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ity committee and under the d
rection of the Carnegie Insti
tute Of Economics and Sociology con-
cur In the strong inference that while the
propogandism OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church In small towns is commendable In
zeal it Is OF doubtful Christian worth. 1t
has too often bred secretarian strife"
in reply to this desire to say on be-
half of the Episcopal Church of YER
mont three things:
First, that VIC are not minded wan
tonly to make war on or to disturb any
who are honestly content with what we
regard as inadeauate systems of the
Christian religion--imperfect We honestly
believe) according to the intentions of our
Lord Jesus Christ we are not bent on
proselytism;
Second that we deem 1t our bounden
| duty to follow UP as far as possible our
| own people in places. large or small.
| where they are deprived of the minfstra-
| lions Of the church to which they have
| a right. and to welcome to the orderly
system of doctrine, discipline and worship
represented by the prayer book those
who seek It's privileges;
Third, that our witness to these prin-
cipl or they were mere preferences,
| we should have no right to insist upon
| them) is in the interest both of the main
| tainance now Of positive and definite
| Christianity beyond the borders of our
| own communion and of Christian unity
in the future. Without the fixed stand
ards for Christian belief and life to
which the prayer book bears witness
guaranteeing largo liberty within
definite limits.) 1t IS not too much to say
that Protestant Christianity would be in
very different position from that which
It now holds. Take for example two
obvious point % the question Of mar
riage and that of divorce q will not write
or speak Of the two things as If they
were naturally connected one with the
| other-"Ma rriage and Divorce:'D (2)
the growing Observance OF the
sea sons OF the Christian year, with the
commemoraton OF the great truths Of
the creed thus brought one after another
| before peoples minds The church
standards affect many who own no allegl-
ance to her. Then We are perfectly sure
that any solid and healthy reunion will
| be based on n recognition If tho priciples
for which the church stands There fol-
lows the obvious duty for us all. clergy
and laity.- in parishes or missions, or rs
|
be tr1ie, really true and loyal. In practice
as IN theory. TO those priclples. seeking
to build mp ourselves our moral and
spiritual lives on tho founda tons of our
most holy faith and thus IN ourselves to
adorn and 10 recommend to others the
treasures OF truth and grace which we
hold dear"
The report O. the committee on the
| GT,i- ft,..f ,',l 4
a the morning acsson, was brought back
amended, and was adopted. The report Of
the committee on finance which was also
recommitted at the morning session. was
brought back in the afternoon In its orig
nal form and was adopted.
DEPUTIES TO CONVENTION AT
RICHMOND.
The convention turned It's attention late
in the afternoon to the election OF depu-
ties to the trienr'9' convention Of the
| Protestant Episcopal Church in the Uni
ted States. TO be hold IN Richmond, Va
next october and in the afternoon and
evening elected the following deputies and
other officers:
Clerical deputies 20 the convention at
Richmond-rhe Re-. w. r. Forsythe If
Middehury. the Re- Dr. George Y. Bliss
of Burlington, the Rev. w. F. Weeks Of
Shclburnc and the Rev. +. p. Lee OF
Island Pond. Alteruates the Rev. F. ~
Goddard Of Montpelier. the Rev. Philip
Schuyler Of Pennington, the Rev. S. H.
Watkins OF st, Adams and the Rev, Jo-
seph Reynolds of Rutland.
Lay delegates to the convention az
Richmond e. +. Oils N of Rutland. Kit
tredge Hask!ns OF Brattleboro. Fred G.
| Howlssd Of Barre ard l.. J. Ormsbee Of
| Brandon. Alternates. Col II. W Allen
OF burlington and c. f. Parker Of Yer
gennes the two remaining alternates will
be elected this morning.
Missionary commttee-The Rev Philip
J Schuyler Of Bennington tho Rev. w. r.
Forsythe Of Midd!ehury. the Rev +. b.
Leach Of Richford, the Rev Joseph Rey
nolds Of Rutland. G. r. Parker Of Yer
gennes, 8 w, Hindes of Burlington and
j. n Woodhn Of Rutland.
Sunday school commissiop-The Rev.
Philip Schuyler Of bennington. the Rev.
G. r. Carpenter OF Brandon. the Rev C.
s. Lewis Of Woodstock. NJ. n. Chittenden
of Fairfax. Prof c. r. Stetson and II. II.
Ross Of Burlington.
Treasurer OF the docese-C. Z. Parker
OF Nergennes.