Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-18
HOUSE or DEPUTIES
Further Action on the New
Canon.
ON COURTS OF REVIEW
PROCEEDINGS OF EPISCOPAL CON
VENTIoN AT BOSTON.
Joint Committee on Divorce Proposed
Report on Provincial System-Mis-
sionary District South.

BOSTON, October 18.-Before the ses-
sions of the Episcopal general convention
were resumed today the bishops and depu-
ties attended a celebration of the holy COM
munion at Trinity Church, in honor Of the
feast Of st. Luke the Evangelist.
The house of deputies at its business
session again took up the new canon es-
tablishing courts of review. The work on
the canon was practically completed yes
terday. but a number of provisions re-
manned to be acted upon.
The woman's auxiliary Of the board Of
missions at it's conference was addressed
by Right Rev. Lucien Lee KinsOlving,
bishop of southern Brazil; Bishop William
H. Moreiand of Sacramento and Bishop
James B. Funston of Boise Idaho.
A conference Of diocesan Sunday school
commissions and Institutes was held at
Trinity parish house this forenoon.
Joint Committee on Divorce.
A resolution was reported by the commit
tee on the state of the church, recommend
ing the appointment of joint committee
of two bishops, two clerical and two lay
deputies, to petition state legislatures to
| consider 1.-The great curse of divorce and
to reduce the statutory grounds on which
divorce is granted" The resolution except
ed states which permit divorce or d.
vorce for adultery only. After a short dis
| the INSTRUMENTATION commission on the
uniformity of marriage and divorce. This
removes the resolution from further action
by the present convention.
The report of the Joint committee on
provinces was presented and placed on the
calendar.
Report on Provincial System.
The joint commission on provinces of
which Right Rev William CrosweT Doane,
I'D. bShOn of ic hail nd
Charles G. Saunders of Boston secretary,
submitted lengthy report in favor of in
stituting provincial system, which pro-
vides for the grouping of dioceses into
provinces each province to have authority
to legislate on certain matters which do not
conflict with the general convention. The
commission was appointed at the San
| Francisco convention, in 1901 at which the
! following resolution adopted:
Resolved, That committee of five bish-
ops. five presbyters and five laymen be APP
pointed to draw up and present at the next
general convention a canon on the subject
of provinces, as provided for in Article VII
of the constitution, with suggested pro-
vincial grouping of the several dioceses and
missionary districts of the church,
The commission recommends that seven
provinces be created out of the following
dioceses and missionary districts.
/. y province consisting of the dioceSes in
the states of Maine. New Hampshire, YER
mont Massachusetts, Rhode Island and
Connecticut.
2 A province consisting of the dioceses
in the states of New York and New Jersey.
3. A province consisting of the dioceses in
the states of Pennsylvania, Delaware. Vir-
ginia, West Virginia and the District of
Columbia. .-:4 .-
4. a province consisting of the dioceses
and missionary districts in the states of
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida. Alabama. Mississippi, Louisiana,
Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas and Texas.
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and missionary districts in the states of
Ohio Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wiscon-
sin. Iowa. Missouri. Kansas, Oklahoma and
the Indian territory
6. A province consisting OF the dioceses
and missionary districts in the states of
Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota,
Nebraska, Colorado. Utah. Idaho, Wyoming
and Montana.
I. A province consisting of the dioceses
and missionary districts in the states and
territories of Washington Oregon, Califor-
MIA. Nevada, New Mexico Arizona, Alaska
Hawaii and the Philippine Islands.
A diocese missionary district may, upon
recommendation, with the consent of the
synods of the provinces concerned. be
transferred from one province to another
by the general convention. For the pur-
poses of the provinces, dioceses and mis-
sionary districts shall have equal synodical
rights and privileges.
The representative or Legislative body in
the province shall be provincial synod,
which synod shall be composed of two
houses-a provincial house of bishops, en-
bracing all the bishops residing within the
bounds of the province having seats and
votes in the house of clerical and lay depu-
ties. chosen by the several dioceses and
missionary districts.
1t is further provided that within three
months after the proposed canon takes eff
feet the senior bishop in each province
shall convene the bishops in each province
for the purpose of electing primate for
such term of years the provincial synod
may determine.
State of the Church