The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-15
THE NEW CANON UNDER DISCUSSION
BY HOUSE OF DEPUTIES.
THE MOST IMPORTANT CLAUSE
Not Acted Upon During Yesterday
Session-Other Sections Discussed at
Length and Some Technical Amend-
ments Made-Great Interest In Inis
Part of the observation-disclosures
as to Representation and Government

San Francisco, October 10.-The trien-
NAL convention of the Episcopal cfurch
OF America accomplished much routine
work today, but made little progress
TO ward ~disposing of the canon on mar
riage and divorce, which came up be-
fore a committee of the whole IN me
house of deputies. The popuilr inter-
est in the subject was evidenced b. he
crowded galleries, a large majority OF
the spectators being women, nearly all
of whom remained until the hour or
adjournment. The discussion, however,
was of Ppurely technical character.
Quibbles over words and the punctua-
ton of sections. TO which there was
little opposition, took up much time.
There seemed to be a determination to
secure technical correctness in the text
1t was also noticed that many lawyers
in the lay delegation were taking a keen
interest in the subject.
The fourth and most important So:
ton of the canon which was adopted
by the bishops, practically forbidiinS
the marriage of divorced persons, was
not reached. The first two sections and
all but the last paragraph of. section
three were adopted with but n slight
change the conjunction nor" being
stricken out. thus dividing the para
graph into two complete sentences.
An attempt was made to consider the
matter behind closed doors. but the at
tempt failed.
That the spirit of the Huntington
amendment to the constitution permit
tinr Don1iSnI fnrn,r nf u-orchin Gflll
ives dispite defeat was shown by the
petition in the ous of deputies this
morning for g. constitutional amend
ment couched in almost it's exact Ian
guage. The principal change was the
adoption of a resolution that no form
of worship allowed shall be in conflict
with the canonS of the church. 1t was
referred to a committee.
Rev. E. Winchester Donald, Of Mas
s~achusetts, who represented the pro-
posed amendment created quite a SEN
sation by declaring in the course of his
remarks that he did not consider Crdi-
nation necessary for a celebrant of holy
communion.
The house OF bishops devoted most
of the day to consideration of the quail
ificationS of the various candidates
who are DESTROYS of filling the vacant
missionary bishoprics of the Philip
pines. Porto Rico and Vieques. Han
| kOW. North Dakota and NO
names were announced and the only ac-
ton taken vas a decision to vote for
| the candidates to morrow.
A missionary conference was held to-
| night at Trinity church, the session be-
ing devoted especially 20 the work in
China and Japan. Addresses We're de-
livered by the bishops of Shanghai
Toxic. kioto n Rev. TurnbCll Hunt
inSton. of Hankow-
The church association for the ad.
vancement of the interest of labor held
a largely attended meeting at the Al.
hambra theatre tonight. The principa
speaker was Bishop Potter, of New
York, whose subject was the relation,
of capital and labor and OF the either
to the state.
Rev. DR.. Nevin, rector Of ST. PauTs
church. Rome, Italy, presented two
memorials from the American Episco.
pal churches in Europe. One asked
that some representation should be Civ.
en- to those churches in the house O
deputies of the general convention
The second memorial Said there ar.
now nine organized parishes of tn,
American church in Europa, with 81,
consecrated church buildings and as
serted hat this convention considered
seriously whether some batter provis
ion than that at present cannot bt
made for Episcopal oversight of n,
parishes of the American church il
Europe.