Evening star., 1952-05-05
Bishop Dun Asks
Expanded Plan
For Missions
Warns Convention
Church Is Ineffective
In Growing Areas

and lay deputies.
with the approval of your
Executive Council I am therefore
asking the convention to approve
the development of a plan by the
bishop and the Executive Council
for a survey o. the areas of sub
stantial population growth" in
order to carry out such q program,
Bishop Dun said.
Includes SO Groups.
The diocese includes SO par
ishes. missions and separate con-
gregations in the District and in
Charles. Montgomery, Prince
Georges and st. Marys Counties
in Maryland.
Bishop Dun then asked the,con-
vention to authorize the Execu-
tive Council to undertake to raise
such funds as "they shall judge
necessary and practicable" by
whatever means they may deter
mine.
During the address, he further
recommended that each congre-
cation conduct a "self-examina-
ton" Of its needs and oppor-
tunities.
Proposes Parish Visits.
Also. the bishop proposed that
during the coming year he spend
more time in parish visits to
discuss individual problems of
each congregation with the vestry
and lay leaders. To make this
possible. he declared. there must
be more general confirmation of
new members at the Washington
Cathedral and other convenient
areas.
Following the address, a report
was given by the Diocesan Nom
mating Committee of nominations
of delegates to the Triennial Gen
eral Convention of the Episcopal
Church, to be held next Septem-
ber at Boston. The nominations,
which were to be voted on later
today, follow:
Executive Council, clerical: The
Rev. billiard H. Brown. jr.. rector
Of st. Luke's Church; the Rev.
William F. Creighton, st. Johns,
Bethesda; the Rev. William A.
Eddy, jr., Christ Church, La Plata,
and st. Paul's, Piney; the Rev.
Herbert W. Lamb, jr., Grace
Silver Spring. and the
Rev. Malcolm Marshall. st. Mar
garet's.
Standing Committee, clerical:
The Rev. John M. Burgess. chap
lain Of Howard University and
canon Of the Cathedral; the Rev.
Stuart F. Cast, st. Stephen and
the Incarnation; the Rev. C. Les
lie Glenn, st. Johns. Lafayette
Square; the Rev. William M.
Sharp. st. Johns, Georgetown;
the Rev. Leland F. Stark,
Epiphany, and the Rev. Theodore
o. Wedel, warden of the College
Of Preachers, Cathedral.
Delegates to the convention,
clerical: Messrs. Creighton, Sharp,
Stark and Wedel.
Laymen Delegates.
Executive Council, laymen: ELL
lery Denison. member of Trinity
Church. Washington; j. H. S.
Oessez. All Souls; Stephen p.
Dorsey, Christ Church, George
town; Samuel Spencer, jr., st.
Johns. Washington; j. Allen
Maphis, All Saints, Chevy Chase:
D. Randall Buckingham, st. AL
BANS; Ernest w. Green, st. Mar
yaret's; Lane w. Hildreth, St.
Johns, Bethesda; Judge James r.
Kirkland, United States District
Court, st. Paul's, Rock Creek, and
R. Perry Yeatman, Trinity. WASH
Ington.
Delegates to the convention
Laymen: Albert w. Atwood, st.
Adams; G. Bowdoin Craighill, ST.,
Christ Church, Georgetown; Mr..
Greene, Mr.. Hildreth and George
BiSset, st. Adams.
Also. secretary to the conven-
lion. Ogle r. Singleton, 1929 Por-
Ter street NV, and treasurer of
The diocese, H. L. Rust, jr., 2101
Connecticut avenue NV.
Afternoon Speaker.
The Right Rev. Robert F.. Glib
son. jr.. Suffragan Bishop of Vir-
yinia. was scheduled to speak to
he convention at the afternoon
session.
Earlier. a holy communion ses-
'ion was held for the delegates at
st. Adams Church.
Yesterday more than 500 cler-
~. deputies and members Of YES
,ries and chapel committees
marched in procession from St.
Adams to the Cathedral for a
pre-convention service.
There they heard Bishop Dun
state that the growth Of the Epis-
,opal church in the Washington
Diocese had not kept pace with
population increases.
Cites Favored Areas.
There have been impressive ad-
7ances in such greatly favored
areas as Chevy Chase, Bethesda,
Silver Spring. College Park. Oxon
dil," he said.
Also, Bishop Dun declared,
>tner new ventures in other areas
are fully justifying themselves. 81
However. he added, I'VE have
which have not adapted
themselves to the new opportuni-
ties"