The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-10
DIVORCED PEOPLE
MAY NOT REMARRY
Bishops of Episcopal Convention
Take Action.
NEW CANON is ADOPTED
VIGOROUS FIGHT EXPECTED IN
HOUSE OF DEPUTIES.

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 u. of canon SO. which
relates to the soIemnization OF matri-
mony. All of its provisions had pre-
Viously been argued except those con-
tanned in section 4. which fOrbids the
marriage OF persons divorced for any
cause not existing before marriage.
For any cause not existing DeLOre
marriage is understood to refer to
such causes as insanityAe Inability 10
execute a contract the existence or a
living wife or husband, or like rea-
sons which practically rendered the
marriage null and void This section
has been a bone of contention, strong
element in the church holding that the
remarriage of the innocent party TO
divorce granted on the ground of in
fidelity should not be forbidden. The
bishops have refused to accept this
view of the matter
The question is by no means settled,
as the whole subject is now 10 come UP
in the house of deputies. where it is
expected to cause a vigorous ana pro
traCted debate The canon. as finally
passed by the house OF bishops, reads
as follows
Canon Sc, of the solemnization OF
matrimOny.
Il The animation of matrimOny
in this church IS a service in which the
mutual consent of the parties 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, in
vOlles the divine blessing upon their
union.
so The requirements of the law Of
the state regarding the conditions for
the civil contract of marriage shall in
all cases be carefully observed before
the marriage is solemnized-
Ban Placed on Divorce.
go No minister shall solemnize the
marriage of any person who is minor
under the law of the place of marriage,
unless the parent or guardian of such
minor is present and conserving, or
shall have given written consent TO the
marriage, or is permanently resident in
a foreign country No minister shall
sOlemnize a marriage except in the
presence of at least two witnesses. the
minister or the witnesses being person
ally acquainted with the parties. Every
minister shall, without delay, formally
record in the proper register the name,
age and residence Of each party. Such
record shall be signed by the minister
who performs the ceremony. and. il
practicable, by the married parties
and by at least two witnesses of the
marriage.
%. No minister shall soiemnize a
marriage between any two persons un-
less nor 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; ur-
less the former marriage was annulled
by a decree of some civil court Of COM
petent Jurisdiction for cause existing
before such former marriage
The BIZ hops have yet to consider
canon 81 providing for the discipline
of persons marrying after having been
divorced. This viii also cause lively
discussion.
May Change Name of Church.
Another important feature of the
work of the house of bishops today
was the appointment of a committee
of five to act with similar committees
of priests and laymen, constituting a
/ joint committee Of fifteen, in consider
ing the proposed change in the paS
of the church The committee lha4~
power to act, but is to report its fnoE
lngs at the next general Convention
to be held in Boston in 1904
Both houses unanimously selected
Boston as the place for holding the
next trienniaI convention
The headquarters of the Wonen's
auxiliary was throngedf all day with
strangers, as well as Residents of the
! city, many of whom We're attracted nv
the fine display of work exhibited by
the missions of all lands.