The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-11
EpISCOPALIANS MUST WORSHIP
ACCORDING TO USAGE
SOME WHO MAY NOT MARRY
Weddings Must Not Be Solemnized
When Either Party Has
Been Divorced.

San Francisco, Oct. S-The feature
of the days session Of the triennial
Episcopal convention was the recon
sideration and defeat Of what is
known as Huntington amendment to
the constitution which was adopted
by the house of deputies yesterday,
providing for the use OF modified
forms Of worship by congregations
vikings to accept spiritual oversight
of bishop. An error was discovered in
recording the vote of the Nebraska
delegation which had been entered
in favor of the amendment, whereas
a poll of the members showed that
they were opposed to the measure.
This led to a demand for a recon
sideration Of yesterdays vote. The
vote on reconsideration resulted as
follows: Aye-Clecical 28; lay Is.
No-Clecical 80; lay II. Divided
Clerical 10; lay 8.
A united vote of 80 delegates of
each order being required, the amend
ment was defeated.
Article v, of the proposed consti-
tutional amendment, which had prev
iously been passed owed by both
houses, was taken up by house OF
deputies and defeated after a brief de-
bate. It provided for several changes
@ - 4l@ ~,o-or ~ 1r0ofinn. nnvy din
ceses.
This disposes of all the constitu-
tional amendments in both houses x
cepting article II, which provides for
any subsequent changes in the consti-
tuition.
The question Of marginal readings
was taken up by the deputies, but no
action had been taken when the hour
of adjournment arrived. After dis.
posing of much routine business, the
house of bishops took up the subject
of marriage and divorce. 1t is not
expected that a vote will be reached
for several days.
General missionary mass meeting
was held at Merchants pavilion to.
night. The attendance was estimated
at 10000. Music was provided by a
vested choir of 1000 men and boys.
After a simple service of prayer ad-
dresses were made by Lord Bishop
of New Castle, England; Bishop Pot.
ter of New York; Bishop Partridge OF
Kyoto and Burton Mansfield of New
Haven, Conn. All the speakers urged
the Importance of renewed zeal in ad.
vancing the cause of church in for
eign lands.
San Francisco, Oct. 9-The action
of greatest Importance taken today by
the triennial Episcopal convention
was the adoption by the house of bis
hops, by a vote of 81 to 81, of canon
IS, which relates to the solemnization
Of marriage. All of it's provisions had
previously been argued except those
contained in section four, which for
babe marriage of persons divorced fol-
any cause not existing before MARI
age.
For any cause not existing before
marriage" is understood to refer tt
such causes as insanity. inability tt
execute contract, existence of Twin,
wife or husband or like reason which
practically render the marriage null
and void. This section has been tn
bone of contention, a strong elemen
in the church holding that the re-mar
riage of the innocent party to a di
vorce grated on the ground of inf
deity should not be forbidden. TIL,
bishops have refused to accept thi
view of the matter. The question i
by no mea settled, as the whole sui
ject is now to come up in the hous
of deputies, where it is expected t
aus a protracted debate. The canor
as finally passed by the house of bis
hops, reads:
Canon thirty-six-Of the Solemn
zation of Matrimony.
y. The SOlemnlZatlons OF matr
mony in this church, in which tn
mutual consent of each party entel
ing into this state of life is given, i
the presence of a minister who, ha,
ing pronounced them, in the nam
of the holy trinity to be man an
wife, invokes the divine blessing upo
their union.
III. The requirements of the law
Of the state regarding the condition
for the civil contract of marriag
shall in ali cases be carefully obeye
before a marriage is solemnized.
iii. No minister shall solemniz
the marriage of any person who i
! minor under the law at the .plac