The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-24

1 divorce for any cause and TO make mar
riage absolutely indissoluble."
THE JOINT COMMISSIONS WORK.
The Joint commission on the revision of
the canons OF the Protestant Episcopal
church, whose existence was continued
from the last general convention I'm WASH
ington, 10 1895, has just made public its
report which will be submitted 20 the gem
eral convention. 10 meet In October, and
which Canon ST. George thinks. will pre-
cipitate the discussion led by j. Pierpont
Morgan for the rich New York Episcopa-
Hans.
As every one knows, Mr. Morgan has
given munihcenuy TO the Episcopal
church Of the diocese, particularly to the
new catnerdral Of Mornlngside Heights.
ON the commission TO revise the canons
are Bishop Doane, OF Albany chairman;
Bishop McLaren of Chicago. Bishop Pot
ter OF New York; Bishop Paret, OF Mary
land Bishop Watson of South Carolina:
Bishop Cheshire. of North Carolina;
Bishop Hail. OF Vermont; the Very Rev.
DIR. Eugene A. Hoffman, secrtary; the
Rev. DR.. Frederick y. Davenport the Rev.
DR.. j. Houston Eccleston, the Rev Or.
William II. Huntington. the Rev. DR. Will
liam J. seabury. the Rev. DIR. William II.
Vibbert. the Rev. DR. Alfred u. Baker
and Messrs William II. Lightner. Edward
G.. Bradford a. B. Swayne., Charles @.
Saunders John A. Beall. Francis l.. Stet-
son and J. Van Nechten Olcott
At the last general convention Bishop
Doane insisted on a canon absolutely pro-
hipitng the remarriage of either OF
divorced couple.
NO REMARRIAGES SANCTIONED.
The commission will submit to the next
convention proposed canons touching the
marriage. OF divorced persons and ill-an-
vised MARRIAGES.
This is the proposed canon governing
the remgrriage OF the divorced:
mo minister shall solemnze a marriage
between amy two persons unless or un-
I'll, by inquiry. he shall have satisfied
himself, that neither persons has been
nor Is, the husband or the wife of any
other person then living unless the for
mer marriage was annulled by a decree
of some civil court of competent iuris-
dicton for cause existing before such for
mer marriage"
Furthermore a canon suggests discip-
line for divorced persons:
mo person divorced or cause arising
after marriage and marrying again dur
ing the lifetime of the other party 10 the
divorce shall be admitted 10 baptism or
confirmation, or relieved to the holy
communion. except when penitent and
separated from the other party to the
subsequent marriage or when peniGent
and In immediate danger OF death; but
this canon shall not apply to the innocent
party TO a divorce for the cause OF adul-
terry"
Elopements of young persons are frown-
ed upon:
mo minister shall solemnize the mar
riage OF any person who Is minor under
the law OF the place Of marriage unless
the parent or guardian OF such minor is
present and consenting or shall have given
written consent 20 the marriage or Is per-
manently resident In a foreign country"
Another precaution against ill-advised
marriages is taken:
mo minister shall solemnze a mar
riage except In the presence OF at least
two witnesses. the minister or the wit
nesses being personally acquainted with
the parties"
BISHOP PoTTER's POSITION.
As has been said here. Bishop Potter Is
one Of the commission on revision OF can
ons. At the diocesan convention in this