Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-05-24
EPISCOPAL VISITATION.
Bishop Hall and Prominent Clergy Hold
Services at Emmanuel Church.

Services at Emmanuel Church.
The program of the Episcopal visitation
and the district meeting of the Woman's
Auxiliary at Emmanuel church was carried
out as announced, except that the address OF
Miss Emery to the junior members of the
auxiliary was held on Tuesday afternoon in
stead of wednesday. AT 4,30 Tuesday after
noon the chapel was well filled, mostly by
members of the parish branch of the M. U.
l.. and Junior Auxiliary, to listen to Miss
Emery. After brief service of missionary
HYMN and collect the rector introduced Miss
Emery to the children. She spoke about the
work of the Junior Auxiliary throughout the
church. about missionary boxes good and oad
and about the work of Rev. j. W. Chapman,
Vermonter, who with his wife and two lady
helpers has returned to his station at Auvlk,
Alaska.
AT 7.30 Tuesday evening the rite of confir-
nation was administered in the presence of
Urge congregation. The clergy present were
Rev. William Harris, d. D., 6, n tmissionary
OF the diocese; Rev. w. II. Collins of Brattle-
boro; Rev. Thomas Ockford of Chester; Kew.
Allan Brown, deacon, of Brattleboro; Rev. Z.
S. Hale and Rev. James B. Goodrich of
Claremont. The bishop preached from 81.
Luke Sd chapter, 21st and I'D verses. SUD
iect 1.-The manifestation of the Holy Trinity
in the baptism of Jesus Christi" as no cold
dogma but the living revelation of God as (D
Our Father Gn the prevailing voice of
Cod; (2) Our Elder Brother in Him who,
though the Son of God, stood there in our
nature to do battle in our flesh for our
salvation; (3) The Holy Spirit descending
| from heaven to earth to enable us to call upon
| the Father and to realize in ourselves the lie
| of the Son. AS this revelation stands at the
beginning of Christ's ministry, so it is that
truth Unto" which He at His ascension COM
manded all to be baptized; and confirmation
| is but new grace bestowed to confirm us in
| this faith. 1t is the completion of baptism.
The offering at this service was for the
bishops special fund.
At 10 O'Clock Wednesday morning the holy
communion was administered, good con-
| gregation being present and about IS receiy-
ing. The bishop preached eloquently upon
missionary work as the carrying out of the
Spirit which breathes in Christ's prayer of
| self conservation. The text was from John
xvii 49,
At noon the visiting clergy and ladies of
the Woman's Auxiliary and others sat down
to bountiful collation. in the dining room of
| Schouler memorial. About 2 O'Clock, the
bishop opened the business meeting of
the auxiliary with prayer and a brief address
of welcome. Mrs. Thompson of the local
| / hor
of the district managers, as secretary. About
% delegates responded to roll call, besides the
| local members, representing Brattleboro,
Chester, Proctorsville, Springfield, Windsor,
| Woodstock, Randolph and West Randolph.
| Among the members of the Auxiliary from
outside the district were ladies from Charles
town, Drewsville, Walpole and Claremont,
Mrs. Shaw, a daughter of the late Bishop
Bissel and her sister-in-law, Miss Shaw, and
Mrs. E. P. Gibson of Rutland. Miss Emery
addressed the meeting for about an hour up
on the work of the Auxiliary, especially the
effort to raise a fund to aid in the increase of
the Episcopate in mission fields, dwelling
also strongly upon the value of district meet
| ings in arousing interest In the work. Re-
ports were heard from all the parish branch
es represented. Mrs. Pember introduced a
resolution thanking the ocal branch and the
parish of Emmanuel church generally for the
courtesies of the occasion, and the meeting
closed with informal discussion and confer
ence.
Last evening missionary service was held
which was addressed by Rev. William Harris
and other clergy, the bishop summing up the
work TO close the meeting. A more extend
ed report is necessarily omitted because of
the lateness of the meeting.