The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-16
THEIR LABOR LOST
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE cANNONs
BOTH REJECTED.
BY HOUSE OF DEPUTIES.
SETS QUESTION AT REST FOR
THREE YEARS.

Canon SO, with Section Four, For
bidding the Marriage of Divorced
Persons by Ministers of the Church
and Canon 37, Providing for the
Discipling of Persons So Re-Mar-
HOuse-A Committee to BE Ap-
pOinted From the Three Orders to
Confer With other Religious
Bodies on This Subject.
San Francisco, Oct, 15.-The trouble
some question of marriage and divorce
was set at rest for another three years
to-day by the action of the House OF
Deputies of the Triennial Episcopal
Convention in rejecting both of the
canons on the subject which were
passed by the House of Bishops. The
greatest fight of the convention has
been over Section of Canon SO, virtu-
ally forbidding the remarriage of a
divorced person by a priest of the
church. This had passed the House of
Bishops and been adopted by a yea
and nay vote in the Committee OF the
Whole by the House of Deputies.
to the house a decisive vote was taken,
not only on the troublesome fourth
| section, but upon the entire canon,
which was rejected as whole.
Canon 81. which provides for the dis
ciplining of persons marrying again
after being divorced, met with a sim.
liar fate
Section 4 of the proposed Canon 36
was defeated by small majority.
motion was then made to recon-
slider the vote by which the first three
sections Of the proposed canon had
been adopted. This led to a parlia-
mentary tangle, causing considerable
discussion. Finally a vote was taken
on concurring with the report of the
committees of the whole adopting the
first three sections of the canon. re-
sulting as follows: Ayes, clerical,
none; lay, none; Nays, clearical, 5s;
lay, AZ divided, clerical, 1; lay. L.
The result was the defeat of the whole
canon. The substitute for canon 81,
presented by the house OF bishops, re-
ferring to the remarriage of persons
marrying again after being divorced,
was taken up and defeated
M An Important Move.
DIR. Greer of New York presented a
resolution providing for the appoint
ment of a committee, consisting of
| three bishops, three presbyters and
three laymen, to confer with official
representatives Of other religious bod
| les with view to establishing uniform
| ity of practice in the subject of mat
| rimony and divorce
The resolution was unanimously
adopted
! The deputies passed an amendment to
article 10 OF the constitution, permit
tlng modified forms of worship, which,
IN spirit, is similar to the famous Hunt
ington amendment, recently defeated.
The amendment, though credited to DR..
Mchlm OF Washington, was in reality
| presented to the convention of three
years ago by DR.. Huntington.
The amendment was adopted by the
| following vote: Clerical, ave. 3S: nav.
10; divided, 5; lay, aye 81; nay, 10; di-
vided, 3.
The bishops have yet to act before
the amendment can become part Of the
constitution.
Committee on Labor Appointed.
Both houses to-day appointed MEM
bers of standing committee on labor.
which is to investigate the subject,
with view to the peaceful settlement
OF disagreements between employers
and workingmen and report 70 each
general convention. The members are
the bishops of New York and Massa-
chusetts and the coadjutor bishop of
Chicago, Rev. j. S. B. Hodges OF
Maryland, Rev. G. D: Williams of
Ohio, Rev. j. L. Parks of New York.
Samuel Mather of Ohio, Jacob Riis of
| New York.
Rev. Cameron Mann of Kansas City
was nominated by the house of bish-
ops to be missionary bishop of North
Dakota, in the place of Rev. Dr. Pierce,
who failed of election in the house of
deputies.
A general missionary meeting with
special reference to work among the
negroes was held at Trinity Church to-
| day. Addresses were made ky several
prominent bishops and priests interest
ed in the work in the South. in Hayti
and in West Africa.
The house of bishops to-day agreed
with the house of deputies in accept
ing the report-on marginal readings.
DiShOp i Ottci VI 4NGH iOhh was SclSCl-
ed to prepare the pastoral letter for
1904. his assistants to be the bishops
of Southern Virginia and Albany.
Decreased Growth of Church.
The committee on the state of the
| church presented its report, which in
cluded the following statements:
The number of combinations during
the three years was 121.345, which was,
however 1896 fewer than in the pre-
ceding period the number of baptisms
also was 1882 less. The number of
clergy increased by s, while the COM
municants increased 9 per cent. The
number of parishes and missions in
creased by 592. There was a total
revenue from all sources of $500, 715,
an increase of about Sc, 900, 900.
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