The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-18
DIVORCE AND RE-MARRIAeE.
BISHOPS VOTE IN Favor OF THE
PRESENT CANONS-

and Was AdOpted-sIemoriaI Chap
81 at Jamest0wn-
wzsalrztoa. Oct 17.-Iupor-ant acttoo
was taken D. TIE respeeliFe bodses q the
Episcopal council here tO-1zy. q tWo suo-
secls. Whicn have q use5 mucn c-sc2ssson
DUNG the deloerat.onz q thOse Dodses-
TIE House o. Bishops in secret session,
~ vote o. q 70 q. re5eeted Props tso1s
bearing On ire subject q the remaTT4age
q divorced p.erzoas designed. 70 take the
place q tnos@ row In existence The pres-
ent ca1ons O. the subject. therefore. re-
mains 10 force.
IN tae House of Deputies after debate
which has continued for several days. a
step II the direction q church unity was
taken. me discussion On this subject was
Dreclp8tsfed By the Offering Of ar amend
raent 70 the constitution Oy Rev. Or.
Huntington Of New York While agree
ing with the principle o. this. the 6epu-
ties finally decided 70 adopt bTiefer
amendment offered by Mr. Fsude Of Mn
neso-a- as follows:
But provision may BE- made by canon
for the temporary use OF other forms and
directories Of worEhip by congregations
cot already in union with this church. VINO
are willing 70 accept the spiritual over
sight % the bishop Of the diocese"
The amendment. II adopted by the bish-
ops. win 20 % the dlooeses for action and
must Be passed By the next general con-
venaon before it becomes operative.
Several resolutions Of interest were pre-
sented this moaning at the house Of depu-
fles.
Rev. Nj Stuck Of Dallas. Tex. offered
resolution providing for the appointment
Of 5Olnt committee Of deputies ana bish-
ops 70 consider ways ana means for the
erection 81 a memorial CHAPEL al James
town. Va. where the first church q the
Anglican denomination On this continent
was established. The resolution IS ths
outcome OF the visit Of the delegates 70
Jamestown last Saturday Referred.
A resolution offered by Mr. Nelson OF
Western New York was adopted. proYid-
ing that future meetings Of the council,
80 far as practicable. should be held in un-
cCnsecrste ted buildings
The council then took up the special Or
der-tne consideration Of the amendment
70 the constitution offered by Rev DR..
Huntington Of New York, on the question
% church unity.
REV. Mr Faude Of Minnesota. offered
substitute for the Huntington amendment
which seemed 20 satisfy Dr. Huntington,
who under the rules. WIS given the priv
ilege Of closing The debate. He declined
70 delay the vote however, merely say
ing he wished 70 express his thanks TO
Almighty God for the outcome.
The substitute was then formally adopt
Cd as an addition 70 Article 10 OF the
Constitution, the vote standing. ayes. ,eler-
icai 81; lay. 81; noes. clerical, ]. lay T. and
divided. clerical. 2
Article H. as was proposed by the com
rnlttee on amendments to the constitution,
led % long debate. II deals with alter
stions and amendments to the constitu-
ton and explained by Chairman Dix, pro-
posed no revolutionary changes. 1t was
agreed to
The bishops to-day named Messrs. Dud-
ley Of Kentucky. and Hall Of Vermont,
as fraternal delegates to attend the next
session 81 the general synod Of the Church
Of England IN Canada.
The bishops concurred In the action Of
the House Of Deputies setting apart the
northern third Of Indiana as a new do
cese, and also proposed 20 the deputies
the setting apart Of the lower third Of the
state as missionary jurisdiction.
Article Of the proposed new constitu-
ton. as passed by the deputies, was agreed
10 with an amendment providing for the
retrOcesslon Of territory ceded to the gen
ersl convention by diocese.
The disposition Of article II concluded
the first general consideration By the depu-
ties OF the amendment 10 the cons tituuon,
and after recess the body resumed de-
bate begun late in the morning on the
report Of the committee on such as had
been passed over or sent back for recon-
sheraton.
Article ] reported by the committee in
place Of that rejected by the deputies ear
iler In the session Of the council was con-
sidered.
Before the actual consideration of the
article began a long discussion ensued on
a proposition by Rev Dr. Huntington of
New York. who offered preamble 10 the
constitution, affirming the church's faith
In the Hbly Scriptures as containing all
things necessary TO salvation.
The principal Of this proposed amend
mont met the views Of many of the dele
gates. but at the same time was objected
10 by otaers. After changes In the phrase
ology il was finally adopted as fOfiOws:
This church solemnly affirms that II
believes i'm the Holy scriptures Of the Old
and New Testaments to be the word Of
God and to contain all things necessary 10
salvation and adheTes to the faith of the
| Holy Catholic Church as set forth IN the
apostles creed and the nicene creed"
The vote stood by orders: Clerical, ayes
81, nays, 10; divided -; lay, ayes, %; nays
20, and divided. G.
The presiding officer, Delegate Packard
| Of Maryland, announced that the pream-
be had been carried by a constitutional
majority, and the deputies had proceeded
to the constellation of other business, when
Rev. DR. Mallory, Of Milwaukee. raised
/ the point OF order that this ruling was in
/ correct. inasmueh as only twenty-nine Of
1 the hfty-eight lay delegates had voted for
/ it. contrary 10 the constitution which re-
! quirod q majority, The chairman thereupon
/ reversed his ruling. but Mr. Stetson OF
/ New York. appealed from the decision and
/ this was pending when the deputies ad-
/ jourued.
| The deputies concurred in the action OF
/ the bishops In selecting Rev. Samuel Hart,
/ ID. D., as histriographer Of the church in
( the United States, to fill the position form
/ erly occupied by the late Bishop Perry.
| BY the decisive vote Of 81 to "a. the House
! Of Bishops to-day decided not to agree TO
| a general canon on the subject of the re-
marriage Of divorced persons.