The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-15
CANON ADOPTED IN COMMIT
TEE OF WHOLE.
AMENDMENT IS DEFEATED
Making Exception of Innocent Par
ties in Certain Cases by
Close Vote.

OF deputies OF the Episcopal Church
of America, sitting as a committee of
the whole, today adopted the proposed
canon prohibiting the remarriage Of
divorced persons for any cause not
arising previous to their former marri-
age. The canon was adopted just as
it came from the house of bishops.
The vote stood 1872 for; 1853 against.
The amendment of DR.. Huntington
of New York, making exception in
the case of the innocent party to a
divorce granted on the ground of
adultery was rejected by a vote of
1853 to 173. The result of the vote in
the committee Of the whole was re-
ported to the house of deputies, who
will vote on the matter. The result,
however, may not De the same, for
in the house the vote of 80 dele
gates was virtually contained among
the nays. No time was set for the
final vote by the house but it will,
presumably be taken tomorrow.
Previous to this action in commit
tee of the whole, the house of deputies
Pittsburg railroad were covered with
thousands of tons of debris and traffic
is blocked. The street car line, run
ming parallel with the railroad, suf-
fered severely, and traffic on a half
mile of the track has been abandoned.
The piping station, in the direct path
of the flood, vas filled with wreck
age and the engines so badly damaged
that they canot be used. Several
houses were moved from their found
alton. The loss is estimated at $780,
600.
San Francisco, Oct. 1.-THE ques-
ton of marriage and divorce was be-
fore both houses Of the triennial con-
vention of the Episcopal church of
America today. The bishops adopted
a substitute for the proposed canon
81 providing for discipline of persons
marrying again after being divorced.
The principal change made by the
substitute is a provision that such
person may receive sacrament on writ
ten consent of the bishop.
The house of deputies began the
eagerly awaited debate on section
four of the proposed canon sc which
virtually prohibits remarriage in the
church of divorced persons. Discus
sion will be continued on Monday.
The only vote reached during the day
was on a proposed modification of
DR.. Huntington's amendment provid-
ing for determining the cause Of d.
vorce in the a of divorced persons
applying to be married. This was de-
feated.
The house of bishops has nomin-
ated missionary bishops to be elected
by the house of deputies as follows:
District of Hankow, Rev. Jas. 'Addi-
son Ingle of St. Stephens, Boston.
District of Olympia, Rev. Fred Will
liam Kaetor, o of Dubuque, Iowa.
District of Porto Rico and adjacent
islands, Rev. VIM. Cabell Brown,
now connected with the mission Of
Brazil. District Of North Dakota,
Rev. Charles Campbell Pierce, U. S.
A.
Rev. Charles Campbell Pierce, chos-
en- for missionary bishop of North
Dakota is at present chaplain of the
22nd infantry of the United States
army. He went to the Philippines
soon after the commencement of hos
tilities there, and for a time was post
chaplain at Manila. He was active
in the promotion of educational work
in the islands. until i'll health COM
PEELED his return to this country about
a year ago.
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