Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-16

| Section l. No minister shall solemnize
| marriage the parties to when are
| within the degrees OF consanguinity ana
affinity defined in the 18th chapter OF the
| Book Of Leviticus.
Section .. I'd II shall bo the duty Of a
minister 10 adnonish the people from
time 10 time that the Church discounte-
nances clandestine marriages. GO No
| minister shall solemnze the marriage OF
any person who is "A minor under the law
| Of the place OF marriage unless the pa
! rent or guardian of such minor Is pres
| ent or shall have given written consent
to the marriage or Is permanently resi-
dent I'm a foreign country. CD No minis
ter shall solemnZe marriage except In
the presence of two witnesses. himself
or the witnesses being personally ac-
quainted with the parties. (D Every min
lister OF the Church shall at the time Of
the marriage record in the register of
the parish in which the marriage takes
place the name, birthplace, age and
residence Of each party and such record
shall be signed by the minister who per-
forms the ceremony and by ut least two
witnesses of the marriage.
Section 3. No minister Of this church
shall solemnize the marriage of either
party TO a divorce during the lifetime Of
the other party"
SUBSTITUTE PREPARED.
substitute for the provisions of SER
uon OF the above canon has been pre-
pared by Bishop Potter, Rev. DR.. J. H.
Eccleston, William II. Lightner. Frank
II. Miller, and Rev. DR.. William r. Hunt
lngton, who will recommend that that
section shall be made to read as follows:
NO minister of the Church shall SOL
emnize the marriage of any person who
nlNnTnnI htfu
rms shall not apply TO the innocent par
" In divorce suit. on his or her filing
with the minister as evidence OF such
innocence OF legally certified transcript
OF the record, showing a final judgment
or decree OF the court of record having
jurisdiction on the subiect-matter award
ing MN or her a divorce vincuo ma
trlmonii ON the ground of adultery"
I'm reference TO the matter of prohibit
ell degrees proposed i'm section / Of the
above canon, there are many churchmen
who think it would have been wiser il
the commission had set forth the de-
grees in detail instead of referring 10 a
much-debated chapter in Leviticus. Tn
der the proposed new section it will. il
Is believed, be held by many that mar
mage with the deceased wife's sister is
forbidden, while others will probable
hold that marriage between an uncle and
niece is permitted
BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER.
The commission recommends that canon
81 of the use Of the Book of Common
Prayer be made to read as follows:
Section J. The Book Of Common
Prayer, as the Same has been established
by the general convention. shall be used
by every minister OF this Church upon
all occasions Of public worship for which
the Church provides When officiating in
such services he shall use no other pray
els than those of the Book of Common
Prayer except such forms Of prayer and
thanksgiving as may be set forth by the |
bishop for special occasions
Section 2. All ministers shall saw
daily the morning and evening prayer. |
elher privately or openly. not being let /
by sickness or other urgent cause.
section 3. The bishop of every do |
cese or missionary jurisdiction may com /
pose forms of prayer or Thanksgiving. as 1
the case may require, sor special occa- /
sions, and send them 10 every minister /
within his diocese or Jurisdiction. ana II |
snail be the duty Of the minister 10 use |
such forms"
Section ? which prescribes compul
sorry daily use by ministers of the sor. |
wees set forth. has met with considerable !
objection from number of the members
)t the commission. and will undoubte,lI,
be the subject of discussion in the conven.
ton.
ORGANIZATION OF PROVINCES.
\ radical departure is proposed nv tbs
commission from the present condition
by the organization Of provinces, with n
bishop FOR primate. The canon IS
called 'of provinces" and is as follows.
Section l. The diocese and missionary
of this church are berasL
united into provinces.
Section ?. The bishop in eacn pro-
vince shall, within three months arter |
this canon takes effect, elect one OF their
number 10 be primate.
Section g. The convention Of this do |
cese in this Church may. at its first ses-
sion, TO be held after this canon takes
eject, elect five presbyters, economically |
resident in the diocese. and five laymen,
COMMITMENTS Of this Church. having |
lOmlcile in the diocese. to be delegates |
10 the provisional synod Of the province |
The delegates so chosen. together with |
the bishops OF the province will cOnsti-
tute the said provisional synod.
Section l. The primate Of every pro-
vince, or in case OF his death or disabil-
~ the senior Bishop therecf, shall sum-
mon such provisional synod to meet at
7'''iD Convenient pldNt Niliilu one year
after this canon takes effect.
POWERS OF PROVINCIAL SYNOD.
Section g. The said provisional synod
may enact statutes for the organization
Of the provincial synod, and for the ex-
srcise by it Of legislative powers not in
consistent with the constitutional powers
IF the general convention for the com
non interest of the Church within the
province, and for a uniform mode OF
rial Of presbyters and deacons. No sta
ute so enacted shall have force or valid
ty I'm any diocese unless ratified by such
liocese, or in any missionary jurisdiction
Inless assented to by the Bishop; and no
enactment Of the provincial synod shall
% Of force in any diocese or missionary
Jurisdiction which has not catered into
inion with the provincial synod"
The subject embraced in this canon is
not new as it has been discussed in for
ner meetings of the general convention.
some of the most eminent leaders of the
church express the belief that the pro-
lincial system provides additional ma
hineTy, which will merely consume
strength and means which might be bet
er spent but on the other hand, it's
idvocates think the additional machinery
) needed for greater efficiency.
UNLOCKING THE NORTH.