The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-19
EASTERN BISHOP
MAY RETIRE SOON

The Right Rev. Thomas C. Darst,
:. of Wilmington, bishop Of the East
: Carolina diocese of the Episcopal
!. church, is considering retiring next
= wear because of ill health, it was
slearned Wednesday, at the. 61st an
nual convention of the diocese in
.sSt. Peters. church, Washington,
N. C.
During the meeting Bishop Darst
announced his intentions to retire
on the 3Oth anniversary as bishop
in 1945, should his physician deem
it necessary.
Following his statement regard
ing future plans, resolution was
offered by F. F. Pagan OF New
Bern, and was adopted unanimous
ly by the delegates as follows:
THAT we have been deeply i'm
pressed by the statement OF our
beloved Bishop of his intention to
retire on his thirtieth anniversary
as Bishops of this, diocese, should
his doctor advise such action, and
that it is the earnest desire and
PRAYER of this convention that he
will be so greatly improved in
health by next January that he will
be able to continue his active SER
vices to this diocese which have
been SC faithfully and lovingly per
formed during the past 80 years"
Mr.. George B. Elliot was re-
elected chancellor of the diocese,
and the Rev. Walter R. Noe was
reappointed secretary of the con-
vention. In addition the Rev. Mr..
Noe was reelected registrar, treas
urer of the diocese and editor and
business manager of the Mission
Herald. 1900
Members of the executive coun-
Gil elected to serve for three years
were: the Rev Mortimer Glover, !
the Rev. Alxander Miller, W. B.
Campbell, C..R a..sMha,eatly s and Mrs.
Baxter Moore, .s.,.ss.,es.,ss. --...@...-..
New Ber1-:Was chosen as the
site for thee1945 convention.
During the business session,
Bishop Darst stated that final
payment had been made on the in
debtedness of st. Peters church.
The Rev. Israel Harding Hughes
chaplain of. St. Mary's School in !
Raleigh, presented a report that
the school was trying to raise
$780, 900 for necessary repairs and
equipment. Plan for raising the
fund was endorsed by the conven-
ton after proposal was made by
the Rew;..s.=F: Moseley, chair
man of sssessan s Chris
The reperF--of the Thompson
Training Institution was presented
by the Rev. John c. Granger, a
member of the board of trustees.
who stated that the orphanage was
considering raising $4,000 for it's
work. H. Edmund Rodgers, of the
committee on canons presented
a canon on Camp Leach, which
was adopted.
Other reports included: the Rev.
Mr. Noe, showing that the Mission
Herald practically paid for itself
LII 1913; the Rev. Stephen Gardner
on the committee for insurance..
the Rev. E. F. :. Moseley. on the. /
adult conference @be held. att
camp Leach this summer: ~-the.4
Rev. John C. Granger, work of
the youth department; the Rev
John H. Bonner, Jr., activities of
Camp Leach; and Major McCul- |
Tough B.. Wilson and Robert |
Strange, Laymen's Thank offering
Delegates to the. the Provincial sy-1]
nod elected We're as follows the
Rev. Walter r Mee, the Rev Jack 4
R. Rountree;- the Rev. John Cs1|
Granger, the.sRev. E. F. Moseley
the Rev John H. Bonner, Jr., and II
the Rev. Alexander Miller. cleri-
CAL Robert Strange, John G. Bra
gaw' John.Haywood Jones, W.~1v-
erson >skihnar, james. N. Saith
and P. B. Rstenlan, lay. IF -.
The Rex@-Mortimer Glover, the
rev. R. III ohnson, the Rev. John
n. Tolar, the Rev. f. W. Halleck,
me Rev Al. Mackie, and the Rev
H. W. GazieT, alternate clerical
leiegates; We S. Sutherland
or. II. p. Trigg, DR.. H. W. Fisher
5. W. Thomas, N. S. Haskell. and
1erbert"W. Hewlett, alternate Law
elegates. +
The Rev. E. T. Jillson was ap-
'olnted a member of the Board of
examining Chaplains. Other mem
'ers OF the board are: the Rev. AL
'xander Miller, president; the
Rev. E. W. Halleck; a the Rev.