The Minneapolis journal., 1901-10-10
DIVORCE
Amended Canon Adopted by
the Episcopal House
of Deputies.

San Francisco, Oct The house Of
deputies has adopted the canon on mar
riage and divorce in it's entirety as re-
ported by the joint committee. The vote
was 81 to 2t The bishops also agreed on
Boston as the next place of meeting of the
convention three years hence.
San Francisco, Oct. 1O.-The first service
to-day in connection with the Episcopal
convention was conducted in st. Luke's
church at 7:45 this morning by Bishop
Colman of Delaware, the congregation
being composed chiefly of members of the
Friendly Society, whose first business
meeting will be held tonight. The Rev
pr. Coles of Pennsylvania spoke before
the women's auxiliary on ''The Training
Of Missionary Workers"
On the house Of deputies being called
to order several minor matters were
presented and the question of marginal
readings again taken up for discussion
The executive session Of the house OF
bishops resumed the consideration of un
finished business.
The Daughters of the King to-day are
the guests Of the local committee and are
being entertained in various ways.
The house Of deputies decided to hold
the next convention in Boston. 1t is ex
pected that the house of bishops will con-
cur
constitutional Changes Disposed OF.
The feature of Tuesdays sessions
was the reconsideration and defeat
Of what is known as the Hunt
ington amendment to the constitu-
| tion, which was adopted by the house of
deputies Monday, providing for the use
Of modified forms of worship by congre-
cations willing to accept the spiritual
oversight of bishop.
An error was discovered in recording
the vote Of the Nebraska delegation,
which had been entered in favor Of the
amendment, whereas a poll of the mem
| bers showed that they were opposed to
| the measure.
This led to a demand for a reconsidera-
tion of Mondays vote. The vote on re-
| consideration was carried and the second
vote on the amendment resulted as fol-
| lows: Aye, clerical, %; lay, Is. Nay
clerical, 80; lay II. Divided, clerical, 10:
lay, 8.
The united vote of thirty delegations OF
each order being required, the amend
ment was defeated.
| Article v. If the proposed constitu-
| tlonal amendment. which had previously
| been passed ove- by both houses, was
| taken up by the house. of deputies and
| defeated after a Brief debate. 1t pro-
vided for several changes in the manner
| Of creating new dioceses.
This disposed Of all the constitutional
amendments before the house, excepting
article IL, which provides for any sub
sequent changes in the constitution.
| The house Of bishops took up the
| subject Of marriage and divorce. A vote
| will not be reached for several days.
A general missionary mass meeting was
held at the Mechanics Pavilion. The
attendance was estimated at 10000.
| The music was provided by vested choir
| of 1000 men and boys. After simple
service of prayer, addresses were made by
| the lord bishop Of New Castle, England; /;
Bishop Potter of New York, Bishop Part
ridge of Kyota and Burton Mansfield of
| New Haven, Conn. All of the speakers
urged the Importance of renewed zeal
| in advancing the cause of the church in
| foreign lands.
The Woman's Auxiliary to the Epis-
copal Board of Missions was kept busy.
An uninteresting formal conference
was conducted by Mrs. Beamer president
Of the Montana branch, her subject being
Women Workers in the Missionary
Field and What They Find to Do An
| informal discussion OF the same topic was
| participated in by Miss Bull Of Kyota,