Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-06-27

'N'N f~NN'fs'J Va NrN - N"N i
last meeting, June 9th, the Episcopal
Convention was addressed by Messrs.
Sylvester Deming of Arlington, Major
Walker, President of Norwich University,
Alfred Keith Of Sheldon, DR.. Daniel
l.. Lyman of Royalton, Thomas H. Can
field of Burlington George r, Chapman
of Woodstock, Charles Clement of Rut-
land Roderick Richardson of Montpe.
lier, and others.
The last published minutes o: the Con-
gregational General Convention CISCO, p. |
92) show that ll5 churches were reported |
to the Convention in that year, in which |
there were seven thousand one hundred |
and forty-four families, constituting |
IS, 403 persons, from which number the
average congregations on Sunday were
14,S07, or one half.
OF the annual reports published annu-
ally by those two religious bodies, it
may be said that the minutes of
Congregational convention are far more
full and attractive than the journal
of the Episcopal Convention. The Cast
minutes present in very neatly print
ed pamphlet, with a carefully prepared
table of contents, the several essays read
before the convention by Rev. P. H.
White and Rev. Dr. Aiken, reports on
the State of Religion in Vermont by the
Rev. f. H. ington-statistiCs l, Of the
Addison Association, reported by Rev.
James T. Hyde, of Middlebury. 2, of
the Bennington Association by the Rev.
Rufus S. Cushman Of Manchester. 8, Of
Caledonia Association by the Rev, Joseph
Tory, Jr. of Hardwick. 4, of Lamoille
Association by the Rev. J. G. Bailey Of
Hydepark. 5, of Lancaster Association
| by the Rev. William Sewall of Norwich.
6, Of Montpelier Association, by the
Rev. P. f. Barnard of Willamstown.
! 7, of North Western Association, by the
Rev. George B. Tolman OF Sheldon. s,
OF the Orange Association by the Rev
william S. Palmer of Wells River Q,
of Orleans Association by the Rev Pliny
H. White of Coventry. 10, of Royal
ton Association by the Rev. 7. Henry
Johnson of Bethel II, of Rutland
Association, by the Rev. John G. Hale
of Poultney. H. of White River Asso-
citation by the Rev. Charles W. Clark of
Hartland. Is, Of Windham Association
by the Rev. Joseph Chandler Of Bratte-
boro, (West.) IA, of Windsor Associa-
tiOn, by the Rev. Moses Kimball Of As
cutueyvile, and Is Of Winooski Associ-
alton, by the Rev. S. L. Bates Of Under
hill. These carefully prepared statisti-
cal tables are followed by the minutes Of
the forty-eighth meeting Of the Vermont
Domestic Missionary Society, with a re-
port and tabular view of aided churches
and brief report Of the condition OF
each and of the itinerant fields, and a
very able and full report from the Rev,
C. S. Smith, of Montpelier, Secretary.
An abstract of the SoCiety's receipts for
the year, Treasurer's report, and list OF
life members and the constitution OF
the society are given in full. These are
followed by the minutes Of the 45th
annual meeting of the Vermont Ed,
ucation Society with thevery inter.
esting report Of the Rev. Eldridgt
Mix of Burlington, Secretary. A
schedule of the appointment of dele
. gates to foreign bodies for five years, g
schedule of time for taking contribu
tions in the churches, list of officers o
the Convention and different Societie:
held in connection herewith, with an al
phabetical list Of ministers with thei
post office address complete the pamph
let. All of this matter is carefully com
posed, Systematically arranged and neat
ly printed, and constituting readab
pamphlet and very useful one for ref
, erence by laymen as well as by the gen
tlemen of the black gown and bands o
the Journal Of the Convention of tn
, Protestant Episcopal Church for 1866
it NAV not be amiss by way Of COntras
, to give an epitome of its contents
2 Aside from the routine of the convention
the pamphlet contains Bishop Hopkins
! address to the convention, made U
chiefly of reports Of his visitations t
/ parishes and illusions to the proceeding
t of the general convention and deaths c
o some of the Bishops and conservation {
e others-the whole consisting more of
= business document than one would mai
d urally expect from the annual addres
d of the presiding Bishop. The parochis
reports are then grouped in an appendiJ
l. drawn up chiefly in hasty and mo:
e unsatisfactory manner. Next 70
8 lows the tenth report Of the trustees
l. the Vermont Episcopal Institute frol
h the practiced pen of Thomas H. CanfelC
2 ESQ, Secretary Of the Board. Aft
this is the interesting report Of the Mi
IS sionary Board by the Rev. Gemol