The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-06-14
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN VERMONT

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THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN VERMONT.
The Annual Diocesan Convontion-First Days
Proceedings-List Of Delegates Bishops
Address.
The eighty seventh annual convention of
the Protestant Episcopal church for the d.
geese of Vermont commenced Its session at
Trinity church Rutland, Tuesday morning.
The proceedings of the convention were
begun with morning prayer, offered by
Rev. Edward II. Atwill, rector of st. Paul's
church. Burlington. assisted in the lessons
by Rev. William Fl. Collins, rector of st.
Michaels church, Brattleboro. The creed
and prayers were said by the Rev. G. In
giles Chaplin, rector of st. Paul's church,
Vergennes.
The prayers being concluded, the con-
vention at $50 o'clock was called 10 order
by Bishop Bissell, president er cDEeio.
Thomas II. Garfield, of Burlington, secre-
tary. The names of the clergy Of the do
cese being called, the following were found
to be present
Rt. Rev. Bishop Bissell Revs. Edw ard
X. Atwill; Albert Il. Bailey, ID. D.; j.
Isham Bliss; G. Ingle1 Chaplin William
II. Collins G. c. V. Eastman Alonzo B.
Flanders Gemont Graves; L. W. Has
kline; Andrew Hull, ID. d.; George G.
Jones; Walter Mitchell Nathaniel F.
Putnam; Edward II. Randall John Ran
dali; Daniel G. Roberts; Moses p. Stick
ney; Thomas J. Taylor and Homer
The president appointed as q committee
to report upon the certificates of lay dele
gates, the Rev. Messrs. Jones and Collins.
The list Of parishes was then called, and
the lay delegates presented their credentials
to the committee.
The committee, after examining the Gre
dentials, reported that the following par.
ishes were represented in the convention,
the following persons being duly elected
as lay delegates.
st. James church, Arlington-Harmor
Garfield, Clement B. Vault, Martin II.
Deming.
Emmanuel church, Bellows Falls-James
q. Williams, Wyman Flint, Cornelius Low
King.
st. Peters church, Bennington-Thomai
T. Tiffany, John T. Shurtleff.
Christ church, Bethel-Wilham b. c.
Stickney, Charles G. Stearnes.
ST. Thomas church, Brandon-John A.
COnant, George Briggs, Don G. Bascom
W. Il. Reynolds.
st. Michael's church, Brsttleboro-Fred
erick A. Nash, Henry Devina, William II
Rock we'll.
st. Paul's church, Burlington Albert L.
Catlin, LeGrand b. Cannon, II. Fl. At
water, Charles e. Allen.
st. Luke's church, Uhester-Charles NJ,
Webb, George Frank Hadley.
st. Matthew's church, Enosburgh Falls
James NJ. Beatty.
Christ church, FaiIfax-Lyman Hawley
Andrew Buck.
Trinity church, Fairfield-Albert L.
Soule, Ormond Bradley.
Field, William II. Jacobs.
st. James church, Hydeyille-Samuel
Williams, Edward o. Brien.
Calvary church, Jericho-Rufus Brown.
ST. Johns church, Manchester-A. /.
Miner.
st. Stephens church, Middlebury-Wil.
liam Mulchahey, George @. Chapman.
Union church, Montgomery-S. Good.
speed, Samuel Head.
st. Mary's church, Northfield-George
Nichols, Philander ID. Bradford, Theodore
A. Wiley.
Christ church, ENTHUSIASTICALLY p.
Redheld, Frederick f. Smith, Hiram At
kins.
st. Johns church, Poultney-Franklin
". Whitlock, Edwin 8. Deming, Don A.
Evaits
Grace church, Randolph Gran.
ger.
st.. Pauls church, Royalton-wiliam
W. Culver.
Trinity church, Rutland-Charles Glenn.
emit, Y V. X. Wilson. Harvey Kingeley,
W. g. Veazey, Z. p. ellison.
Grace church, West Rutland-Port
Howe.
Charles NJ. Weed.
st. Luke's church, st. Albans-John W.
Hobart, Victor Atwood, Horatio N. Bar.
Der, Albert Sowles.
st. Andrews church, st. Johnsbury-
William X. Gordon, Elijah D. Blodgett.
holy Trinity church, Swanton-Valen-
tine s. Ferriss.
st. PsuPs church, Vergennes-J. Il.
Lucia, c. A. Booth, r. A. Ross.
st. Psuls church, Wells-John G.
Hopson.
st. Paul's church, Windsor-Edward
Brown, Henry Ferness.
st. james church, Woodstock George
Il. Chapman, James b. Sones.
A quorum OF the clergy and lsity being
present, the president announced that the
convention was duly organized.
On motion the following resolution was
adopted
ResolUed, That all the slergymen Of the
Protestant Episcopal church, not can.
onically entitled TO seats In this convention,
all clergymen of the church of England, ali
candidates for holy orders, the treasurer OF
the convention, the treasurer of the board
Of land agents. and members of the stand
ing committees, here present, be, and
hereby are invited to seats In this conven.
| ton.
whereupon several clergymen appeared
and took seats In the convention.
Tue convention proceeded 10 ballot fol-