Evening journal., 1901-10-04
GENERAL CONVENTION
DEALS WITH IMPORTANT SUBJECTS

growth of population, rapid as the
latter has been. fve and one-half times.
MISSIONS.
The Episcopal Board Of Missions
makes a poor showing this year. as
compared with some other years and
with mission boards In other denomi-
nations. The explanation is that the
board has. during the past five years,
increased appropriations Si30,000, eX-
pectlng that the churches would in
crese their offerings correspondingly.
This the churches have not done. In
other years legacles have come 10 the
rescue; this year they have not There
Is some hue and cry that more system
should be put into the work of the
board, closer touch had with the
churches. and some other complaints,
such as are sure to arise under such
circumstances.
BUSINESS BEFORE THE CONVBN-
TION.
Three years ago the draft OF a new
constitution was passed at the General
Convention. and. according to law, was
sent TO the dioceses for their informa-
tion Action upon this constitution
at San Francisco must be in the way of
direct approval or non-approval OF the
previous action, and. save In extraor-
dinary circumstances, the instrument
may not be amended. After much
thought and labor spent upon It, Il
seems now 10 be the general opinion
that It is crude In form and but im-
perfectly adapted to present conditions,
The prediction Is. therefore, made that
It will fail of ratification.
A very learned and thorough report
Is TO be presented by a joint commits
sion OF theologians, which recommends
the legadzation for reading in churches
of series OF alternative renderings
OF various words and phrases ia the
Bible. According TO the plan of this
commission the text Of the Bibls
would remain unchanged, but eithei
In the margins or over the words fol
(which substitution Is permitted woulg
be printed the alternative rendering
suggested by the commission. In it
report the commission has printed
few pages OF the Bible TO illustrate tn
meaning Of its recommendation. Mucl
interest has been shown in the report
but church leaders and also Bib
makers doubt whether the Episcopa
Church Is ready to take this advance
step, or at any rate, taking Il I'm a con
vention that will admittedly be hurrle
in its deliberations.
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE.
Great public interest centres 4
3 probable action Of The convention upO
, the canon OF marriage and divorce.
p separate committee Is In charge OF 4
, so that action may be had upon 4
} even though other oanons may not b
( revised or new constitution adopted
G The canon TO be presented at San Frar
p cisco provides THAT no remarriage {
!. divorced persons shall be permitted /
be solemnized by the clergy of IN
q Protestant Episcopal Church, exceI
where divorce has been granted ia
causes which may have existed prio
, to marriage. There are thirteen mem
bers OF the House of Deputies Commit
tee Twelve of them have signed thi
recommendation The thirteenth rec
ommends that the exception also in
clude adultery. The commission o
the revision OF the canons may ais
report the subject, but if it does nc
q | 10 will report language identical {
: that recommended by the majority q
, the special committee.
( THE NAME.
] The name of the church Is givin
] many people lot of concern. Man
. names have been suggested. auon
b diocese I'm the Middle West havin
, made "a strong recommendation /
favor of American Catholic Church,
o but no change is likely In the near fl
Y ture, although the subject will doubt
Y less be discussed at San Francisc,
t The provincial system is urged becaus
a the present national system is elaine
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