Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-03
TIE EPISCOPAL >E1II-, ENpESNIAL
Commemorative Services NJ ~. Paurs
Church-1he Exercises Of the Fore.
noon,


AT St. Pauls church, in this city, on Tues
day, October 3lst was celebrated the fitch
anniversary of the organization of the Do
cese Of Vermont aud Of the cousecraliOn of
the frs, bishop, the late ri. Rev. John Hen
ry Hopkins, d. d, L. ID. A, 1890 there
was morning prayer with the holy commun-
ion. The church was handsomely decorated
The chance windows and tablets, the altar
rail and reading desks, were ornamculed with
evergreen, while therercdOs was dcckC,i with
white flowers and green. 1 he font was sur
rounded with shcavcs Of wheat and ripcncd
ears of corn mass of green surrounding
the whole. The windows, too, were decor
a,ed with evergreen. The effect of the whole
was striking and beautiful.
There were present the RI. Rev. Bishop
Bissell, the Rt. Rev. William Woodruff
Niles, Bishop Of the Diocese OF New IIamp-
shire. and the RI. Rev. the Lord Bishop Of
Quebec. Of the clergy of the Diocese there
were present the Rev. Mcssrs. Albert IL.
Bailey of Sheldon, F. w. Bartlett Of
Northfcld i. Isham Bliss of Trinity
Mission, Thomas Burgess of 81, Albans,
William c, Dawson of Burlington, II. NJ.
Denslow of Rutland, Gcmont Graves of Bur.
lington, Howard +. Hill of Montpelier, Theo-
dore A. Hopkins of this city, Edward p. Lee
of West Rutland, +. W. Smith of Wood
stock, NJ. 7. Slickney of Bethel JOSIAH
SWEET of llighgatc, W. j. Tilley of Middle
bury, Homer White of Enosburgh and Viii
liam We>tover of Montgomery. There were
also present Rev. DR.. NJ. Douglass of An
dover, Mass, and Rev. DR.. John Henry
Hopkins of Williamsport, Penn.
Morning prayer was read by Rev. DR.. NJ.
Douglass Of Andovcr, Mass the Lessons by
Rev. DR.. John Henry Hopkins of Williams
port, Penn. the Creed by Rev. DR.. Josiah
SWEET the Ante-Communion service by the
Rt. Rev. Bishop Bsscll the EpstIc by the
Rt. Rev. Bishop Miles, and the Gospel by
the Rt. Rev. the Lord Bishop of Quebec.
The musical part of the services was as
follows
Prai,e,"by Bishop Hopkins
| Professional LYNN 2l5 tllylnnal 1907 "Coriou,
things OF Thee are spoken Austria. Hay
In,rolt-sclcction s2-(Hymnal ii3
80 Bless the Lord my Soul" 81. Thomas
Before Sermon Hymn 20l. QIymnal lgp.
Who are these IN white Array Rapture
Hayden.
Voluntary on Hymn, 'Sing my soul" 10y Blsho,
Holy Communicable 49, Y. "a. (Hymn a
| 2o3)
IAN worthy Thou who hast redeemed" Airing
Ton. Arne.
decentralization 80. Hymnal ssl.
| 20 was Joyful sound 10 hear" Near. Rein
Voluntary on Iymn-'o Thou to whom, by Fish
| op Hopkins.
Chanis-Ie Deum-.TacksOn, in +: Nenite-Eurl o
Morning,on; Benedlotus - John Robinson
Gloria Pairl-William Boycc.
The Sermon
Was by the Rev. Albert H. Bailey, D. d,
: of Sheldon, who took for his text that vers
of the Psalms, "Thc Lord is my Light an,
my salvation; whom Shall fear 2" This
said the speaker, was the faith taught t
David in his childhood and confirmed by hi
| experience. Let us see If il is confirmed i
, the history Of the church in Vermont. Man
and difficult obstacles lay in the way Of tn
church in Vermont, in the early days of tn
, State, The faith Of some tailed. Some,
is TO be feared, learned to live withou
God in the world But God did not forge
the little flock. Faithful and much-endur
ing pastors travelled through the State an,
performed the offices Of tn" church. In 1871
the churches in Vermont, New Hampshire
Rhode Island (Mainc being subsequent
added, were organized into the Easter
Diocese AT this time church members il
Vermont had been largely reduced, number
ing not more than one half Of what 1t ha,
been eighteen years before. Bishop Girls
void was chosen Bishop; and the size of tn
church may be inferred from that for five year
! before and five after the conventions consist
ed of only two clergymen and eight lawyers
7 The war of 1912 checked the growth of tn
, church, hut 10 1919 its growth revived MUG
0 of this was due to the efforts Of Bishop Girls
I wold-to whom the preacher paid hig
: tribute. The church constantly growing, 1
q 1882 the diocese Of Vermont was organize
t and the Rev. DIR, John Henry Hopkins wa