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

Major expansion of Episcopal
mission work in the Washington
Diocese to meet substantial" pop
ulation increases was proposed
this morning by the Right Rev.
Angus Dun, Bishop of Washington.
Bishop Dun asked for approval
of such a plan at the opening
business session of the 57th an
nual diocesan convention, meeting
today at st. Adams Church,
Massachusetts, and Wisconsin ave-
nues NV.
I'VE must strengthen. re-equip
or relocate existing churches and
open missions in areas which we
do not now reach effectively" he
told the conventions 200 clergy
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 SUBJ
stantial population growth" in
order to carry out such a 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
Church. 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.
AdJMCH DcICSdtcS.
Executive Council, laymen: ELL
lery Denison, member of Trinity
Church. Washington; j. H. S.
DesSez, 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
garet's; Lane w. Hildreth, st.
Johns, Bethesda; Judge James r.
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, sr.,
Christ Church, Georgetown; Mr..
Greene, Mr.. Hildreth and George
BisSet, st. Adams.
Also. secretary to the conven-
tion, Ogle R. Singleton, 3429 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-
ginia. was scheduled to speak to
the convention at the afternoon
session.
Earlier, holy communion ses-
sion was held for the delegates at
St. Adams Church.
Yesterday more than 500 cler-
gy, deputies and members of YES
tries and chapel committees
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-
copal church in the Washington
Diocese had not kept pace with
population increases.
Cites Favored Areas.
There have been impressive ad-
in such greatly favored
areas as Chevy Chase, Bethesda,
Silver Spring. College Park, Oxon
HILL" he said.
Also, Bishop Dun declared,
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