Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-17
BISHOP ATTACKS
|RREL|G|ON IN
VERMONT LIFE
Points to Hilarious Closing of
Legislature on Good Fri
day AS Evidence of
Ideals Not Practiced.

Rutland. June 16.-The annual ad-
dress 10y Bishop Arthur c. a. Hail of
Burlington was the chief matter of In
tcrcst at the earlier sessions of the
125th annual convention of the Epis-
copal diocese Of Vermont which hdga n
this morning at Trinity parish house in
this city. The bishop recommended a
number of changes in the canons of
tho diocese for the general hettcrm Ont
of the churches and the people. He
especially doplorcd the gradual de-
crease IN week day services in the
Episcopal churches in Vermont. say
ing that only one church continued to
hold daily services and that most Of the
parishes were content with one. lie
remarked that even holy days are Ii
able to be observed with Communions
placed at an hour when it is most CON
Ncnieut for the most leisurely of La
dies to attend.
The convention was formally opened
az the parish house by the bishop at
1916 o'clock. following celebration of
communion at Trinity church, with the
bishop as celcbrant and Bishop Co
adiutor George Y. Bliss of Burlington
and Rev Joseph Reynolds rector of
the local church. assisting. Many Rut-
land people hcsidos the half hundred
or more clergy and lay delegates at
tended the service.
THE BISHOPS ADDRESS.
In opening his address Bishop Hall
paid tribute to the late Bishop Coad-
jutor William Farrar Weeks of this
city and spoke feclingly of the services
to the church of the Rev. Gemont
Graves and the Rev. Dcnsmorc Chaplin,
two Of the oldest clcNGymcn in the do
rese, who have died since the last con-
vention. He made reference to the
fortunate choice of the Rev. George Y
Bliss as bishop Coadiutor and said that
there were already many indications
that he would fill the office to the ad-
vantage of all.
The bishop called attention to the
fact that there is need of more hare
working clcrgymcn in the diocese. OF
the SO whose names now appear on the
rolls only 90 are in active service, Ar
additional nine or even more could b.
advantagcously used In his sugges
tons for amendments in the canons HI
made reference to changing the statu.
and obligations of the small parishc:
as well as to making changes as to thei1
Qualifications ia vote in the convention
AS illustration of the reason for thi:
he cited the fact that at a recent spc
cal election only 20 of the GA station!
in the district had active representa-
tives present. The bishop suggested
that Il committee be appointed to lool
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these we may have some hope of making
progress in Picking and Toxic"
The convcntioners devoted the rest o
the morning to appointment of various
committees to formulate resolutions o.
make Investigations, and to committe,
reports. This was continued through thu
afternoon.
ILittredge Haskins of Brattleboro gave
a, report as one of a committee appointed