Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-06-14
Religious Intelligence.

Religious Intelligence.
The Annual Diocesan Convention of the
Episcopal church Of this State met at st. Al
bans on Wednesday. The Bishop presided,
and there was the usual good attendance OF
clergy and laity from all parts ofthe diocese.
Messrs. r. H. Garfield and Victor Atwood
were reelected, respectively, Secretary and
Treasurer for the ensuing year.
The Bishop read his annual address, show
ing an encouraging state Of the diocese, and
decided gain in the number OF conhrrns-
tons over the previous year. A committee
was appointed to raise funds to enable
Bishop Hopkins. who Is presiding Bishop OF
the church in the United States, to attend
grand Anglican Council in London, In Sep
TENDER next /; and nearly $1,000 were pledg-
ed on the spot before adjournment. a reso-
luton was passed, requesting the Rectors
and Vestries of the several parishes to solicit
funds for publishing the Documentary HIS
tory Of the church in this diocese before the
EpiscOpate of the present Bishop, which has
been already prepared and to report to the
next convention, which will meet in Ponlt-
ney, in September.
At p. M, on Wednesday, the parish Of
s.. Luke's gave an elegant entertainment to
the members OF the Convention and their
friends at the W eden House
The doings OF the Convention were marked
BY delightful spirit of harmony and fra
ternal feeling. The religious services were
uncommonly well attended the music was
Of a superior order; the hospitality Of the
people unbounded.
The next annual convention is to be held
in Christ church, Montpelier, the Rev. R.
S. Howard being the Preacher, and the Rev.
n. F. Putnam the preacher of the Missionary
Sermon
The Archbishop of Canterbury, England,
has issued an invitation to Bishops OF the
Anglican branches of the Episcopal Church
iuAOuSuIuk llG W d.
on the 9th of September, for mutual confer
ence. The suggestion of this general Coun-
Gil came originally from the Canadian Bish-
ops, who desired, If possible, that the rela-
tons between the Colonial Churches and the
Mother Church of England might be more
accurately defined than they have been. The
session of the Council viii be opened with
grand public service in Westminster Alb
hey, and will continue for three days. One
hundred and fOrty-eight Bishops have been
invited, including forty-four in the United
States. Bishop Eastburn of Massachusetts
has already sailed Bishop Potter Of n. Y.
is expecting to leave on the 18th inst;
Bishop Clark of Rhode Island, Bishop Hop
kins of Vermont, and Bishop Wilmer OF
Louisiana, are also announced as likely to
20 before long.
Rev. DR.. Clement of Woodstock, Pastor
of the Congregational Church there for
fifteen years, has asked for dismissal.
Rev. c. g. Curr who has been pastor OF
the Baptist Church in Chester for nearly
nine years, preached his farewell sermon last
Sunday.
Rev. W. S. Smart, late of Benson in this
State was installed pastor Of the lst Cong.
Church of Albany n. Y last Thursday
Pres. Hopkins Of Williams College preached
the sermon on the occasion.
Over forty-fve thousand dollars, or nine
tenshs of the fifty thousand dollars donated
By the State Of New York, for sectarian pur-
poses during the year ending September 80,
1866, were received by the Roman Catholics.
This is exclusive of special donations,
amounting in 1866 and 1867 to upward Of
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