The sun., 1916-10-13
ENGLISH BISHOP
TALKS ABOUT WAR
The ut. Rev. Yeatman- Riggs
Praises Stand Of L. s.
to EpiscOpalians.
ALWAYS FOR JUSTICE
Church Law Urged for New
Ban on Marriage Of Di-
vOrced Persons.
ALWAYS FOR JUSTICE

81. LorIs. Oct. 13.-References to the
European war were frequent at the SEES
sion Of the General Convention OF the
Protestant Episcopal Church here to-day.
The Right Rev. Huyshe wolcott Yeat-
man-Biggs. Bishop Of Worcester. Eng
land, and the Right Rev. Henry II.
Montgomery. secretary Of the Society
for the Propagation Of the Gospel.
Church OF England. conveyed the greet
ing OF the mother church to the conven-
ton.
The Most Rev. George Thornioe. Arch
bishop Of Algoma, Ont. and the Right
Rev. David Williams. Bishop OF Huron.
ont. expressed the good will Of the Epis-
copal Church Of Canada. The pulpit
from which they spoke was decorated
with the flags Of the United States. Eng
land and Canada.
In receiving the fraternai delegates
the Right Rev. Daniel 3. futile Of st.
Louis. presiding Bishop. said
You have come from . country
Scared and scanned by q gigantic war.
a war begun u%nselashly and being wased
unfalteringly In the interests of Justice
and liberty and for the protection and
preservation Of International rights"
Speaking OF the American-Canadian
frontier. he pointed out hat there are
no dividing Inc put between Canada
and the United States, no warships nor
forts along the boundary line between
the two countries"
Praise for Americans.
~ could not stand here to reply to
your gracious welcome without touching
the things which 90 deeply move us at
home In the great war" said the Bishop
Of Worcester in his address. FOR you
have never shown us your brotherliness
OF blood and faith with such acceptable
ness as you are doing now In YOU fell
low feeling for what We have to bear
and TO achieve.
81 am not here to touch politics for
one moment. I can believe that Ameri-
cans may not nave approved OF every
move which We have had to make in
most complicated issues OF val on sea.
land and air. but n thing Ii clear. You
have always stood for Justice. for hu-
manity. for freedom and for s~elf-gov-
ernment. You have stood for dignity Of
nations, and these are the principles
which we think Justify us Of the Church
Of England. who are men OF peace. in
supporting the cause Of war.
anu III Juuk!HB EsnBihuu aCtiOU III
conducting the war / beg Of you to re-
member how intricate M how comp!l-
Gated are the issues"
Speaking in the social service forum.
held In conjunction with The general
convention. the Very Rev. Barnard !.
Bell OF Fond du Lac. Wis, asserted
that adherents Of organised labor are
miles and miles ahead In the spiritual
pathway" Of their non.union fellows.
Or. Bell urged the passage by the
general convention Of some resolution
calling for the consideration Of strict
justice 10 the individual In a scheme OF
social service Of their fellow men.
Divorce han Urged.
A church law forb.dding clergymen TO
so,emn!ze a marriage for a person d.
vorced for any cause arising after
marriage while the divorced partner
lives was recommended In the report OF
the Join, commission on legislation on
matters relating TO holy matrimony sub.
mltted to-day 10 the triennial conven.
ton Of the Protestant Episcopal Church,
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