New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-24
THE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS FUND.
PRAYER FOR THE PRESIDENT RETAINED
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE.

PRAYER FOR THE PRESIDENT RETAINED
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE.
The Rev. Samuel Maxwell of Plttsburg. read morn
ing prayer in st. Georges Church yesterday. Bishop
Miles, of New Hampshire, pronounced the benedicion.
In the House Of Deputies the sixth triennla report Of
the trustees Of the fund for the relief Of widows and
orphans Of deceased cergymen and of aged and nfrm
clergymen presented. 1t showed that:
comparison with the last trlenna report for 1888
36 gives increased receipts for 1c6699 as follows
S77 50 total, S6Ies 81. This, however, is Offset by
decrease Of $5;2Ol 81 in the amount received from
increase of receipts in 1ss6s9 The large amount
received from egaces Is very gratifying especially as
nothing was received from that source for the six
years from 1850 TO 1856, but falling off Of s520t ~
In the amount received from churches and individuals
l78 benefcares; 800 year the largest sum that
can be given to any one and many receive only $50
Ten hundred and sixty four dollars received
and disbursed to bene1caries specially designated by
the donors The sum Of S3,l0l p was added to the
invested sum, increasing 1t to $4,000. OF this adj
diton F2,101 % from legacies and 81 900 was
donated TO the principal fund.-
receipts Sls3 paid for legal services in collecting
and searching the records for legacies.
The report Of the Committee the Prayer Book
on the resolutions offered by S. Corning Judd, Of
Chicago. with reference to change in the name Of
the Church. being adverse, Mr. Judd moved that his
resolutions proposing the name Of American Church
be adopted a substitute for the report.
Consideration of tho resolutions and the report
postponed until next General Convention.
resolution, the effect OF which would be TO omit
the prayer for the President in the morning service
when the Ltany is said caused great deal Of dis
cusson. II was held by several OF those who spoke
that the President prayed for in the Ltany, ana
it was unnecessary 10 rereat the prayer. The OPP
pOnents OF the proposal who far outnumbered It's
friends insisted on the necessity for the retention OF
the prayer. Tho vote was taken by call of the roll
and np1er he Is,
clerical d. lay nays, clerical Al, lay 81; divided
clerical g. lay. .. The resolution thus defeated
by a great majority.
A DIFFICULT PROBLEM PUT.
In the afternoon, the House, sitting with closed
DOORS took up the canon on marriage ana divorce
which was introduced by the Rev. Dr. Benjamin
Franklin. of New-Jersey, member of the committee
The canon is as follows:
section II any o be os I Rsr marriage
is not lawful ,,., =. A. u-ous ~,
co Sec and by ths 6srch Within
sangulnty and affinity specified In Ley xvi 10
admonish the people from time to time mat rhe
Church orbids candesne marrage ana TN bna5 m
with except for good cause and under speeiai oir-
ny So minister shall solemnlne the marriage Of
any person under eighteen years of age except the
parent having legal charge OF such person. Ut en
guardian be present, or have given writVoh colS'"'
10 E0 No minister shall solemnize marriage except
In the presence of at least two witnesses % ~
the witnesses being personally acquainted "''h Oo'"
parties. ~, At. Ctrrcb shall keep an
e,t, rcsisfsr Of marriage in which he shall re-
cord the name, birthplace, age residence i tran
scribed in the said register shall be signed ny Jul
parties 10 the marriage. by ar least tMO n,,
and by the minister W4 io W tbs church concerning
divorce is contained in st. Matthew y 81 XIX -
d. Marh ,f,r,a,se when duly solemnzod, may not
be dissolved except for adultery or or nc
~ ,b bhe from marrying again during the life
time oil I Pereons divorced may be married again
| =. 4l oiher ~ The woman meanwhile shall have
married again -,-,..o. - +bts Cburcb shall per-
-, So' coremony OF marriage In violation OF me
sre of This canon he shall be subject to trlai
and liable to admoniton for the mrs. 81 tbe same
Sec Vi Persons who shall marry IN V0iston 9
the provisions Of this canon shan cE not De uTen pe9
torce aud after avowcd final SEPARATION fronIaeu,
however that no minister Snan III T., any iyrminent dan
ger OF 1 YEA Questions touching the facts in any
Sec; III, III; uSder the provisions Of this may
5s decided By the ordinary, after such inquiry as ne
sbaE deem necessary H., -. - oexes ren,I
soc VIII This canon, so tar as IL dhAcs Pon"i
tics has no retrospective erect AL, .uL,o.. .,
| Sec TX. All previous canons Oh 'nlS suO'eo' af'
hereby annulled. .,. -, .,o s,u,,ios
- 80 rgency Of the matter. The pressure at this
o vas such as threatened the foundation OF social
naor "Tbe devil cometh n,' said he, Ike hood.
| Wm tho Church meet the matter face TO race ana
- 90 What stuff she is made, and take her stand
ST. tho food and against him who rules the MOOD y
| IIo then moved the adoption OF the hrst secuon'
,, n,u,in moved that the first section be amende,
mn IN. add,,ion Of the words and such marriage Is
| hereby prohibited al" tn"' ~
| should be stricken out
mr. Franklin said that one Of the Important points
| .. Tho canon was that the ground was s.a'i'
y. A. socond section stricken out, tho Churoh
ID roole no answer to the voice that comes up
t.o, everv quarter, asking what was the law IL
.a,a., ~ prohibited degrees. The commit'ee uu ho
- % draw up table OF prohibited degrees
Propo'0 ~ scrpture referred TO in the second
~, :. was all concentrated and contained Con
| 80 ho said: :" There IS vexed question IN con
o,,on with tho table OF degrees, IN reSaru 10 "hoi
| nu church OF England has spoken; but thcre Is no
''U nrobibition OF mans marrying his deceased
s,, ,star Tho reason for that is tn natural law.
ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST
mi. ,,ov ceorce NJ Christian. OF Newark, said: '"
luo ~ 80 IN danger OF obscurlng the real thin
Nun ,risb 10 accomplish by bringing In atogethe
then consideration confess that for one
s,o,Id Ike TO see the table OF prohibited degree
ao,',d and Put In the canon in full and not tex
.o referred TO which Is confessedly obscur
VI a.. rsr one particular point which has been con
v" "a - continuously In the Church. But We wan
, o get good on the subject Of marriage arr
w. 49, surely in order TO do that We may keep on
=, the question for the time being the question OF pro
on,,,od degrees One IS an issue that concerns ever
- In the land | maintain that the other, for tn
.',a henr at least is side issue. therefore sup
'''" 49, amendment offered by the lay delegate iron
fosenb Packard, ir., of Maryland held that taoi
| -, ,aaos ought 10 be enacted in plain English
The Rev DR.. Gibson, of Central Ne"~York. sala. !
mart - What farce It Is to quote from the marrifs
service and Their demur to giving any dehnuon =
what Gods Word doth allow. we are pounu IN ~,
the world, before this day and Generation, cod,
nre.s hotoro publIc opinion, 10 declare what 20"
Word doth allow ..rro
Judge wilder OF Minnesota, asked; III We eau" an
dotermine here what tho prohibited degrees a'V'
| -, A.. t,lo ,ha capon how arN the eCcicsiue'N'