New-York tribune., 1904-10-25
AGREE on DIVORCE.
EPISCOPALIANS CONCUR.
Innocent Person Nay Be Remarked
litter Year, zCith Consent.

Boston. Oct. Z4-Aa agreement on the divorce
question was reached to-day oy the House OF Dish
ops and the House OF Deputies Of the Epl opal
General Convention. after many days discussion.
That section OF the canon bearing directly on the
remarriage Of divorced persons which was
amended b. -he bishops SATURDAY assented 70 by
the deputies to-day and becomes effective at once.
IS follows
No minister ste, knoEinsiy after due ingeiry sas!
or is the husband or the wife Of any other person
for any cause arising after marrIase. But this
canon shall not be held 70 apply to the innocent
before the application for such reInarriase q pc
riod OF not less than one year shall have elapsed
factory evidence touching the facts in the case.
including copy OF she courts decree and record II
practicable 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
1cdsInent CLe case OF tne applicant conforms 20 ne
requirements o. this canon and! 2-oSided 1IrfHsr.
TO decline 70 soieunize any marriage
The bishops adopted an amendment 10 section
referring to The administration OF sacraents. pro-
viding that II a clergyman shall have reasonable
cause to doubt whether person has been mar
ried otherwise as the word Of Cod and discipline
OF this church allow. such clergyman shall refer
the matter TO the bishop before administering Che
sacraments. The deputies had made an exception
in favor Of the innocent person divorced on the
ground OF infdeltty. who had remarked, but the
bishops SLTUCk OuL the e&CeplOEi Aelt fcLltit
accepted by the House of Deputies to-day
Leading churchmen expressed the opinion that The
restrictions placed the remarriase CT an inno-
person to d divorce were stringent that the
renarrage OF divorced persons would De in the
church hereafter. tt is understood however. that
an attempt win be made to have the next conven-
ton specifically declare against remarriage under
any conditions
The house OF deputies to-day rejected af- -er d
long debate, resolution introduced BY the Rev.
Talbot Rogers, OF Fcnd du Lac Wis 70 sJrike out
the words protestant Episcopal rom the title
page OF the Book o. Common Prayer. Both houses
naN appointed joint commission % consider the
adviSa blLlty Of eeCrIng presiding bisn0p OF ta@
church. AS president. the senior bishop occupies
this position and it Is held that the duties 100
report to the text convention The Rev Francis
IaIttr OF Chester Penn. to-day elected asst
ant bishop Of South Dakota
In the House Of Bishops the Bishop Of Dallas
trienuiaI convention in 1857. and the Bishops OF
California and Vermont were elected to consult
with the Bishop OF Dallas in preparing the letter.
The report OF a special committee appointed
lynChing. was. with almost unanimous consent
laid the table. A i0ng discuss eusued a
resolution offered by the Rev Or. ". R. Hunt
tngtOn OF Nsw-YOTz, seeking TO establish the mar
The resolution provided that before the next con
ventiou the question should be submitted 70 The
GiOCeses for their approval
1t was finally voted 10 put the whole matter
over until the RiChmO-.d convention.
A meeting under tire auspices Of the Church
Total Abstinence Lea que was held at the Church
OF the Advent this evening The speakers Included
Dr. Floyd Tonklus Of Ehl,aGelDhIa, and the Pew
left here for home tonight and the convention viii
adjourn finally tomorrow