The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-26

sion. if he deems it necessary to the edi-
ilcatlon or right instruction of the con-
gfegaflcn to do SO This edition has now
peen available for use for only one year.
l nave been testing it carefully by using
II Iof a daily reading of the lessons, and
as result L am convinced of its great
value Every clergyman in the diocese
should nave copy of this Marginal
headings Bible in his study, and also
upon the lectern This, in the morning les
son appointed for Christmas he will
not utter the sabsurdity
Ihou hast multiplied the nation, and
to t!5rg give the true. rendering of the verse
Fhou hast multiplied the nation thou
hast increased their joy
AT the same time, the clergyman is
not cOInpeHed TO use every change he
tnds permitted in the margin, and he
VIII IN many instances be able to keep to
the old familiar words. Thus for ex-
ample, II he is satisfied that his people
know what sta beFnacle' means. he will
not be compelled to disturb the old-tiYne
15lDte students OF his congregation by al
ways substituting the word tent
Views on Marriage and Divorce.
L believe tina my personal views on this
SUBJECT OF marriage and divorce are well
known to members of the council I am
IN favor of such an amendment to our
canon as VIII prohibit in the future the
SolemnIzatiOh by our clergy of the mar
rage OF any person who has divorced
husband or5wife still living no matter on
W1aJ grounds the divorce was obtained.
do not think that the subject of the
proposed name of the church will come lIp
with any view to- action by the next gen
efsl convention For the reasons made
known TO you ia my address last year I
should personally prefer to see the word
protestant dropped from our legal
designation, SO that our name might be
SIMPLY The Episcopal church in the
United States of America" thus making
our legal designation correspond with
that by which We are in fact known.
During the afternoon an extended re-
port from the committee on legislation
was read by the venerable Dr. w. P.
Ten Broecl1s of Faribault In accord
ance with the bishops advice the COM
mittee presented a new canon. which
was adopted, modifying the constitu-
ton Of the board of missions. sxa.taAr
The committee regretted, however.
that, after consulting lawyers, it felt
unable to further the bishops recon-
mendatiof1 that a new canon be adopt-
ed authorizing the council, by its own
afte Ito reduce to the. canonical parish
OF a mission any Incorporated parish
that shall become not self support
ing. AS an incorporation under the
Civil taWssuch a parish, the committees
learned could not lose its INCORPORATED
status except through civil proceedings
IN the district court. The committee
would report accordingly, a canon au-
thorlzing resort, in these cases. to the
district ceurt-the proposed canon to
De referred to the new committee on
legislation t9 be acted upon nv the
council of 1905.
The desired reference was made
Bishop Edsall's Appointments.
Bishop Edsall announced the follow
ing appointments:
Dean of Minneapolis convocation Paw
5 =. Purves.. Minneapolis; dean of ST
Faul conVocatlon, Rev Charles D. An
drews. St Pald; dean of FaribauIt con-
VOCATION, KEY "A. A. Butler, FaribauIt
Examining cha plains. Rev. w. @ Pona
- Siattery3 g. H. Shut A. Butler al
Alfvregren, Charles Tanner, C. H. MueI-
On the ecclesiastical court. Rev. w. O.
rope hope: on the appellate court Rev. G. H
Chairmen of standing committees or
ganization and incorporation of narisbee
Rev. A. G. Pinkham: finance Rev q =
ffaupt; privilege Rev. c. A. Poole: Iegis
l ah,o Rev George II; Davis; state of the
church; Rex; WI E: Ten Brock; rules of
order, Rev CT r. Taylor; unfinished bI,si-
ness. Rev. g. Camp
John Vanderlip, of MinneapoIi
was re-eleetea=fer six years as a mem
Der OF the corporation of the diocese
of Minnesota. II
The delegates assembled last night
to hear an, address by Rev. John w.
Wood. of New York, upon Missions !"
Mr., Wood is corresponding secretary Of
the general board of missionss
Yesterday afternoon the women's
auxiliary to the diocesan board of mis-
sions was addressed in st. Johns
guild hall by Mr.. Wood and Revs. F. D.
Budlong and A. Alfvregren.
At this morning s session delegates to
the general convention viii be elected