Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-05-04
BISHOP HALLS VISIT
And the Service. Of Rogation Week

And the services Of RoEation Week.
The services at the Episcopal church this
week. conducted 10y Bishop Hall. have
been iu observance of what has been
known for ages as Rogation week the DAYS
being set apart as a preparation for the fes
tivai of Ascension day. The subject of
these services is prayer the former thought
OF the season having been especially prayer
for the fruits of the earth, but with refer
ence also to prayer in general The ser
vices have included the celebration of holy
communion at clock each morning, and
evening prayer at 1870, with a sermon by
the bishop. The subjects OF the several
sermons by Bishop Hall have been on
Monday, the Christian doctrine of PRAYER:
TUESDAY. prayer in the name of Christ;
Wednesday, prayer with special reference
to the Holy Spirit and his personal pres
encr in the heart of the individual. Yes
terday morning at 1880 the bishop gave
short sermon ON the special truths which
Ascension day is intended TO teach, the eN-
altatlou and immanence of Christ Wed
hes Jay evening "a c.ass of nine persons
We're confirmed by the bishop. Treated
as hey have been iu the bishop strong
nciSlve, clear manner and expressed in the
simple, plain language which CharaCterIZeS
his speaking. they cannot fail To- have been
helpful and uplifting 10 all who have hear
them. The evening services have been
largely attended. Oh "Wednesday evening
the church being filled To- overlooking
The Ascension bay service.
The series OF services held by Bishop
Hall closed last evening with the sermon
preached by him before Beauseant Com
mandery Of Knights Templar, at their an
uua. Ascension day service. The use of
thd Congregational church was courteously
rendered for the occasion, and the audi
encr room was completely filled, both IN
the body of the church and in the gallery.
In addition 10 the local commandery. visit
ing Sir Knights We're present from Bel
lows Falls CharlestOwn Hinsdale and
Greenfield. The ritual of the order was
used III place of the prayer-book service
The music was by the vested choir of 81.
Mchae's church. Bishop Halls sermon
was from the text in the Acts But he Ste
phen being full OF the Holy Ghost. looked
up steadfastly into heaven etc. The theme
OF the sermon was the JOY and the beauty
which springs from personal conservation,
the conservation of every human interest
10 the service of God through the incar-
nation of his son, and his uplifting to his
place at the right hand of the throne of
God. Not, the preacher said. that there
IS any material or visible throne. The
placing of Jesus at the right hand of God
means his elevation 10 the highest place
in the .hOnght and aspiration OF the soul
Duty Is hard and sometimes an unlOvely
word. Change it TO personal devotion and
see how it is glorihed. Ii you try to be
religious and don take your religion into
politics. and TO every walk of your daily
life your religion is not the religion of the
risen Christ You. Sir Knights. are called
today to a crusade as real as were ever the
knights OF old. You are not called TO the
rescue from the inhdels of a sepulchre
where once the body of the dead Christ
lay \ our crusade right here in Brattle-
boro. is To drive out the tiends of human
lust, TO save the souls and bodies of men
and women, TO purify politics, to christ
lanlze civil and social life TO upift and
cOnsecrate every human interest
Among the people here this week to at
tend the services at the Episcopal church
were Rev M. Goddard of Windsor. Rev.
MI Finch of Greenfield, Mass, Rev. Mr..
HaughtOn of Charlestowu, y. H., Rev.
MI sanford of Bellows Falls Mrs. II. c.
Willard and Mrs Allen of Greenfield.
Mass. Thomas Dean of Boston, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gardinerof Brookline, Mass, who pre-
scented Bishop Hall with the robes which
he wore at his conservation at Burlington;
Miss Carrie Reyes of Putney; and Others
from springfield, Mass,
Mr.. Hanger of Fair Haven was exam
ined for priests orders Tuesday by the
bishop and clergymen He will be or
dalned the latter part of the month
Bishop Hall goes from here today TO Al
bany, y. Y, where he will be the guest of
Bishop Doane. He will 90 TO New York
Saturday and will preach there in the even
ing. He will hold three services in that
city sunday. In the morning he will
preach in the church of the Holy Com
munion, and in the afternoon in Calvary
church will deliver the last of series OF
addresses before the Church club From
New York the bishop will 90 to Washing
ton, and on his return to Vermont he will
prepare his home at Rocky Point, near
Burlington
Howe has made some excellent photo
graphs of Bishop Hall this week. The
guild OF st. Helen Margaret will copyright
them and put them on general sale Tor the
benefit of the local parish. An agency has
been established in Boston for the conven-
lence OF Bishop Halls friends in that city.