The sun., 1901-10-13
DIVORCE QUESTION DEFERRED.
The Ep,scopsi Deputies IN san Francisco
VIM Take Action Later.

wni Take Action Later.
SAN FRASCIsco, Cal. Oct. i7-Both
Ho,i--n- 81 the Episcopal Convention hold
only morning sessions to-day and came
together az noon for thrsa-qtart"rS OF an
hour To receive the report Of tho Com
inittee on Christian Education. The after
noon was oorupied In recreation. MANY
delegate= were guests of tho local Com
mittee of Arrangements In n sail around
the bay. special train took several
delegHts- To Morterv and other places
of interest IA that n"iRhborhood They
will return on Monday
The Hou-" of Brrop- transacted no
business ~ momcuJ The doputi"- heard
aud pass..d upon rrpor's Of various com
mitte"s. some ~ which have an important
hearing. hu' took up no new work and
indulged iu only langud debate, ~"
holiday spirit and warm wcath"r having
a d"pr-~sin., innu"f~r upon m" orators
and parlhmeu'arisns Of NJ" Hssemhly
The reso o.u'ion q the House ~ Bishops
upon the dic,pline - persons marrying
after divorce was received 10y the House
~ Deputie- this morning. ana !, was decided
20 defer consideration until action had b""u
taken hy the cummitte" of the Who'll" upon
the canon - marriaR" of divorced persons
already h.for" o
III" COMMITTEE On Conservation of hsh-
oT- repur'd upon nominations 81 five Ia
h" BISHOPS q missionary districts tom
-id"ration ~ their approval by the House
of Deputies was defcrr,sl until Monday,
when IL IN to be- made n special order ~ busi-
ness. At 8 O'Clock on Mondcy afternoon
the deputies will consider nominations be-
hind CLOSED doors
The prupps.si Amendment 81 the Rev
Dr. T.. Winchester Donald ~ Boston 70
Article NJ 81 the constitution, regarding
the admission II congregations not in eniir"
union with the Episcopal Church into a
position under the guidano" ~ th" Bishops
81 th"iT diuc'Sss-, Nd- quietly hll'i
This Amendment created "a "umfnuitpn
on FRIDAY through the Deliberate omission
uf the requirement that ultul-t'rr ~ su'h
congregations must IT, ,Uil,uni ministers
of the Epi-,upai church tut the position
uf Dr. Donald that ordination l. not
u,-'s.--ary prcregui-itr 80 officiating A.
racram"ut- Tn mra-ur" wa -h"lv'd
With such cyI-ditluu that the Rev l'r
Huntington of New YORK. chairman Oi th"
CpmuIttN., on Am'ulW"uts To- th" Con
stitutiou. O." whom no" matter wa referred.
had pruuuuu,,Nd it, death ss'ut''r"' and
the HOUSE had c,rnrm"d % by htll"i l"tur"
many realized what vd- being 'i." l!r
Huntington sad simply ''A' to- COIN
hdlt's' hti ihk'h hl iH' hn''li''' I'',
I'u-s'd hv llr. Donald and lh '"h-'''Ird
1t n"Npdi"ni, recommending '""' " "'
not passed.
The ,u'" wa- put ausVei''d u 'h" "'rfna-
tive and u lluutiugt uu pru's'.lrd ,u .i'Wi'
Tor approval au amendment wll'h l-id
u'|n "h"i'd ~ "A -uu''NH,' l"I 'I -. ''
e' th" time Or buua.d's met Win c'-a'-
pruval
Tbs amendment il 10 "f"c' OH" br
Huntington hiiu-'i pr'iaf'~l 'hI'" Years
aeu A. there w-, some rrI.appr"h"u-iuu
over th" exact wording ~ O p.ta'' lh ''"
recommended aW'ud'u"tl u va i'I"ri'7l
to tho committee GO -truiEh'"u Hu' Au-
thnrity was given 'o Nav" o. printed for
the aid e tir, d"ir gat,- lu dl-'I--l'i-
Tho Hry br Cameron Mani ~ We
Missouri reported 'u' recommendation oi
ih, tnnmittS. - conference appointed