Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-06-20
BISHOP HALLS ADDRESS.

When the convention rcassembled at
three o'clock Bishop Hall delivered his
18th annual address. The first part of the
address was devoted to an account of the
Episcopal acts during the past year.
The total number OF persons confirmed
was 36s, larger number than in any
year in the history of the diocese save
1859 and 1894, Bishop Bissell's first year
and his own.
Speaking of the number OF candidates
furnished by the diocese for orders the
bishop said:
AS diocese we have been sadly de-
ficient In providing candidates for the
ministry. In 10 years and a half. I have
only admitted seven Vermont men to
Ceacon's orders-about one in every two
years (The average will be really less
than this for there are no ordinations to
the diaconate In sight within three
years) one of these seven has been pre-
viously In the ministry of another rel.-
sious body. Only three OF them We're sons
of church families. This I feel to be one
of the points where my espicopate has
been failure. ! do not believe that all
the blame rests with the bishop. with
never n candidate from most OF our
parishes. there must be lack of appre-
citation of the dignity and the need of tho
ministry among our people We cannot
expect ESPECIALLY with the tide of popu-
lation flowing the other way) to recruit
our ministry. entirely from outside our
torders. Yet'ths Is practically what we
have been trying to do, OF the "a clergy
mon on our active list only six are Yer
monters.''
or tho school at Rock Point the Bis
hop said:
1.-The statutes of the Vermont Epis-
copal Institute make It incumbent on the
bishop TO report concerning its affairs
to the diocesan convention. otherwise
should feel disposed to keep ST.
| lence. feeling that have
said and said repeatedly all that can be
| said by me, at any rate. on the subject
| The schools mark the other conspicuous
| failure OF my episcopate But here again
| | can not take the whole blame to myself
| At the last convention reported that the
| trustees had in hand for the endowment
OF Bishop Hopkins hall ISL ,7I2 with pledges
| OF SLIGO making n total (tOwa rds the 500 =
| 600 needed OF $50. S12. Almost Immediately
after the convention I received promise
| OF the last S. 900. II was hoped that this
| would encourage others to contribute to-
wards the $4,000 still needed. But so far
OF this only $500, mostly In small sums,
| has been given The Aterest on our in
vestments brings the total in hand TO $s5,
446. Some of the unpaid pledges must,
| am afraid be now regarded as can
cellel. which will reduce these 10 $5.375
dnclu,fng the last s., 900 making our total
in hand and in sight 500, 82lls
In conclusion the bishop said:
During the past II months tho Episoo-
pal Church In Vermont has been warned
not to promote sectarian strife by seeking
to establish itself in smaller places This
was $50 far as regards our church, the
substance OF report Of the Vermont In
ter-denominational Comfy committee pre-
scented at Montpelier in November and
also a report on church federation In Yer
mont published In the first annual report
(for 1905 of the executive committee OF
the Inter-church Conference on Fedora ton
Reunon, when II comes We may hope
will do away with these long and awk
ward namcs) This report says that the
Investigations made by the com