The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-21
EPISCOPALIANS
in SESSION.
State Convention Being Held
In Barre
BISHOP HALL pRESIDEs
Sermon BY Him This Forenoon, Fol-
lowing the Organization Of the
convention--Rerorts Of
officers.
BISHOP HALL PRESIDES

p
Following morning prayer 1T $50
o'clock and tho celebration Of holy com
5munion At Gas, tie 10th convention
of the Episcopal dioces of Vermont,
which Il being held in Barre, organized
this morning at $3.50 o'clock, with Bish-
op A. t A, Hall of burlington presid
ing. rhe reports of various committees
we're heard and acted upon, and at Il 30
Bishop HILL, assisted hi the Rev m.
Il. Weeks of Shelburne, celebrated holy
communion.
The report Of the standing committee
yas read By Rev. Dr, George Bliss of
Burlington. The registers report Was
read Nv the ises. George 3, johnson Of
Burlington, Report Of the auditor of
the trust funds was read BY George
Briggs of Montpelier 1t was voted 10
pay n. S. Ptatt Of Pouifney $50 and ex-
peflses TOR work doile in auditing the
trust funds The report Of tho treasurer
of the Episcopal fends WAS presented
by George Briggs.
AT 1 O'Clock the bishop gave bis an
nuai address. He rpferrd 10 the Crapsey
trial and the address was devoted to
the necessity If adhefing 10 the doc
tTinal beliefs of the church, those which
have been the essentials. Referring to
tile diocese, he said that four clergymen
have been transferred from this diocese
ID Others aud four eiergymen have been
received and one deacon ordained The
Rev. e. M Goddard, who has been Il
rector in the diocese for 81 years. has
been retired There are 40 priests and
one deacon in the diocese, FIVE of the
priests being on the retired list. During
the year there have been 335 confirma
tions on IS different occasions. The Iarg
est class, numbering 81. was received at
ut. Albans Never has there been such
il lack of clergy Al now, and never as
much need of them. The funds Of the
Episcopal institute, Bishop Hopkins hall
.at Burlington, nov reaches Ssg.s12. IT
il hoped that this fund can be raised
to 100000 se that the school may be
re-opened j year from next fall
TIa report Of THE committee on sun
dny schools was read BY the chairman,
Rev. s. H Watkins Of Sc saiians. A
report of the various pension funds was
read bv The treasurer. G. H Chapman
ef Woodstock. The several funds now
amount "a nearly 10000. the income
Of which Ii used ID pay the pensions
of the retired cIergymen. The total
property III the hands Of the trustees Of
the diocese amounts to Si90.a04.ao. The
incoDe from this during the past Is
years il s60.7s3.
Henry Wells of Burlington was re-
elected member Of the board Of trus-
tees. f. G Howland Of Barre reported
for the committee on finance In the place
of the chairman, who was absent Tile
convention adjourned at | O'clock for
lnncli. which was served III the yestry
of the GniyeYsalist church. aud came to
gether again ut half past two.
Among the delegates to the Episcopal
convention arc several prominent bust
ness men of the state. John n Woodfn.
president Of the Lincoln Iron Works at
Rutiand. ex Gov. II J. 0rfnsbee Of Bran
don; Col. u T. Abhott Of Bennington:
Col. III. ". Allen 81 Burlington aud w.
II Riziop, editor anil publisher nf The
Essex County Herald.