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roll, hearing and accepting the sever
al reports bearing on the work of the
past year. Two new societies were
admitted to membership with the
auxiliary-one at Rutland. and a
young woman's branch of the junior
society at Burlington. At this
meeting about one-third of the
societies in the diocese were repre-
sented.
At11 o'clock came the Litany, an
address and the celebration OF the
Holy Communion. In the service
preceding the address Revs. A. H.
Wheeler of Island Pond, c. M. Niles
of Rutland and DIR. Langford of New
York assisted the rector. The ad-
dress on this occasion was by Rev.
DIR. Langford, general missionary.
The speaker began by giving an &C
count of the recent missionary
council at Detroit, which he had at
tended Then he read an address
which he had presented there. Com
parsons were made between the
methods of missionary work as
prosecuted 25 years ago under the
most trying disadvantages and as
now carried on with abundant
facilities for aggressive operations.
The growth of the work in the West
was interestingly pictured, and the
great advantage which the perma-
nent missionary has over the tran
silent was duly set forth. The grand
results already attained should
prove, he said, an incentive to still
more vigorous effort. The book Of
Common Prayer, the speaker urged,
was powerful instrument, peculiar
to the Episcopal church, and could
be used with more lasting effect than
any living missionary and it should
be used with energy and consecra-
ton in the extension of spirituality
in the world. The faithful distribu-
ton Of this book, he said, would be
of inestima BILE value.
At the close of this service the
clergy and delegates were socially en-
tertained al dinner in the hall of the
Y. NJ. c. A. building as guests of the
ladies of the parish.
In the afternoon another business
meeting was held, at which about so
delegates were present and some
fourteen societies were represented,
Mrs H. H. Baxter of Rutland, presi-
dent, occupying the chair These Of
ficers were elected: President, Mrs
H. H. Baxter of Rutland; vice-presi-
dents. Mrs. Gray and Mrs. Garfield
of Burlington; corresponding secre-
tarv, Mrs. c. E. Allen of Burlington;
recording secretary, Mrs. E. P. Gil
son of Rutland; treasurer, Mrs. E.
l. Wyman of Manchester Center
District managers Montpelier dis
trict, Mrs John Reeve of Island
Pond, Mrs L. P. Gleason of Mont
pelier; ST. Adams district, Mrs D.
Moren of East Berkshire, Mrs. l. S.
Bostwick of st. Adams; Burlington
district, Mrs. J. c. Farrar of Burling-
ton, Mrs. E. w. Judd of Middlebury !;
Rutland district, Mrs. c. M. Niles of
Rutland, Miss Jane Beaman of
Poultney Windsor district, Mrs. E..
S. Allen of Woodstock, Mrs. N. F.
Farr of Bellows Falls. Delegates to
the national meeting at Baltimore
next October, Mrs. L. 6. Kingsley of
Rutland. Mrs. Jesse Burdette of
Arlington, Mrs. H. B. Soule of ST.
Adams; substitutes, Mrs. J. w.
Cramton of Rutland, Mrs. E. S.
Allen, Mrs. A. S. Hyde of St. Adams.
Following the business meeting
were several informal addresses, by
Rev. Lucius Horton of New Hamp-
shire, Rev Mr.. Weeks of Massachu-
sets, Rev. Mr.. Atwell of Shelburne,
and Rev. F. D. Buckley. The former
emphasized the fact that if we are
not deeply interested in missions, we
are lacking in the spirit of our Lord
Jesus Christ; he spoke strongly in
advocacy of sacrifcial benefcence
Mr.. Weeks referred briefly to the
blessedness of the work being done
by the women of the church. Mr.
Atwell spoke emphatically in favor
of we'll maintained general mission
airy work in this diocese. Mr.. Buck
ley was eloquent in his plea for the
bringing of thoroughly consecrated
spirit to the work so much needed in
this diocese; he was in favor of the
employment of a missionary who
could do evangelistic work in the