Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-10


been called upon t. do any work. TIL,
confederation established the hi-r
court At ottawa. the divorce court fol
Quebec. Ontario ana Manitoba.
In tie 80 years that have since
elapsed that count has granted Is di-
vorccS for the province OF Quebec and
Il for ontario. the total population OF
th,. two provinces being about 3. 900 600
During the same period the court of
Nova Scotia issued for q populat lion of
10000 people 81 divorces, and the
court AT Fredericton ISSUED 80 divorces
cor Il ropu!ltiuu of $4,000.
And want tn say i'll this relation.
that undoubtedly the credit for the
small r1lmb..r Of divorces in Quebec. il
properly attributed to the excellent in .
iurnc4 Of the Roman Catholic church.
"Anutilcr reason is that throughout
the Dominion of canada the marriage
ceremony is Il religious Ceremony. M
| magistrate or civil officer has the right
To perform marriages. The credit for
| this Legislation ami this sentiment
throughout the provinces of Ontario.
Manitoba ANA the Northwest is largely
Que to the Protestant population. who
fnrm the majority of the Population in
| these provinces.
Rev. Dr. James Carmichael spoke OF
the vision of It united church embrace
ing the church of England, the church
II Canada and tie church in the Unit
ed States. in 4 sort of family alliance,
and ne said that such Il union would
tie guarantee of the peace of the
world for the 10Th century. The scnti-
mint was approved by cries of Hear,
hear"
When the house If deputies assem-
bled. 4 message WAS received from tho
hous" OF bishops. stating that concur
lent action had been taken on the dis
charge Of the committee on change OF
name of the church.
This leaves tie entire matter Of
change of came II lhr church with tho
convention itself. The committees re.
port that Il change Ol name at This
time is neXpedicnt. will come up for
action together Wit: the amendment
offered by tie Iii .ccSe of Fond du Lac
emitting the words "ProteStaIt Episco-
pa! from the title If the PRAYER book
The diocese OF Central PENNSYLVANIA
IreSent,l a reSt lutirl asking fo, 4
change in the name of that diocese
The missionary district of western
Texas p"titioned that it be erected in
to a diocese in union with the conyen-
ton.
The diocese of western Missouri asked
that its name be changed to the do
to the committee ON canons and there
strong opposition will he made to this
change.
A Nebraska deputy offered an
amendment to the carOns forbidding
more than one coadjutor bishop in any
one diocese.
Gen. J. Fl. StOtsenburg of Indianap-
Oils. offered an amendment to the cam
ons of the House of Deputies onc-half,
by permitting each diocese to elect but
two prcsbyters and two laymen, in
stead of four of each order as at pres
ent. He said that if the church was to
grow any larger the House of Deputies
would become as unwieldly as the ma
tional House of Representatives and
would be ruled by committee on rules
and president.
er amendment for q uniform record of
births, baptisms, combinations, COM
municants deaths and burials
Messages We're received from the
House Of Bishops stating their concur
renee in the resolutions for the admis-
sion of Montana as diocese and for
the division of the diocese Of central
Pennsylvania.
Much interest is centered upon the
expected report of the committee on
meeting place of the next convention.
Thus far Richmond, Va. seems to be
i'll the lead. In 1907. at the time the
general convention is to meet, Vir-
ginia will be celebrating the 300th ami
vcrsary of the English settlement at
jamestown.
His Grace. Rev. Randall Davidson,
the Archbishop of Canterbury, today.
preached to the largest congregation
that has attended Il regular service Mt