The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-11
Discussion of Canon on Marriage
and Divorce Attracts Large
Crowd to the Episcopal Trien-
NAL Convention
DELEGATES PROCEEDING
WITH DELIBERATI0N
Another Amendment to Replace
the Defeated Huntington Am
endment introduced = Can
didates for Missionary Bishop
RIGS to Be Voted on Today

San Francisco, Oct. 10.-Eshe trien-
NAL convention of the Episcopal
Church accomplished much routine
work, but made little progress toward
disposing of the canon on marriage
and divorce, which came up before a
committee of the Whole in the house
of deputies.
Popular interest in the subject was
evidenced by the crowded galleries. a
large majority of the spectators being
women, nearly all of whom remained
until the hour of adjournment The
discussion, however, was of a purely
technical character. Argument over
words and the punctuation of sections
took up much time. There seemed to
be determination to secure technical
corrections to the text.
Many lawyers in the lay delegation
We're taking keen interest in the pro-
Iceedngs.
The two first sections and all but the
last paragraph of section three were
adopted with but slight change, the
conjunction NOR" being striker out.
thus dividing the paragraph into two
complete sentences. An attempt was
made to have the matter discussed be-
hind closed doors, but the attempt
failed.
That the spirit of the Huntington
hitting modified forms of worship.
still lives despite defeat, was shown
by the presentation in 1.-THE house of
deputies this morning of a constitu-
tlonal amendment couched in almost
its exact language. The principal
change was the adoption of a resolu-
ton that no form of worship allowed
shall be in conflict with the canons of
the church. 1t was referred to a com
mittee.
Rev. z. Winchester Donald of Mas
sachusetts, who presented the pro-
posed amendment, created quite a SEN
sat1on by declaring, in the course of
his remarks, that he did not consider
ordination necessary for a celebrant
of holy communion.
The house of bishops devoted most
of the day to consideration of the quail
ihcations of the various candidates who
are DESTROYS of filling the vacant mis-
sionary bishoprics of the Philippines,
Porto Rico and Viequez, Hankow,
North Dakota and Olympia
No names were announced and the
only action taken was - decision to
vote for the candidates tomorrow
A missionary conference was held to-
night at Trinity Church, the session be-
ing devoted especially to the work in
CiIlIld anu Japan. addresses were de-
livered by the bishops of Shanghai, KY
OTTO and Toxic, and Rev. DR.. Turnbull
Huntington of Hankow.
The church association for the ad-
vancement of the interests of labor
held largely-attended meeting at
the Alhambra Theatre, tonight. The
principal speaker was Bishop Potter
of New York, whose subject was 1.-THE
Relations of Capital and Labor and of
the Citizens to the State.'
The Womans Auxiliary to the Board
of Missions listened to addresses today
by Bishops Horner of Asheville, Hare
of South Dakota and General Secre-
tary Lloyd of the missionary board
The Brotherhood of ST. Andrew of the
Pacific coast met in convention to-
night, at the cathedral chapel of the
Good Samaritan, Bishop Nichols Of
California officiating at the opening
services.
During the evening brief addresses
on the welfare of the order were
! made.