Evening journal., 1919-10-15
STERNER DIVORCE
LAWS Are URGED
Committee at P. E. Conyen-
ton Stands Firmly on
Marriage Restrictions.
NEW DIOCESE FOR
VIRGINIA CHURCH

DETROIT. Oct 10. No change IN re-
gard 10 ihc marriage Of divorced per-
sons win be made in The canons Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church, If the
report Of The committee on canons'
prcsenied by the Rev. D. Edwin A.
Nhlie ia ihc House of Deputies Of The
Eplscopll general convention yesterday
shall receive the concurrent vote OF
lbe House OF Bishops
Under lhe present canon, AN Fps
ropal clergyman can marry am ihilo-
,cnl parlv In "a divorce case after the
Apiratlon OF a year. with -lhe consent
of has bishop after ihc case has been
reviewed by tic bishop with the aid
OF legal adviser. Even when
hshop consents, llie clergyman is mol
compelled 10 oflicialc, and a majority
nf The Episcopal clergy Will not ON
,iaie ai such marriages
The following amendment 10 canon
in has bcen considered by ihe COM
mission
"No minister knowingly after due
inquiry. shall solemnizc The marriage
lf any person vito has been. or is. Tue
husband OF The s,ifc of any person
llcn living, from whom Dee or she Has
been divorced.
Doctor While reporled that The COM
mission had considered the ilrsl amend
meni ami "dermed 10 ineNpedieni' To
make His amendment io lhr canon
minority report which recon-
mcnds the adoption Of The amendment
,....I.tI.tIt.t.. s...r.ttfutr. r .4fNHrHrN
persons ia any circumstances. was
hingned by Doctor While, the Rev Mark
Rifsnbort. Vernon W. David William
Reid Howe and Ensign NJ Brown.
The award of Shantuug 10 Japan by
ihc league of nations was referred To
by llic Rev. John Mckim. missionary
bishop of Toxic. in his address before
The house or bishops and house OF
deputies In joint session. Bishop
Mckim said Japan has good reason for
holding Shanlung for some tinW longer
and II She had sail She will return
shanlung 10 China 10 is as good as
accomplished. because Japan always
Keeps her word
Bishop McKim said ne wished he
could say lhe same of the government
of lhe United stalcs
IF Japan returns Shauiung now, II
would not belong 10 China niare THAN
year or Two, because the government
fhcre will. in a short lime. sell out to
some other government" Bishop Me-
Kim continued. Furthermore. there
j. no government in China 10 return
shanhng 10 now
The bishop Of Toxic said he thought
The reports OF japanese atrocities in
korea were exaggerated Japan has
made Korea he said
'When japan took over the country
here We're no roads, no sanitation. no
Justice from the courts and no schools"
The Rt Rev Frederick Graves,
bishop OF Shanghai. said:
'rhe real point al issue is not The
question that is handed about here.
but ihat every Chinaman is convinced
iliai his nation is being torn from him.
and mat everyone thinks that a way
should be found ont Of the turmoil.
The only way out Of this difficulty
j. through the Christian Church be-
cause that is the only solid thing In
an China
The foreign budget OF The Protestant |
Episcopal Church presented al The I
sessions. calls for S9,J00O0O The |
sum OF si0SJ,00O D., asked for one year, /
and S3J00OO0 for The triennium six /
million dollars is wanted for extension 1
work
Toe Rev William T. Capcrs. bishop /
% west Texas. said immidiate financial 1
aid was required by stOrm-strickeu /
people OF Texas. and by a unanimous .
vote the proceedings Of the convention /
were suspended while a collection I.
WAS taken
Bishop Capers was literally over
whelmed with money, lhe notes rang
ing from One-dOliar bills 10 0ftics and