The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-15
Opposed 10 Re=Marrying Divorced
Persons While Another Party
10 tle Divorce is in Life.
THREE CANONS BEEN DRAFTED.
"HOly Matrimony' Defined. Report
to be Taken up at Next
General Conference.

NEW YORK, Nov. 14.-When The
general conference of the Protestant
Episcopal church meets in San Frncis-
co next October, three new canons on
the subject Of marriage and divorce will
be placed before the body for Its con-
sderatIon. Should these canons become
the law of the Episcopal church
through the approval of the general
conference. then the Episcopal church
will have pronounced its anathema
against divorce, and more particularly
against the re-marryins Of divorced
persons while another party to the d.
yOrce still is in life.
The subject of marriage and divorce
| came in for q good deal Of attention at
the hands Of the general Episcopal con-
ference OF 1898. So much in fact that
committee OF twelve was appointed for
the purpose Of taking the matter under
consideration and make such recon-
/ mendation to the next conference Of
that body as would pave the way for
changes In the present tenets of the
4 church on these subjects.
This committee to-day, after an all
day session, adjourned sine die and an
\ nouncca that three canons dealing with
I the subject OF the conference had been
4 drafted.
"Holy Matrimony" Defined.
The first canon adopted is entitled.
Holy Matr!mony and Impediments
4 Thereto" The full text OF this canon
Is as follows:
Section l-Hoiy matrimony defined
ta) holy matrimony is an estate of life
y which for the purposes of this canon is
sufficiently defined. in the form ap-
Il proved for the solrmnzntion Of mutri-
mOny in this church.
e tbl The solpmnzatlon OF holy matri-
S mony Is a service where the mutual
3 consent Of the parties is given In the
\ presence Of n minister who then pro-
nouHccs them In the name Of the holy
n trinity to be man and wife.
Section 2-Impediments to matrlmony
defined.
The section defined the impedments
OF c0nsangulrIty and affinity as stated
In the books of LevIticus and Deuter-
onomy The second canon drafted deals
4 with the subject of the solemnization Of
q molly matriraony."
n It Is sub.diyded in four sections ac
follows:
4 Section /.
II Conform to Civil Authorities.
Il 1t shall be the duty of all ministers OF
this church to conform to the civil au-
thor!ties relating to marriage.
Section ..
Every minister who shall solemnize n
marriage shall without delay make
such record OF same as may be required
oy the law OF this church and civil au-
i ,hor!ty.
"A Section ..
40 minister shall solcmnize marriage
y "''hout the presence OF witnesses nor
"''hout witnesses TO whom the parties
s'e personally known. except In case
!" "hich u, is impossible for such wit
"Fsses to be secured. No minister shall
a"s'nHIze the marriage of any person
~, Identified to his satisfaction.
s Section 4,
:" minister shall solcmnIze marriage
,n ,'"eeh any two persons unless nor un-
w. W Inquiry he shall have satisfied
,."',Sen that neither person has been or
!" "e husband or the wife OF any other
,t''o" living unless the former mar
'e was nnnulcd by decree of some
' OF competent Jurisdiction for
tlase. y, 'e '''''
Goes Ono Step Farther.
"hI'e tho above two canons cree,
l., h." "hTrIers az n safeguard against H.
,a' marriages, and prohibit rc-mar-
sv oy any Episcopal minister OF any
70 divorce suit, whether guilty
,,' ""o'eft' the third canon goes one
u w., '"ithrr and excludes from nil
',"S O' grace within the dlspensatlon
n," %e church any divorced person who
rt nave rc.married and be living
"h'Oand or wife Ms the case may
nm, |"'Ie 'he other party to the divorce
,. "' Ii In HE This canon which. how.