Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-06-09
Diocesan Convention at Bellows
Falls. Thursday. June 2. 1870.

| The preacher, the Rev. J. III. Peck, OF
Rutland, on Tuesday evening, before the
convention, was listened to with fixed at
tention as he set forth the work and call
ing of the Church in this 10Th century,
showing that the church being an organic
| body of Divine origin must always mani
| fest signs of life, and that therefore we
may watch for these signs of life among
ourselves, and that it is our interest and
duty to do so, and thus take advantage of
the opportunity afforded US to fulfil our
mission in the preparation for the coming
of Christ to His kingdom. The preacher
pointed out the signs of life among our
selves, showing what abundant services
of encouragement we have for earnest Ia
bors he alluded to few of the difficult
ties in the way of the growth of the
church, and suggested the remedy. In
conclusion he urged upon churchmen the
practical recognition of the Scripture re-
latious between clergy and people.
The convention met pursuant to adj
iournment. Morning prayer was offered
by the Rev. Messrs., Atwill and Fair
banks,-the Rev. Mr.. Hopkins reading
the first lesson, and the Rev. Homer
White, of Enosburgh Falls, and the Rev.
Mr.. Hale the prayers.
The convention then resumed business,
and the following persons, not present in
yesterdays session, were called, and an
swered to their names Daniel Kellogg
and Frederick A. Nash, of Brattleboro !;
Charles Dewey and J. W. Ellis, of Mont
pelier and J. L. G. Cook, of Bennington.
The President then laid before the con-
vention the names of the following indiyi-
duals recommended by the Board of Trus-
tees of the Vermont Episcopal Institute to
Malcolm Douglass, d. D., of Windsor !;
Mr.. Janice H. Williams, of Bellows Falls,
Vt. Mr.. John G. Roberts, of Manchester /;
DR.. George Nichols, of Mortified.
On notion
ReSoyoed, That the persons above re-
commended be approved by the conVen-
vention to fill the vacancies in the Board
of Trustees of the Vermont Episcopal In
stitute.
VERMONT EPISCOPAL INSTITUTE, FOURTEENTH AN
NUAL REPORT, JUNE l, 1870.
In submitting their annual report to the Con-
vention the Trustees of the Vermont Episcopal
Institute have nothing important to communicate
other than the ordinary operations and workings
of the regular departments
THEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT..
The Bishop who is also Theological Professor.
has had under his charge during the past year
several candidates for Holy Orders. He has not
only given them instruction himself but also
arranged for additional instruction to be given by
clergymen of the Diocese. He has also devoted
considerable time in the delivering of lectures
upon Pastoral work, on the composition and de-
livery of sermons and on the reading of the serv-
ices. It is his intention during the ensuing year
to organize more systematic course of instruc-
ton may become necessary. It affords the
trustees much pleasure to say that these labors
have been productive of effective results to the
Church, and that you now have with you to-day
two of these candidates already ordained to the
Diocenate the Rev. James o. Drumm and the
Rev. Henry N Wright, who doing good serv-
ice IN the work of the Church, and the third is
MIR. Chandler, who is preparing for it.
AcADEMIcAL DEPARTMENT.
The continued applications for admission to
the Academical Department, more than there
was room to accommodate, induced the Trustees
at their annual meeting year since, to author
ize the enlargement and addition to some Dor
lions Of the Seminary Building, which has been
done at an expense Of about $1,000, 10 that at the