The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-10-11
MEMORIALS FROM ABROAD
HaWaiianS Desire AmalgamatiOn With the
Church Of This Country.
EVIDENCE OF FRIENDLY RIVALRY
For the Honor of Holding the Next
Council Shown in Appointment of
Committee-Divorce Ques-
ton Placed on Calendar.

Washington, October 10.-There was no
abatement today in the public interest at
tending the triennial council of the Episco-
pal church. TSe large crowds joined in the
religious services at Epiphany church,
which preceded the business of the day.
The expanding influence of the church was
indicated by the memorial from the Japan
ese diocese, urging the creation of a south
ern jurisdiction in that country, and from
the Anglican church in Honolulu, hereto
fore fostered by the English church, asking
that in view of the annexation of Hawaii
to the United States the church of Hawaii
be amalgamated with that in this coun-
try, becoming a missionary jurisdiction.
Inc propositions were referred, the Ha-
waiian subject going to the committee on
the increased responsibility of the church.
The southern Florida jurisdiction submit
ted a proposition that each missionary jur-
isdiction be represented in the council by
clerical and one lay delegate, with votes.
1ne proposition was referred.
The first evidence of friendly rivalry for
the honor of holding the next council was
shown in the adoption of a resolution for
the appointment of a committee of five
deputies to meet with a committee of bish-
ops to select the city of meeting. The chair
named as the committee of deputies Messrs.
Morgan of New York. Spalding of Califor-
mia, Mann of Missouri, Lindsay of Massa-
chusetts and Waters of Louisiana.
The Divorce Question
The divorce question came up and was
placed on the calendar for discussion fol-
lowing the resolution on the czar's peace
conference. The resolution to close the
doors when the divorce question came up
led to a spirited debate Several deputies
criticised the move toward secrecy. The
question of closing the doors finally went
over until the divorce subject was consd-
cred.
Among the resolutions presented and re-
ferred was one expressing thanks for the
sympathy. of Great Britain towards this
government during the recent war with
Spain and hoping the time would come
when the two great nations would stand
shoulder to shoulder and flag to flag" in
the progress of the world.
This cleared the way for the main Discus
sion of the day on the amendment of the
constitution. This related mainly to the in
ternal organization of the church and to the
amendment Of article for the establish
ment of standing committees in each dio-
.cese
Article 4, in relation to standing commit
tees of diocese was agreed to.
Article 5, governing the formation of
new diocese led to considerable debate, and
was finally recommitted for further con-
sideration by the committee.
Article 6 was adopted.
Article led to sharp discussion over the
so-called provincial system. The commit
tee report provided for uniting dioceses
into provinces"
Minority Report
DR.. John H. Egan, of the committee,
presented a minority report holding that
the civil division of the country into states
should be followed by the church without
the creation of strictly ecclesiastical
provinces.
Rev. G. H. Ward, of Florida. spoke In
support of the provincial system. The
subject went over until tomorrow The
deputies agreed to the resolution of the
bishops repeating the canon establishing
the prayer book distributing society, this
work now being attended to by the do
cesar associations.
A report was agreed to providing for a
general committee to which shall be re-
ferred the resolutions presented by the
Lambeth conference.
The bishops considered the proposed new
canon relating to the question of marriage
and divorce for the balance of the day.
Secretary Hart announced that considera-
BILE progress had been made, but no de-
cision reached.
The Divorce Canon
The marriage and divorce canon under
consideration by the bishops today was as
follows:
Canon "a of marriage-Section /. No min
lister shall solemnize a marriage, the par
ties to which are within the degrees of
consanguinity and affinity defined in the
18th chapter of the Book of Leviticns.
Section 2. a. 1t shall be the duty of the
ministers to admonish the people from time
to time that the church discountenances
clandestine marriage.
(2) No minister shall solemnze the mar
rage of any person who is a minor under
the law of the place of marriage unless the
parent or guardian of such minor is pres
ent or shall have given written consent
to the marriage, or is permanently resident
in a foreign country. ..
(3) No minister shall solemnize a mar
riage except in the presence of at least
two witnesses, himself or the witnesses be-
ing personally acquainted with the parties
"a Every minister of the church shall at
the time of the marriage record in the reg
lister of the parish in which the marriage
takes place the name birthplace age and
residence Of each party, and such record
shall be signed by the minister who per-
forms the ceremony and by at leaut two
witnesses of the marriage.
Section g. No minister of this church shall
solemnize the marriage of either party to a
divorce during the lifetime of the other
party.