to
the Federal Leper Hospital at Car
vile, La, visiting the patients and |
many occasions. He is a member of
the Board of Missions and for six /
years was a member of the Board of |
Religious Education of the Diocese of |
Louisiana, and since 1919 has been a
of the committee on Consti-
tuition and Canons, the Nation Wide
Committee and of the
Board of Directors of the Protestant
Episcopal Association. He is also a
of the Board of Directors of
the Charity Organization Society of
this city and member of the Gener-
al Committee of the American Church
Congress-a national institution of
the Episcopal Church. He has trav-
elled widely in America and Europe
and spent four months in 1921 trav-
cling in Greece, Turkey, Asia Minor,
Palestine and Egypt. In January,
1925, Associated Press dispatches
we're published in all the New Or
eans papers that his name figured
prominently among those named for
Bishop of Olympia, Washington. He
IS Mason and Knight Templer. He
married in 1917 Miss Katherine
Whaley of Berlin, Maryland.
Had Accomplished Much for Missions
The Cathedral has accomplished
much under his leadership. The bud
get of the parish has been greatly in
creased and the gifts of the congre-
cation for Missions during each of
he past five years has been over 500
Der cent, over 1919. During his min
stry magnificent pipe organ, valued
1t $4,000 has been given as MEM
,rial, over $4,000 has been raised
md expended on the interior and ex-
erior of the buildings putting the
abric of the parish in excellent con-
lition. The Sunday School for four
vears has led the Episcopal Sunday
Schools of the city in gifts for Mis-
ions and work outside itself four
ears been awarded the banner for
he largest per capita offering for
dissions in the state. The church or
.anizations have grown and their !,
york and scope has greatly increased. :
)ean Cummins goes to Emanuel
'hurch, Boston, as Associate Minister {
rith the Pew Elwnnd Mnrcestar oh :