The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-22
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE
THE EPISCOPAL CONTENTION
Adopt Several Canops In Reference Thereto.
Minneapolis the Next Place OF Meet
ing of the Body.

Baltimore. Md, Oct. 21.-Special.-Both
houses of the General Convention OF the
Protestant Episcopal Church gathered in
st. Paul's church this morning, where
special services Of prayer and thanks
giving we're held. The Con- munIon SER
vices were Prouts in T, and included the
Kyrie. Sanctus, Nicene Greed and Gloria
In Excelsis, under the direction Of Pro-
fessor William +. Whittingham. The
hymns sung were Nos i3S. 51s, 4O5 and 3Os.
The officiating clergymen were Bishop
Whipple. of Minnesota; Assistant Bishop
Kinsolving, OF Texas, Bisop Brewer, OF
Montana; and Rev. DR.. Gailor. or the
University Of the South.
When the House of Deputies convened
Rev. Or. Huntingdon, of New York, ris-
ing to q question OF personal privilege
made a complete explanation of his course
yesterday in offering a report from the
committee on constitutional amendments
which at the time was referred TO as
sharp practice. DIR. Huntington said the
report he offered was not his own, but
had been prepared by a prominent lay
men QDr Seth Low, president OF Column
bia College, and urged upon him con-
ciiiatory measure.
The calendar was then taken up and
number of measures disposed OF.
AT the afternoon session lively de-
bate occurred on the report OF the COM
mittee on amendments to the constltu-
ton that in order to make change In the
Prayer Book a two-thirds' vote OF the
delegates to the Convention was required.
For this substitute was offered re-
auiring instead vote OF the majority OF
the dioceses II seemed merely ques-
tion as to which was the more restrict
i've. The substitute was eventually
adopted.
Upon the report Of the committee on
canons, the Deputies decided to non-con-
cur I'm the message of the House OF
Bishops.
cANoNs on MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE.
This message stated that the following
canons on marriage and divorce had been
adopted by the upper house.
Title 2, canon 13, section 1. II any per-
sons be joined together otherwise than
Gods law doth allow their marriage is
unlawful co No minister shall solemn
ize the marriage of any person under
eighteen years OF age, except the parent
or guardian of such person shall be pres
ent or shall have given written consent TO
the marriage. CD No minister shall SOL
emnize marriage except in the presence
of at least two witnesses. O The re-
cord of such marriage, duly made as the
canon provides, shall be signed by at
least two witnesses and by the minister
who solemnizes the marriage.
Section g. ID No minister knowingly,
after due inquiry, shall solemnize the
marriage CT any person who has a di-
vOrced husband or wife still living, IL
such husband or wife has been put away
for cause arising after marriage, but this
provision shall not be held to apply to
the innocent party In divorce for the
cause of adultery or to parties once di-
vorced seeking TO be united again.
Section 4. IL any minister OF this
Church shall have reasonable cause TO
doubt whether a person desirous of being
admitted to holy baptism or TO confrma-
.Jcr or to the holy commission has been
married otherwise than as the Word or
God and discipline of this Church allow
such minister, before receiving such per-
son. shall refer the case to the bishop Tor
his Cody Judgment thereupon, which
judgment shall be final.
Section 5. Questions touching the Facts
of any case arising under section or
this canon shall be referred TO
the bishop of the diocese or missionary
Jurisdiction in which the same may occur,
or II there be no bishop OF such diocese
or missionary jurisdiction, then 10 some
bishop to be designated By the standing
committee. and the bishop to whom such
questions shall have been referred shall
trereupon make inquiry in such manner
as he shall deem expedient, and shall de-
liver his judgment in the premises, which
judgment shall be final.
THE PROVINCIAL SYSTEM.
Business was thereafter very quickly
dispatched propositions 10 which there
was little objection being passed, and
those 10 which there was opposition being
promptly laid on the table with little or
no debate. Tie result of this was that
for the first time the calendar was ex-
hausted.
Dean Hoffman then presented the re-
port Of the joint committee on the pro-
vincial system.
The conference committee on the place
Of next meeting reported, recommending
Minneapolis as the place for the next
meeting.
The House being now tired OF discussing
this subject, concured in the report WITH
out debate.
The House Of Bishops sent message
saying they had elected Francis A. BrooAe'
a presbyter OF Kansas. missionary pishop
Of Indian Territory and Oklahoma
All Saints day of this year was ac-
cepted as the day for the ratification OF
the Book of Standard Prayer.
Besides the appointment OF Rev. Dr
Brooke, announced in the House OF Depu-
ties. the upper house. sitting In council
also named Rev. l.. II. Wells. OF Tacoma
bishop OF the new missionary Jurisdic-
ton Of Eastern Washington, which they
called Spokane, the present olshop-
Notwithstanding charge Of West Wash
ington, now called Olympia. Rev. s. K
J. Hoyt was appointed missionary bishop
of China; Rev. DR.. T. A Tidbai' OF
Camden, n. Y. bishop Of feddo, Japan
Rev. Joseph Fl. Johnson. bishop OF North
Michigan: Rev. Dr. w. c. Gray, OF Nash
VILE Tenn, bishop OF South Florida; and
Rev. W. A. Barker. of Duluth, bishop OF
West Colorado. These arc all missionary
jurisdictions.
CRElH EDTND GIILT1.