Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-05
Present Meeting Regarded as the
Most Important In the His.
tory Of the Church
TO CONSIDER MANY QUESTIONS.
Re.llarriage of Divorced Persons by
ClergymeH-- Grouping Of DioCeses In
TO Provinces With a Primate,

Boston, oct. 5--Preates from 1--WE
continents and from distant Islands Of
the sea, representatives Of the Anglican
community throughout the world, par
tiolpated IN the opening ceremonies Of
the trennial general convention Of the
Episcopal church In the United states
In this city today For the first time
in ecclesiastic history the archbishop OF
Canterbury prlmate Of all England ana
metropolitan, was present at formal
assembly Of The American Episcopal
body. He was received with all the
honor due his rank and as the guest OF
the American church was accorded a
hearty welcome by four score bishops
Of domestic dioceses,
The convention is regarded as the
most important ever held by the Epis-
copai denomination The proposed
legislation embraces questions OF moral
reform, alterations In the ecclesiastical
administration, and even r change In
the name OF the church itself. The
house OF bishops and the house Of depu-
ties, the legislative bodies, VIII devote
three weeks 10 the consideration of
business and on several topics such as
the movement TO prevent the remar-
riage by the clergy Of a divorced per-
son. while the former partner is living,
and the demand from certain quarters
20 omit q" word Protestant" from
the churchs legal title. the Protestant
Episcopal church IN the United States"
protracted discussion Is anticipated
a proposal to group the dioCeses into
provinces with a senior bishop on prim-
ate at the head OF each proposed dis
trlct. and q plan 10 have a final court
OF review established for the purpose
OF hearing appeals from diocesan courts
viii also be warmly debated Missions
al home and abroad win form another
live subject for consideration both by
the convention itself and by several
specially arranged missionary mass
meeting at some OF which the archblsh.
op of Canterbury and prominent Amen-
cans will speak
The features ~ today we're the pres.
cnce Of the English primate. process
sion of digntares which formed the
most imposing spectacle ever seen In
the Episcopal church IN this country,
aud sermon delivered az the open
Ing services IN Trinity church by the
Rt Rev. William Croswell Doane, ID.
Ill. D.. bishop OF Albany, n. Y.
Bishop Doane said that It seemed
to him that the seeking after and the
Insisting upon starting points OF agree
ment was wiser than the seeking after
and denounclng the parting points OF
difference lie said the church had
autgrown the discussion OF points OF
ritual aud that the air had been cleared
OF the old contentious. lie thought the
time would come when men would in
cline rather 70 broaden than TO narrow
the terms admitting persons TO the
holy communion
Most OF the bishops and deputies TO
the general convention Of the Episcopal
church which viii be in session here
for three weeks attended early celebra-
tl0ns ~ the holy communion In Bos-
ton churches today.
An the bishops Of the church IN the
United states are here with the eycep-
ton OF seven. The Canadian church is
represented by two bishops. the Eng
lish church by the primate and two
bishops. Missionary bishops from the
orient South America md Africa are |
also present,