Show MINISTERS AND I LAYMEN ARRIVE II I I 4 Vanguard of Episcopal Delegates to San Francisco TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED 4 f HOST MOST IMPORTANT I SESSION EVER EVERI t 4 Clerical and lay delegates to the te forthcoming general g nera convention of the Episcopal church and member of their families to the number numb r of twentynine spent last evening even ng in Salt Lake City The pilgrims pil are all from Kentucky and a number have friends and rela relatives tives here After a brief visit they will continue on their way to San Fran Francisco Francisco cisco deco at 9 0 this morning The party includes the delegates of the Lexington diocese and is traveling In a chartered car the Trave Traye With the exception of those entertained en by local friends the party took dinner at atthe atthe atthe the Knutsford Bishop L La W V Burton is head of ot the excursion Bishop Burton the Rev Rey Re H H Sneed and Colonel Frank H Dudley a lay delegate sat at the th hotel last evening and discussed the important questions that will be adjudicated at the great session I doubt if the church has ever had occasion to discuss so many momentous questions at once said Mr Sneed as spokesman The convention will open Oct 2 i and will probably last two or three weeks One of ot the Import Important Important ant questions concerns the future name of the church There is a plan proP pro proposed prO prOposed posed to change it to the olic the American Catholic or the American church That in itself is a sweeping swe change Then comes the question of marriage and divorce Un Under Under Under der the present laws of oC the church in incases Incases incases cases of divorce the guiltless party is permitted to remarry A A proposition will be considered to o make divorce a abar abar abar bar to future matrimony In this same connection there will willbe willbe be b an effort to introduce the same law lawIn lawIn In inthe the American church that is recognized rec g in the English church In relation to consanguinity in the matter of mar marriage that is in relation to the mar marriage marriage ringe of a widower to the sister of his deceased wife or vice versa as the case may be Another question of mo moment moment moment ment is the election of a primate or first bishop Under the present system the oldest bishop in regard to the date I of his consecration Is the first bishop of the land A proposition will be con considered considered I to create the office of primate arid and make it elective Then of course there will wUl be a multiplicity of other questions of oC varying importance The party includes the following Bishop and Mrs L 1 W Burton Lexing ton the he bishops sisters Mrs H B B Leslie and Mrs E B J Backus of Cleve Cieve Cleveland Cleveland land Rev R B G and Mrs Mr Nolan of oC Covington Colonel Colone F H Dudley Winchester Winchester Win Winchester chester Mr and Mrs J L 1 Amsden Mrs Laura Thomas Mrs George F Mrs Lucy Thornton Misses Jen Jenne Jenni Jenale ne ale ni and Annabelle Scarce and BaU Harris Mrs lolls Phelps Greenville Green Miss Phelps Greenville H C HUdgins and wife wICe Middles Middlesboro Middlesboro boro Mrs Catherine G Reid Miss Zoe Bassette Miss Mica Marguerite Payne Miss Josephine JosePh Ine Simpson Lexington Miss Laura L ra Bruce Bruc and Mrs J E B Worley Vorley 1 Lexington Rev R H L and General Fayette Herritt Frankfort and Mrs litre H H Sneed George Georgetown chester town and Miss Clara Clar M 1 Dudley Wm Win Winchester I |