Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-01-27
ST. PAUL'S DAY
Three Services Held, Followed
BY Banquet Tuesday Eve.
The Rev. Dr. Bliss Says Tint the
Growing Parish VIII soon Require
u larger Church ard Anothcu
Assistant TO the Rector.

! Inc usual services of st. Paul's day
were held Tuesday in st. Paui's Church.
Inc observance began at seven o'clock
Win the celebration OF holy communion
ana was brought to close
with banquet, at which the Rt Rev.
~. c. y. Hall. tho Rev G. Y. Bliss. G. i;
Allen and others spoke In course OF
the speeches the fact that now church
cdifico and another assistant to the rector
would be needed before long was brought
out.
Holy communion was celebrated n,
seven o'cloc!; by the Rev. A. G. Clari,
and IA. ten O'Clock by the Rev. G. y.
Bliss. The service of evensonu took nloce
at 81" o'clock. the Rev. q. Y. Bliss Of
flciat!nE and the Rev. Mr. Clark reading
the prayers. At all of the services during
The day the collection taken was given
20 the St Paul'a college at Toxic.
The banquet followed the services IN
The evening and was attended by . large
number Of the parish.
j. Il. Stcarrs officatc1 as POSTMASTER
ana in Il happy manner Introduced the
different spCa'. cra. 4 portion of the choir.
undor the direction OF G. y. Hull. fur
rishod excellent music during the even.
ing.
The first spe5.Ler was Charles =. Allen.
! who had carefully rrcparc/ article
| upon the senior ana JUNO" wardcns Of
| the church since its fouudinc The num-
her OF scuio" wardone during tho entire
time IS only eight. Of whom Hcnry Wells
alone survives. The Junior wardeus Num-
Der a owing to n lack Of time, Mr..
| Allen only read nine of the sketches The
| ives of the waidcns were outlined in II
| NOS; Interesting manner and showed ey
teusive research work on the part of the
author.
I The sketches which were read were Of
f.aman l,oote the first senior warden.
Richard G. cole. William H. Wilkins.
John \ Arthur and n " Rchinso,, 80
! the senior ward,ns and u. Thonos,n.
| Pbilo Doollt-lc 'Ytnothv + ctrorr AMI
| r. H. Caulicld of the Junior warriors
| He told the lmnortant part all had NAV
ed in the successful handling of the
| finances of the church,
THE Eev G. Y Eliss smoke next his
| si.hi.ct beiuy -, Glance into rho Pas.
and Future DIR. Bliss traced the
| growth Of the church during the ms, -
years ard ,,rnr This hnspd his predictions
! fo, tlc futiirc He said that tho ..roy,h
/ had been - steady one and wa, NOR tho
| result uf spasmodic sD,rts such MS fro
ouent!y result from tho constant change
| Of rectors, as during that space of time
| there had been hut one change Twen-
| ty-:ive years ago, tie number of com
muuicants in the church numbered 40.
| with SO individuals attending the SER
vices. Now the number confirmed is 800,
| with iol- attending. he ATTRIBUTED the
growth To several causes among 'heh
pelhs III" CROWN OF 'urli1-'o1' "''"uSh
d" COMPARISON VI '''' "H'''' S""Nt" ''e
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,u,, u.o,ld Iva to, sr,,u 40 oocor,,od,, n
,b, .,,ri-b AVID that ~ tho cburch vor,
IN l.oon mar, with tho ,,rdo,b,.d grouth
Of the city. another assistant 70 the rec
tor would have to be furnished as during
the past ~ years no addition TO the
e,an had been made IL also spoke of
The need Of a suitable structure located
in the southern part OF the city for the
accommodation Of the people in that
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