Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-21
COMPROMISE.
The EpiscopaIians Adopt
One on Divorce.
No Re- Marriage Allowed Within
Year After Divorce.
Some Claim That There Are "loop
Holes" IN Measure.

Boston, Oct. 2O.-By an overwhelm-
i the re-marriage of divorced persons
was adopted by the House of Deputies
of the Episcopal general convention,
today, and if it is concurred in by the
House of Bishops the most important
issue that has come before the present
convention will be disposed of for at
least three years.
The compromise measure, like the
old law. permits the re-marrage of
the innocent person in a divorce for
the Cause of infidelity, but further pro-
vldes that no re-marriage shall be all
lowed within one year after the divorce
is granted by a civil court. Satisfac-
tory proof of the innocence of the APP
pllcant for re-marriage must be fur
nlshed in the shape of court records
ana after the consent of the bishop is
obtained, a clergyman may refuse to
perform such ceremony without sub
lecting himself to censure or discipline.
According to Francis A. Lewis or
Philadelphia, a member of the COM
mittee on canons, who favored no re-
marriage of any divorced person, blu,
who accepted the compromise, the
canon adopted, today, is so strict that
if endorsed by the bishops it will prac-
tically put the church, as he expressed
1t, out of the divorce business"
Others. however. claimed that they
saw "loop-holes" in it. The vote on
the passage stood: Clerical. SO dioceses
for. against. divided; lay vote, 46
dioceses for, S against. divided.
The House of Bishops. today, nomi-
mated Rev. Henry d. AYES of Houston.
Tex, for missionary bishop of Mex
,co, to have supervision over English
speaking congregations in that coun.
try.
Boston, Oct. 2O.-The forces favoring
rigid divorce canon in the Episcopal
church and those who oppose them
were present in full strength at the
forenoon session Of the House Of Depu-
ties. today. an agreement having been
reached. yesterday, to consider the Is
sue and settle it, If possible, for the
present. The contest came before the
deputies again on the question of con-
curing with a resolution adopted by
the House of Bishops forbidding the
re-marriage of "the innocent party" in
divorce for infidelity, the only re-mar-
riage of divorced persons that has been
allowed in the church. The action OF
the bishops was met. yesterday, by the
committee on canOnS in the House of
Deputies which proposed as a compro-
mise an amendment forbidding re-
marriage within one year after the
granting of a decree by the civil court
and compelling clergymen to examine
the court records before performing the
ceremony. The amendment met with
opposition from those supporting the
action of the bishops and it was agreed
to postpone action until II o'clock, to-
day.
The members of the House of Bish-
cps attended a celebration of the Holy
Communion. this forenoon, in st,
Paurs church and Immediately after
wards began balloting for a mission
airy bishop to have oversight Of the
English speaking people in Mexico.
At a missionary conference of the |
Woman's Auxiliary OF the Board of |
Missions in Pierce hall, addresses were |
made by Bishops Cameron Mann Of |
North Dakota, Sidney c. Partridge OF |
Kyoto, japan. and Frederick w. Keat-
or of Olympia, Wash.
A solemn celebration of the HOLY |
Communion under the auspices of the |
confratcrnity of the Blessed Sacrament |
was held at A. NJ. in the church Of
st. John the Evangelist.
At the opening Of the House Of Dep
uties, Rev. DR.. George Hodges of Cam |
bridge. chairman Of the committee on
Christian education, read a report. He |
said that Christian education was
making remarkable progress. The BIZ
BILE wah read in the schools in many |
states and in a large number prayers |
were also permitted.
The committee on Christianity in a
brief report expressed the opinion that
nothing further could be done at pres
ent under the committees instructions
and an enlargement Of it's powers was
considered desirable. The House
adopted a. resolution instructing the
committee to seek the cooperation of
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