Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-10
Episcopal Convention Has It
Under Consideration.
SCADDING IN THE CHAIR
Giving Especial Attention to Second.
airy Work.
There Was a Gathering Of the Won.
ems Auxiliary In the Masonic
Temple This Morning.

| RICHMOND. Va. October 1O-This was
a busy day with the triennial Protestant
Episcopal convention and the bodies as
socated with It, At 8 Am. there was Z
conference at All Saints Church Of Sun
ference was held at 10 O'Clock at AL
Saints parish house. Bishop Scadding o.
Oregon presided. and work of the primar,
department was discussed. Another Sun.
day school conference was held this after
noon. The convention is giving especia
| attention to this and secondary work.
! The two houses assembled promptly this
morning. Tonight there will be a Sun.
day school mass meeting, and at the same
hour a historical mass meeting in the city
auditorium. presided over by Bishop Ran
do!ph of the southern diocese of Virginia
| Addresses will be made by Bishop Nichols
of California. Bishop Lawrence of Massa-
chusetts and Bishop H. H. Montgomery
secretary Of the Society of Propagation
of the Gospel in London This morning the
"SAaS4a oANAAidiy iiict the Masonic
Temple and had a united offering confer
ence.
Notable Thank Offering.
A magnificent thank Offering was re-
ceived yesterday in Holy Trinity Church
from the men Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church. 1t was announced at a mass
meeting at the Auditorium last night tina,
the thank offering of men yesterday
amounted to s76o.213.12 The treasurer
Mr.. George c. Thomas of PENNSYLVANIA
said tina: with the women's thank OFFERING
previously received only $15. 900 additional
was needed to complete the sum of 81
100000 This amount was contributed
amid acclamations, and Isl. 10000 con-
tributed at the convention of 1907 was
announced amid cheers and waving of
handkerchiefs.
AT the Thanksgiving service held at s
am Trinity Church was filled to Its doors
with reverent men kneeling as In an
army camp to receive the apostolic bene-
diction. and hymns sung by this assem-
blage of male voices had a fullness and
power that made them ring gloriously to
the very rafters of the church.
In golden bowl and silver plates the Of
fering of bank notes, checks and coin was
placed until all overfiowed with the rich
ness OF the Offering A large silver salver
was pressed into service and even this
scarcely proved sufficient for its burden OF
generosity and love. There were bags OF
gold. packages Of coin and two checks for
10000 each. For nearly an hour after
the offering was made a procession of men
moved slowly forward to the altar to re-
cefVe the communion. At the conclusion
OF the services many Of those most deeply
interested in forwarding the work of the
church embraced one another in an out
burst of joyful emotion.
The services were conducted by the
Ri. Rev. Daniel futile. D. D.. LII. D.,
presiding bishop of the convention. The
Offering received was placed upon the al
tar by the Rev. ]. j. Gravatt, rector of
Holy Trinity Church.
Divorce Question Up.
A resolution offered by Bishop Doane
OF Albany. n Y. In the house Of bish-
ops of the general Episcopal convention
yesterday. the purpose of which was to
deny the ceremony OF marriage to any
persons having living husbands or wives,
having been divorced from them. was
rejected by the house after a lengthy
discussion. in which many OF the more
prominent members Joined.
The rejection Of the resolution followed
the report Of the special committee on
marriage and divorce, appointed for the
purpose of rendering an opinion on this
proposal The committee recommended
| that the resolution be rejected. and this
resolution was favorably acted on.
The Bishop OF Albany was the author of
the resolution adopted at the Boston con-
vention in 1904 which limited the re-
| marriage of divorced persons to the in
noCent party The Boston canon strengt n
| ened considerably the position OF the
| church on the question. The present law
requires that a minister shall secure the
| sanction OF his bishop or ecclesia stical
| authority before performing the mar
riage ceremony for any divorced person.
| The convention. by the vote of the bish-
ops yesterday. seems to imply that this
canon Is sufficiently prohibitive.
Bishop Doane and his adherents main
tanned that the divorce evil Is now ma
tional problem. They hold that the pres
ent state of society In the United States
presents to the church a crisis which
can be faced only by the most heroic
measures. Bishop Doane is of the opin-
ion that the remarriage of a divorced
person in any event Is an evil
The house Of bishops recommended the
appointment Of a committee consisting Of
three bishops. three lay delegates and
three clerical delegates to consider the
| advisabiuty of creating an office for the
JUNCTION of the sick A resolution to
| create the Office will not be offered until
the house of deputies concurs in the
action of the bishops appointing the COM
mttee.
Preamble Warmly Debated.