Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-11-09

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Y. II. C. A. NOTES.
Union services during the week of prayer
for young men and Young Mems Christian As
sociations throughout the world beginning
Sunday, Nov. II, will be as follows:
Sunday afternoon, Baptist church 33Or. N.
Monday evening, Baptis; church 730 "
Tuesday evening, Congregational church $50 "
Wednesday evening, Y. NJ. c. A. rooms $50 "
Thursday evening, Methodist church 73O "
Friday evening will be the regular church
prayer meeting at all Of the churches, 100 "
saturday evening, Y. NJ. c. A. rooms 75O
Topics to be used were announced in The
PHOENIX last week The public are cordially
invited to attend these services a. far as pos.
sble. The Sunday afternoon meeting men
toned above will take the place Of the young
mems meeting at the Y. NJ. Q. A. rooms.
Donations the past week are Two books
from George Bliss, thermometer from Eu-
gene Adams, a beautiful lambrequin from Mrs.
Crowell, and a handsomely decorated glass
panel from Miss Gordon. SEc'Y.
THE LATE GENERAL CONVENTION OF THE ErIs.
corAL CHURCH, AS DESCRIBED BY REV. W.
II. COLLINS LAST SUNDAY MORNING.
AT the morning service last Sunday the
rector of st. MichaeIs church gave a brief
account of the recent general convention. AZ
ter referring to the fact that the opening SER
vice took place in Christ church, Philadelphia.
where in 1855 the first convention was held
he contrasted the weak and feeble state of the
colonial church with the present prosperous
condition of the church in the United States.
Where 10 clergy and 2G of the laity met in
l7sj, nearly 60 bishops and over 200 clergy.
representing IS dioceses and II missionary
jurisdictions assembled Oct 81, 1883. The
House of Clerical and Lay Deputies met in the
Church of the Holy Trinity, while the House
of RlghOBE aggarnhla1 in Tho olanal q tha
same church. During the session, which con-
tinued three weeks, five new bishops were
elected, and three of them were consecrated
Rev. DR.. Potter as assistant bishop of New
York, Rev. DR.. Randolph AZ assistant bishop
of Virginia and Rev. DR.. Knickerbacker as
bishop Of Indiana. The latter was consecrat-
ed in St Marks church, Philadelphia, Bishop
Randolph in Baltimore, and Dr. Potter in
Grace church, New York. This last service
was one of the most impressive ever witness
ed in the American church, over 10 bishops
and 600 clergy being present in their robes of
office. The convention was distinguished by
its harmony and unanimity of action, and its
interest in the missionary work both at home
and abroad. The most important business
before 1t was the alteration Of the Prayer
Book. These alterations came before it in
the form OF a number of resolutions prepared
by committee of q appointed three years
since. They were passed with some few
amendments and will be sent down to the
conventions Of the church in each diocese
during tho next three years II approved by
the general convention of 1856 in accordance
with article Sth of the constitution, the book
as altered and improved will come into use
among all the congregations throughout the
country The proposed book will be publish
ed in few months, and cannot fail to interest
not only the churchman, but every liturgical
scholar in the land. Much that is TO be found
in the English Prayer Book will be restored,
together with the treasures of the past, while
differentiation in the evening service will be
especially noticeable. The growth of the
Episcopal church as compared with the de
nominations was shown. During the last 80
years the clergy have increased from 500 to
3,572, the number Of parishes from 600 to
5000, and the communicates from 81, 900 to
about 400, 900. Everything that could con-
duce to the comfort and pleasure of the mem
beers of the convention was done by the
churchmen OF Philadelphia as represented by
committees on hospitality, etc. The clerical
members were entertained at the different ho-
tells, boarding houses and private residences
without expense. Three receptions were Civ
en- by Bishop Stevens at his residence, and a
grand entertainment provided for all the dep.
uties by the committee on hospitality at the
Shioh A-ohBub blub L ub EDlbCODhl
church has great strength in Philadelphia,
there being ninety churches and over %, 900
communicates in that city.
| At the evening service the rector read the
pastoral letter Of the House of Bishops
AT THE UNITARIAN CHURCH LAST SUNDAY
EVENING.
The first of a winters series of evening
services was held at the Unitarian church last
Sunday evening, with large congregation in
attendance. For the devotional exercises a
short responsive service was used, and good
music well rendered by the choir and organ
helped to make the service one of pleasure
and profit to all present.
Rev Mr. Crothers's discourse was intended
to supplement that of the morning, which had
been upon the use of outward institutions in
| upbuilding the inner life. The evening theme
the abuse of these external helps-was il
| Illustrated by the career of Micah, as told in the
18th and 18th chapters of the book of Judges
Micah, man living on Mount Ephraim, is in
troduced abruptly, in the midst of a family
/ quarrel. The savings of his mother, which
she had dedicated to religious uses, had dis
appeared, and the good woman had INDUCED
in very strong language, whereupon Micah
anticipating George Washington by several
thousand years-sad, THE eleven hundred
shekels of silver about which thou cursedst, L
took it, and his mother answered, blessed
be thou of the Lord, my son." touch of
nature follows. The mother, when she thought
she had lost ALL had dedicated all her silver to
the Lord when it is restored she gives two
hundred instead of eleven hundred shekels.
The joy of Micah when he found a young
Levite seeking place, who, for ten shekels
of silver and a suit of apparel and board, con-
scented to be his priest, was touched upon.