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a ton of the Protestant Episco-
"a pal church draws. to it's close
a the House of Deputies is striv7
4 N ing TO finish up the business Of
the session. Every morning a
large amount of business is
transacted. Yesterday morning was no
exception to the rule. Resolution followed
resolution in rapid succession and reports
Of committees told of work accomplished
during the recess. The matters on the cal
endar are rapidly being discussed and de-
cided, and there is every likelihood that
before tomorrow night the business be-
fore the body will be disposed of and the
delegates Will leave with a feeling that,
although much time was taken up in ora
tory, it was well spent.
When Chairman Lindsay called the
House of Deputies to order yesterday
morning only half the members were in
their seats. Before Secretary Hutehins
mad nnlshed reading the minutes, how
ever, the house was comfortably filled.
1he discussion of message 36, sent down
Dy the House OF Bishops IN relation TO the
solemnizatiOn of marriage was discussed
In committee of the whole near the close
OF the morning session, and Chairman
Fackard, after making the report, asked
10 nave the committee relieved of further
consideration Of the subject.
Next IN Importance was the report on
the state of the church, which was read
by Rev. DR.. Duncan of Louisiana. 1t was
full Of facts and figures and enlightened
the deputies as to the progress of the
church during the last three years.
Resolutions Of sympathy on the death
OF Mrs. Irving, prominent church work.
er, were presented and adopted by a stand
Ing vote. The secretary was instructed TO
forward a draft of the Resolutions TO rho
family of decea sed.
Rev. DR.. Carey read an interesting re-
port on theological seminaries. 1t was
adopted, as were also a number Of resol,,1
tions handed in by the committee
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REPORT ON sEMINARIEs.

Rev. Joseph Carey, DID,, chairman Of the
committee on theological seminaries read a
highly interesting resume of the triennial re-
port of these institutions. He said the com
rniftee gratified TO report the seminarfes
20 be in a prosperous condition. As an evi-
dence Of this he noted their net value to be
81 zoe 921 %; that the par value Of the personal
property was 81, ,365 s22 II and the market value
81 49, z09 Il, while the books in the library are
valued at 500, 900 and the amount of contribu-
tions from the several dioceses is as follows
Reported in 1885, $40, 764 81; added since, $30l-
95l 81; while the total contribution to May
1901 was s., 076. IA 81. The trust funds which
embrace sixty-nfne foundations. felIowships and
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MORNING SESSION OF
THE HOUSE OF DEPUTIES
Members Transact a Deal of Business
in Order to Finish Work of
Convention.
Convention.

When the minutes had been approved DR.
Lindsay read the following committee appoint
ments:
To report on the translation Of the Bishops-
Rev. DR.. Mcconnell, Long Island; Rev. DR.
Hopkins, Chicago; Rev. DR.. Grosvenor New
Morris w Seymour
Prohibitive degrees of dfvorce-Rev. ADr
Chicago, w. B. Cutting Of New York, Edward
I. Temple Of Vermont and b. L. Virgins Of
Tennessee
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STATE OF THE CHURCH

The Rev Dr. Duncan of Louisiana read an
able report on the state of the church II was
fun OF statistics and advice. The report was
rendered in conformity with title 1, canon 20.
section of the digest The following statietics
were contained in the report:
Since the last General Convention the un-
usually large number OF eleven Bishops of this
church and many priests and laymen have
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MESSAGES FROM BISHOPS.

Several messages were received from the
House Of Bishops The first informed the
deputies of Concurrence in the resolution of
the latter with reference TO the committees on
Christian Endeavor.
The second reported a proposed change in
the constitution to be voted at the next
General Convention and proposition to add to
the second sentence of section l, article 2, after
the words ''Convocation of the diocese" the
following Provided, however, that when a
diocese shall be formed out of a missionary dis
trict the missionary Bishop in charge of said
district shall become the Bishop OF said do
cese IL he shall so elect"
The third message notified the deputies of a
resolution continuing the Commission on
Ecclesiastical Relations.
The next message transmitted to the depu-
ties was the Bishops reply, published in yes
terdays Call. to the communication received
from the synod of the Mexican Episcopal
church, asking for the conservation OF Bishops
for that church.
The last message informed the deputies Of
the outcome of the trouble IN regard to the
bishopric OF Honolulu, the principal feature
thereof being the resignation of the Bishop OF
that church: full particulars in regard to
which in the Calls report of the preced-
ing days proceedings of the House of Bishops.
The deputies voted to concur in the action of
the Bishops.
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amendments to the canons
TAKES UP CANON ON MARRIAGE
for and Deputy Lewis of Pennsylvania moved
that the report OF the committee of the whole
be heard.
Chairman Joseph Packard Of the committee
OF the whole then reported as follows:
As chairman of the committee OF the whole
I have prepared the following resolutions as
expressing the report of the committee one
relating to message No. Is and the other to
Resolved That the House of Deputies con-
cur with the House Of Bishops in its message
NO. 70, with the following amendments. In
section 3, paragraph l. strike out the last
clause following the marriage
The words stricken out or Is perrna-
nently resident in foreign country
Amend section 8, paragraph 2 as follows. so
1nat II snail read; No minister shall solemnize
a marriage except in the presence OF at least
Two witnesses. In case the parties are un-
known to the minister he shall not sOlemnize
tne marriage without the presence of at least
two witnesses to whom the parties are per
sonally known unless in the Judgment OF the
minister II shall be impracticable to obtain
The second resolution is as follows:
Resolved. That the House OF Deputies con-
cur with the House OF Bishops in its message
No. S6. with the following amendments: Strike
out all after the word repealed in the second
Deputy Lewis said that it was not necessary
70 take vote on the canons by sections and
IN order TO save time moved that the House
OF Deputies adopt the entire report Of the com
mittee-of the whole.
amend ard asked for a division OF the caoon
into sections in order that the house might
vote on the three sections relating to the
solemntzation Of marriage and then on the
fourth section as to the remarrIage of divorced
The Rev. DR.. McKim Of Washington desired
a vote, Vtve vOce on the three sections on
marriage and vote by orders on the divorce
section
-, A flood of amendments. substitutes and mo-
tions came thick and fast from all parts OF
the mouse and after a tangle II was finally
decided to vote on the sections by orders
The secretary then read the three secrio1s -
the canon defining what marriage is and how
II must be solemnized by the clergy Of the
Episcopal church; the number OF witnesses t0
be present and the question OF reeeiving tSs
cases. - W
Iowing vote; Ayes-4S clerical. 40 lay; noes
. clerical, lay; divided-5 clerical Law 'Tbs
number OF d1oceses in the house are hftv-nine
and 1t requires thirty votes each for Clerical
and lay deputations to carry a ueasS,rs nv
orders. -
DIVORCE CANON is DEFEATED
The vote was then taken on the adoption NJ
remarriage of divorced persons inc
The vote resulting in the rejection of IL
section was as follows:
a.. Clerical Lax
ayes .............................. 30 IL
Noes HtS,.a 10 2f
The result of the vote was received In silence
oy those who had helped to defeat the nro-
hibitory section on remarriage of divorced per-
sons OU P0i
At this point the house became involved in
10 pursue Motions, amendments and resolutiOns
again came from all parts Of the house and
the clerical and lay deputies who sought to
pursue only served to increase the mix10 -
n dozen deputies were their feet at the
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CHURCH'S CONDITION
TOLD IN FIGURES
Rev. DR.. Duncan Gives Statistics
Showing It's Progress.

scholarships are confded to the care Of the
Union Trust Company of New York and are
valued at 1854 6s7 So There are 3o 2s1 books in
the library, and among the most valuable in
the collection are copies of Bibles printed by
Gutenberg and other famous printers.
At the conclusion of the reading the report
was received and the following resolutions
were adopted:
Resolved, That this convention recommends
that scholarships be awarded by competitive
examination and
Resolved. That the fellows Of the seminary
be sent abroad to pursue their studies rather
than in the seminary itself"
DIR. Carey explained the last recommendation
by saying that if the fellows of the seminary
went abroad to some of the great universities
study they would come back with renown
and would be eligible to the chairs of the Gen
eral Seminary.
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men. After three dAyS OF IlOSI
stirring debate in the House of Deputies
on the proposed canon on marriage and
divorce the prohibitory amendment to the
present law was finally defeated. The
galleries and the aisles of the building
were crowded with ladies, the debate and
vote on the divorce section of the canon
seeming to be especially attractive to the
fair sex.
Although the section of the canon pro-
hibiting the remarriage of divorced per-
sons was carried when the House of
Deputies sat as committee of the whole
it went down to defeat when the same
body of men voted as clerical and lay
deputations Of the dioceses represented in
the convention.
The vote of the lay deputations resulted
In the defeat of the measure. OF the
hfty-nine clerical diocesan deputations
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COMMISSION TO BE ESTABLISHED
TO URGE UNIFORM MARITAL LAWS
The Rev DR. Greer OF New York Introduces Resolution Seekno
Safeguard Sanctity of Ties of r1atrimony

20 HE proceedings yesterday in the
NGeneral Convention Of the Epis-
copal Church were the most i'm
portant of any day since the
gathering in this city of the dis
tinguished churchmen and lay
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TAKES UP CANON ON MARRIAGE

should be taken I'D first. to be followed by
amendments to the canOns
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DIVORCE CANON IS DEFEArEp.

The vote was then taken on the adoption NJ
the section of the canon which prohibits the
remarriage of divorced persons
The vote resulting in the rejection of n
section was as follows:
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Continued on Page Five.
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S the ninth triennial conven-
ton of the Protestant Episco-
pal church draws. to it's close
the House of Deputies is strivT
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-10
IT PURIFIES THE BLOOD.
ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTE.

~ classes taught by him in that in
:; tuition. hero he had risen 70 the
dignity ~ professor. When the: were
married they boarded in the college
town for several years Garfield left
teaching 10 become a preacher. this
profession he abandoned for the study
~ law When the war broke out he
entered the army and served with
distlno tior..
Mrs Garfield j. a small. spare woman
with rine features and swapping black
eyes Shc y known chiefly for her
dum"e,ig qualities ana her superb self
control. Her husband ono. said pf her
that n-,cr in hir political career had ~
suffered In IN" least from any word or
act M hers During thr wears spent
by NJ Garfield IN Washington Size
Mas most often found ia IT, Congress
SIoudI Library. where she studied the
subjects for which she yvas tutor ~
h.r sons After General Garfield's
death ii Was reported that the family
had been left without resources. and q
considerable sum Was raised by private
subscription among The dead Presi-
dent friends The income from This
fund. together with the pension of
$1,000 y YEAR voted BY Congress has
enabled Mrs. Garfield to live in quiet
comfort ana to send her boys through
Williams College of that institution
their father was an aiumnus. She is
now sivty-three years Of age ana in
poor health
A1rs Benjamin Harrison Via Hot
marry General Harrison until ~ aad
retired from Office. During his t.rm
his first Wifi. was alive and Mrs. DIM
mick. nor niece. came to the White
HouS" 70 assist in tho social AMI io-
n,ceti, duties.
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Capital Notes.

There is Il resident commissioner in
Washington. this winter. Of interest I"
Maine people. His name is William
Haywood of Honolulu. not of the Main"
family Of Hcywoods. but "A native of
the District of Columbia. who was
much in the Pine Tree State with the
late james G. Blaine. to whom he was
AT one time secretary. He made fire.
vutnt trips to Augusta and mas many
friends up in that section of Maine.
Wien Delegate Wilcox was elected 10
Congress the Hawaiian sugar planters
ap.i other business men OF the island
wanted some white man here to repre-
sent them in matters before Congress
and selected Mr. Haywood for that
purpose. lie is concerned in il lot of
matters before Congress. this winter.
and in some at least viii have the cor
dial cooperation cf Maine men.
Among petitions presented in The
Senate by Senator Frye are: OF II. +.
Burgess and ~ other citizens of Fair
field. of H. II. Il. Ayers and i6 other
citizens OF Nassalboro. and of W. II.
Spencer and 81 other citizens Of SHow-
hogan, all in the STATE 0f Maine. pray
ing for the enactment Of legislation to
prohibit polygany. which was referred
to til, committee on the judiciary. of
tnt Granite Cutters National Union
American Federation of Labor uf
NinalhaNen. Me. praying for the
enactment uf legislation, providing for
the construction of war vessels in the
navy yard Of tn. United States. which
was referred to the committee on naval
affairs. of the Maine Commandtry of
the Military Order of the Loyal H.
giun, praying for the enactment of l.G
iSldtion To suppress anarchy. which
VAS referred To- the committee on the
judiciary. uf I;oSworth Post. Grand
Army Of the Republic. Ot Portland. Ne.
praying for tn" enactment of lr,sisla
ton tu suppress anarchy, which WIe
referred to tn" committee on III" judi
cary: ot the Painters. Decorators and
I"n"r Hangers Union. Of the Ameri-
cnn Federation uf Labor IF Portland
Me. Of tn Central Labor Union of
T'nl!anI. and uf til" central Labor
lui'n uf Hiddrford. Al III ;hr STATE w
N;tiHr. praying fur thn enactment w
! -jSldtirn authorizing tn. construction
of war vessels in the navy yards Of the
country which We're referred tn tn.
committee IN naval affairs
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-10

picked q large bunch Of black ,r.ro,
from one Of them-the first huncb ~
concords that ever grew. Delicious as
n" grapes We're. he continued the
cultivation W the vines until 1g52 ".
for" he considered that The fruit baJ
come to q state Of perfection and ~
hat year ne placed a basket of then,
On exhibition with the Nassachusett.
Horticultural Society. with the result
th;t IN instant demand for cuttings
from his vines arose
"TEs creating uf tEc Concord CRANE
WAS the FIRST successful use " ~
seed Of the wild grape in obtaining q
nrre vaIierY of table grapes. The nam.
Concord Was given to this grape bv
NJ HUll. The grape itself was not but
on the market until 1884 It has been
tlar- cy.T since with constantlv I'LL
Creasing demand for ill., Millions VI
dollars nave been made from It's sair
and III" sale of vines. Its Giycorerar
died few Years ago al the age Of
ncarly - anG poor.
"N,w York city receives 25.eoo tons
~ grdpeS from the vineyards II this
>llt- alone every season. ana thc great
lGlk of that supply is made up NJ Ton-
eoldS. The ChautauGua district Of H.
r'" aoitS grows comparatively few
oth.r grapes ana a great part OF the
vast lake Keuka region is planted
wih CouccrGs. II is probably fact
little known outside the trade that the
fIVOritc CdtaWba grape. which is III"
latest native grape to come into
market. cannot bc profitably grown
elsewhere than in lake Kcuka district;
owing to climatic and meteorological
conditions. Hence the supply of
CaJ4Wha tnat comes To this city IA
from that region.
ut was for many years 4 source Of
wonder to consumers of grapes why
there was no standard variety Of ma
tive N hite grapes in the market. such
as the Concord. Catawba and Della
VAR We're among black grapes. In
the trade all grapes that are not white
are black. whether they are black,
.ed MT purple. Even since grape Cul-
tur- became an industry in this couu-
try vineyardists and nurserymen have
ncen striving TO produce a native
white grape which would possess
qualities to commend il as profitable in
I'll market.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-10

:,,
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iIalu" h,ln ~ ngi' ~ "n' occasion ~ th'
T. fi"d.,i- III Nill' F" nlih vnlId n, Is k'F"
IN "til','' "-.'i'iNt hE WIN "hi raised ''
Ih!Sh ~ 'n~'rt !aE iHa- -p ms oplni"l
n-iit''r IN t,' SCUM 'IioI''.t S'HI t,'
u'u M " Ii-li' a. i'"di' - rt,I tIi' N'Na'. II it'
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nPni"H HiiAEyH ana h' WlthHihNlnA 4 :
i,,S!I' ii dti'ii tr'H' 1h E"\rtu,r 81 '".
~ . ' - ''
,"i' " SHEhIS'"h t,l1i ,u' Judl'lat! comm, T
u, I'i'i,,u '''h .1 I.1o ."' .l'i.''i ii Ir'
..'Ntr 'ii!'H tip'iii'- ~ ii'''' u 'N "''.'-
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~ ~ i'It!'E toh' III. nI va t'i"N {" me-
il.r m '''Ii''iE i' at "I' iI,' pr ~ ''n! ,l'nt
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IN: a," All" I'm @ ,mIS lntI.
ih -i.jirlr ottr "'5I lat yii .r.tln
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-10
Lono List Of Consuls Confirmed.

washington. Dec ".-Thr Senate ''tt-
:irned thc following nominations. t;-
dLy: II b- c"nsulS If tn" nit d
states: -. j. -. Hughes of tonn"rd-
ut. tc"nsul g"nelap. '"pur@. toh"lt
r. Mansfield. Indiana. at Valparaiso;
RI II, tesun III. ONO. 1T IlItan. Saxon. i
EdNard \. 'r""Nry. '"hnc'ucu'' '''
Gld dd'h'u 'TrIl"dhE ~ ~ ''"i '''
West Virginia. ~ Nu"N" Laredo. MtA-
i"o. charles T. III. Mason. f"nhSY VA
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-10
MAINE POSTAL CHANGES.

Washinston Dec 9.--Tn" fol!uwinr {
-four th-class postmaster was appointed.
today. III Maine:
South Montvillc. George T.. Ring
Tin" following postofficc in Main" wil.
be superseded ly rural free delivery:
Holden. Pcnobsco; cnt.ty. l2Ss ami
1ol ~. Nail to Bangor ,Brewer Station.
The following rural free: delivery ser
vie" has been established:
Liuccl:Nillc. Waldo county Additional
carrier; length Of route. 81. miles; area
covered. - square miles; population
served -3S
Bangor. P"nobscot COUNTY. additional
service, Routes . ana a. Two carriers
lrnsth OF routes. AZ miles; area covered.
>. square miles: population served, 1876.
The following star scacdulc change is
announced:
llS: Herm0n to r. +. Station IN. o.)
~ NJ. and 5.26 +. NJ arrive r. II S. by
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-10
CONCORD GRAPES
Interesting Stony of Their origin
ID" OIi Fay State Town


'-rhrr- arr perhaps more Concord
grapes grown in this country thaa an
other varieties or native grut-s com
fiu-,l sand IN. nropriato,. of n t'll-u-
tauuua lake VINEYARD There are
many localities where other varieties
are scarcely known. but there is not 4
nook or corner Of the Land vher,, the
concord Is not found. ana IL appears
abtrdantIv even IN tn, VINEYARDS VI
France. Years ana wears agu Hor.c4
Greeley gave the Concord the name mi
.th,. Ie,i,l,-s r,.ape' ar i'm snit. rf -h.
fac. that since its discovery naaril- nc
wears ago MANY other excellent Ns-
l,.ti~s nav. been uut upan tba- market
the r-liabia oId Concord hlS ,vci
maintained its l""d.
"A remarkable thing i'll III" history
"f this grape is that the original .r"
-tlc parent Of all the thousands and
thousands mi acres OF concord ,int-
wards. and nf the untold numbers nj
concord yirnS 1b..; r,v,r tr. ,trb,1s
ana trc,lis.s OF home gardens throu.n-
wv, H.. r,,,-,r,--i .,1:v...nJ ,ir.,n,I-
vct. ana rrarir.. y.p. r,uelv every vnpY
nf tha .rr.na tl,,, h.. iorn p,o.. fn,
tht gt,rN..yni 4.,,..r,- N-rit.1ItflIlp
M. h .r.af r,nr,.ri.ai industry than
anv other grape. That patriarch >ir,
is IN tie Old Ephraim BulI place. i
mile from concord. close by tn his-
tnric home w Nathaniel Hawthorne.
ut II doubtful " even among Vine
yariists VIVA have made fortunes out
WI tho concord Crane there are many
" no know how the popular and profit
able Crane originated. Ii was the prod
u,t Of a chance Wild grapevine. More
than So wears ago F.phraim W. Eull.
N invalid. removed from Boston to
Concord fnr The benefit of his health.
His brother then lived in thr Haw-
thurnc house. ANA lEphraim bought
The cottage and grounds near hv. He
had .nr,n l,unvIehc,. nf cranes and
c,an,. -r,u.;r,- and ,,.n,ni u, number
~ ,,b,...i.s ard hlo.l u,,bury
vines hotb r,ra,.,, y,ria,i..s-and tbp
ratiy. 1s,bo,I. IN, M season ,yas 81
sbo,, tI,., II wos only win III. great
"a; ,.,.. ord ,ttn,,inn tbat II. sll.-
.sn,1.d nm .r,,+iDc rinn. cranes from
1r.m lie tricd ntbr- varieties in his
c>p,riner,s in raising a table crane
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-10
AWFUL LOSSES BY FIRE.
TriHia. causes ,ne origin NJ Nearly
N Per cent


u1ril. il,. r..,r lar there ware i9.2i9
'.ros in ir- U.itcd States which burned
l.,v4- ,iOc,s WY property ana destroyed
values represented by $l6n9-9 Ni5. Az anal
isis "a -hc c:.l-"+ u these fires shows
thay -;.l3 Ty? cent, VI me number ori&inii
ut"d from such a; d.fecuvr fues and nd
Sin"kerId'hN. uNcI i4'Ile" ,',,t,'iy
stovepipcs friction IN machinrr! ianiuiE
MstaI!cd. WI degcneratcd ciecun' W'Tf'
und H-h.s. vii stove accidents, dnd cA-
r.lusinnS 81 gasoline. chemicals. dus'. ctr.
Surh common causes AZ lamp accidents.
sharks. careless Use uf matches. cigars
rie4r,tt-~. ara tVbacco pipes. ashes hot
cutis. on,n rrrpI!tc"e ana CRATES. plumb
mrs furnaces. caudl,s and gaN jrts werf
r,suonSihl. for 2i> -prr cent. VI thr
trnlIr' Mi MI. fos-. Property rNpnSed to
tir,. nri.inati1g IN other premises Was g.
strny,d IN th,. t..trnt III ai.r5 prr cent.
!-ireS originating from rrimc and mis-
chief S,lth M insgndiaTsm ,rompsj nj 'nTs- mi5-
,.i,in,-,,,s ,biI,jr.n were responsible for Sc
origin burned u Is per cent II Is csi-
m;7,j hnwnv,r. ;hat AT least 70 per cent
of the frcs of unknown origin d'r ''N''e