The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-12
DEP les DISCUSS i: S
DIVORCE CANON!
Views on the Question Are Not
Observation-Disclosures
BISHOPS.
(By Associated Tresa.l

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Oct. 1.-THE
question of marriage and divorce was be-
fore both houses CT the Triennial Confer
ence Of the Episcopal Church of America.
to-day. The bishops adopted a substitute
for the proposed canon 81, providing Tor
the discipline OF persons marrying again
after being divorced. Tie principal
change made by the substitute is the
provision that such person may receive
the sacrament on the written consent
of . bishop.
The House Of Deputies began debate of
section four of canon Sc. which virtually
prohibits the remarriage in the church OF
divorced persons. The discussion will De
continued on Monday. The only vote
reached during the day was on pro
posed modification Of DR.. HuntingtonS
amendment for determining the cause for
divorce. This was defeated
Five missionary bishops were voted for
and named to-day by the House of Bish-
ops to the House of Deputies, where the
final election must take place.
The House of Deputies on assembling
to-day went into Committee of the Who e
on the marriage and divorce canon An
attempt to strike out a requirement that
in recording 81 marriage the clergy shali
state the ages of the parties was deIeat-
ed.
A requirement. that when practical pie
the parish register record shall be sign
ed by the married parties end the VII
nesses. was retained Section j WIS eneli
adopted as a, whole.
This brought the argument to arucie
1, already adopted by the bishops. when
forbids the marriage of persons tsiEo.ce''
for cause not existing before their former
maria ge-a. practical bar 10 the re:nar-
riaee of divorced persons by the Eplscopa!
Church.
Rev Dr.. Huntington offered an ameno-
ment intended to except the innocent
partv to a divorce obtained for the cause
OF adultery when the fact IS mace 20
appear by certified record from the col.t
era ming the divorce. Richard H Battle.
of North Carolina, argued strongly 10.
Dr. Huntington's amendment.
Thomas c. Elder, of Virginia, ufgeo
! that evidence regarding divorce shoulo De
sought for in the entire record, rather
than in the decree of the court alone,
which would not in every case reclte the
ground of the divorce. he moved an
! amendment to that effect.
! DR. Huntington approved Mr. Elder
| amendment Rev. DR.. Greer. of New
! York, opposed DR.. HuntingtonS amend
/, ment.
r,ev. Dr. Mckim, of Washington, had
| deep sympathy with the motive or the
canon as it came from the Bishops. but
! he did not believe it would accomplish
| legislation in the church. He differed
! from those who, held marriage to be abso-
| lutely indssolubIe. The claim was I'M
scriptual he said. This view was sup
ported by Bishops Lightfoot. Wordsworth
and French.
! John P Thomas. Jr.. Of South Carolina
| where no divorces are allowed by the State
! law. said the law Of the church should
correspondent with the high standard
ad:pted by his State
/ Mr.. Elders amendment to DR.. Hunting
| toms amendment was put to a vote and
! lost
| The House OF Bishops to-day nominated
missionary bishops. 10 be elected by the
House of Deputies as follows:
District of Han Kow, Few. James Nd
| olson Ingle. now of Han kow-
DISTRICT of the PHILIPPINES. Rev Charles
H. Brunt now Of St. Stephens. Bos-
ton
District of Olympia, Rev Fred. William
| KaetCr now Of Dubuque. Iowa.
| District of Porto Rico and adjacent IS
! lands, Rev William CaheN Brown. now
connected with the mission of Brazil.
District of North Dakota, Rev. Charles
Campbell Pierce
The House of Bishops adopted the elev-
enth and last amendments to the constf-
tuition.
Rev. James Addison Ingle. chosen to be
| bishop OF the newly-created District of
Han Now. was graduated from the Uni
versity of Virginia in 1SSS. and soon af-
| terward went to China as q missionary.
Rev. William Campbell Brown. chosen
! for the new District of Porto Rico and its
adjacent islands, is u native of Lynch