The sun., 1899-05-27
EPISCOPAL DIVORCE LAW.
MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE AP-
POINTED TO DRAFT A NEW CANON.
A More Stringent Rule Than the Present
One Relating to the Marriage of Di-
vorced Persons Likely to He Presented.

"A More Stringent Rule Than the Present
One Relating to the Marriage of Di-
vorced Persons Likely to He Presented.
The special Committee on Marriage and Di-
vorce. appointed by the House Of Deputies OF
the last General Convention OF the Protestant
Episcopal Church. to report on amendments
TO the canon on marriage and divorce. m ct at
Trinity Church on Thursday at the call Of the
Chairman. the Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix. and ad-
journed to meet again in October. The com
mttce's report to be printed before 1901. will
hc presented to the House Of Deputies at the
next General Convention, to be held in San
Francisco in October. 1901.
The members OF the committee named by
Dr. Dix. as President of.the House ot Deputies,
are the Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix Of New YORK. the
Rev, DR. l.. A. Hoffman Of New York the Rev.
DR.. +. T. Davenport OF Memphis the Rev DR..
Cameron Mann Of Kansas City. the Rev DR..
John Fulton OF Philadelphia. the Rev. DR.. J. Il.
Eccleston Of Baltimore. the Rev. Dr. Francis
I.ohdel Of Buffalo. Francis A. Lewis OF Phia-
delphia. Francis Lyndc Stetson Of New York.
Frank " Miller Of Augusta Ga. Charles II.
STANLEY of Washington. William H. Lghtner
az ST. Paul and Edward j. Bradford OF Will
mington. Del.
The Protestant Episcopal Church now says
concerning the marriage of divorced persons
No minister knowingly. after due inquiry.
tndl SOltmnlHe tnc marriage OF any person
who has a divorced husband or wife still living
II such husband or wife has been put away for
any cause arising after marriage: but this can
on shall not be held to apply to tho innocent
party in divorce for the cause Of adultery or
TO parties once divorced seeking to be united
again"
The Joint Commission on the Revision OF the
Constitution and Canons. appointed at the
General Convention Of 1892. reported at the
last General Convention the following new
section to replace the one quoted above:
9" No minister of this church shall solemnize
the marriage Of either party to divorce during
the lifetime OF the other party"
Of the twenty members OF the commission
nine disscntcd. and Of these nine five. led by
Bishop Potter and the Rev. DR. William r Hunt
ington of Grace Church. offered this amend
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the marriage Of any person who has divorced
husband M or wife living; This shall not apply to
Or her filing with the minister as evidence
OF such Innocence. a legally certified transcript
cree OF a court of record having jurisdiction
OH the subject matter. awarding him or her Il
divorce a vinculo matrimoni on the ground
BsfG" P.e5 in thG fom%s
Laren of Chicago, Bishop Watson Of East
HaT2a ynshOn Paret q MHsryePd Bishop
commission In the House OF bishops
the Bishop of New York offered his amend
s"fe Of II to r. In the House ueiefse% Of beputes
After a number NJ amendments had been pro-
posed it was voted to leave the entire question
toa special committee Of thirteen.
The committee OF the House Of Deputies
will. it Is said. favor more stringent canon on
marriage and divorce. and it may report a
canon OF the same scope as that presented by
the Joint Commssion. or the thirteen mem
berS Of the committee three-Dr Eccleston Mr.
LiRhtner and Mr. Mller-joined in Bishop Pot
ter's dissent from the prohibition Of the mar
riage OF divorced persons: and three others
Dr. Hoffman. DR. Davenport and Mr.. Bradford
signed the commissions report. DR.. Hoff-
man Is Secretary Of the commission