Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-12
EPISCOPAL,

The General Convention of the Epis
cOpal Church in the United Stata4, began
it's triennisl session, on Oct. Air. in Bal
timore, Md. 1t is composed of two
Houses,-the one of the Bishop, ffty-one
in all, and the other of four Clerical and
four Lay Deputies from each Diocese.
making three hundred and twenty in all
from forty Diocesrs. The concurrence of
both Houses is necessary to any enact,
ment, or change IN the Book of Common
Prayer. Very important business i. to be
brought before this convention.
The opening sermon at the General
Convention was preached by Bishop
Johns, of Virginia, on the SUI iaot of "tbe
constraining love of Christ" All the
Bishops we're present in the ohanceI. and
the church more than crowded. The
Holy Communion was celt brated. OIL
foreign dignitaries present and assisting
IN the service, were the Lord Bishop of
Litchfeld, England, the gallant Selwyu.
formerly of New ZEALAND, and of Nassau.
Bahama Islands. The Rev DR.. Craik. of
Kentucky, was reelected President of
the Lower House, aud the Rev. Dr.. Per.
ry, of Geneva, N. Y, Secretary. The
Rev. DR.. Potter, of New York City was
re-chosen Secretary Of House of Bishops,
over which presided the Senior Bishop.
the Right Rev Dr.. Smith, of Kentucky,
Rector of St. Stephens Church,
Middlebury, VI.
The Albany Convention decided last
week, not to divide the Diocese of AL
oany, as many were not prepared for
uch action. Three years hence an effort
n this direction will probably be sue
,essful.
The Bishop of Albany, in his Con-
IGNITION Address, psid beautiful tribute
o the memory of the late Rev. Mr.. Fair
'anks, of Brandon, who formerly did
.ood work in St. Johns Parish, E seq,
Il the present Diocese OF Albany.
The kind consideration of St. Thomas
arisb, Brandon, in rendering to the wife
its late beloved rector, the Rev Mr..
'airbanks, the use, for the present at
east, of the rectory, as well as hand
ome pecuniary gift, form an example
'ell worthy of commentator aud gener-
imitation
Three candidates for Holy orders,
nd members of the General Theological
New York, viz, Messrs J. Fl.
-onghton, r. Restill, and G. Fl. Smith,
ave been spending part of their annual
.cation in st. Lukes Parish, Cambridge, II
. Y, where formerly Mr.. Houghton did
,od service as Lay reader, and Super
tendent of the Sunday School.
LIBERAL CHRISTIAN. :,
Rev. W. o. White celebrated the in
7entieth anniversary of bis installation la
pastor of the Unitarian church in y
eene, n. H, Thursday evening, by fri
IRISH gathering. Three or four hundred "f
lends were present, and the house and as
autiful grounds were thronged. Dur.
g the evening an original poem by Mrs. pn
hite was read.
The UniCerSalist says: "Unquestion-
ly, Universalists and the Evangelicals'
3 much nearer each other than formerly.
lite as undeniably the Universalists
We made important advances towards
3 other party. But we think it will be +,
verdict of history, it certainly is of s sbf
sinterested contemporaries, that the -
eat ehange-the change of base, in fact IT
has taken place with Orthodoxy" i
lar
AT the recent General Convention of is
liversalists at Philadelphia it was re- mt
rted that the new constitution adopted -
t year at Gloucester has been submitted n
the State conventions, and official O. L
es have been received of its ratification t fls
the following States: Maine, New ksI
mpshire, Vermont, Massachusetts,, see
ode Island, New York, Pennsylyania,