Evening star., 1901-10-16
DIVORCE cANoN ( DEFEATED
HOUSE OF DEPUTIES REvERsEs AC
TION OF COMMITTEES.
TroubIesome Question shelved for
Three Years by Episcopal Com
vention at Frisco.

vention att Frisco.
dispatch from San Francisco yesterday
says: The troublesome question OF mar
riage and divorce was set at rest for an
other three years today by the action OF
the house Of deputies OF the triennial Epis-
copal convention in rejecting both of the
canons on the subject which were passed
by the house of bishops. The greatest fight
of the convention has been over section
of canon 36. virtually forbidding the remar-
riage Of divorced person by a priest OF
the church. This had passed the house Of
bishops and been adopted by a yea and nay
vote in committee of the whole by the
house of deputies. When the committee
rose and reported its work to the house
decisive vote was taken, not, only on the
troublesome fourth section, but on the en-
tire canon, which was rejected as a whole.
Canon 81, which provides for the disci-
plining of persons marrying again after
being divorced, met with similar fate.
The house Of deputies passed an amend
ment to article x, of the constitution, per-
mitting modified forms Of worship which,
in spirit, is similar to the famous Hunting
ton amendment recently defeated The
amendment, though credited to DIR. Nc
Kim Of Washington, was in reality present
ed to the convention of three years ago
by DR.. Huntington.
Both houses today appointed members
of a standing committee on labor, which
is to investigate the subject with a view
to the peaceful settlement of disagree
ments between employers and workingmen
and report to each general convention.
The bishops of New York and MaSSaCfu-
setts and the bishop coadjutor of Chicago
were reappointed members Of the comm1s-
sion.
Rev. Cameron Mann of Kansas City was
nominated to be missionary bishop OF
North Dakota, in the place Of the Rev. DR..
Pierce, who failed of election in the house
of deputies.
cial reference to work among the colored
people, was held at Trinity Church to-
day. Addresses were made by several
prominent bishops and priests interested
in work In the south, In Haiti. and in west
Africa.
The house of bishops today agreed with
the house Of deputies in accepting the re-
port on marginal readings. The rejection
Of the nominee for missionary bishop of
North Dakota having been reported from
the house of deputies. other nominations
for the place were received. The bishops
Of Maryland and Delaware were appointed
a committee to confer with committee
from the house of deputies regarding the
proposition not to make public the names
Of persons who may be nominated and not
elected bishops.
The report of the joint committee on
the orders Of the church in Sweden were
read and referred to the committee on
ecclesiastical conventions. It was resolv-
ed to give all aid possible to missionary
work among Scandinavian immigrants.
The joint committee on the validity of
the orders from the Reformed Episcopal
Church reported progress and was con-
tinued. r4a
The following were elected trustees Of
the general relief fund.-:
Bishop Whitaker. Pennsylvania: Bishop
Brewster. Connecticut Rev. Morgan Dix,
New York; R. T. AIsop. Long Island:
William A. Smith, New York: E. C.
Chauncey, New York, and George c.
Thomas, Pennsylvania
1t was recommended that the new ver-
sion of the prayer book in German be ap-
proved and permission given for its use.
Bishop Potter of New York was select
ed to prepare the pastoral letter for 1904.
his assistants to be the bishops of south
ern Virginia and Albany.
The election of the missionary bishops
for Hankow. the Philippines. Porto Rico
and Olympia was concuFred in.
Rev. DR.. Davenport of Tennessee fer
the committee on eanons reported sn
amendment which was adopted providing
that missionary bishop may be chosen
as diocesan OR coadjutor bishop for a do
cese only after having been at least five
years In his missionary district, except 1t
be diocese formed out of his missionary
district
The amendment was adopted by the fol-
vlded. s. Lay-Yea, 81; nay. 10; divided, 3.
The chairman announced that the
amendment had been adopted by q conSti-
tutional majority. 1t is as follows:
But the bishop of this church, acting
by and with the advice and consent of
the standing committee Of his diocese or
missionary district, may take in his
spiritual oversight any congregation of
Christian people not heretofore in COM
munion with his church which accepts
the Apostles creed and the Nicene creed
and whose minister, having received
Episcopal ordination, approved by this
church, shall covenant as may DE pre-
scribed by canon of the general conven-
tion, to use in public worship in the said
congregation such form or directory as
the said bishop shall set forth and au-
thorize, as follows:
Such form directory shall contain
or enjoin nothing contrary to the direct
line OF this church, shall make provision
for the apostolic rite of. confirmation, nd
shall require in the administration of the
sacrement Of baptism and the Supper of
the Lord the unfailing use of the words,
acts and elements ordained by Christ Him
self
Provided further, that the same be ap-
proved by the house of bishops; and pro-
vided also. that no such congregation
shall be admitted into union with dio-
cesar convention until 1t has been or
ganized a congregation of this church,
in accordance with all canonical require
ments. and until it has been duly certi-
fled that the book of common prayer is
used by such congregation"