Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-13
WOMEN MAY Be
RECOGNIZED
Episcopal Church to Con-
slider Giving Them Del
egate Rights.
RESOLUTION WOULD
ALTER OLD POLICY
Plan to Adopt Memorial Day For
George ashington-Churches Of
Christ in Convention at Des Moines
Take Steps to Provide for Superan-
nuated Ministers-Plan Calls for As
sessment Of Active Clergy.

st. Louis, Oct. IA resolution was
introduced in the house Of deputies OF
the Protestant Episcopal general con-
vention today giving women the right
to sit as delegates. This resolution,
which would alter a policy that has
prevailed since the organization of the
church In America, was introduced by
r. H. Gardiner. Of Gardiner, Maine.
George Gordon King, treasurer of the
board Of missions, reported that during
the last three years the board of mis-
sions had received s4,oOO.s54. that all
payments have been met and that the
reserve on hand was $74S,776.
More than half the mission receipts
came from the parish churches-the
contributions from this source amount
ing to s2,246,912. The Sunday schools
contributed $500, 466. and from leSacies,
S1S4,5Q0 was derived
The diocese of eastern Kansas pre-
sented a memorlalain the house of dep
uties asking that the election Of Rev.
James Wise, of st. Louis. as bishop
coadjutor for eastern Kansas be ap-
proved. The memorial also will be
presented to the house of bishops.
The Virginia delegation asked that
the Sunday nearest Feb. 22, Of each
year, be set apart as memorial day
for George Washington.
Divorce Question Debated.
For three hours yesterday afternoon
the question OF marriage and divorce
was vigorously discussed by the house
Of deputies of the Protestant Episcopal
general convention in session here in
the MoOlah temple.
At the finish motion to put to an
immediate vote the adoption of the
canon forbidding minister of the Pro-
testant Episcopal church from uniting
in marriage any person who has hus-
band or wife living. even the innocent
person in a divorce obtained on the
ground Of adultery, was carried by a
majority of five, 245 voting in favor to
240 voting against taking the vote.
Final oVte Goes Over.
Later an attempt to force adjourn
ment was lost, 247 voting against adj
jeurnment and 219 voting In favor of
it. After much confusion and several
parliamentary tangles deputy who
had voted with the majority on previ-
Gus motions moved a reconsideration on
the plea that house so evenly divided
on so important a question ought to
take more time for debate and the ques-
ton was postponed until it shall come
up as the order Of the day on Saturday
at II O'clock.
" Call Conditions DamnabIe.
In the debate the conditions in the
United States concerning marriage and
divorce were called "scandalous, in
iquitous, damnable, and ruinous."
It was charged that persons of wealth
who were guilty of sinful marriages
sought the sanction of marriage in the
Protestant Episcopal church because of
it's social prestige, anwd hence there
was duty on the part Of the church to
lead in reform.
On the other hand, 1t was insisted
that the present standard of the church,
which forbids marriage only to the
guilty party in divorce for adultery, was
high enough and all that was necessary
is to bring the people up to this stand
ard.