The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-25
Innocent Party Gan De Re-
 married Alter One Year
AGREEMENT IS REACHED
New Canon Provides That It Shall Be In the Discretion of Any Minister to Decline to SoIemnize
 Any Marriage.

by the house of bishops and the house of deputies of the Episcopal general con- vention after many days of discussion. That section of the canon bearing directly on the remarriage of divorced persons which was amended by the bishops Sat urday was sanctioned by the deputies today and becomes effective at once. It is as follows:
 "No minister, knowingly after due in- quiry, shall solemnize the marriage of any person who has been or is the husband or the wife of any other person living, from whom he she has been divorced for any cause arising after marriage. But this canon shall not pe held to apply to the innocent party in a divorce for adul- tery provided, that before the applica- | tion for such remarriage a period of not 1 less than one year shall have elapsed, | after the granting of such divorce, and that satisfactory evidence touching the facts of the case, including copy of 1 the courts decree and record, if praeti- cable, with such proof that the defendant was personally served or appeared in the action, be laid before the ecclesiastical authority and such ecclesiastical authority having taken legal advice thereon shall have declared in writing that in his judg- ment the case of the applicant conforms to the requirements of this canon, and provides further that it shall be within the discretion of any minister to decline to solemnize any marriage"
 Shall Refer 1t to Bishop. | The bishops adopted an amendment to a section referring to the administration of sacraments providing that if a clergyman shall have reasonable cause to doubt whether person has been married sother- wise than by the word of God, and dis cipine of this church. allow such cler- gyman shall refer the matter to the bish- op before administration the sacraments | The deputies had made an exception in | favor of 'the innocent party divorced" on the ground of adultery, who had remar- ried, but the bishops struck out the ex- ception.
 Leading ohurchmen expressed the opin- | ion that the restrictions placed on the re-marriagc of an innocent party to a | divorce are so stringent that the re-mar- riage of divorced persons will be rare in | the church hereafter. It is understood, | however. that an attempt will be made to | have the next convention. specifically de- 1 clare against remarriage under any con- ditions.
 No Change of Name.
 The house of deputies rejected. after | a long debate, resolution introduced | by Rev. B. Talbott Rogers of Fon du | Lac, Wis, to strike out the words Protestant Episcopalian" from the title | page of the book of common prayer. A joint committee has been appointed to consider the advisability of electing a | presiding bishop of the church. At pres ent the senior bishop occupies this posi- ticn and it is claimed that the duties are too heavy for an aged diocesean. | In the house of bishops, the bishop of Dallas was chosen to prepare the pasto- ral letter 1t the triennial convention in 1907 and the bishop of California and the | bishop of Vermont were elected to con- 1 suit with the bishop of Dallas in pre- | pairing the letter.
 The report of a special committee ap- l pointed early in the session to consider | the question of lynching, was by almost l unanimous consent, laid on the table. | long discussion ensued on a resolu- | ton referred by Rev. w. W. Huntington of New York, seeking to establish the | marginal -,adng Bible as the Bible of | the church. The resolution provided 1 that before the next convention the ques- | tion should be submitted to the dioceses | for their approval It was finally voted to put tne whole matter over until the Richmond convention. The deputies elected Rev Francis NJ Tait assistant missionary bishop of South Dakota.
 A meeting under the auspices of the church total abstinence league was held at the Chuich of the Advent this evn- ing.
 
 to King Edward conveying his profound sorrow for the incident and offering to make what reparation Is possible as soon as the responsibility can be fixed. These advance assurances it is hoped. will be met in an amicable spirit by Great Brit ain.
 Notwithstanding the provocation which may seem to exist for most vigorous and uncompromising demand for redress the emperor has not sent any instructions up to o'clock this evening and up to midnight it had been impossible to ascer- tain whether instructions had actually been received.
 Diplomats Are Nervous.
 In diplomatic circles the gravity and delicacy of the situation is recognized Unquestionable nervousness exists. but ir view of the sentiment in government cir cles here the feeling prevails that ar amicable adjustment will be reached This evening the czar passed all tele grams relating to this. which immedi ately became the all absorbing topi, in every public resort. The war in tn, far east was seemingly temporarily for gotten.
 Notwithstanding t--e latent sentiment 9 hostility against Great Britain whicl shoulders in almost every Russian breas the reports of the blunder of the Balti, fleet have aroused only expressions O sincere regret. coupled with hopes tha when Rojestvensky's report arrives it vii place different complexion on the incl dent
 Sends Note to St. Petersburg.
 London, October 24.-Grcat Britain to day sent a long and urgent note to the Russian government officially detaiine the circumstances of the amazing and un. explained attack by the Russian second Pacific squadron during the night of Oe. tober 21 on British fishing boats in the North sea. The text of the note has not been given out, but it is officially stated from the foreign office that it contains the significant announcement that the | [continued on Second Paasl