Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-09-17
Communication
Conyoca,ion of the Diocese OF Ner-
mont.

which. Is the Missionary Board thereof,
held it, autumnal meeting at the new I'm
manuel church, Bellows Falls, on the lst
I'd and "a inst, This is a spacious stone
edifce, well built and furnished at a cost
of some $4,000, seating one Of the largest
congregations in tho Diocese, and whose
conservation viii, we hope, take place at
no very distant day,
This was one Of the very largest of the
meetings Of Conyocation, there being
present twenty'nine clergy in ALL most Of
whom of'iciatcd in the services. The at
tending clergy from this Diocese were
tile Rt, Rev. Bishop BiSsell; the Rev
Drs Bourns, Douglass, Hicks and How
ard the Rev Mcssrs. Atwill Batchelder,
Fairbanks, Flanders, Graves, Hale Rector
Of the parish, Harris, Mellwaine, Peck,
Putnam, Roberts, Rogers and Smith, The
clerical visitors, who were cordially well
ogmcd and invited to seats in the Convo.
cation, numbered eleven, and were the
Rev DrS Hubbard and Porter, the Rev.
Mcssrs ChdSe, Fisher, Renouf and III. S,
Smith, all Of the Diocese of New Hamp.
shire; John Henry Hopkins, of the Do
cese of New York; W. 5. Southgate, of
Connecticut; DR.. Metcalf Of Hobart Col
lego, Western New York; s. Russell
Jones, Of Illinois, and J. W. Bancroft, of
Michigan.
On Tuesday afternoon there was rem
dercd the first of series of partly choral
services. After evening prayer, a sermon
was preached by the Rev J. II. Hopkins,
from Heb. .: "a, on "the holy places
made with hands, which are the figures
OF the true" Like the other sermons of
this occasion, it was not too long, and was
instructive and impressive. The Bishop
closed this and every service with the
Bencdiction.
On Wednesday occurred festival SER
vice, that was probably the most complete
and elaborate Of its kind ever held in this
Diocese, many parts being unsteady rem
dercd, After morning prayer, the Bishop
con>ecuted the Holy Communion, being
assisted in its distribution, as well as in
the Epi,tlo and Gospel by the Rector and
the Roy. Mr.. Mtchelder. The sermon
was delivered 10y the Rev. f. W. Smith,
Of Brattlcboro, from St Luke, V. 3, c, on
the tolls and eventual success attendant
upon letting down the Gospel net. The
Post Communion was said by the Rev.
DR. Hicks, and the large ofertory was
given to the treasury of convocation. A
bright floral cross on the altar-ledge, and
other rare flowers, some in silver vessels
and some growing in pots, profusely
adorned the sanctuary.
In the afternoon, evening prayer was
offered, and the Bishop confirmed nine
lcen persons. after happily addressing
them in the place of .asernon, The cho-
ral amen followed each imposition Of
hands During the address and the ad.
mini,tration Of the Bite, the large con-
5rogatian stood up, attentive and earn
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