The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-18

the Joint commission. Il would be practically q
waste OF time to consider the canon at all. Last
week the Bishops adopted the following section
OF the proposed canon by a vote Of 50 to 81:
No minister Of this Church shall solemniSe the
marriage Of either party to . divorce during the life
time of tho other party ~ the divorce has been
granted for any cause arising after marriage. This
shall not apply 10 the Innocent party In . divorce
suit on his or her hlinE with the minister. A. svi.
dence Of such innocence, Illegally certified transcript
Of the record showing asnnaljudgment or = decree Of
= court OF record having Jurisdiction on the subject
matter awarding him OF her a divorce, . rineuio me-
triU0nii. on the ground Of adultery.
This was the section proposed by the minor
ity members OF the joint commission, and
~championed by Bishop Potter. rs amended, so
rs to provide for the remarriage OF parties d.
vorced for cause arising before marriage,
The question OF the final adoption OF the en-
tihFs G Sits4nS SSn' PPStSTlS SsH s nSasS g. 81 I the SccI BS1.
read:
to which are in the degrees or consangdlnity aud AZ.
unity defined In the eighteenth chapter Of the book
OF L~6vihoua.
The Bishops voted TO permit this canon to re-
main on the table; They had previously re-
jected subsection 2 OF section 2. which read:
pe Il Ssn tl0 So 81; slSS duty ut t, of minister ,Ss: II. &c Ss SS@0S Sis6o th:
tenancss clAndestne marriages.
This was not touched this afternoon. Sub
were adopted. Then came several strong
speeches on the fourth section OF the proposed
TsPSa; IN rBsET shop Il bo 5aS m sPoEs o 81 Glyorf fSe
adoption Of the canon as 1t stood, with the pro-
vision which had been substitnted for the one
proposed by the committee, The remainder OF
the canon read:
No minister shall solemnize the marriage OF any
person who 10 q minor under the law at the place Of
minor Is present, OF. where 4 Is practicable. shall
Nc minister shall %solemnize . marriage, except in
ne presence OF At least TIVE Witnesses, im m;.h tS or
parties.
the marriage, record in the register Of the parish or
congregation I'm which tho marriage takes tplase or
shall be signed by the minister who performs the
riago.
The Bishop OF Georgia proposed to add a sub
section 2 to section 4 to read:
30 minister of this Church shall be obliged under
the previous section of this canon to solemnize the
marriage of any divorced person.
He urged that many OF the ministers enter
tanned views on divorce which compelled them
to decline to marry such persons, and yet they
m m6GT i ssai nailed tb upon v IL P + tSe cD the 'S Wss
Si "a %Ssfii = y t Is hisS ssPsa1 F6 y 5i NJ house. %s,, S s$S
canon: To adopt the section, proposed. by
Bishop Doane., which forbids altogether
the he PROPOSAL moretail' OF BisRop McGlsuren. to fSo@rBbEidi
such marriage by Protestant Episcopal minis
tiers, but to admit persons 40 married TO the
other Of the Church; and that Of
Bishop Potter. to allow the canon to. remain as
1t is. providing only for the petition Of the
was obtained on the ground Of adultery, The
house had previously rejected the, combined
and had adopted that Of Bishop Potter. but
the house. by a vote OF 81 to "a. rejected the
to the old canon. Therefore, the law OF the
Church in this respect remains unchanged.
The present canon reads as follows:
SECTION 1. II any persons be Joined together other
wise than as, Gods word doth allow. their marriage
is not lawful.
SIC. ?. NJ minister knowingly, after due inquiry.
shall solemnize the marriage OF any person who has
a divorced husband or wife still living. If such hus-
after marriage; but this canon shall not be held to
apply TO the innocent party in a divorce for the cause
OF adultery or to parties once divorced seeking to be
united again.
reasonable cause to doubt whether a person desirous
OF being admitted to holy baptism. or to conhrmA- I
Wise WTi% than as The word Of God and the dfsciPli 2iee Of
this Church allow. such minister, before receiving
10 the Bishop for his cody judgment thcreupon,
provided, however. that no minister, shall, in any
imminent danger of death.
SEC. 4, Questions touching the facts OF any case
S ferTedH i to the B Ssf'1TH Of the 'H dioc sapG or i mis!io Se re;
Jurisdiction in which the same may occur; or il there
ton. then to some Bishop, to be designated by the
questions shall have been so referred shall there
upon make inquiry in such manner as he shall deem |
and shall deliver his Judgment in the
SEC. 3: This canon. so far as it afhres penalties.
does not apply to cases occurring before it takes
The House of Bishops selected the Rev.
Samuel, Hart as historiographer of the Church.
Bishops also agreed to Article VI. Of the pro-
posed constitution as passed by the House OF
Deputies bpt proposed that parts OF the do
might be coded back again to the original