Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-03-20

since, and had but little influence among the
people after they became acquainted will
his
The first parish was organized at Arlington
which was afterWards followed by parishes
at Manchester, Sandgate, Castleton, Tin
mouth, Wells, Fairfield, Bethel, Weather
field and Rockingham. The parishes at
Sandgate. Tinmouth and Weatherfeld are
now extinct. The first church edifce was
erected at Arlington in 1889, but the atruc-
ture was not completed until 1903 In the
month of September, 1870, the first ecclesi-
astical convention was held at Arlington,
which was the first time Vermont could be
called an organized diocese. An application
was made 10 the Legislature for an act of in
corporation, which was unsuccessful. At a
convention held at Pawlet in 1893, a commit
tee was appointed to make application to the
Society in England, for a conveyance Of its
property in Vermont 10 such Board. At this
convention Rev. Edward Bass, d. D., Rec
tor Of St. Paulss Church, Newburyport,
Mass. was elected Bishop, and accepted, but
the prospect proving unfayOrable for his sup
port, he never removed TO the State or was
consecrated Bishop. In the month Of Febr
uary following a special session Of the con-
yention was held, and Col. John 4. Graham
Of Rutland put in nomination for Bishop Rev.
Samuel peters IL u Who was his relative
and intimate friend and ne wos elected
DIR petars was tbcr in ENGLAND and Col
Graham w,s Jc.,atcbeJ tbeTs to nrocnre his
c,nee,.r,+;on I'M III tbe Fngliib EisboTs
d,.liral +, do bo,.i,,,- aIreodS, c,nsecr,tfd
three Ri.bu,s in i,neric, and tban an an
,,Iicotio,, WIS ,,,,Io N tbe in,ori,ar Risbons
iyIo declined f. In # bso,usa tberc was but
on, .lar-,,.r,.,, in tho State and after tbis no
nora is Ieard NJ nr peters The nlans for
sl1,.lvinr rhe diocese with n bisbon falling.
ana tfe General Convention bavinG enacted
a canon flat ,o' li.,r-q could elect n bisbon
witbai,- siv eIerg,riep in 1909 rlan was
formed f,r confSrlcr,tino the New England
States and an tbe 3l.t dav of Nav 1910. the
Rev Mr. Rrorson Hon Daniel Cbirman
of NiddIcburv. DR. Samuel Cutler flock
iDrbam and John Wbitlock Eso.. OF Castle
ton. with the dele4ates from the other States
inet ot Ba.t1n and orl,,nized the Eastern
Diocese The Rev iIevandcr Viets Girls
vold tbon ., .lo-,r,,nan In Rhode Island
WA. elected Bishon7 and consccratod in New
York Nav oqtb ISL
Atac,nventian held on the last Welnes-
i1v in A,,,,st 1S2l ,neos,res ,rera taken to |
elc,t q .cEc,,tiop If II from the Eastern
H. ~, 'i,;e.ti.,, t.r,,, ,nada Inv the Bis-
nor, ,,'J c..r,,rt Lair,, ,ivon IN, tho other |
,ne,,,bors or the rorradGro9v Massachusetts,
M. > 1s9i ,Ioino Fcb 1920. Rbode |
IL M : ", ri,,,,,sl,;ro 4 rrii > /
ISL -r''l' P;l,' ~ ol-
r- l' ''',, .'.t;l.'',.l' & i,.3,,P
gI '.'i' "e'' '',ii'''Jl rieli',1' IT,
~ =, '"'>e 1'' en- "vlc Ior 'lie ne '''il' ii'''l
IL II. J N''i7' ana ''A Ir 'ie H''' '''i" -
''"''' '.'," '''n l'e'''i1 III 'ii' ~, -.
,'h- "hIeh vote was confirmed ny l'' "''y
10y a ,,,, I''e '' 'n'r'y-one 10 hiiir; ..;
mere were present at 'Hc II yon.'ilti''l'
thirteen clergy from Manchester burllhS,oi,' =
elbows falls' W ood5,oeh' ~ Adams; 9ilel-
'nrne' b9TksliTe' Montgomery lriuS,on VII,
ana he'nei' iherT were also idy uele7aSes
resent ~ rom the G'o'e named ''H l9 als'
nom " eil.' ia"lrt' I'ul'lies' e!Soi'i''a,
AI!toh y! faIrheld' Bethel i'rAiiS' llie ana
"uIlioId.
lh27e VINO were present nom Rutland 'Yun ei
~ ana Iffucipa'el III the cnol'' "eIv '., as iol-
lows hg'. ;''Hn y; IiIcAs' he,'or u lrilli'{
cuuTch. huii.lu -dt3-IS- "It'I il'Nc anu