The times., 1898-10-20
With the Action on the Mar.
riage and Divorce Canon.
SHOULD BE CHANGED NOW
Extension of the Chnrch's Power In
Braxil-President Mckinley TIL anIx-
ed-Mfssionary Diocese Establish
ed for Southern Indiana More
ments-EIection of New Bishops.


tion to know the sentiment of the House
of Bishops that the leaders in that body |
are far from satisfied with the recent ac-
tion taken on the canon on marriage and
divorce. by which the substitute for the |
existing canon proposed by Bishop Doane
of Albany and the amendment offered by
Bishop Potter of New York were re-
Jected. The question has for many years
been subject of more or less contention
among the laity and clergy of the church,
and II is the opinion of number of the
delegates in both houses of the general
convention that the change-which It is
felt must cOme-in the existing canon
should be made now and not left TO future
conventions.
1t will require a two-thirds vote of the
House of Bishops to bring the matter be-
fore that body again. and in view OF the
vote by which the proposed substitutes
were rejected Monday, 1t is not thought
likely that this can be had There are
many. though. who are willing and even
anxious to risk defeat and make the
effort, although the more conservative
members of the house oppose such action,
believing rather in the indefinite post
ponement of a change in preference 10
bringing on an acrimonious discussion
which might result in serious dissensions.
An Important Session.
Yesterday was, in many respects, the
most important session yet held by the
House of Bishops of the triennial Episco-
pal convention. Constitutional and ca
usual routine was discussed, and in addi-
tion to that the petition of the members
of the Anglican Church in Brazil, asking
for the conservation of an American
bishop to have supervision over their con-
gregations, was favorabiy acted upon,
and decided step toward church eX-
tension taken.
The report of the committee on the
nominations for missionary jurisdictions
was submitted TO the house yesterday
afternoon, and IL viii be acted upon with
the impressiveness which usually attends
the elections of bishops, this morning.
At o'clock a special communion service,
for the members of the House of Bishops
only, will be held in ST. Johns Church,
Bishop Wilmer of Alabama, being the
celebrant.
Immediately after the service and while
the bishops still in church. the cleo
be made public, OF course, until il has
been sent to the House of Deputies, who
have the power to accept or reject the
selections of the upper house AT the
same time the bishops will select the
presbyter, who is to represent the Ameri-
can church as the head of the Episcopal
Church in Brazil His election will be
final. the House of Deputies having TO
voice in the matter. The new missionary
l,sc vx-i1 he he
North Dakota, Sacramento and Boise
City.
The Resolutions.
The report of the committee to which
the petition from the members of the
church in the United States OF Brazil
was referred, was made TO the house yes
terday afternoon. The house immedi-
ately adopted the following resolution:
Whereas the House of Bishops has received a
memorial from certain pTesbyters and laymen IN
communion with this church and residents N the
state of Rio Grsnde do Sol, in the foreign coun-
try known the United States Of Brazil, making
application fer the conservation 0f bisIoP as
provided in article 10 OF the constitution. 10
exercise Episcopal functions in the oversight Of
certain CONGREGATIONS assembled and TO as
semblc in the said state OF Rio Grande do Sol
and the territory thereto adjacent; therefore, be II
Resolved. That the House 0! Bishops consents
10 grant tnis application and will at once pro-
ceed elect and will request the presiding bishop
10 take order for the conservation Of bishop
for said foreign country: Provided, That ma
iority of the bishops of this church consent TO the
said consecra,ion; and Provided, further, That
the person so elected shall. before his csnSecra-
ton bind himself to the presiding bishop as
representing for this purpose the House OF
Bishops, 10 be amenable to the constitutions
and canors Of the Protestant Episcopal Church
in the United States of America both as to his
personal conduct and his Episcopal government
axti1r hNtalf inn
shall terminate when there shall be three bishops.
consecrated by this house, resident and eNer-
cising jurisdiction in the United States of BTazil.
and BY their joint action, national church shall
have been established
Thank the President.
AT the morning session of the house
yesterday a handsomely engrossed copy OF
the resolutions expressing the thanks of
the bishops to President Mckinley for his
courtesy and hospitality was signed by
each member. The resolution is engrossed
upon heavy Japan paper the autographs
of the bishops covering several pages. 1t
is bound in heavy Morocco leather, with
the inscription, ITO the President of the
United States. From the House of Bish-
ops in gold letters across the cover
Bishop Satterlee, of Washington, has been
selected to make the presentation, which
returns from the West.
The bishops also defined the boundaries
of the missionary jurisdiction of the
Bishop of Shanghai and the Lower
Yangtse Valley. which has hitherto been
a matter of some doubt. owing to the.
vagueness of the title. This action was
taken at the suggestion of the Right Rev.
Dr. Graves the missionary bishop to the
jurisdiction.
The bishops concurred with the House
of Deputies in passing constitutional
amendments, among them being the title
TO the constitution, article and article 10.
The latter was adopted after the addition
known as the Foude-Huntington resolu-
ton had been slightly amended as to
phraseology Article I, provinces,
with the proviso as 1t passed the House
of Deputies was adopted, land article
went through with slight amendments,
recommended by the committee. Article
was also adopted as reported
The amendment to title !, canon Z. sec
ton g. making it necessary for one year,
instead of six months, to elapse before
the ordination of a candidate for the
clergy. and for six months to elapse be-
fore the ordination of candidate TO the
diaconate, was adopted. The provision in
the same canon, making three academic
years instead of three calendar years
necessary course of preparation for ordi-
nation to the clergy, was also adopted
THE HOUSE OF DEPUTIES.
OpIx Subjects Upon the Calendar