The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-24


beneficisrics; ~" I. ,cur is the ildr9e.'
sum that can hc p;,en ~ An,
ono. and many received only $50 Annually.
They arc very grateful for these small an.
nui,lrs hn, II Inc income oi Inc fund could
s,c -, increased as 10 allow Annual <. int- IN
some cases - $500. 'ae comfort of the re-
ci,iier's Would hc greatly enhanced. and
;,,cv would still have little more than mere
Is "A .nflcicncy for subsistence.
one thousand and siNty-fOur dollars was
received aud di~hlrscd to henciciaries spe-
cialle designated by donors. IN" ,un OF
81. iAl - Was added 10 tbc infested iund. IN
creasing il io$le.Oo0. Of this addition g.
1925 'aMe from legacies and Sl.~o was
donated TO the principal fund.
The only charge in the treasurer ac-
count AGAINST receipts was Sls2 paid for lc-
caf services in collecting and seai ichihg the
records f0r legavi.-, fhai cases have been
relieved in fofiv.iiye ont Of some sixty do
ces.s. intakes apparent The general charac-
ter OF the fund i'm reaching All applicants
and helpin, many who. cr ing 10 various re-
etrictions. ranmC; obtain as~stancc nom
doccsan societies.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
st the afternoon session the ii"rsc ot
IDENTITIES sat with closed dOO's 80 consider
one ut the most m0npnt0us sections of the
caeenivsi iatv- that of marriage and d.
NOrcC,
d. benjamin Franklin. Of New Jersey.
chairman of The committee ofaeu ne pro-
ceedings bv r'ating the appended canoh,
comprising the ground work Of the cNisiins
canon with the proposed amendments.
IN presenting the foregoing l'r. Franklin
stated that the principle of cauoni0ai law -
peculiar rs compared with ci,ii and ciimi-
nal law,
The spirit of the do,il comclh in like a
Hood and ~ question is whether III" church
should meet and grapplc with that spirit
and take her position against 'h's flood.
Mr. Burgvin. o' li.,sDurg. answered the
argument ID Mr. Packard. Of Mar! iand
that il was Out of order to vote upon The
first section on the ground that IL was al
ready i'm constitution. by offering an amend
mcnt los adding the words 'and such mar
riage is hereby prohibited. and annnllin-
section ..
cON>tNGr1NTY tNp f'iNilN.
pr. Franklin then proceeded 20 define The
iaWs of cousangllimltt and annuity. ifohirt
mg the marriage of first cousins. and hc
tween Il man and hi- wiic's mother o
daurhfcr ..l'v this canon" said DE. ~
man is not forbidden 10 unite with his de-
ceased Wife's sister statement Whlcl
brought Mr. Christian. Of Newark. io hi'
fec, declaring that the most practical pom
| fo be- Gained Was then omitted. lie objected
! 10 the passage Of canon~ containing lcNi'
I from scripture which any one can iniri
prct H. hc or she pleast-.
Mr.. Packard stated that the section wa
NOT ambiguous In that the term was "'le
Gifted" and nof ''proitihitcd
I'm reference tu the book of IoNiticu- pr
/ Gibhon. of Central New \ ORR. thought ina
20 table of prOMhit.Nc degrees should p
I printed.
DR.. Phillips tirook-. of Massachusetts. dr
uounc,d the original amendment ~ clum>
i'm form and undesirable i'm substance.
pr. Goodwin. of Pennsylvania. thought
a most extraordinary thin. io re-cuaci text
of scripture. and advocated taking 70 hoi'
stand IT, The Church Of England bad done.
DIR. McNickar. Of Pcnn-yi i'anid ohi"ci"'
to the second section. hccauoe li merely f'
fDrrcd 20 ihr Lr,iiical law. and would plar
the American thurch in "a i.l>' position nr
fore the nations.
Mr.. Burgvim', amendment wa- carried
yeas. l3i; nays. Hm.
resolution bv Mr.. Taylor. Of springfield
10 insert Il prohibitivc table q, con
timed i'm the canon NJ the Church "f tn-
land was tabled.
section 3 was then proceeded with VII
speed. of Mississippi. move that TIE N""'
except for good cau~c. etc.. he ,irchc
out.
Br. Nelson objected % The word ''iorhidS,
a. hein. unfortunate. and asked ihai "oi'
continuance" Doc substituted.
! Mr Packard moved that all between li
word. "time" and that and Mr. Brow
Of Massachusetts. moved that ilic whole
subsection Dee stricken out. This moli
was carried hy "a vote Of 80 10 -.
| toll. fI' q 4
IuE HOUSE or Bl>HOr>.
with their afternoon session. completed il
work of liturgical revision. and adopted II
canon relating 10 iDr creation OF an oiu'
> of dcacOncs-c~.
Tho ,ipper house declined 10 rccedc iro
their position regarding the diocese
Nichisan Is recommended hy ihe conie
cnco committee. II gave il consent
making the lines of boundary hctWc'
+ North and south Dakota the lines OF q
missionary iurdiciioh.
NEW BISHOPS ElEciEp.
Tho BiAbop- have elected. with the co
currpnco of the House Of Deputies. the Re
: Edward Abbott. rectorof Il james hurc
2 Cambridge. Mass. a- bishop Of the lui'
dictiou of Japan. vice the late bishop
liau-. and the Rev. An>on Il. Graves. fe
for Of Gethscmane Church. Minneapolis.
= missionary. bishop of the new diocese
. Platte or West Nebraska.
n M>REI IAGf AND DIVORCE POSTPONED.
After the evening recess, the House
IDENTITIES went into secret session 90 go
=, sider The foregoing appointments ana ai'
/ ratifving some the discussion ol the De-
= canon of marriage and divorce WAS
= sumed. The Deputies had not cone very ii
6 however. when DR.. Davenport. of ~prn
} field. made q motion which had evident
| been thorOuehiv canNa~-rd i'm the luirlN
Il IL was that the whole subject Dee pu-tpun
until the next General tonNcnti"n' on
;, ground that il va- clear that II was
+" matter for longer and more mature u'il'
' ration than the present House could "h'
d, 90 give IT,.
: The motion was carried Syc- 10 10
u NAYS. Thus the matter Of cauons goes o'
" until i~i2 for consideration.
y Dr. i. i. NcNin then took the hoor in =
Z half of his resolution. that fair represent
" tiou should be accorded - the Jufisdicli
= OF the Church i'm foreign lands IN acc
= dance with a memorial adopted 10y the 90
T. vocation held al Paris last June. Dr. N.N
u occupied the attention Of the Deputies io
half hour ina presenting hi, casc ana ,
y Wiling for an amendment to title lsi, can
3. section q. of the constitution.
III l)r Goodwin. Ol tlc committee 'h '"i'
n which rejected the proposition lev a'
p previously. conducted ihc opposition
e. raising "a series of techuicalitics. and ma
II. moved that the whole bc postponed io j.
g. Rut the motion was lost. \ iull hour
10 consumed ia various phases of the -ull'
N Dr. Davenport. of springfield moved t
CT the matter be- postponed. and Il was ma
decided that the proposed new canon
e over o. the committee on canon~. to req
I'd Tomorrow morning al ten o'clock. ana
or distributed throughout the House IN pr
u, RECEPTION TO TIE BISHOPS of I'M >ui
:" Urn DiOCE~
a Tonight the southern society gave a
re- nlea.ant reception tO the Right Rev. u
IL ap- of the southern diocese. who are nov
nd town attending the Episcopal Convent
,f. There were present Bishops Hugh
.I -rhn1nn.nu II Ml..is.inui. Ailrul 4. N