The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-05-24
COME BEFORE
CONVENTION
eRAV EMATTERs TO BE DECIDED
BY EPIcoPALIANs.-THE
STATUS OF DIVORCE.

The situation as regards divorces
and re-marriage has not improved dur
in the three years since the last
Episcopal general convention, and II
there were ever reasons why the Epis-
copal or any other religious body
should enact laws on the subject there
is said TO be added reason now. The
Crapsey case, which has been TO the
front durin the pasa year, and other
cases before the church. indicate the
necessity for court of appeal, and
as the legislation on constitution and
canons is now out of the way OF the
general convention. the opinion gem
orally prevails that the forthcoming
convention will create such a court
There already exists in the Episco-
pal church provision for a court Of
review. which has power to decide on
the regularity of the trial Of bishop
or presbyter as conducted by diocesan
courts. The court of appeals, should
one be created, will be qualified prac-
tically to retry any case that may be
cision of a diocesan court, and its de-
cision will be final, representing the
authority of the whole church.
Demands for legislation concerning
the negro are not less pressing. The
question is whether to have a col
ored man for bishop, and TO define
the standing of the colored bishop,
should one be elected. Men who
have recently expressed opinions on
these and similar questions include
Bishop Doane, of Albany, who is just
now ILL., Bishop Greer of this city.
Bishop Scarborough of New Jersey, |
who was president of the court Peter |
kin of West Virginia, Bishop Ohm |
stead of central New York, and Fran
els A. Lewis of Philadelphia, and |
Francis Lynde Stetson of this city.
two eminent lawyers, who long served
as deputies to Episcopal general con-
ventions.
1t is said to be likely that the Rich
mond convention may elect another
bishop for Episcopalians in Mexico.
Three years ago one was chosen, an
American presbyter. He has been at
work there, and is said to have been
extraordinarily successful in untag-
ing a situation that has been aggrav-
lted for many years. He has brought
Mexican and American settlers into
on matters which concern
he church. 1t is now said to be de-
'irable to create a second Jurisdiction,
O have headquarters in Mexico City,
is the present one is in Monterey,
nd to have the new bishop elected :
rom among Mexican presbyters. [
ather than from the American clergy,
nd to be at the head of the Spanish [
peaking constituency of the church,
making the present Bishop AYES more 8
efinitely idenailed wit hthe English J
peaking settlers. 4
The observance of the ter-eenten- i
ial of the landing at jamestown Of q
nglish settlers and the establish q
tent of the services of the Church Of 4
ngland on this continent, will occupy Il
1me of the time of the forthcoming =
eneral convention, which is likely to c
,main in session for the greater part f,
the month of October. A feature n
the observance will be the presenta-
on of thank-offering by the men ?,
the Episcopal church for the prog h,
IS of that communion in America h,
lring the three centuries. Offerings =,
r this fund are now being made in NJ
rishes all over the country, and it =,
expected next October will be larger =,
an any offering heretofore made at =,
general convention. :.