New-York tribune., 1904-10-10
CROWDS HEAR PRTMATE.
SERMONS At BOSTON.
Divorce Discussed by Bishop DOane
and Others.


Boston. oct s-Great crowds went 10 Trinity
Church to-day TO hear the Archbishop OF oahlel-
bury preach. and 10 the Church of the Advent
where meeting in the interest Of upholdns
the sanotity of the marriage bond was addressel
by several well known leaders in the Eplscopal
Church At both places the crowds so large
that the doors had 20 be closed some time before
the opening OF the services.
u was the largest congregation that has At
genced a regular service az Trinity Church since
the davs when the eloquence OF the late Phillips
Brooks was a feature Of the religious world Every
seat IN the great edhce was occupied long before
the hour the services. and thousands Of disap-
pointed churchgoers thronged Copley Square wait
ing for an opportunity TO see the Primte. Coun-
cilloTs and lay delegates to the general convention
Of the Episcopal Church occupied seats in the
chancel.
The preliminary service was conducted by the Rev.
T. S. T'ravers; Bishop Lawrence offered the open
tng prayer: the ltsson read by the Bishop OF
Ripon. and the Rev. }. NJ. Blanchard read the
Gospel and Collects. Bishop Lawrence then intro
duced the Prlmate in a brief address At The
close OF his sermon the Archbishop offered the
closing prayer and pronounced the Benediction
THE ARCHBIsHOP's TEXT.
The Archbishop found his text in Acts j. IS: 1T
IS not for 10 know The times or the seasons
which the Father has set within His own author
1ty. But ye shall receive power" He said. IN
part:
DO the words not give exactly the warning, the
guidance, the encouragement which the busy WeeEs -
tequire2 We are beginning 10 WONDER as the years
b9py What Is on 10 be g ta 0Iaea A@Fea "a ana the
world outside of it-affachIne 10 the church whose
Representatives are now gathered in Boston. .+,,
You in the United States are face to lace WIZ WIZ
SiODsils ,- |h,5S ~ has e,-er before now
81 The worlds story had 10 deal with such
gigantic transfer 10 its own shores Of people tIoIn
and races in different stages Of ciiliza tion who
have Cot to be assimilated and combined ana ma
tionalized, and that speedily, Il harm ana con-
auslon are nor 70 clSue. - = III -,,lo ,.o,
have been trained disciplined for this peculiar
task. But 10 an outside observer like nlyselL VINO VINO
statistical returns with those Of former years ana
,lifcance of the changes which have come about in
the nationaties and IN the callore oI your m
migration stream the fornidabeness Of hte prob
lem seems 10 have Increased strongly IN the last
II raisos-is il not so?-almost novel questions
about the perllous suggestion Of the incoming hosl
%lG s1 Pa s511 - Is more o 9r IN The worlds past
history fh5n thar The CHIEF c5-ordinating force
where coordination was dificut-has been religious
Christ How @ YOU @ @ NAV Best bring that force to bear
7 am not presqmptious enough 70 Try TO know. know
channels. direct or indirect lt can be done, dare
Wi M sainssy the ' truth "a that the 5hn IS to be
done at an it is the Gospel that must do it,
But ye shall receive power.
BISHOP DOANE breaches.
AT the Church Of the Advent this afternoon, the
Right Rev. Dr.. William Croswell Doane, Bishop OF
Albany, delivered address. and introduced the
speakers Bishop Doaue is chairman Of the inter
denominational committee Of churches. which is
endeavor1ng to secure conformity regarding the
marriage of persons who have been divorced. His
report was made few days ago 10 the Episcopal
convention. In his address to-day the Bishop said
In part:
I think thar the time has arrived when my own
Church should deal with the question concerning
rcmaTTiage. Although the Church Of England does
not permit the remarriage Of persons who have
been divorced, the Episcopal Church Of this coun-
Try allows the marriage of the innocent person in
a OF inhdeity. Many our clergyInen decline
10 marry any person divorced for any cause and
an attempt is being made at the present convention
10 have their views embodied in a canon which
shall displace The present one"
Bishop Doane then quoted from the marriage
ritual OF the prayer book show that nothing but
death could sever those who have been united in
holy mauimOny, and continued: i thiak II IS
time that the canons OF the Church agreed with
the prayer book"
The Right Rev. Dr. David II Greer. Bisbon Co-
adjutor OF New-York. said it was not only the
duty Of society hut Of the officers Of the Christian
Nhurch' TO preserve the sanctity Of the home and
keep IL pure and inVOlate. He added.
Marriage is not an institution 10 re broken IN.
the pleasure Of men, but union ind;ssgluble IN
violate against which the gates OF he'll cannot rra
vail God Himself created II an everlasting mvs-
and His Church" -0'
Ut Greer also advocated bringing the canon IN
snarnage into harmony with the prayer book
THE WIDESPREAD EVILS OF DIVORCE
The Rev. DR. ". W Webb Of Nashotah. Wis
Sold OF the widespread evils OF divorce and among
other things said
Ihere have been sixty thousand divorces in the
Dhted states Ia the last year Signs are NOT
waning Ihat the people are realizing hat the a.
49, , eEl must be checked. Some Of the States
-. VFe1 ihelf laws within few wears
- mere IS sun need OF a general reform '
ne last speaker. CHIEF Justice Stiness of 2bo5,
IL .tLousht tiat II a abused his wife there
was no reason why she should MOI have a senaTa
ssf5. -atly OF the States had separation laws
oul ne said. 1t Is rthasa of f,a Creeto,,
oue case IN nfty Is application for sepsrsts
--ISLAt-4Ct' bIL nearly all a
10 t-Ie 1oF absolute divorce. many Of thew
aIoNEll 80 thaL the applicants
The chief Justice laid emphasis on he 5ya, ~
seIs ~hlch confront the coming penaratione ss q
ASstit OF me present day system of di,ror,ce - -
me pnlIhls or the Episcopal churches IN E-ss,err
lssaSIu usetts We're filed to-day by the Blsbona
GeH-koIk preached St Paul's This civ. ,ba
f19eht Rev william Boyd Carpenter T2Isbon -
&tlpon. az Appleton Chapel. Harvard CoIiepa-
s2ishop SharleS g Grafton. OF Fond an sc a, e.
s3b aso4 - y ana the Right Rev. John Percival
SSlshoP OF Hereford, al the Church of the Messiah
tnls CITY Many Of the BishCp ps discussed 800,
which are now before the General C.oTIe-t,ov -
Aetlon- Touching the agitation FOR a rbarpa
~ nalne SIlch has been IN existence since the con-
Nenuop three years ago. Bishop Grafton said mar
lae proper title OF the denomination ,as .ef,t-O
American Catholic Church. s Inc
IN Trinity Church tonight the tricnuiaI ser,,,oo
OF the Board OF Missions was held The nreacbcr
Wes Bishop Charles II. Brent Of the Pbfnnine
RrSH0p 0F PTpON cpEAuc hmnaDu.--