People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 November 1895 — MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE. [ARTICLE]

MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE.

*•«“ Adopts by the Eytoeopal Convention. Minneapolis, Oct 17.—1 n the Episcopal house of bishops yesterday the revision commission reported finally with canon thirty-five on marriage and divorce. The canon as reported forbids any minister to solemnize the marriage of any person who has been divorced unless that person was the in nocent party in a divorce granted by the court for adultery. If any minister knows or believes that anyone has married otherwise than allowed by the discipline of the church, he may not administer baptism or communion to that person unless death be imminent and the person be penitent, without the consent of the bishop. Among the reports presented at the opening session of the House of Deputies, was one from the committee on nominations, naming as trustees of the General .Theological Seminary all the old board, and proposing Henry Butt as the successor of Rev. Dr. Hall, deceased. Majority and minority reports on the proposition of the bishops to change the title page of the Book of Common Prayer precipitated a warm discussion. The bishops desired to insert the words “according to the American use,” rather than insert the whole name of the church. This was interpreted by some as a move toward changing the name of the church. It was also argued that the revision of the prayer book had been completed in 1892, and dropped, and that it would be unwise to take it up again now. The deputies refused to concur in the revision.

The House of Bishops appointed a commission to prepare a version of the prayer book in German. The committee to confer with the English Church as to a board of reference on foreign missions of the Anglican communion, appointed in 1880, reported,that the object for which it had been appointed had been accomplished, and it was discharged. Rev. Dr. F. W. Taylor of Springfield, 111., described the attempt to erect a province of Illinois without the sanction of the convention, and showed how it was handicapped by lack of authority.