Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-06-16
The Diocesan Convention Of the PrO,eS-
taut Epi,c pal church.

taHt Epi>c pal church.
TrrEsDAY. June 2.
Morning prayer was offered BY the Rev. Theo
4. Hopkins. assisted in the Lessons by Rev. =
W. McIIvsine.
Bishop Hopkins then delivered bis anuull
adlrcss
Hon. R1dsrick Richardson. Of Montpelier.
submitted the following ,solutions. which. after
remarks by Rev. Drs. Hicks and Fay, the Rev.
Messrs. Bailey. Bael. uopkins an Messrs ch-
ardson aud Deming,w,r unanimously adopted
R,s,Irs9. by this Convent 90, That We Sanuttfil
o miss hon hrs ong sccgst ned staf IN 'ur Co n
ell, the llts Richari u 90 e. Of urln-ton tIr
many years a m.Uh Of the ~ ming { uinittfc
4 the Dirce 81 asrsea' le mpsuiousrd q alta
ful AMI De voted hrf-titns IN 4 we are uhstltt
thst his houli disappear from the rvlis of tue
Corv-utiou without an express % 60 the % p rc-
gard We hat tor him Whiie lvug the deep ln-s
which the hutch ,s sust Ia i f. MS death, A. q
the sincere respec. w-!eh We elite tain ior LIS
memory
R,soir.d. That the Secretary cf lis Conven'i-n
give I, the vidru Of our brother. a copy Vi the
foregoing resolution.
The Standing Committee Of the Diocese f5r
the er suing year was chosen as follows
CIsrgy-Revs. John A. Hicks, D. D . Bur-
Iine,on q. r. B,tsheller, Bellows Falls D.
Hillhouse Buel, Burlington.
Laifu-IIon. R5.ieriek Richardson, Nontpe-
lier; Sylvester Deming, Arlugtoni Ihos- H.
Canheld. Burlington.
The following gentlemen were elected Dele
gates to the General Convention
Clerical Deleyaies-Reys. D. H. Bael, Bur
liDeton: Malcolm Douglass, Windsor; Freler-
lex W Shelton, Montpelier; Francis W. Smiih.
Fairfield.
Law Deleqates-Ion Roderiek Richardson,
Montpelier; Geo r. Chapman. WOOdsiocs; Hon
Afrei Keith. Shelion; julius E. Higgins,
Brandon.
Supplemeatqry DslegIte4-CIerieli-Rsy.
]. W. McIlvaine. Woodstock; Rev. Chas- ).
Hale, Arlington Rev o. IIopson, POul;ney
Rev. Isham Bhss, St Alb'ns.
Lap-James H. Williams. Dtllows Falls
Hon Dudley c. Denison, Royt'ton; Hon. \. I.
Miner. Manchester Charles Clement, Rat
land.
The following appointments were made FIR
1866
.UisyioaGry Seraoa-PTSaehsr-Rsy. Ge-
mont Graves MldJlebury Su5stifufe-E:y.
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Conrention Sermoa-P rsachsr-Rev J. y
Fairbanks, Brandon. Sa5St tHis-Rev. Ch4s. )
Hale, Arlington
Rev. D. H. Buel was appointed Trustee of the
General theological Seminary. New York, vice
R. C. Cole. deceased.
The following gentlemen were approved BY the
Conven,icn, as Trustees Of the Vermont Episco-
pal Institute, aud afterwards elected By tho
Board Of Trustees.
Rev. Francis W. Smith, Fairfield Geo. 2
Chapman, Woodstock; julius E. Higgins, bfa1~
don; Hoo Albert I. Catlin. Darlington Hon
Il. n. Blrber. 81 Albums
Cpoa The declinatior Of Hon Roderick Rich
arason. Of Montpelier. $, Treasurer. Victor At
wood, II Sc: A!bons. was elected II bis place,
and the thanks Of the Convention were rendered
70 Mr. Rchsrdson, fur his valuable services a,
Treasurer Of The Diocese for ths last eight
years pr Or a'Ht' 1 r -
On motion Of Rsr. D. II. Bael. it was resolved
s,at the next Annu,l Convention be held in St.
Pulls Churrh, Burlington
The following resolutions were unanimously
adopted O.. .
R.soiped, That the thank, Of this co,ventlau he
rendered TO the on 'ers Of the W Central. kuflsnc
/ and Burlington, Rutland aud Wsshingt y, end w.
Valley Railroads, tnst have given ihe pvrs % at
tending the Cohyen,ton Itturn pass over their
roads and that the Sec etary notify said o-ers o.
| the passa q this resolution
R,.oir,s, That this Convention do tender II the
citizen, or Burlington their very gra'eful ackrosl-
igeuent fIr tie GET erons hosDtsl Z es 20 hind4y