The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-19
BISHOP DARST RESIGNS
ON ACCOUNT HEALTH
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state until 1915, when he was con-
secrated bishop Of East Carolina
and moved his residence to Will
pington. He was elected bishop to
succeed the late Rt. Rev. Robert
Strange, D. D., by a special coun-
Gil meeting in st. Peters church
at Washington, N. c. on Oct. Z,
1914.
He was educated at Roanoke Col
iege. Salem, Va, graduating there
in 1899 and at the Theological semi
nary, Alexandra, Va, where he
completed his study for the minis
try in 1902. He was ordained a
deacon the same year and became
a priest in 1903.
Served In Virginia
Bishop Darst has served parish
es in Fairmont, w. Va, Upper
Vile. Va, Richmond, and at New
port News. He was in Richmond
twice, being rector Of st. James
Church there when called to North
Carolina.
He has received the degree Of
Doctor of Divinity from the Viz
ginia Theological seminary, t h e
University of the South, Roanoke
college, and the University Of North
Carolina.
He has twice married, first to
Miss Florence Newton W ise OF
Alexandria, Va, in 1902, and Sec
ond time to Miss Fannie Lauriston
Hardin of Wilmington, in 1915.
He is a Mason, a knights Of Py-
tllias, member of Pi Kappa Alpha
fraternity, and has been chairman
Of the National Commission on
Evangelism since 1926.
When Bishop Darst was IS years
Of age, he stood by the bedside
Of his dying mother, Mrs. Margaret
Glendy Darst, who through t h e
years had hoped and prayed that
her youngest son might become a
minister. So in her wisdom S h e
said, II bequeath thee to His di-
vine will'', knowing that, though
she was so soon to pass on, the
seed had been sown that later
would flower into a life spent in
His service.
To mark the twenty-fifth year Of
his service as bishop, the annual
convention of the Diocese and the
Woman's auxiliary honored him by
meeting in January, 1910, in st.
James parish here.
Diocese Grows
When Bishop Darst came to East
Carolina, the diocese consisted Of
60 parishes and missions. Twenty
five years later there were IS.
His most outstanding piece Of
work as an evangelist Of the church
was in connection with the "Bish-
ops Crusade" of 1925 and 1927. I'm.
Ger his guidance this great Cur
SADIE proved to be an awakening
to the whole church.
1.-THE time may be ripe, and I
believe it is" Bishop Darst said
in 1925 just prior to the Bishops
Crusade, ''for a great spiritual
awakening, great evangelistic
campaign for souls. the whole
church is beginning to realize the
need of such an evangelistic cam
paign''. He told the convention Of
that year that "plans are already
underway looking to a great spirit
ual crusade that may, under God,
bring an Indifferent church back to
it's old winning power, and send it
out with a passion for the souls Of
men,"
Bishop Darst's letter Of resigna-
ton follows:
after careful and serious con-
sideration, I herewith submit my
resignation as Bishop of East Caro-
Ina to take effect on May /, 1915,
and I respectfully request that you
present it to the meeting Of the
House of Bishops to be held in
Birmingham, Alabama, on Janu-
airy 81, 1915.
IT am sixty-nine years old today
and will have served thirty years
as Bishop on January sixth, 1945.
'While my health has improved
following my long illness Of last
year, I do not feel that I can give
nv beloved Diocese the strong and
vigorous leadership that it should
have during the trying years that
lie ahead, and for that reason I
desire to resign in order that the
work to which I have given nearly
half of my life may not suffer.
IT hope, however, to continue to
serve the Church to the limit Of
my strength and ability during the
years that are left to me-"
Bishop fuckers answer follows:
ION my return here this NOR
ming, I found your letter Of No.
vember 10, submitting your resig-
nation as Bishop Of East Carolina,
to take effect on May /. 1945. I
will, of course, send a copy Of it
to the House OF Bishops, as the
Canons require.