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convention The matter also was refeffeh

convention. The matter also was reierren
10 q committee. -.
Rev Robert b. Nelson of Newport ny;
had referred TO committee 81.
to strike out of the prayer eooN IN ~ w
which ibids a clergyman to reau ~.
burial service over a suicide. an eN'''"
munclted or unbaptized person, ,,ion
The hoIS, then resumed consul 80. -
of the new canon establishing courts o.
review. ,hair
wuL on tho canon establishing courts VI
review. .,as,
For a few minutes previous to recess
there was brief discussion resardiIr'
the divorce question. Inc BISHOPS oo,,
rlunicated with the house an aintH rant;a'
which they adopted, yesterday. lofpio-
dirp the re-na:1iage of any NV ofc'iu pc.
son and when the question OF t"htu'
ring came W in the House or DfpneieS'
NOD that the amendment he referred
,n a spt.cial committee of i've Frames
A / wis OF Philadelphia. moved that the
matter be referred I" 'he sr sI,'' Pnr,s Of
NV YORK, the leader OF the forces OPP
Losing the so-called 'rigld canon. mo-
thnr the house DO not concur Win me
k;si,o,S The bishops amt ndnent hnailS
,. ,et,rre1 TO th, committee on canons.
The HJus. Of Bishops. TO-DAY. ad"ptco
the followir section as part oil Inc canon
on divorce: ,, h;.,o,s shall al
,..avs IN. taken before a divorced person
who has former husband or Wiie sun
living and who is married To another may
Ie confirmed or permitted to receive the
roIv communion: provided that the sac
raIuentS shall in no case De ieluSed to
any penitert person in imminent danger
of death. nor to the innocent party IN
a divorce granted tor adultery.
nh. effect III this section is to make
the regulations of III. church more bmd-
ing and more definite
:rh, bishops nominated the following
missionary blSnpbS. Key
/ ona1 Hell bert Roots. formerly OF Arkan-
s,s, for Hankow. China; R.v. Franklin
Spencer Spalding OF Erie. "a, Tor the
hanson Knight. Jr.. Of Atlanta. Ga. foI
The, bishops for these districts will be
elected by The House ot Deputies.
Rev. Mr. Roots has been missionary
III China for several years; Fey: Mr..
Sral,iine il a son of the late Bishop
SpaldinS of Colorado and is rector ~ ST.
PlulS church. Erie. Rev. Mr.. iNn1Sht Is
dean OF s.. Phillips pro-cathedral OF AT
lanta, Ga.
Gallon 50 as to permit OF the election OF
:, coaJJutor bishop i'll missionary districts.
The change was made TO meet the re-
u,i,s st from Bishop William II. Hare o:
South Dakota, for an assistant.
The House of Bishops. and House cI
Deputies held q Joint session rs the board
OF missions. late in the afternoon fish-
P.'-r T. Rowe OF Alaska, l.uciea l.,
kinsolring of Southern Brazil. ana san,
ucl ID. r"i SuSon of Cape PalmaS. Wt"''
Africa, delivered brief addresses on ,th"
work in their Jurisdictions.
The board of missions has received :.
report from Bishop Henry Il. R.starick
OF Honolulu
Eishur James H. Van Buren, of Porto
Rico also submitted 4 report.
Tonight a public meeting in the inter
est Of Sunday schools was held III rrl,-
ity church Right Roy. D. IL. Greer. 90
int hiSbnh al New lOrk. presided
Among the speakers were Rev. A. A. But
lei. ~ D.. ul i'arihault. Mimi: Rev.
George Hodges: ID. d.. of Cambridge
ton. and Rev Dr ". l.. Robbins. dean
OF the general theological seminary. New
York