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A Busy Man.

The Rt.Rev. A. @. A. Hall, D. D. bishop
of Vermont, is to make visit to Ben
nlngton, as announced in another item,
and will arrive Saturday. Last week he
conducted a retreat at which most of the
clergy of the diocese were present, and
to whom he delivered three addresses
daily. A little resume of the Bishops
work may interest our church people.
The Free Press of yesterday, says:
''Since he was consecrated bishop on
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most the entire diocese twice, visiting
several parishes three times. More than
Episcopal schools, attended conventions,
and accepted calls to preach outside of
the State. In order to meet these many
engagements he has been aboard the cars
much of the time, having travelled two
or three thousand miles.
Travelling rests me" he said to Free
Press representative Saturday, as he was
about to take the train for Albany, N.
Y, land can study and write as we'll
on the train as anywhere" With so
many engagements Bishop Hall is forced
to do much studying on the train, while
if he could not do so, he would not be
able to accomplish half SO much"
Yesterday he was to preach In st.
Peters church at Albany, and will con-
duct retreat for the clergy of that do
cese at st. Agnes school up to Thursday
night.
Bishop Halls appointments and plans
for visiting parishes of the diocese for
the next several weeks follow: Friday
next at Arlington, Sunday at Bennington,
Tuesday and Wednesday following at
Rutland, when a centennial of the parish
is to be held; Sunday, September 30th
at Toronto, Ont, and on Monday follow
ing quiet day with the clergy there;
October Sd and 4th at st. Adams, for the
yearly choir festival of the diocese; Sun
day, October 7th, at Montreal and the
rest of the week at Washington, D. c.,
in attendance at the annual convention
of st. Andrews Brotherhood, on one day
of which he will conduct services; Sun
day. October 18th, at ST. Paurs church,
Burlington; Monday. the 18th, he will
preside at the meeting of the WOman's
Auxiliary society of the diocese, which
is to be held here; October 10Th to ooh
he will be in attendance at the annual
meeting of the House of Bishops in New
York City; the next week he will be at
Hartford, Conn, for the annual meeting
of the National Episcopal Missionary
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the following week in Burlington; from
November 4th to 18th inclusive, holding
special services in Montpelier; the next
week at the church congress in Boston;
November 18th to oath, at White River
Junction, holding special services, with
the expectation Of visiting Bethel, South
Royalton, Mortified and Randolph the
remaining days of that week; the first
week in Advent, December I'd to 9th, at
Middlebury.
Referring to the diocesan schools, the
Free Press continues: From friends
outside of the diocese, or State, Bishop
Hall has lately received seven denomi-
nations of 800 toward scholarships at
Bishop Hopkins Hall. The money is to
used in assisting pupils, preference being
given Vermont girls, who could not
otherwise afford to attend the school. 1t
is unnecessary, but not bad taste, to add
that these contributions were very
thankfully received by Bishop Hall. The
object of the donors was to increase the
attendance at the school for young ladies
of this State, which no doubt will be the
effect"