The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-08
KAYE AT HOME.
Dean of Grace Cathedral Talks
interestingly.
Relates His Experience at Tri-
ennial Convention.
THE DIVORCE RULES.
He Says That They Will Be
More Strict.
Forbid Marriage or Divorced
THE DIVORCE RULES
Forbid Marriage or Divorced
People on Amy Grounds.

Rev. James P. DeBevers Kaye. dean
of Grace cathedral, has returned from
the triennial general convention of the
Episcopal church, which was held at
Boston. He spoke in Topeka for the
first time since he left to go east about
six weeks ago 1T the cathedral last
Sunday. The service was of an in
formal character and Dean Kaye en-
deavored to give his parishionerS q
few glimpseS of the convention which
could not be gained by the perusal of
the newspapers and the official reports
of the proceedings Al the denomina-
tional weeklies.
MANY of the ectians of the conven-
ton which were considered most inn
portant by that b 1dy itself We're not
so considered by the press, and for
that reason a great deal of what actu-
ally tranSpired has not been made
public in a general sense" he said.
Dean Kaye brought the scene OF the
convention close to his listeners by
his graphic and vivid descriptions. 1t
seems that one could actually see the
old church where the convention was
held as he painted a word picture of
the impressive ceremonies which char
acterized the opening of the conv-n-
ton.
The convention in Boston must have
been a great success and one of the
greatest gatherings of it's kind. At
least those who heard Rev. Kaye We're
impressed with that idea
The divorce question, which was de-
bated at the convention, is the one
which attracted the most attention
from the world at large, and this sub
Ject was one of the matters discussed.
Dean Kaye emphasized the point
that no action is taken by the conven-
ton in a hasty manner. Everything
is done in a calm and deliberate way.
ut is absolutely impossible to Stam
pede the convention" he said. As an
It'd hot I1ie r-kef Se
he told of the final defeat of the move
looking towards the change of the
name of the church by striking out
the word protestant" from the title
on the title page of the prayer book.
THE movement was born at the con-
vention held at Boston in 1871" he
said. land it died at the convention
at San Francisco in 1901 and was
buried at Boston this year, 1904, in the
city where 1t was born"
The question of divorced persons
remarrying was debated at length at
this convention, and in his talk to his
Topeka congregation Dean Kaye ex-
pressed it as his conviction that at
some future time stricter resolutions
Will be introduced and that finally the
time will come when the canons of the
church will forbid marriages of di-
vorced persons no matter what the
circumstances of the divorce
The difference between the law of
the Episcopal church on the remar-
rage Oh divorced persons ana the law
on the same subject in the Roman
Catholic church was exDlaied.
when the law is adopted by the
general convention of the Episcopal
church, he said, sit is beyond the
power of any man to grant any devia-
ton from the law. But on the other
hand, the Roman Cath Ole may carry
the matter to the highest authority in
the church, the pope, and receive spe-
cial permission where in the judg-
ment of the pope the facts will war
rant the granting of the request. But
with the Episcopal church it is differ
ent. When once the law is made it
cannot be deviated from in the least
particular"
The resolution adopted by the con-
vention is considered quite strict, but
Dean Kaye did not enter upon the de-
tails of the resolution in his informal
talk. 1t provides, however, that the |
pastors may not marry divorced persons |
within a year of the time of their di- |
vorce except upon a showing of the |
transcript of the court proceedings OF
the case, and then only unless the evi. |
dence of the case conforms to certain |
very strict requirements. The matter
has to be passed upon by the bishop of
the diocese, and even with the consent |
of the bishop, any pastor may refuse to |
marry the person if he so chooses.
Dean Kaye gave a very interesting |
character sketch of that grand old man |
the Archbishop of Canterbury. who was
in attendance at the convention.
The convention was attended by the |
OF the church from ev-
cry quarter of the globe, both by lay
men and by the clergy. The mission |
aries from the many foreign lands were
subject he described many interesting |
things which arose in the convention in |
with the work of the dele |
gates from the foreign countries.