The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-10
WILL REMARRIAGE OF DIVORCED
PROTESTANT EPIsCOPALIANS
TIE SANCTIONED
ADOPTED BY THE BISHOPS
Canon on SOIemnizatiOn of Matri-
mOny Now Goes to the House
of Deputies for Con-
sideration.
PROPOSED CHANGE OF NAME

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 9-The action
of greatest Importance taken today by
the triennial Episcopal convention was
the adoption by the house of bishops by
a vote of 81 to q, of canon SO, which
relates to the solemnization of marriage.
All of its provisions had previously been
argued except those contained in section
/, which forbade the marriage of persons
divorced for any cause not existing be-
fore marriage.
For any cause not existing before
marriage is understood to refer to such
causes as insanity, inabil--y to execute
contract, the existence of a living wife
or husband, or like reasons which prac-
tically render the marriage null and
void. This section has been bone of
contention, a strong element in the
church holding that the re-marriage of
the innocent party to a divorce granted
on the ground of infdelty should not be
forbidden. The bishops have refused 10
accept this view of the matter.
The question is by no means settled,
as the whole subject is now to come up
in the house of deputies, where it is
expected to cause a protracted debate.
The canon, as finally passed by the house
of bishops, reads:
CANON THIRTY-SIX.
OF the solemnization of matrimony.
The SolemniZation of matrimony in this
church in which the mutual consent or
each party entering into this state OF
life is given in the presence of a minister
who, having pronounced them, in the
name of the Holy Trinity, to be man and
wife, invokes the divine blessing upon
their union.
ii. The requirements of the laws of
the state regarding the conditions for the
civil contract of marriage shall in all
cases be carefully observed before the
maria gp is SOlemniZpQ.
III. No minister shall solemniZe the
marriage of any person who is a minor
under the law of the place of marriage,
unless the parent or guardian of such
minor is present and consenting, or shall
have given written consent to the mar
riage, or is permanently resident in a for
eign country.
No minister shall solemnize a marriage
except in the presence of at least two
witnesses, the minister or the witnesses
being personally acquainted with the par
ties.
Every minister shall, without delay,
formally record in the proper place, the
name, age and residence of each party.
Such record shall be signed by the minis
ter who performs the ceremony, and, If
practicable, by the married parties, and
by at least two witnesses of the mar
riage.
". No minister shall solemnize a mar
rage between any two persons unless,
nor, or until by inquiry he shall have
satisfied himself that neither person has
been or is the husband, or the wife OF
any other person then living; unless the
former marriage was annulled by de-
cree of some civil court of competent ju-
risdiction for cause existing before such
former marriage.
The bishops have yet to consider canon
thirty-seven for the discipline of persons
marrying after having been divorced
1hls will also cause lively dicussion.
PROPOSED CHANGE OF NAME.
Another important feature of the work
of the house of bishops today was the
appointment of committee of five to
act with similar committees of priests
and laymen, constituting joint COM
mittee of fifteen, in considering the pro-
posed change in the name of the church
The committee has no power to act. but
is to report its findings at the next gen.
eral convention to be held in Boston in
1904.
The house of deputies adopted the re-
port of the joint committee on marginal
readings, after agreeing to an amend.
ment eliminating those readings which
are original with the committee
The vote on the main proposition as
amended was as follows: Clerical aye
81 dioceses; nay, 6 dioceses; divided, 1.
Lay, aye, 45 dioeeses; nay, 6 dioceses:
divided, dioceses.
The report as amended will now go
on the amendment.
The house of deputies will tomorrow
take up the canon on marriage and di-
vorce. Both houses unanimously selected
Boston as the place for holding the next
triennial convention.
A general reception to the delegates
was given tonight at the Mark Hopkins
Institute of Art. 1t was largely attend
ed and was one of the most brilliant
he in off
The headquarters of the womens aux
iliary was thronged all day with stran-
gers, as well as residents of the city,
many of whom were attracted by the
fine display of work exhibited by the
missions of all lands.
The first sessions of the Girls Friendly
society were held today at st. Luke's
church.