St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-06-25
VERMONT NEWS.
n;ocesan Convention.

u 10Th annual convention of the
lus e diocese of Vermont was held at
bPsIo ,e Fails, last week. Rev. E. M.
BslGsr Of Concord, N. H., preached a
Fa. .non Tuesday evening on Church Ex.
S'rllo on in Northern New England"
i tSIls,ODt the convention organized Wednes-
Wv mp'n morning 81 clergymen and about 40
day , no we're present. The Ri. Rev.
Iay S A Hall, presided. The convention
a. n u, by electing Rev. ]. o. Davis Of
CIss secretary and Rev. c. H. Wells
Olf pstbel assistant. The following were
o. I.d pe a standing committee of the do
et.'1 Rev, DR.. !. lsham Bliss of Burling-
css' Rev, W. F. Weeks of Brandon, Rev.
toH n lewis of Montpelier, ]. A. Arthur
a. a. ~ darlington, Col. Fred E. Smith of
SSttontnelier aud George !. Briggs of Bran
sOn There were also elected the treas
uo oar If the diocese, E. L. Temple OF Rut-
I n,s registrar of the diocese. Rev.
S lsuut B. Johnson of Burlington, chap
T Io;O 70 the bishop; legal advisor, E. J.
nl.n,sbee. Brandon. The bishops an
.nai address was read. Wednesday
u u4srnoon reports were read and there
avs nos long discussion on Sunday schools.
VII The semi annual meeting of the Wo-
nar,s Auxiliary and Executive Council
l,',s held at Q o'clock. At this time Mrs.
WooIsey of Vergennes, who had been
acting as vice president, was made presi-
dent to take the place Of Mrs: Foster
resipned, until the annual meeting to be
held in Mortified in October.
Alter evening prayer an address was
o;yen bv Rev. H. Van Allen OF Utica, N. Y,
Who ministers to the deaf and dumb in
that city. Mr., Van Allen has been deaf
and dumb. but has now acquired speech.
This tact made the address of especial
interest. and it was greatly enjoyed.
The rest of the evening was devoted to
tbe discussion of missionary subjects.
4 missionary exhibit was prepared by
the Young ladies of Bellows Falls parish.
The parlor was transformed into an
oriental bazaar. Separate booths for
China, Japan, the negro, the Indian,
Alaska, and the Spanish-American pos
sessions, including the Philippine Islands,
we're arranged. The total number Of
delegates and clergy in attendance was
about 125.
Vermont Press Association.
TWENTY-FIVE members were present at
tbe annual meeting of the Vermont Press
association last Wednesday evening at
Montpelier. In the absence of ]. L,
Southwick of Burlington, the president
N. A. Green of Rutland, presided. The
report of secretary and treasurer, L. H
Lewis, of Hyde Park was read and &C
cepted. The association now has $33 or
hand. 1t was voted to change the by
laws so that the annual meeting and
outing shall be held at the same time in
the summer or fall, subject to the call o.
the president or executive committee
The following officers were elected: Presi
dent, H. E. Parker of Bradford; vice
presidents, E. H. Crane Of Ludlow, E. A
Mutt of Montpelier; secretary and treas
urer, L. H. Lewis of Hyde Park; execu
tive committee, L. B. Johnson OF Ran
dolph, c. ?. SAWYER Of Hardwick and c
7. Fairfield of Rutland. Mrs. S. F. Brush
and c. w. Labounty, of the Cambridge
Transcript, H. c. Whitaker, of the Barre
telegram, c. c. Lord, of the Grotor
Times, H. c. Shaw, OF the Montpelier
Journal and D. H. Perry, OF the BARR
Tines were elected members of the asso
cation.
Capt. w. A. Potter, of Co. H, Montpe
Tier, will resign his commission after mus
ter He is the senior captain of the regi
ment.
Horace Baxter, of Swanton, who ha
liabilities of $S,316.92 and assets o
$3.50, of which $1l5 is claimed exempt
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