The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-02
CHURCHMEN IN SESSION.
The Episcopal General Convention
Opens fn san Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, oct. 2-The General
/ Convention Of the Protestant Episcopal
+ Church il the United States of America
/ began its sessions today in Trinity Church
Z with the impressive communion service
J The convention viii continue in session
4 for nineteen days. with various meetings
/ Prominent among the delegates who have
/ already arrived are J. Pierpont Morgan
/ Bishop II. c. Potter. Of New York. and a
( party Of Eastern bishops and Iaymen. the
\ guests Of Mr. Morgan. Nearly all Of the
l q" bishops, 400 cIeTgymen. and $500 Iaymen
| expected are in attendance and the con-
/ Venuon promises To be the most notable
since the original convention III years ago.
According to the rules Of the church.
the convention is presided over by the
bishop Of longest service present, who in
this case IS Bishop futile. Of Missouri.
Many important questions are schedule
for consideration. Foremost among them
are the final acceptance Of the constitu-
ton drafted by the convention at Wash
| ington in 1888, and since carefully scrUtin-
| lied by every diocese in the country: the
canons, or laws Of the church; the special
report on the canon on marriage and d.
vorce as understood by the Episcopal
| Church, and the churchs course toward
Porto Rico, the Philippines. Hawaii, and
Cuba.
4 report to be presented to the cOnven-
ton today recommends that the remar-
riage Of divorced persons be prohibited by
the Episcopal Church. There is only one
dissenting member. Frank II. Miller Of
Georgia. on the committee. The majority
report Is signed by Dr. Morgan Dix
chairman; Rev Drs. Hoffman, Of New
York. Davenport. Of Tennessee. Mann Of
Missouri; Fulton, Of Pennsylvania;
Eccleson, Of Maryland, and Messrs- Lew
If, Of pennsylvania; Station. Of New
AOrk: Stanley, of Washington. Lightner
OF Minnesota, and Bradford. Of Delaware
The question Of changing the canons
relating to marriage and divorce was re-
terred, three years ago, 70 a special com
mIttee, OF which the Rev. DR.. Morgan
| IlX, rector Of Trinity Church, Of New
Ork, Is Chairman. The existing canon
grants the privilege TO remarrfage to the
! innocent party in a divorce obtained on
| the ground Of infdelity. The opinion Of
the committee IS given that the making
| OF uniform divorce law in the United
states Is impracticable.
The amended canOns Is and u under
title II outline the nature Of matrinonv.
the method Of soIemnizing IL, rehearses
the degree OF relationship within which
the scriptures forbid marriage states Il
( Is the duty Of ministers to conform 20
tinuCs:
NO minister shall solemnize marriage
| between any two persons unless, nor un-
u
| himself that neither person has been or y
/ the husband or the wife Of any other
person then living, unless the former mar
| rage was annuled by a decree Of some
civil court or competent jurisdiction for
cause existing before each former mar
Ti&ge
Canon Is Of the Discipline Of Divorced
Persons.
I. No person divorced for cause arising
after marriage and marrying again dur
ing the lifetime Of the other party TO the
divorce shall be admitted 70 baptism or
| confirmation or received TO the Holy Com
munlon, except when penitent and sep
arated from the other party TO the sub
sequenJ marriage, or when penitent and in
immediate danger Of death; but this can
on shall not apply TO the innocent party
10 a divorce for the cause Of adultery.
" 2. No person shall be denied baptism or
confirmation OF the Holy Communion I'M
! der this canon until after the minister
shall have given TO the person due and
sufficient notice Of such Intended denial
and Of the right OF appeal therefrOm as
hereinafter permitted.
The third section provides an appeal
for the person excluded to the judgment
OF a committee Of bishops.