New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-03
CHANGING A CHURCH'S LAW
THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL COMMITS
sIONs REPORT.
ppoposrn c7rAvG. n THE CANON REGARDING
THE MARRIAGE OF DIVORCED Pbt-SoNS
,.vrrv IN .rOr-sr SPIRITED DISCUS

, ppoposrn C-tAxin n TIE CANON REGARDING
THE MARRIAGE OF DIVORCED PERSONS
LIKELY TO AROUSE SPIRITED DISCUS
SION n TIE GENERAL CONVENTION.
.,.o- nearlv six years Of labor. the joint com
mission appointed by the General CONVENTION ..
the rrisoopal church IN iso2 for the purpose o,
revising the constitution and cano7s u the Church
r,s co-,nle.ed i,s task and yesterday submitted
co-.os o, ifs report 20 tho delegates 70 the cen
e-al Convention 20 be hold IN Washington j. ="
next October The joint commission p'epd'eu
revision o, the constitution ard cahohS ''' ~
consideration o., the General Convention N 1880
ia, tho renort was not accepted. and the com
n,,osion was continued. with instructions 20 SUD
Wi, a~,ther -eport I'M 1895 The joint commission
consists u the Bishops y Albany. heniucNy NJ
c--o Quincy New-Y0rk and Maryland l"@ nv
Dr. Eugene 4 Hoffman. the Rev. Dr. j. ;. 9'oI'e'
the Rev Or Charles 4 +. Richards. the feV. III
tfsu Harrison tho Rev Dr ?. y. Davenport. the
Rev. Or J. Houston Eccleston and the Rev Or
Wuuar, p Huntington and " II. Llghiner. Id
ward @ Bradford. r. Svayne Charles {" aaun-
der, John 4 B,au Frank H. Miller ana w
Iadley -.
,rnnortant m the history % The Protestant Ep'S-
.,-,i church and Us provisions are likely 70 Ok
oifo 10 end - discussion N the sessions OF the
Go~e~sI Convention before they will be placed on
the statutc- books 81 the church. I'D iae| opus
ton 20 several u the proposed enactment Va
made manifest .n the deliberations % tho 'ohi'"'
.,,, and several members thereof have put them
s,,y,s on record as OF dissenting opinion 70 mis-
% that proposition -.-i,,
ore - tho subjects which - sure 70 SIR up STRIFE
n 'he 'hurrh ~ 'a'f- ., ''' -. - ei.ber
on marriage 30 "7 70 ~ -. ~, ,be other
parry 20 "'' L., f,gy q, he church
n ,i,fe country which permits the marriage OF
.r. innocent party in divorce for me cause VI
adultery To ms '"1'H' "...p r,-,,-.r
Dr j. Houston 'e'' ~ - ,,.,,,i,r, ,,
il'"" " d., ....-, .rct- dissen, and
Huntington have alf'11, ~, ~. ..,da ~, rea5
recommend i""i '"'
as follows -. .s,r soi.,r,,,e the
70 minl..er o' -, vno has a divorced hus-
mar ~ VIZ, iv1g This shall not apply 70 ne
-r,..rt Marty in a divo-.e suit on his or her mug
Nith h. min stc- us evidence - sicn inao,an,e. a
e,,i .i sner, or decree Of court ~ re- ord has.
~ Jurisdiction on the subject ma yer.
~ ground or adultery
aaron OBJ
prayer H'fS .- r,.,.o- "a tho
same has been established by rho Gen. ts
ton. shall b" lsei n' 49, ,'tii. ,o-sbic T,r
church upon an occasions or Rupu' H'lS.tlp 'a
'a-h service. he snail USE other prayers han
those OF tho Book Of Common Pray or except -u.I
forins ~ PRAYER aud .ha'k-gitinr '- may 'e sci
se1 a. ministers shau say daily The morn
rs and evening PRAYER o'ther pri'ata - or openly
moi being To- by sickness or ofhrr lr-rnl GUS
So Tho Bishop - ntorf diocese or uI-'l'.i-
AIRY jurisdiction may compo,e form % praS.r 81
fr.nkeclviuc. fhc case may require TOT so ''i'
| occasions and send them TO every minister v l.hn
bis diocese cor iurl-dict.or and IL shall be mo o"'y
or the minister 20 us" such forms.
r.. ...,to, ~, Tho fosf-rancd canon referring
IN -, ,,.. .o--,i-- ,-A
20 th~ comprlsorf service NJ ufHF i"''i'''" '''
evori,r pravcr has met with the objections OF A
- go -, ,f.o ,.,r,r,f-e.o, Tho dis
+ number NJ m'np'ls u' 't ,, -
sen'"r' '"..NHe M. p,,h,-5s F., o., n-obab,o
me it'F. Ut ,.e, -, ,,....,to, ar4
that this section w" o' '',"' W 80 , 49,.