The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-07

which the committee was appointed, and in response to the note Addressed by the sub-committee to the represen- tatfve organisations of other religious bodies. a conferences was called, which held its frst meeting on the 18th Of January in New York The confercnce was organized under the title Of the InterchurUh Conferences on MarriaEe and Divorce by the election Of Bishop Doane as chairman and the Rev. Dr. w. H. Roberts as secretary. It has held several meetings, increased in nu- merical and representative attendance and interest and directncss of result. It has adopted the fcliowink resciu@ lions. which are reported as beinG the results so far attained.
 Resolved. That fn recognition of the comity which should exist between Christian churches. 1t is desirable and would tend to the increase of spirfk of Christian unity for each church rep- resented in the conference to advise. and if ecclesiastical authority VIII d. low. to enJoin its ministers to refuse to unite In marriage any person or per. sons whose marriage such ministers have good reason to believe is forbid den by the laws of the church in which either party seeking to be married holds membership"
 Comnafttee en C0nference Report.
 A Committe6 of the sConferenca ir reference to the question of State and national legislation made q report of which the closing paragraph is: That it is possible to produce harmony in formity may seriously be doubted. lt would not only uniform Legislation at a particular period. but that the stat. utes of the several States upon tho subject of divorce ana re-marriags should remain unchanged. or should only be changed by common consent. so that the original uniformity should continue te prevail What, if any, success can at tend an effort in this direction will de- pend materially upon the possicility that the churches represented h the conference shall agree upon uniform canon to apply to their church mem bers and clergy Whether thie is pos sible the conference can determine. but the committee reached the decision that if this be impossible. the task of en- deavorinK to bring out legislative har- mony certainly win be hopeless. The states are not likely to eo-cperate n producing uniform laws more string ent than the existing laws of the ma tority of the several States and their report having been considered Tn the conference it was resolved that the rs- port of the Committee of National and State IexTslafion be recommitted to the committee for further inquiry and for suggestions aa to the best methods ol securing such uniformity of law and usage among the churches as may tend 10 secure Legislative harmony.
 Authority For Action.
 Acting under the following resolu- ,tion: '.rhat the Executive Committee be authorized to prepare and issue, in
 their discretion. declaration and ap-
 peal to the public as to the sanctity or
 marriage and the grave dangers of ex.
 isting iaxity through the frequency or
 divorces," the committee Issued the ad-
 dress and appeal which is respectfuily corlmuntcated to the convention, ana the committee reporting progress, asks
 10 be discontinued" signed. by every member of the com. mittee. The Bishop of Albany tpeanp' Maryland (Pafttss Rhode Island kMr- Vikery, Bishop Coad3utof of New York (Greer), Rev. Drs: c. Ellison afa Full ton and Lay Deputies Stetson. Brad ford and old.
 The address and appeal to the public referred to In the report was made public some time ago. It pleads for recognition of the sanctity of marriage It stated that the country is faced with | a condition which threatens danger to the most sacred things.