Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-06-18

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prct,op t1,rr,s ADDpESS
At eleven o'clock Bishop Halls address
was delivered in the parish hall At the
outset the bishop gave an account Of the
general work in the diocese for the pas.
year. Three priests have died during the
year, one has been ordained. nine have
been received by letters disnssory and
two have been transferred
Continuing. Bishop Hall said: our to-
tai number Of clergymon is IS. which is
larger number than we have ever re-
rortod before. Ten Of these however.
oro no, holding any responsible position
ir the diocese. though to some of them
We are greatly indebted for occasional
uinistrations. and in particular to M
Randall for taking charge of Poultnoy
since the death Of c. T. Lewis at the be-
ginning of November
"Our really effective strength is IS
clergyrnen. which is more than our total
in 1894, but considerably less than we
really need Reside the acual vacancies
Gold =, CLERGYMAN nus, he provided again
for East Berkshire and Montgomery
which cannot he indefinitely cared for by
tho rector of Richford with regard either
- their interests or 70 his: l-nderhill.
Essex Junction and Richmond should be
constituted n missionary cure
Two churches have heon built durin 3
THO vear ono Mt St lanes parish, Wood
stock which has been Dedicated and one
ot Ct Peter's narish bennington, which
,,, no readv next September
"Tbe endowment fund for Bishop Hop
kins hall. the girls school at Rock Point.
uas renorted as having increased but
little during the year except by interest
nm Investments. The gifts have been
mostly from friends of the bishop out
hide NJ the diocese. The fund now stands
N o
a total Of sas. ass Is in hand and in sight.
II ia MANNED to reopen the school when
The endowment reaches $4,000.
considering certain legislation OF the
last general convention. Bishop Hall
smoke as follows with reference to canon
30 ub,cb has heen so widely discussed as
the omen pulpit canon:
THE new clause added to canon 10 has
t,I - IA G
been used. has naturally and logtimately
caused-no little anxiety and distress tc
MANY earnest. devout and sober church
.reonIe BEFORE the amended canon took
.rect 7 expressed my Judgment as to the
ynean,ne and limitations of the new
clause both In our diocesan paper and r
w., onc,oI notification Of changes made
In the canons. This paragraph of my
no+iecat,on will reproduce:
"There ia added to canon 10. which for.
WAC .parsors not ministers Of this church
o@c,atinq I, env congregation thereof,
clause nrovtdine that the canon shall
w he construed to nrevent the bishoI
80, roru,,t,rs Christian mon not minis
.ora -, th,s cburch IN deliver addresse.
t., ob,rcb IN srectal occasions 1t will
~. ohs.rved IT exnIalned,: (a) that tn,
,.s,or ar authorization Is reserve,
hso,u+e,,. n tho hishon. IN that it is re
.r,o+aa IN snecial occasions: (c) tina
,o.b;rr &c said about "ofrciating," o
nrra,chiny" .sormons". that is
,h.t 4, has nothing to do wit
~. reeu,ar and authoritative in
SEDUCTION Of the CONGREGATION; 1t onl
reoogrizea the right of the bishop +
.uor, IN soma snocial occasion a Chris
uor man without any reference to hi
,,,r,st.r,al qualification or standing, {
t. n, ,darese In tho church
.r, -, osso,, an tho .pronheIc Minis
t., w. Ch-;-t;or church nu,,l,she
q, .ho r,,.,ro churcb FOR January 25
avor,,roa ono loading and as II seems I
<,,o.io,s orsu,nort which has heo
os l., ro,.or ~ n u,de ,nternrototio
49, s,so-o.,o,or,. nower recoonized n
v.,ox;,-,o ~, h,sbor TINS essay I -,
-,., on onnerdix IN my address :
H. ooryer,,on In view NJ what ho
ha,,oro1 I ,hir,, Il r,cht ia MAX
..,,a.',,,, ,,r,nor oxn,a,.t,or
..,,, err,ly hol,ove that had the h,shor
..aooor ,hn use or ahuso os tho mel
.,.iaa,a ,,h,oh bas ohtoipod in SON
atooosos .ho c,ouse would have been =,
Ioctad Lrow ,or certainty that
would no, have received the unanimor