The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-10-24
Favor Restrictions of Marriages and Hears Motion to Declare I'm
canoncal Renarriage of Those Who Divorced.

and the hundreds of women delegates
of the women s auxiliary met in the
cathedral to hear what has been accom-
plishcd during the last three years and
what the men who are on the skirmish-
ing line have done and what must be
done if church extensions are to pros.
per.
During the brief sessions of the house
of bishops and the house of deputies
memorials aud resolutions were intro
ductd which indicated the determina.
ton of the legislators to tackle without
hesitation problems that have arisen
out of new conditions and desire Ia
put the church forward in its campaign
of growth.
There was introduced in the house
of bishops, body that for l29 years
has been meeting behind closed doors
resolution that this policy be diseon-
tinuod. II was made the special order
of the day for tomorrow morning s ses
sion should the resolution prevail the
meetings of the bishops will be reported
as fully as those of the house of depu
ties now are.
Marriage Restrictions Favored.
Two important resolutions affecting
marriage and divorce were introduced
ia the house of deputies. The first OF
these, put before the house by Rev. Dir
Henry Tatlock of Ann Arbor, Michigan
provides for the appointment of joint
commission of fifteen to consider tn,
dcsirability lof amending ,the canor
law 20 az to require, before the sol
cmEizati0n of n marriage by minis
| ter Of the church, the publication OF
the banns Of marriage in the churcl
or the pull LEGATION of "A civil license u
some newspaper, and second, the pre-
sentatiUn on behalf of each of the par
ties desiring TO be married of Ger
( tilicate of Il legally practising physi
elan certifying that he or she is no
nal mentally aud is not affected will
| any disease that would render marriag,
! lnadyisabc. Tho second part of thu
| proposed canon will bring before tn,
convention the whole question of Gu
| genics.
The second resolution affecting mar
riapc and divorce was introduced b,
! Rev. William Mccormick of Los An
| gcles, and provides for the making O.
marriage after divorce uncanoncal
] llhNl AHN l'4NnNhl hht
] clergyman may solemnze the mnrriag,
Of a divorced person who was blame
/ less in the divorce proceedings. Tn,
/ proposed canon would place divorce,
/ persons in the same situation AS the,
arc now placed by the Roman Catholic
/ Church
Would Drop Turks From Prayer.
An amendment to the prayer bool
was introduced by the Rev. DIR. Henr,
l.. Jones OF Bethlehem. II provides tina
| there shall be eliminated the prayer TO
the mercy of God upon all Jews
Turks, inlidcls aud heretics, - in orde
that they may be saved among the rem
ugnt Of true Israel.
The resolution before the house o
bishops Ia mako its meetings public !
of especial interest because Of the char
acter Of the memorials aud resolution
introduced and the political agitatio
within the church for one principle q
I another. In these same circumstance
kry. Dr. Alexander Mann, the lol
church chairman OF the house of dep,
ties, thought n well today TO make
statement respecting his attitude, II
piii
''lt viii he, as il has been, my pole
90 lu ubsolnloly inlr and ilat and /
rrrognife neither high nor low ehuIrl
men Tor preference IN the appGintmrr
Of committees or recognition from III
loot
diflH Near sloOO0QO,
Rr pnnlrl ~ Tulile, VI Missouri
lhr rl,rlilng blrhop OF tho rhufoh, ~,
s|Iri nl ihp i0ini nrssion on mission
. Iu lhu cathedral John W Wood, serl,
lsg of lhe boald VI miS'lonsl pleseaI