Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-10-17
EPISCOPAL MEETING.
Little Progress Made on the Canon
on Marriage and Divorce.
4 MISSIONARY CONFERENCE At MIGHT
Bishop Potter, Of New York, Addresses the
Church Association for Advancement Of
the Interests Of LabOr-Addresses to
the WOmen's Auxiliary.

NAL convention of the Episcopal
Church Of America accomplished con-
siderable routine work yesterday,
but made little progress toward dis
posing of the canon on marriage and
divorce, which came up in commit
tee of the whole in the house of dep
uties. The popular interest in the
subject was evidenced by the crowd
ed galleries, large majority OF the
spectators being women, nearly all
of whom remained until the hour of
adjournment. The discussion, how
ever, was of purely technical char
acter. bubbles over words and the
punctuation of sections, to which
there was little opposition, took up
much time. There seemed to be a
determination to secure technical
correctness in the text. 1t was also
noticed that many lawyers in the lay
delegation were taking keen inter-
est in the subject. The fourth and
most important section of the canon
which was adopted by the bishops,
practically forbidding the marriage
of divorced persons, was not reached.
The first two sections and all but tho
last paragraph of section 8 was adopt
ed with but one slight change, the
conjunction NOR" being stricken out,
thus dividing the paragraph into two
complete sentences. An attempt was
made to have the matter discussed
behind closed doors, but the attempt
failed.
That the spirit of the Huntington
amendment to the constitution, per.
hitting modified forms of worship,
still lives despite defeat, was shown
by the presentation in the house Ut
deputies yesterday morning of con-
stitutonal amendment couched in al
most its exact language. The prin'
cipal change is the adoption OF a
resolution that no form of worship
allowed shall be in conflict with the
canons of the church. 1t was re-
ferred to a committee.
The house of bishops devoted most
of the day to consideration of the
qualifications of the various persons
who are DESTROYS of filing the va
cant missionary bishoprics OF the
Philippines, Porto Rico and vieques,
Hankow, North Dakota and Olympia
No names were given out and the
only action taken was decision to
vote for the candidates to-day.
There was a missionary conference
last night at the Trinity church, the
session being devoted especially to
the work in China and Japan. Adj
dresses were delivered by the bishops
of Shanghai, Kyoto and Toxic and
Rev. D. Turnbull Huntington, of Ham
kow.
The church association for the adj
vancement of the interests of labor
held a largely attended meeting last
night at the Alhambra theater. The
principal speaker was Bishop Potter,
Of New York, who spoke eloquently
on the relations Of capital and Ia
Dor and of the citizen to the state.
The woman's auxiliary to the board
of missions listened to addresses
from Bishops Horner, of Asheville;
Hare, of South Dakota, and General
Secretary Lloyd, of the missionary
board.
The Brotherhood of st. Andrew OF
the Pacific coast met in convention
last night at the Cathedral chapel OF
the Good Samaritan, Bishop Nichols,
of California, officiating at the open
ing services. During the evening
brief addresses on the welfare of the
order, the object of which is to in
terest men in church going, were
made.
San Francisco, Oct. 15.-The house
Of deputies Of the Episcopal Church
Of America, sitting as a committee
of the whole, yesterday adopted the
proposed canon prohibiting the re-
marriage Of divorced persons for
causes not arising previous to their
former marriage. The canon was
adopted just as it came from the
house Of bishops. The vote stood ls2
for, 1853 against.
The amendment OF DR.. Hunting'
ton, Of New York, making an excep.
ton in the case Of the innocent
party to a divorce granted on the
ground Of adultery, was rejected BY
vote Of 1853 to 173.
The result of the vote in the COM
mittee of the whole was reported to
the house of deputies, who will vote
on the matter. The result, how
ever, may not be the same, for in the
house the vote of 30 delegates is re-
quired to carry a measure, the di'
vided delegations virtually counting
among the nays. Previous to this
action in committee of the whole
the house of deputies adopted the
resolutions presented by DIR. McKim
of Washington, providing for stand
ing joint commission of both houses
to consider the relations of labor anc
capital.
The house of bishops yesterday
created the missionary district Of
Honolulu, to take effect April 1, 1902
Several canonica questions vert
discussed and settled by the bishops
during the day, the further revision
Of the canons being then referred II