Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-02-04
Amount Raised for Endowment
Fund for Bishop Hop.
kins Hall.
TENTH ANNIVERSARY
Clergy and Lnymen Unite In Obscrv-
ing the Date Of Bishop A. G. A.
Halls COnsecrntiOn-Servic
luncheon ind Reception In
st. Paul's Church,

| Sts Fuuie CnurCns
Ten years of hard, persistent and sue
ccssfu work in the diocese of Vermont
resulted Tuesday in spontaneous eX-
preston of affection, admiration and es-
TEEN on the part of the laymen and clergy
of the diocese of Vermont for their bishop
the Rt. Rev. Arthur G. A. Hail. The oc-
casion was the tenth anniversary of the
conservation of Father Hall as bishop
and was also the Feast of the Puriiica-
ton. The exercises were held at st. Paul )
Church and were attended by cicrgymen
from all parts of the State and by clergy
men and laymen from the different
churches in Burlington. The morning was
devoted to a religious observance OF the
event. while the afternoon was occupied
with luncheon, speeches and reception
to Bishop Hall. The event was the great
est and most successful one held since
Bishop Hall was consecrated. An Inn
portant announcement was that $685. 30
had been raised on the endowment fund
for Bishop Hopkins hall.
The first service of the day was the
holy eucharist celebrated by the rec
tor, the Rev. Geo. Y. Bliss, at 1:30 in the
morning. At 10 a. m. morning prayer was
said followed by second celebration
at eleven. Bishop Hall was tho celebrant
ana made an address. The Rev. Geo. Y.
Bliss read the epistlc and the Rev VIM.
f. Weeks of Brandon read the gospel.
Bishop Halls address related to the
needs of the church ana will later be is
sued to the various parishes in the diocese
as lenten letter. The two main points
/ in the address were that the church
needed truor and more worthy con-
ception Of the ministry and a truer ana
wider conception of the mission of the
church.
The service was largely attended, the
| church being we'll filled with people not
only from St. Pauls parish but from
| the other churches in the city, The on
| tire boy choir was present and the music
was an impressive part of the service.
| Seated in the chanccl were many of the
visiting clergy.
After the morning service was over n
substantial luncheon was served in the
church parlors by the ladies Of the parish.
| The parlors had been taStefully decorated
with evergreen and the tables were group
ed about the room 50 that the tables
arranged for Bishop Hall and the speak
ers were in the center. Nearly every
seat was occupied and the luncheon was
served in an attractive manner.
When the luncheon was over, the Rev.
a. \. Lewis, rector of Christ Church,
Montpelier. called the company to order.
lie opened by telling n story of certain
|
wcll-meaning woman, who sweetened the
| bishops coffee with molasses. After APP
plying three teaspoonfuls to the coffee
the bishop asked her to stop but she con-
tinued and after adding several more re-
marked that it would not be any too
good for the bishop if it were all molasses.
This story he applied to Bishop Hail. say
ing that nothing was too good for him. He
said that when Bishop Hall was first
consecratcd some Of the people in the do
cese stood in dread of him but now they
| had learned that:
| Behind frowninG countcnance he hldeS
Il smiling face"
The first speaker introduced was L. l..
Temple of Rutland He referred to the
progress made in the diocese during the
past ten years and spoke in particular
of the adoption of its present missionary
system, which had met with favor and
had also been adopted by the general
board of missions He spoke of the rapid
| increase in all lines and said that now the
| diocese was on Il par with any other do
| cese in the Union of equal area and popu-
lation. lie said that it was hard to de-
termine what to admire most in Bishop
IIIall-attcntion to duty missionary jour
neys, retreats for women. influence on
divorce legislation, hospitality, knowl-
edge, sympathy or conservation OF per-
| sOual life.
lie spoke of the recognition accorded
Bishop Han throughout the country and
said that he had been appointed a mem
Der OF two OF the most important com
mittees in the general convention. lie
then went ON to say that an old bishop
said that in ten years the bishop of Yer
mont had become a leader in the house
of bishops. In closing, Mr.. Temple said;
May the great head of the church have
nothing in store for bishop Hall but the
richest Of blessings"
DR.. w. j. Harris of Nashua, n. H.
spoke for the clergy Of the diocese. lie
said that he had 4 kaleidoscope exist
encc in Vermont and had seen Bishop
| Hall under varying conditions and seen
how he had gained the esteem, affection
| and confidence of the people, On behalf
of the clergy he expressed their admila
ton Tor and their confidence in the bishop
lie said they hoped Bishop Hall would
live to celebrate his goth. 50th and 10Th
anniversaries ard that it would not come
amiss if he should celebrate his 50th In
closing DR.. Harris said: May God grant
him long life, good health and abundant
success"
The postmaster introduced the next
speaker as the man who enjoyed the dis
| tinction of having declined the govern
norship before being nominated. Joseph
| a. DeBoer of Montpelier responded as
| follows:
| One OF the great memories OF my I'M
eventful life Is that OF witno ssing u dec
ade ago the conservation OF the bishop
| of Vermont by the bishop of Delaware.
The ceremonies and particular incidents
| of that occasion are now forgotten. One
| thing there Is. however, az a part OF my
| recoverable memory, and that was the
| saying of Bishop Coleman to Bishop Hall:
| vermont, like Delaware, Is a small do
| cese. but, my brother. when the day of
| judgment comes, you and l will realize,
| perhaps, that they were large enough for
"a no,