New-York tribune., 1901-10-07
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION SUNDAY.
CISCO CHTRCHES-DIVORCE CANON
TO COME Up THIS WEEK.

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San Francisco. Oct s-The first Sunday of the
Triennial Episcopal Convention was devoted en-
; ti-ely 10 missionary sermons in the various
: churches of the denomination in this city and
adjacent towns. The weather was perfect, and the
attendance at all of the meetings was large. The
sidewalk. in front OF Grace Church were crowded
! an hour before the doors opened. and that
sediice was unable 10 accommodate the throng
that presented itself for admission. At ST. Luke's
and Trinity the situation the same, but the
overflow was provided for fin other churches.
> The services at Grace Church were conducted by
the Lord Bishop of Columbia. the sermon being
preached by Bishop Potter, of New-York He
spoke OF the attitude of the Church In relation TO
the problems of modern life, and showed the
necessity for individual salvation before others
9 could be saved.
In the evening Bishop Dudley. of Kentucky. spoke
at this church. The Daughters of the King consti-
,uted large part of the congregation ST. Lukes
church. in Van Ness-ave., where the morning ser
,non was preached by Bishop Dudley. who was also
the celebrant. Bishop Whitaker, of Pennsylvania,
preached here I'm the evening
The services at Trinity Church were particularly
impressive They conducted by the Right
gev. Edgar Jacob. Lord Bishop Of Newcastle. as
sisted by Bishop Leonard, OF Utah. and the Rev.
DR.. Clamptt, rector Of the church The sermon by
the Lord Bishop OF Newcastle a review Of the
work of the Church Of Antioch and the application
of the lesson it contains the building of the
modern Church: In the evening the triennial mis-
before the Board OF Missions, by the Right Rev.
Frederick R Graves Bishop of Shanghai. II was
an instructive review of the work by missionaries
the Church with especial reference to China and
he Far East
At st. Paurs Church Bishop Nicholson. OF NIL
s-aukee preached I'm the morning and Bishop Whit
;ller. Of Pennsylvania. in the evening.
The chancel of st. Stephens was opened in
;he morning Icy Bishop Nichols. OF California. the
sermon being preached by Bishop Tuttle. OF Mis-
,t,r@ RishO of Dallas assisted
re service.
At the Cathedral Mission OF the Good Samaritan
he Rev. DR.. ". i. Huntington, rector OF Grace
church. New-York, preached in the morning, and
The Rev. j. II. Hopkins. rector of the Church Of
The Epiphany, OF Chicago. conducted the evening
Bishop Nlllspaugh OF Kansas. preached at the
University OF California services Were held by
asTa aeg Nh0 as9 ac9e ea dns bs phps IN
bishop Potter OF New-York delivered a short ad-
dress in the Young Mems Christian Association
auditorium. which was crowded to the doors. He
dwet on the importance OF CIVIC as we'll as moral
uniting in effort 10 maintain high standard OF
individual and social life, which, with Christianity.
was the foundation OF al good government:
united Sunday school missionary service was
dren coming from all directions and marching into
the shpTeh carving nanNers ns service was read
Bishop Hare. of South Dakota; William r. Butler
delphia' delivered address, The Bishop coadjntor
Of Chicago preached at ST. Peters I'm the morning
St Johns Church Bishop Lawrence. of Massachu-
setts, preached in the morning, and also the
ceiebrant.
The House OF Bishops on Monday will take up
the remaining amendment the constitution As
soon as this question shall be disposed of, the
bishops will take up the report of the committee
on marriages and divorce The committee has
ported. by vote of II TO J, in favor of amending
The canon Of the solemniZation Of matrimony. by
adding the following section: 'No minister shall
solemnize d marriage between any two persons
less nor until by inquiry, he shall have satisfied
himself neither person has been IS the hus
band the wife or any other person living. unless
some civil court OF competent jurisdiction for
existing before such former marriage"
The committee, in offering this amendment. does
not discuss the question OF the remarriage of d.
vorced persons nor refer tn the belief held by
many In the Church that innocent party i'm
marry again The minority report. which Is signed
by Frank II. Miller, suggests that the following
prov.so be added the proposed amendment
This shall not apply to any one producing
,f adriitery in which he she is found TO be the
innocent party by a court Of competent jurisdic-
ton"
This report is one OF the principal bones OF con-
i~rtion in the present general convention. The
.rs torify report Of the committee, signed by DIR.
ite Judgment no successful action be had I'm
amending the Constitution Of the United States
"A 70 make uniform the law of marriage and
divorce IN the United States. and that the only
practicable way toward securing such uniformity
should be sought through the enactment OF similar
Jaws by the several States.
In the House OF Deputies the discussion Of DR..
Huntington's amendment to the constitution, IN re-
gard TO special forms OF service to be revised by
canon FOR certain classes of congregations. not in
full communion with the Church win be con-
r.nuec. Some able speeches are expected