Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-20
BISHOPS TO CLERGyMEN
Deprecate Suggestions of Closed
Churches to Save Fuel.
Opposed Also TO Leaving Of Ordinary
Posts Of Ministerial Duty for
Work Connected with the
War.

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all tho ciorgv r., ,ho r,rotos,.n. t,n,sco,.,
dioccacN M Vermont.
protbren,
Tbc scr,ous condition ~ affairs in tho
countrv and in tho wor,d ,uggo.ts few
yorda M cn,,nsei Tor wh,ch ,vo hog vnur
,,,cp,,on
Wa ara beginni,,, IN sooi 4, ,narv ,vovs
the nrcssurc NJ Tho wnr ,rhoro a m nroh-
obly cxnerlcnccs bcforc ma ,rbere never
wos a time when ,be s,e,dving inauonce
of ,c,luion yns mar, neoJoJ,',n unh,,d
and comfort IN sutrer,np and anxictv
nnd bereavement. and mn, less IN .ve ~.
from cxc,tcmen, ,nd from, ,u.co,s,derod
pchcmee which wou,d d.feo, Tho vary
ml,uose soupht ON the clergy re.,a -
yer, r,,nt resnonsihi,,,v no ,oaching
and nv exnmu,e ,hev shou,a ~ mi. ,r,s,s
sboyv lhomse,ves renl sn,r,tu, gnI,Ios
praycr and worshin the nrooch,ng NJ
r,ubtcousn,ss and tustic. nnd oanr,eno
w,,, noyer more ,.odod
1 Eor III. ,...on v,, a.r,oo,,,, ao.u.
cafe IN. lcnviu, nr o,,,,,,rv no,,a ~ ,,,ir-
jstor,ni du,v IN, yori, ,,n,o ,,,,r,na,,,oI,,
conncctca- win, IN. war save v,hora ,hor.
ia n dircci coii ,,1 Tho orrnrtvn,., e,r
spir,tun, mln,s,rn,,ora omorr orr so,.
d,cra and a,i,,r. o,hor u,or, for ~.
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rcprescntotives in the count,y,s sorv,ca
10 IN no highIv ,,o,mad ana na,ara, VIZ
SUMMARIZED. hut mi. c,r ho done n. ,ya,i
or better NV uood lavren who oro no.
trained or set on,rt nv cor,n,iss,onoa ~
be ministers NJ Gods word ana ..ora.
ments We pricsts mus, NOT f,i, IN :,
true sense to ta,.e ourec1yo,-o,r ne1co
seriouslv II ,vo cor ho ,,,,1I ono roa &C.,,
orr nronor wnrk 4. - h.oa,,sn ,,,o 49,
not really risen to n worthy oxecution ~
orr office? Those who NAV ha oaI,aa ~
active service and those who RETURN
and tbi.e who h,yo .o ,t,, n. ho~,o Iii,
all mood tho host r,ini.tr,.ion, ,',,,.,,.
and private. which we can give LOT thon,
not be disannointed thro,,yh failure m
our part to render the service, do the
bit" which IL aIIotted 70 us
Q. Tho shortage NJ coal has ,ed 70 srv-
gestions of closed cburches This og.ir
would be , cr.,. ,r,,t,Lo w. lii ~.
difficulties and tho need oP oconor,y IL
many nlacos wood c.n ha s,hs,itr,H,, o.,
coal. In come i, m,y ho noco.sarv o.
restrict the use ~ tho o,,,,rc,, % C,,rao,
mornings. where this =. nao.ss,r,, H..
gatherings nj other t,mes for ,nforr,.l
deyotions be nrov,ded In hov,as d.. A.
nor let rs berip ocoror,ios n, ~, o,,,,..,,
Where n 10 MA ssih,o ,at ,horo =. -.
services rather thor <.,,or ,,,,.,,
portunitv for nersor, 70 ena ,,;p.
sanctuary for nrivate nr,ver ,rd ,ntar,
cession. Do not LOT anv SUNDAY r,ss
without tho sbow,rg 90 ,Io Ior,,s no.,,
and the pleadinp Of His s.crieca IN ~.
sacrament of His bodv ana Mood 7,
..uuion servioes" ,re ad,,,;.s,h,o IT,,
should not he restricted IN wor-ti,,,. g.
far as prjncjp,es forbid orr +,r,rar,rr
with what we heI;sva 70 h. r,rts - a.,
Lords design for uis church thoso rr,,,'
ciples cannot no ,iobt,v set os,da -. !,
time whom a., ar. ali, ~ ,,....
ity and sincerity
Z A snec,nl nnrs., v.,,, r. r,.d. ,...,
Christmas nv ~. WV ,o,,,,,ssio.
| anpointed nv tho nr.sId,r, h,.,.o,, ..
liberal contr,hut;ors ,o,.arss .t, ~
sion and eouinment ~ wo,,,rtaar p 49,
Ia,ns ~ our o,,n oor,v,,,.ia
men. the work Of the ofIiciaI gov.rnr,ant
! Amounted cbanIains fu,bo No, -. - 49,,
| religious body1 in nninistsrino % ohvroh'
| men on service at home and abroad Ir,