The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-11
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MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE.
New Canon of the Episcopal Church That Is
Engaging the Bishops Attention.

BALTIMORE. Oct 1O.-The House of Bish.
ops of the triennisl General Convention of
the Protestant Episcopal Church, in secret
session. as Is customary. was at work TO-
day on amendments to the canons. while
the Deputies passed upon amendments to
the Prayer-book. The order of the day of
the bishops was the report of the commit
tee on canons. The first matter taken up
was the proposed amendment to tho canon
relating to communion aims, and after o
long discussion it was finally adopted. The
amendment requiring the clergy to report
the amount of such aims to the bishop Of
the diocese, If required, was referred to
committee for further consideration. The
new canon on marriage and divorce came
in for e large share of the bishops stten-
ti0n. Action was not completed. 1t con-
taIns the following provisions:
No minister shall solemnize the marriage of
any any persons under % eighteen years Of age unless
ent or has given written consent to the mar
rlage.
In the presence of at least two witnesses.
Every minister Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church shall keep an official register of mar
residence and condition of all persons married,
which shall be signed at the time OF marriage by
each couple married, two witnesses and by the
minister performing the ceremony.
No minister shall solemnize the marriage of
any person who has a divorced husband or wife
living IL the husband or the wife has been put
away for any cause arising after marriage, but
this shall not be held to apply to an innocent
party I'm divorce case Of adultery.
No minister shall minister holy baptism or
holy communion to any person married In vio-
sacraments shall not be refused to the penitents
In imminent danger OF death.
In the House of Deputies the greatest dis
cussion was upon resolution AZ. which had
been sent back 10 the bishops and which
provided the substitution of psalm
ice of Good Friday afternoon. The
question as to whether the sixty ninth
or the sixty psalm is the proper one
for use in this service has been discussed
throughout the church for years The
Church OF England and the Protestant
Episcopal churches of all lands except the
United States, use the sixty-ninth psalm in
their Good Friday service, and many
church men maintain that psalm sixty
four got into the American church service
years ago the General Convcn-
tion authorized the use of the
sixiy-ninth psalm on Good Friday. but
last week the bishops adopted resolution
No. "a providing for the reinstatement of
the psalm. They reconsidered their action,
however, and In asking for the return of
the resolution they practically signified
their intention to reject it, Those in favor
of holding on to the sixtv-Dinth psalm
claimed that no psalm. except the twenty
second. SO touohingly portrayed the suffer-
ings of Christ and that it was quoted by
Christ himself is applying to himself.
Those who opposed it did so on account of
it's strong denunciatory language. saying
that 1t was out of place on such an occa-
sion az Good Friday. The resolution was
defeated, the vote standing: Clergy
Nays. 81; yeas. 16; divided, .. Laity-Nays,
a; yeas, IL; divided, IA.