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Show GENERAL. 1 Tlio I'iIm-oih 1 dene rul tou-vt-n lion. New York, 10. in the Episcopal Convention this nl'ten.uo:, the secret ' M'stijii ended at 4 o'clock, but no conclusion was niacin J. and the , ccn-t session will be ruiiml to-' to-' iiiniTow. A report was received from ti,-; House Bihop-, that they had ; udop'.id the following canon of di-! di-! voire, to take tho place of canon i thirteen of tit'e three, which is here- by repealed. Sec. 1. if am' persons be joined to gether otherwise than ;is God's word doth allow, their marriage is not lawful. law-ful. Sec. 2. No minister of thti church shall solemnizes matrimony in any e.VsO when there is a divorced wife or husband of either party still living, and when divorce was obtained for sonio cause arising after marriage, but this canon shall not be held to 'apply to an innocent party in divorce for cause of adultery, or tJ parties once divorced seeking to bo united again. Sec. 3. No minister of this church shall present tor confirmation or administer ad-minister holy sacraments to any person per-son divorced for any cause arising after marriage, and married to another in violation of this canon'during the lifetime of such divorced wife or husband; hus-band; but this prohibition shall not extend to an innocent party, when . the divorce has been for the cause of adultery, nor to any penitent in extremis. Sec. 4. Questions touching the facts of any e:ise arising under this canon shall bo referred to the bishop of the diocese or missionary district, or if there be a vacancy in the episcopate; then to some bishop designated by the Standing Committee who shall thereupon there-upon make inquiry by commission or otherwise, and deliver his godly judgment judg-ment in the premises. Sec. 5. This canon so far as it affixes tho penalties docs not apply to cases occurring before its taking cflect, according to canon -1, title 4. The report was orJered placed on the calendar. |