The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-05
DIVORCE AND MARRIAGE.


m, Report Of tho Joint Com ti.sionihp.
pointed by the General Convention.
baltimore American; The work OF the
,,.n. commission appointed In 1899 by
tb. general convention OF the Protest.
nm, Episcopal church OF the United
states has been completed. and The re-
,ort wTi be submitted TO the next gen
,,al convention OF the church. which
viii DO held in October. in the city OF
Washington, a large number OF
csanse. have been recommended, some
=, which have received the unanimous
support OF the members Of the jolnt
commission: while a portion OF the re-
,ort will be s,out,v opposed, especially
,.ction three OF the canon OF marriage.
which prohibits the rcmarrying OF any
divorced person during the lifetime OF
me man or woman to whom the person
rad been previously married. This sec
ion reads as follows:
section ;. No minister OF this church
,hall solemn!ze the marriage OF either
rar,y 10 a divorce during the lifetime
~ tho other."- Revised canon OF mar
riste OF the Episcopa. church.
Among the prominent members OF
tho ioInt commission who have dissent
"a rom the above section OF the canon
q, marriage are Bishop Potter. OF New
york. and Rev. DR.. j. Houston Eccles-
ian. rector OF Emmanuel church. Read
,rd Cathedral streets. this city. When
asked yesterday why he dissented from
section . OF the IN DR.. E.ccleston
said: "I do not think that the S%criptural
,eIt, as Il now stands, warrants such a
strict canon.
Besides the two ciergymen already
mentioned. others OF the joint commits
sion who oppose section ; OF the canon
pre Reys, DR.. W. r. Huntington, Dr.
Hall Harrison. DR.. C. l.. Richards and
Nessrs, ". II. Lightner and Frank II.
Miller. These members OF the commits
.Ion will Offer the following substitute
10 section , OF the canon OF marriage.
NO minister OF the church shall SOL
ernIze the marriage OF any person who
has a divorced husband or wife living.
This shall not apply to the innocent
rarity In a divorce suit on his or her fl
i,c with the minister, as evidence OF
such Innocence, n legally certified iran
script OF the record, ehow!ns a final
Judgment or decree OF q court OF record
having Jurisdiction on the. subject mat
ter, awarding him or her divorce a
vInculo matrimonii' on the ground OF
adultery
The full text OF the canon of marriage
Is as follows:
Section mo minister shall solemn
tze a marriage the parties to which are
Within the degrees OF ~consanguinity and
affinity defined In the eighteenth chap
ter OF the Book OF Leviticus.
Section 2-l.-It shall be the duty Of
ministers to admon!sh the people from
time to time that the church discount
enances clandestIne marriage.
"2.-No minister shall solcmnize the
marriage OF any person who Is a MI
ror under the law OF the place OF mar
riare, unless the parent or guardian OF
such minor is present or shall have
given written consent 10 the marriage,
or Is permanently resident in a foreign
country.
"3-No minister shall solemnIze a
marriage, except In the presence OF at
least THO witnesses, himself or the wit
"Es' oS!H@ pStso.iahs aCuualllttu Win
tie parties.
shall at the time OF the marriage re-
cord In the register of the parish in
Wa!ca the marriage takes place the
raTe, birthplace, ace and residence OF
each party. and such record shall be
signed by the minister who performs
!1e ceremony and by at leas. two wit
eNsses Of the marriage.
Section :.-No minister OF this
church shall solemnize the marriage OF
either party to a divorce during the
lifetime OF the other party"
One OF the foremost advocates OF
section :. OF the canon OF marriage, Is
Bishop William Paret. OF Maryland,
who will likely speak strongly In favor
o: II d: the *: general convention.
Others OF the joint commission who ia
vor this section OF the are the
bishops Of Albany. Kentucky, Chicago
and Quincy; Revs. DR.. Eugene A. Hon-
man. Dr.. J. s. Stone, DR.. F. P. Daven-
port. Messrs. Edward G. Bradford, F.
B. Swaync. c. G. Saunders. J. A.
Btail and ". S Laidley. As to the
Probability OF the passage OF the canon
by the genera! convention 1t Is impossi-
be 10 predict.
In speaking OF the commission and
It's work. Rev. DR.. l;cc!estoi: said yes
terdar: AT the close OF the commits
sion held In Emmanuel church, this
city. in 1882. a resolution was passed
calling for a commission TO correct
certain inaccuracies in the constitution
and caToTs Of the church. The commits
sion appointed understood their duties
10 be aimos: an entire new constitution
and caIous. The house OF bishops at
the convention held In Minneapolis, in
1885. passed quite a number OK the pro-
posed changes in the constitution. and
sent th"tr work as they had finished 1t
70 the house OF clerical and lay depu-
ties.
That house appointed a new commits
fion, 10 which WAS referred the changes
adopted by the house OF bishops. That
commission has finished Its work and
VIII report to the general convention
next October. Tney have made many
changes. and the whole will have TO be
ADOPTED b. both houses OF the coming
and also OF the subsequent convention.
i Is different with the caaons which
were reported A. Minneapolis.
These we're recommitted 10 the
~Aole commission some new names be-
ihE added. This commission on the ca
mons has completed its work and will
report /? October, and the joint vote OF
.ae two houses at the coming conven-
uon on the constitution o: canons no.
tody can toretell."
There are other proposed canons that
VII meet with strong opposition at the
general convention. Principal among
ines" Will be section . OF canon 80. ''of
Se use OF the Book OF Common Pray
e. which reads as follows:
An ministers shall say daily the