Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-10-07
STRICT ON DIVORCES
Is the Majority Report to the
Protestant Episcopal
Conference.
MANY SERMONS PREACHED.
Government, by Constitutional Re.
striction, Unable to Pay the Money
Observation-Disclosures Board Of Mis-
sions Hos No Money.

San Francisco, Oct. 1.-THE first
Sunday Of the triennial Episcopal CON
ference was devoted entirely to mis-
sionary sermons in the various
churches of the denomination in this
city and adjacent towns.
The services at Grace church were
conducted by the lord bishop Of Co
luinbia, the sermon being preached by
Bishop Potter. ef New York
In the evening Bishop Dudley, OF
Kentucky, spoke at this church The
Daughters Of the King constituted a
large part of the congregation at st.
Luke's church, ON Van Ness avenue,
where the morning sermon was
preached by Bishop Dudley, who was
also the celebrant, Bis4@D Whitaker,
of Pennsylvania, preached here in the
evening.
The services at Trinity church were
particularly impressive. They were
conducted by Rt Rev. Edgar Jacob,
lord bishop of Newcastle, assisted by
Bishop Leonard, of Utah, and Rev.
DR.. Clam Pitt, rector of the church.
The sermon by the lord bishop of
Newcastle was Il review of the work
of the church of Antioch and the APP
p.ication Of the lesson 1t contains 81
the building up Of the modern church.
In the evening the trennial mission
airy sermon was preached at Trinity
church, before the board of mission
by Rt. Rev. Frederick r. Graver,
bishop of Shanghai.
AT st. Paul's church Bishop Nichol-
son. of Milwaukee, preached in the
morning, and Bishop Whitaker, Of
Pennsylvania, in the evening.
New Church Was Opened.
The new church of st. Stephens
was opened in the morning by Bishop
Nichols, of California, the sermon be-
ing preached by Bishop futile, of
Missouri, Bishop Garrett, of Teas, as
sisting in the service.
At the Cathedral Mission of the
Good Samaritan Rev. w S. Hunting
ton, rector of Grace church, Nsa
York, preached in the morning and
Rev J. H. Hopkins, rector of the
Church of the Epiphany, of Chicago,
conducted the evening services.
Bishop Millspaugh, of Kansas,
preached at the Mare Island navy
yard. In the chapels of the University
OF California services were held by
eastern clergymen. who also filled
many pulpits in Oakland and Ala
media. About 3 o'clock Sunday after
noon Bishop Potter, of New York, de-
livered short address in the Y. NJ.
e. A. auditorium, which was crowded
TO the doors.
united Sunday school missionary
service was held at Trinity church in
the afternoon. the children coming
from all directions, and marching into
the church carrying banners. TEg
service was read b. Bishop Fergu-
son, OF West Africa. Bishop Hare, of
South Dakota; William r. Butler. of
Mauch Chunk, Pa, and DR.. Duhring,
OF Philadelphia, delivered addresses.
The bishop coadjutor of Chicago
preached at St Peters in the morn
ing and the bishop of Tennessee in
the evening. At st. Johns church
Bishop Lawrence, of Massachusetts.
preached in the morning, and was also
the celebrant.
The house OF bishops Of the Episco.
pal church today was to take up the
remaining amendment to the consti-
tuition. AS soon as this question shall
be disposed of the bishops were to
take up the report OF the committee
on marriages and divorce. The COM
mltree mas reported by vote of II TO
! In favor Of amending the canon of
the solemnization of matrimony by
changing the following section: mo
minister shall solemnize a marriage
between any two persons until. by
inquiry, he shall have satisfied him
sen that neither person has been the
husband or wife of any person living.
unless the former marriage was an
nulled by decree of some civil court
OF competent jurisdiction OF cause ex-
iSting before such former marriage
Some Points Not Touched.
The committee, in Offering this
amendment, does not discuss the uues-
ton of re-marriage of divorced per
sons, nor refer to the belief held by
many in the church that an innocent
party in the divorce, obtained because
OF adultery, is entitled { s.4al s,
The minority report. which is signed
ny Frank H. Miller. suggests that the
following proviso be added to the pro-
posed amendment:
rms shall not apply to anyone
producing a certified copy of decree
u divorce on the ground of adultery.
IN winch ne or she is found to be the
innocent party by court of compe-
tent jurisdiction"
ms report is one of the principal
bones OF contention in the present
general conference. The majority re-
port OF the committee, signed by DR..
Morgan DIX, as chairman, goes on to
say that In its Judgment, no success
iui ACTON can be had in amending the
constitution of the United States 50
As to make uniform the law a. T.sr,
riage and divorce in the United sta5%-
and that the only practicable wav 70.
ward securing uniformity should he
sought through the enactment Of sim
llar laws by the snuaral statos