Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-04
EPISCOPALIANS TO
PROHIBIT DIVORCE.
Iron-Clad Canon to Be Adopted by the
General Convention at Rich
nond.

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RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 80. = [Spe-
ciaI. 1.-The intellect and power of the
Protestant Episcopal church of the Unit
ed States will be concentrated in Rich
mond this week when the triennial con-
yention will be held. On every train dis
tinguished bishops. active clergymen and
influential laymen from all parts of the
country have been pouring into the city,
until even the hotel corridors for once in
their history, might be mistaken for the
vestibules of churches, so numerous
thereabout are men of priestly mien. At
many of the aristocratic residences bish-
ops and clergymen have found splendid
quarters.
]. Pierpont Morgan to Attend.
Among the notable arrivals today were
many of the bishops of the church, in
Guiding the venerable Bishop Tuttle, who
will preside over the trienniai session
The bishop of London is another promi-
nent visitor who will receive much at
tention. J. Pierpont Morgan, with his
guests, will arrive tonight or tomorrow
morning in his private car and take pos
session of the private house which he has
rented for $4,000 a month.
Sessions Begin Wednesday.
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regular sessions of the convention will
begin. The day will be ushered in by
the celebration of holy communion in all
of the Episcopal churches of the city.
At Holy Trinity services will be held at
both Z and s o'clock, and at o'clock
prayer and litany will be celebrated, after
which the church will be put in readiness
for the ceremonial celebration of the day.
At II o'clock the bishops will form in
procession and march to the church.
They will be clad in the robes of their of
flee and will be preceded by the choir.
The professional hymn will be sung as
the choir and bishops enter the church.
Bishop Tuttle will preside over the cere-
monies. At 4 o'clock the first session of
the convention will be held.
Much Important Business
Seldom if ever before in it's history has
the triennial convention met with so
much important business to transact.
Two leading questions which are expect
ed to cause much discussion will be the
advocacy of a canon to prohibit abso-
lutely the remarriage of divorced persons
by ministers of the Episcopal church,
and plan for the creation of negro bish-
ops.
At the last convention of the church q
canon was adopted which permitted the
clergy to remarry the innocent party in
case, but only after year had elapsed
from the time of the decree. AS the rule
of the church stands now persons di-
vorced for any other cause than adultery
may not be remarked by its clergy.
Put Ban on Divorce.
At the last convention advocates of the
canon prohibiting any remarriage of di-
vorced persons were numerically in the
majority, but the convention votes by
and the rigorists were out-yoted.
Tod hot thNy rO8
ing they will succeed i'll having the canon
adopted and the remarriage of divorced
persons entirely prohibited.
Bishops for Negro Churches.
The proposal to create separate negro
districts in the Episcopal dioceses in the
south, with negro bishops to take charge
of them will meet with strong opposition
in the convention. At present no division
between white and colored communicates
exists. and the only negro bishop in the
church is stationed in Africa.
Change Western Dioceses
In addition to the two great questions
to come before the convention many 9th
erS of minor Importance will be cOnSId-
cred. 1t is probable that the convention
may elect another bishop for Episcopal
ians in Mexico. A Encouragement of
large part of the Rocky mountain region
in its relation to the administration OF
the church is urged, and if the recommen-
dation is carried out it will mean the Gre
atiCD of new diOceses and the election of
new bishops. 1t is probable, in fact, that
the present convention will break all rec
ords as to the number of new bishops to
be elected by it.
In addition to these changes in the far
west are several proposed divisions of
dioceses. Georgia is to be divided. and
there is possible a Encouragement of Ohio,
making three dioceses there instead of
two. Discussion will also be had as to
the disposition of Minnesota and Iowa,
where conditions have outgrown present
forces. 1t is possible also that
the southern Illinois diocese and that Of
putshurg may be divided.
Celebrate the Ter-centennial.
The observance of the ter-centennial of
the landing at jamestown of English set
tiers and the establishment of the serv
ices of the Church of England in America
will occupy some of the time of the gen
eral convention. which will be in session
about four weeks. A feature of the OBJ
servance will be the presentation of a
thank offering by the men of the Episcc-
pal church for the progress of the past
three centuries.