Bisbee daily review., 1913-10-08
DIVORCE CANON ID STOP RE-MARR|AGE
 IS CHURCH'S PLAN
General Convention of Epis- copalians Will Take Up Many Important Matters

lay deputies as the most important
 conclaye of tine Episcopalians ever held in America will begin here to-
 morrow, w1en the forty-third trien- nial general convention will assem- ble for business Before the opening session a service will be held in the great Cathedral of St John the Di-
 vine, at which the sermon will be preached by Right Rev. William Law. renee, bishop of Massachusetts.
 The convention will continue in ses. sion about three weeks, It's york will be divided between two bodies. the house Of bishops and the house of deputies The bishops viii hold their | sessions in the old Synod House which was presented to the New York diocese by the late J. Pierpont Nor | gan and the late W. Bayard Cutting.
 The presiding officer of the house of Bishops will be Right Rev. Daniel s. Futile of Missouri, the senior bosh- op fthe church in point Of service In regard to the election of president of the house of deputies, speculation is busy. Majority opinion seems to favor the selection of either the Rev Dr. William T. Manning rector of Trinity Church, Boston.
 In addition to all Of the bishops of the church in the United States the attendance will include missionary bishops from many distant lands Among them will be Bishops McKim from Japan, Brent from the Philip pines. Root and Graves from Chinl, Avis from Mexico, KinsolyiHg from Brazil and Rowe from Alaska. An other notable figure will be Arch | deacon Hudson Stuck. the Alaskan missionary whc was the first to climb Mt Mckinley.
 Among the important matters to be acted upon at the convention are the question of changing the name of the church, that of altering the divorce canon to prevent the remarriage of any person whose pa!rtner is still living a proposed change in the method of representation method O. choosing the presiding bishop, and a change in the method of representa- ton at the convention, Church unity, religious education, training for tho ministry. the support of disabled cIergymen and their families, and plans for expanding the home and foreign missionary work of the church will also receive attention,
 The question Of changing the name of the church has been agitated for a long time Many dioceases have expressd their preference one way or another in their diocesan conventions, but definite actiCr in the matter by the general convention is hardly ex- pected at this time Not all of those who desire a change are agreed On exactly what form Of designation they would wish to be substituted for the present protestant Episcopal Church" American Catholic Church is the preferred nam of most of those who are discontented with the pres. ent title.
 The attitude Of the chuch in rela. tior to marriage and divorce will be seriously considered by the conven ton. An effort is likely to be made so to amend one fthe canons of the church that no clergymsn Of the church will be permitted to perform the marriage ceremony for any di- yorced prson whatever.
 The method of choosing the prssid- ing bishop Is of much interest to the churchmar. As now provided for by the constitution the senior bishop IS the presiding bishop and when he dies the next in rank automatically sue ceeds him. The ceniOrity is regu- lated by tEe 'dete of conservation. At tl;e last convention an amendment to the constitution was proposed which provided that the presiding bishop should be elected at esch convention 10 serve until the next convention. IL is expected this amer dment will be considered and acted upon by the present convention.
 The proposed charge in the method Of representation at the convention is a matter that IS expected to excite spirited debate. At present each dio- cees is entitled to four lay and four clerical delegates. regardless of the number of it's communicants. It Is pro posed that in future the number Of delegates shall be based on ths num- Der of communicants
 The woman suffrage question viii not be legislative subject before the convention but 1t may be inclnded in the report of the commission on social service as subject of interest and one on which the church is seek ing information. Diocesan conveIf' ton with each passing year are more and more granting to women the i right of vote in parish aflairs. but not the right to hold ofice.