Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-06-20
Religious Intelligence.

The annual convention of the Protestant Episco-
pal Church in Vermont held its session at Burling-
ton on the 81 and 4th inst. All the clergy in the
State, with two exceptions, were present, and the
delegations from all the parishes were very full.
The Missionary sermon was delivered on Tues
day Evening by Rev. Mr.. Webbc, of Middlebury.
Rev. Mr.. Wadlcigh, of Arlington, reading service.
The Con, ention was organized and the usual com
mittces were appointed on Wednesday morning at
o'clock, after which Rev. Mr.. Southgate, Of Brat
tleboro', conducted Divine Service, and Rev. DR..
Manser, of Bennington, delivered the Convention
sermon. The sermon indicated marked ability, and
closed with a charge to Mr. A. d. Spalter, who was
to be ordained to the Diaconate. The candidate
was presented by Rev. A. II. Bailey, Professor in
the VT. Epis. Institute, and ordained by the Bsh-
or, In the afternoon all the delegates of the con-
venton, clerical and lay, were carried out to the
Episcopal Residence and grounds Of the Theologi-
cal Seminary, where after visiting the site Of the
future Institution and having witnessed the prog
of the enterprise, they parcok Of refreshments
furnished by the Pensioners of st. Paul's, Bur-
lington.
A harmonious meeting of the Board Of Trustees
Of the Seminary was held, after which the guests
dispersed Evening service was celebrated at the
church, Rev Mr. Shelton, Of Montpelier, and Rev.
Mr.. johnson, of Sheldon, reading SERVICE and Rev.
Mr.. IIawlcy of the West Indies preaching the SER
mon. His sermon will long be remembered by its
hearers with great pleasure and admiration. Con-
vocation met after service. On Thursday after
,,orn;no nro,ar conductnd bv Roy A u Smaller
and Rev. Mr.. Randolph, Convention again met, as
also in the afternoon. Sixteen hundred copies Of
the Journal are to be printed, containing in the
Bishops address valuable teaching relative TO the
duty of requests to religion. One hundred and
sixty three persons have been confirmed since last
years convention. Over thirty thousand dollars
have been secured to the Seminary; an earnest,
selfsacrihcing liberal spirit towards the enterprise
is manifested throughout the diocese, as well as
abroad, and altogether the Episcopal Church in
| Vermont was never more prosperous or in q moro
promising state for the future than now.
Edward D. Bassett was ordained as an Evangel.
list at Cuttingsvile, on the 9th ute The congre
cation is made up of several denominations, Con-
grega,onalists. Baptists and Methodiss, who unite
in sustaining Christian institutions, no enc demon
ination heing able alone to sustain minister.
The Congregational Church in Northampton
Mass have had twenty-nine different cergymer
since DR.. Cleveland left them in July, 1865; sew
entecn of whom were invited by the COMMITTEE, ;
with the expectation of being "candidatcs for tn
vacancy 1t is very large and wealthy Church
This is rather more of 'itineracy' than even tn
Methodist contend for.
Rev. DR.. Vinton, who has just been chosen Bish
op of the Diocssc of Texas, was opposed only b.
the members from the NORTH while men Of South
, ern birth and education were in his favor. Onl.
$4,000 salary is pledged to him, and his labor
will be very arduous.
Otis 4. skinner. recently from this city, has be
come one of the Editors and Proprietors of the Ne,
! CoreRdnt, (Universalst) published in sohicago.
Rev. Lcmuel Fisk. of 6l.eisurno, Mass, autbo
Of Quinn Browne Abroad has been settled owe
the Congregational society in Madison, VT, whicl
has had four pastors who have all died in its ser
vice. Boston Tr4 Keller.
Y Whoever thinks there is "AIadison" in Yer
mont, has been done tro,eR by some geographical
wag.