The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-17
DEPUTIES REJECT
CANON ON DIVORCE
And Set the Subject at Rest
For Three Years.
THE GREER RESOLUTION
Deputies Pass Amendment For Modi-
fed Forms Of Worship.
BISHOPS HAVE yer TO ACT Upon THIS
Both Houses Appoint M.mb RS Of Committee on
Labor 10 Investigate and Report on
Industrial Troubles TO The
Convention.
THE GREER RESOLUTION
Deputies Pass Amendment For Modi-
fed Forms Of Worship.
BISHOPS HAVE yer TO ACT Upon THIS
Convention.
(By the Associated Press.)

San Francisco, Oct. 15.-The trouble
some question of marriage and divorce
was set at rest for another three years
today by the action of the House of Depu-
ties of the Triennal Episcopal Conven-
tion in rejecting both of the canons on
the subject. which were passed by the
House of Bishops.
The greatest fight of the convention
has been over section of canon 36. viz
tually forbidding the re-marriage of
divorced person by priest of the church.
This had passed the House of Bishops and
been adopted by yea and nay vote in
committee of the whole by the House OF
Deputies When the committee report
ed it's work to the House a decisive vote
was taken, not only on the troublesome
fourth section. but on the entire canon
which was rejected as whole.
Canon 81, which provides for the dis
ciplining of persons marrying again after
being divorced, met with similar fate
Section four of the proposed canon Sc
was defeated by small majority The
vote was as follows: Clerical-aye 30;
no 10: divided 10. Lay-aye Is; no "a;
divided 3.
A motion was then made to reconsider
the vote by which the first three sec
lions of the proposed canon had been
adopted. This led to a parliamentary
tangle, causing considerable discussion.
Finally, vote was taken on concurring
with the report of the committee of the
whole adopting the first three sections
of the canon, resulting as follows: Ayes
Clerical 10; lay 0; nays-clerical 3d.;
lay A. Divided-clerical /; lay l.
The result was the defeat of the whole
canon The substitute for canon 81, pre-
sented by the House of Bishops. referring
to the re- marriage of persons marrying
again after being divorced, was taken
up and defeated by a viva voce vote.
Dr. Greer, of New York. presented a
resolution providing for the appoint
ment of a committee consisting of three
bishops, three presbyters and three lay
men to confer with official representa-
tives of other religious bodies with a
view to establishing uniformity of prac-
tice on the subject of matrimony and di-
vorce
The resolution was unanimously adopt
ed
The deputies passed an amendment to
article 10. of the constitution permitting
modified forms of worship which, in spirit,
is similar to the famous Huntington
amendment recently defeated. The
amendment, though credited to DR.. Nc
Kim, of Washington was in reality pre-
scented to the convention of three years
ago by DR.. Huntington.
The amendment was adopted by The
following vote:
Clerical--aye So; nay Is; divided s.
Lay-aye 81; nay 10; divided g.
The bishops have yet to act before
the amendment can become lart of the
constitution.
Both houses today appointed members
of a standing committee on labor, which
is to investigate the subject with view
to the peaceful settlement of disagree
ments between employers and working
men and report to each general convcn-
ton. The members are the bishops OF
New York and Massachusetts. and the
coadjutor Bishop of Chicago; Rev. ]. s.
B. Hodges, Of Maryland; Rev. c. ID. Will
liams, of Ohio; Rev. J. Lewis Parks. OF
New York Samuel Mather, of Ohio;
Jacob Riis. of New York.
Rev. Cameron Manu. of Kansas City,
was nominated by the House OF Bishops
to be missionary bishop Of North Dakota.
in the place of the Rev. DR.. Pierce, who
failed of election in the House of Depu-