Evening star., 1898-10-14

diocese or missionary jurisdiction, may
take under his spiritual oversight any co1-
gregatior of Christian peop,e, not thereto
fore IN comnIrilion with this church, which
accepts the Apostles Greed and the Nicene
Greed, and whose minister, having receiv-
co Episcopal ordination, shall covenant, as
n ay be prescribed by canon, to use i'll pub
lie worship in such congregation such form
or directory as the said bishop snail set
forth and authorize:
Provided such form or directory shall
contain or enjoin nothing contrary to the
doctrine of this church. shall make pro-
vision for the apostolic rite OF ccnfirma-
ton and shall require in the administration
of the sacraments of baptism and the
supper of the LCrd elements ordained
by Christ himself; and, provided, fur
ther, that no such congregation shall
be admitted into union with a dio-
cesan convention or council until it has
been organized as parish or congre CATION
of this church, in accordance with canon
ical requirements, and until it has been
duly certified in such form shall be pro-
vided by canon that the book of common
prayer is in the use of such congregation
Discussion Proceeds.
The discussion was continued under the
ive-minute rule. and Rev. DR.. Richards
created much amusement by the SMILES
he used in describing the condition of the
church in regard to church unity He de-
scribed how a man had laid out n patch
directly to his gate from the house, but
that "respectabl ble'' people insisted on walk
ing across the grass and making path for
themselves. He said a university was eS-
tablished in town, which latter soon grew
up to a manufacturing town. The popula-
ton was not UP to the level of the educa-
ton provided in the university, so the peo-
pie determined to start kindergarten.
When they did they procured the books
from the university to use in the kinder
sarten. His sallies were received with much
laughter.
Additional amendments We're then offered
and were laid upon the tabls by division
votes, not being considered germane to the
real intention of the resolution.
Mr. Wilmer of Maryland being recog-
nized said about thirty eloquent speeches
had been made on the subject and the
house was quickly approaching a vote. The
people who the church was trying to reach
were already in the vestibue eager to
enter The suggestion that the resolution
| would open side door Was unkind and un-
just. He pictured, too, the error of those
who declared the resolution would affect
the integrity of the prayer book. Let those
who nave learned to know it, he said in
recent years and to love it, to love it and
know it still bettersas they wanted to. Even
| If the resolution Mas not passed now, he
declared the spirit of it was alive and
growing and the time would come when the
convention would rush to make it vital
part of the churchspOiicy.
Rev. Mr.. Patten ef Japan said the use of
the commencement of the work of mis-
sionaries. The same was true in domestic
missions The defeat of the resolution by
reason of the arguments regarding the
prayer book .Moulas mean the destruction
of mission work.-i .f,
Other speeches were made by Rev. DR..
Reese F. AlsoD of Long Island and Mr..
James f, Mcconnell of louisiana who
made powerful arguments in behalf of the
| resolution. b.-V IT r -;-..z g.
| Proposed Mnrrfatse and Divorce Law.
The full text of the marriage and divorce
| Jaw resolution presented in the house OF
deputies today by Mr.. Spencer Trask of
| Albany is as follows:
| By Mr. Spencer Trask of Albany
| Whereas marriage and divorce in the
| United States, now governed by the laws
! of the respective states; and
| Whereas the said laws differ in essential
particulars in the different states, thereby,
| in cases of marriages contracted or divorces
| procured in one, state, often giving rise in
| other states to confusion and uncertainty
| in the states Of the parties affected and 10
| Injustice and hardship to children and inno-
cent persons; and st2 -.
| Whereas the evils and abuses SO result
| ing can only be cured by laws which shah
l be uniform throughout the United States;
1 and tz;ff s&s 1.~ &
| Whereas if Congress has power, as i;
now has to provide for the determination
| of the financial status of citizens in the
various states by establishing uniform