Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-06-11
DIOCESAN CONVENTION
1t Will Be Held at st. Paul's
Church Next Week.
SOcinl Features VIII Not lie Omitted
This Year, a Reception and n Lun-
cheon Having Bcen Arranged
Tho Program.

The llSth annual convention of the do
ccse OF Vermont will be held at St. Paul's
Church Monday, Tuesday and Wcdnes.
day, June IL, l6 and Il. All the services
of the convention viii be in the church
and the business sessions in tho large
parish hall. The most interesting session
is always the evening session on Tues
day when the missionary work in the
diocese is under discussion. All the meet
ings are open to the public.
The laty in St paurs parish will be
represented in the convention by the fol-
lowing delegates elected by the vestry
on May 4: Mcssrs. II. W. Alien. Henry
Wells, Elias Lyman, r. c. Harrington, G.
j. Smith and a. H. Kingsland.
The opening service of tho convention
on Tuesday at $3.50 m. was not attend
ed last year by the people of the parish
as it ought to have been. 1t is the great
annual service Of the church in the do
Cese. II is the whole diocese assembled
in its representatives and there ought to
be Il feeling of pride and honor. to make
the service worthy Offering of praise
and Thanksgiving to Almighty God. The
rector urges everyone in St Pauls who
can do so to make a point of being pres
ent Il the opening service.
The Ladies' society under Miss T.. V.
D. Lowrcy has appointed large com
mittcc of ladies, of which Mrs. Carlton
j.. Stctson is chairman, who will arrange
for the luncheon to be given 10 members
of the convention on Tuesday, June q
at one o'clock 1t Is customary for the
parish whore the convention meets to
offer hospitality to the clergy while the
convention Is in session. The clergy, as
last year. will be entertained together a,
the Van Ness House, where arrange
ments have already been made by H. W
Allen All that members of the parish
will he asked to do Is to provide the
luncheon on Tuesday.
Some fault was found last year be-
cause the time of convention is 50 taker
up with the business Of convention
that no opportunity is given for socia
intercourse The convention is the on,
time in the year when tho clergy ant
/ laity are all brought together and wher
| they may become acquainted; hut this il
! impossible when every moment IS takei
up with the business sessions. 1t i!
planned therefore this year to have
social gathering in the parish house OF
Monday evening. June L. from eight t.
ten O'Clock. The parish rooms will b,
| thrown open and reception conmitte,
has been appointed and it is hoped tn
evening Will Toe made a very pleasant an,
helpful feature of the convention.
CONVENTION PROGRAM
The program for the convention /.
| as follows:
MONDAY, JUNE Is.
80 p. m. Evening prayer.
500 p. IN. Reception in the parish
| TUESDAY, JUNE Is.
6.46 a. N. Morning prayer.
| 100 a. m. Holy communion.
800 "A. m. Organization of tho con
vention.
$50 a. m. Opening service Of tho con
vontion: The holy COM
munion.
| 100 a. m. The Bishops annual ad
dress to the convention, II
the parish hail.
100 p. m. Luncheon served in tn
parish rooms
| $50 n. m. ReasscTbling Of the con
Vcntion.
100 p. m. Evening prayer.
| 100 r. m. Evening session of tn
convention devoted chief
~ to the missionary worl
| of the diocese.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE II
| 100 a. N. Holy communion.
| 800 a. IN. Morning praye" followe
| by business session of tn