The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-15
AGAINST DIVORCES
NEW CANONs PROPOSED FOR THE
EPISCOPAL CuURCH.
WILL BE STRONG BARRIERS.
THEY WILL sToP RE-,IARRIAGE or
DIVORCED PERSONS.


In some Cases-Canons VIII he
submitted 60 General Conference
OF Episcopal Church In san Fran
cisco Next October.
New York. Nov rs When tho general
conference ~ the Pro,estan, Euiseoaal
Church meets IN san Francisco next or
to5er. three new canons on the subject Of
marriage ard divorce viii De paced be-
fore he body for its consideration.
Should these canons become the law of
the Episcopal Church. then the Episcopal
-hurch viii have pronounced i;s nnathe-
ma against divorce. and moro particular
IS against the re-marriage OF divorced
persons while anotacr party % tho dl-
vorco s,nl is in dfe.
Tho subject Of marriage and divorce
came IN for a good deal of attention at
the hands of the General Episcopal CON
ference OF 1875 s. much in fact that a
committee Of twelve was appointed for
the purpose OF taking the matter under
consideration and making such racom-
incndation TO the next conference of thar
body. as would pave the way for change
In the present tenets Of the church on
these subjects.
This committee. after having met year
ago when they failed 20 reach an agree
ment booking toward reform. again went
into session today Tho committee spent
the greater portion Of the day wrestling
with the problem before them. - the
forenoon session nothing OF a dcnnitc ma
ture was accomplished. This afternoon
tho committee resumed work. and as tho
members came out az the close OF this
session h was announced that the con-
ference OF the committee had been ad-
iourned sine die and that three conons
dealing with tho subject of the conference
had been drafted.
ImpedIments 90 Matrimony.
The arst canon adopted IS entitled
Holy Matrimony and lmpediments
Thereto" The far text OF this canon is
as follows:
Section l. Holy Matrimory Defined
"ta) Holy mauimouy is an estate OF
life which. for the purpose Of this canon.
Is sufficiently deaned So the form appoint
Cd fo- the solemnization OF matrimouy IN
this church.
"thl The solcmuization OF holy matrt-
mony is a service where the mutual con-
sent of tho parties g. given boz the presence
OF "a minister who then pr.nouu them
boz tho name ~ tie Holy Trluity TO De-
man ana wife.
"Sceiion 2-Impedimcnts 10 MatiiWonN
Defined
This section defines the impeiimcnts oi
consangIinity ana ahnity As s'aiea "a "e
''0"s ~ - ,,-,.
sore "'h"' "
The second canon drafted deals wiih IN
subject ~ the go emnization "i n"N mt
rimon} II Is suu-diNld ID 10 i"Ai sec
tious as follows.
Section J. lt shall De tne ohiF o. ~
ministers oi this cnurch i' ''"'' H' TO ''''
civil authorities relative TO mhiti'Ee
section . Every minister VINO saAH
soiemnize a marriage HnAh "i'l"d' ''l e
make such record "i same a. n n'
quired by the law % thir cHhlch ana eltA
authority.
section 3. No minister Sh"H To- '''t1'
marriage without the rF"r'h VIZ
ncssea nor without "ilhr ~ "H ~
the parties are p.rsonallN Known. = ,tt
~ case in Whicn u o ihi' i's
such witnesses TO le 80
minister shah soieilhlA. ula
OF 'hs p'is'" "''
faction.
sec J. y" h'i"l7l' -.
marriage between any wv" F,' ,""a "".
or urtl hy inquiry. DC snHH nav" Ha''a
ned h.mscli thai n"liher person mas ~"
or is tha huhaud or TING VIC OF any "."'I
person living unle 'he inih'I i'''i ,.'e.
WaE annulled hY decree OF some 0'ut, ~
competent iurfdc.ion Tor cause sAis''Hb
before such former marriage
Excludes Divorced Persons.
,,..,. .,.. ..t.,,,.. t,,, r,rops erect now
~ Wy, s,s.,,,,r5 ,r,Ins, ILLEGAL
,,.,,ri,...s ana probfhIt rc-mlrriag-e hyany
r.,i.,,,.,i r,i,ilt.r Of any PARTY 20 "a AZ
vorce suit whether guilty or Innocent the
third canon goes one step further ara csc
cludes from 900 means ~ grace within the
dfspanaation Of tho church any divorced
person who shall have rc-mnrri 2 ans he
living with husband or wife as the case
may be-. whHe tho other party 90 tHe di-
vorce still s. in llfe. This canon which.
however applies oulv Go tho offend nE
Marty OF "a divorce practically tends 'a
outlaw the offender as far as church fei-
lovship goes. and provides Tor bis Tee
sloptt0n fin the fold only on tho condition
,b,t he come truly peuiient and separate
fror, mo party 20 the tccoud marriage. or
IN rc ehofifd happ,n 90 Dee iu immediate
f,r.r 81 DEATH and show the spirit OF
,r,,. rerantanra.
-rtfe raron Is subdivlded into three secs
.t-, ~ f,rovea.