New-York tribune., 1904-10-09
CANADIANS GREETINGS |
Brief Session of Episcopal ConUen-
tiOn-Primate an Cambridge.

Boston. Oct s-The greetings OF the Anglican
Church in Canada were transmitted to the Epis-
copel General Convention at brief session to-day
by the Right Rev. Charles Hamilton. Bishop of OF
tawa; the Right Rev. James Carmichael Bishop
Coadjutor Of Montreal. and Dean Evans, also OF
Montreal Dean Gosher Of the diocese Of Western
Australia, presented the greetings OF his country.
The business session of the convention was ended
at noon for the week. the Archbishop of Canter-
bury, bishops, deputies and woman's auxiliary de
voting the afternoon to sightseeing and reception
In Cambridge. Tomorrow the Primate will preach
in Trinity Church and the other Episcopal pulpits
Of the city will be filled by bishops other proni-
nent churehmen Richmond Va, is favored by
many delegates as the place for the convention or
1907. and It is understood that committee of which
J. Pierpont Morgan is chairman will recommend
that city The fund raised by the Womans Auxil-
iary for the Board of Missions now amounts to
$4,000. the largest in the church's history.
The House of Deputies heard large number OF
routine committee reports in the forenoon. dis
cussion developed the report of the committee
on the dispatch of business that the report on the
proposed new on marriage and divorce DC
taken up next Monday. Chief Justice Stlness Oh
Rhode Island the Rev. DR.. John Fulton OF Fh'ia-
delphia and others argued against crowding lesls-
Ision on the house. but the deputies voted to call
up the divorce question on that day.
message from the House of Bishops announced
that II had concurred with the house in dscharglng
the committee on change of name CT the Church
Among the memorials presented were: That the
name of the Diocese of Central Pennsylvania be
changed; that the Western Texas Missionary Dis
tr1ct be admitted diocese. and that the name
of the Diocese of West Missouri be changed to that
OF Kansas City.
member of the Nebraska delegation the
first TO bring before the house proposal 10 permit
the election of sunragan bishops in large .oceses
or in localities where there are large numbers OF
co.ored people or persons OF foreign extraction
The matter came up IN the FORM Oh an ailehulAe4t
a canon bearing Oh the electloh OF olshOps; II
General 7 II stotzenberg Of Indiana polls intro
duced a resolution reducing the membership of the
f4olIse of Deputies by one-haif each diocese be
reDTesented by Two clerical ana two lay deputies.
rms resolution was also referred TO a committee.
A committee, 10 which proposition TO place the
Washington was submitted reported against the
plan and was discharged.
After the House Of Deputies had voted TO invite
the Bishops of Ripon and Hereford TO address the
accompaned by the House of Bishops. was re-
ceived. Dean Gosher' OF the Diocese OF Western
TittIe and Chairman McKim Of the House Of Depu-
ties. Bishop Hamilton. in address, referred 10
divorce evil In this country, which he said 1id
exist in Canada where the business Of the
divorce courts was comparatively light. He praised
the Roman Catholic Church for its strict attitude
Canada he attributed the laws which compel all
marriage ceremonies across the border to be per-
Bishop Carmichael. the next speaker. in a power
states Canadian and English churches would come
TO be bound closer together and that the two peo-
which they were striving TO forget Dean Gosher
OF Western Australia. said that Of the things
BY which the United States we'll known in his
country its divorce system, and ne urged the
church to take some measures toward remedying
the evils
The House OF Bishops voted TO admit Montana as
diocese. and also 70 permit the division from the
diocese Of Central Pennsylvania. II also voted In
favor Of admitting Western Texas as 4 diocese.
This afternoon the members OF tho convention
visited Harvard University ana the Episcopal TheO-
logical School in Cambridge Tea was served To the
bishops and deputies at fh@ Theological School and
at the Cambridge residenc. II Bishop William Law
aFfo ofvfu Er0ru 70 L o'ei ioTk he
had an opportunity meet the Archbishop OF
Canterbury and Mrs Davidson at the Lawrence