Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-10-16
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.

The troublesome question of mar
rage and divorce was set at rest for
another three years yesterday by
the action OF the House Of Deputies OF
the Triennial Episcopal Convention
now In session in San Francisco In re-
jecting both of the proposed canons on
the subject which were passed by the
House Of Bishops. The greatest fight
of the convention has been over section
4 Of canon sc, virtually forbidding the
remsrrisge 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 rose aud re-
ported it's work to the house decisive
vote was taken not only on the trouble
some 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 beicg divorced, met with similar
fate.
The House of Deputies passed an
amendment to article 10 of the consti.
tuition permitting modified forms OF
worship, which in spirit is similar TO
the Huntington amendment recently
defeated. The bishops have yet to act
before the amendment can become part
of the constitution. Both houses APP
pointed members Of standing COM
mittee on capital and labor, which
is to investigate the subj Get with view
to the peaceful settlementof disagree.
ments between employers and working
men and report to each general conven-
ton.
Rev. Cameron Mann, OF Kansas City,
was nominated 10 be missionary bishop
OF North Dakota. in the place Of Rev.
DR.. Pierce, who failed-of election in the
House OF Deputies.
A vote was reached on the adoption
of the 6rst three sections OF canon SO.
on the solemnization OF matrimony, aud
they were carried by large majority.
A vote by orders and dioceses was
taken.
Section 4 OF the proposed canon
would forbid the remarrisge of persons
divorced for any cause not existing be-
fore their former marriage. This Sec
ton was defeated by a small majority.
The vote was as follows: Clerical
Yeas, so; nsys, 10; divided, 10. Lay.
Yeas, 10; nays, "a; divided, 8.
A motion was then made to recon.
slider the vote 10y which the first three
sections OF the proposed canon had
been adopted. This led to a parlia.
mentary tsngle, causing considerable
discussion. Finally, a vote was taken
committee OF the whole adopting the
first three sections of the canon, result |
ing as follows; Yeas-Clerical, 0; lay, |
0. Nsys-Clerical, 5S; lay, AZ; divided.
clerical, /; lay. l.
The result was the defeat of the whole |
canon. The substitute for canon 81,
presented by the House of Bishops, re.
ferriDg to the remarriage OF persons
marrying again after being divorced.
was taken up aud defeated by viva
voce vote. DR.. Greer, OF New York,
presented a resolution providing for the
appointment Of committee consisting
of three bishops, three preshyters and
three laymen to confer with official
Representatives OF other religious
bodies. with view to establishing uni
formity Of practice 10 the subject of
matrimony and divorce.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
o. motion of DR.. Huntington, OF
New York, the House took up the
amendment to Article K OF the consti-
tuition, reported bp the committee on
amendments 10 the constitution. 1t
was proposed by Rev. DR.. McKim, of
Washington, snd with the exception OF
slight verbal changes made by the COM
mittee. Is identical with the amend
ment proposed By DR.. Huntington 10
the General Convention OF 1898, per-