Show MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE j Protestant Episcopal Convention I Will Deal With Question ri RADICAL Adoption of ot ollon muon 11 H rs to JUrry Divorced ler San an Francisco Ort Ot 4 The attitude lof at t the Protestant Episcopal church In n America toward divorce and arn the tho r re of ot divorced persons la Is I ird to tolvo toIe tovo Ie vo rise rISO rl e to much debate during tho the present general convention A 4 majority prepared by some somo of ot tho the most earned bishops clerical and lay la tIcs will como come up for tor action mending that the church adopt canon on onH H 14 preventing a n minister of ot the church from solemnizing ft 11 t marriage between bet any ny two persons pel ons unless or until by b Inquiry he lie shall hiI have satisfied himself neither person lor on has been boan or Is the husband or wife of ot nn an other person n till II living This Is a 11 L sweeping law not InK ag even eon as 08 n a cause for tor dl di i E und tied not hot permitting Episcopal I re to the marriage of oC Inn nn an Innocent party In a n divorce The Tho no 10 C Clion lion taken by the rigorists as n a those taking this extreme stand are culled Is la Used ased on Oil the ground that the church Is 10 tolled ailed upon to register Its protest the laxity on the subject sub eel of ot that prevails 1 the United Plate tate tales As stated by one of ot the signets signers Bf t f the tho report there ther seems no way In tin till church can cun avoid complicity In n divorces of ot the most scandalous character except In so eo far tar as It may Inny re to June use URe to 10 assume any color of ot responsibility re r ity ty for tor any divorce by the tho clergy lery to solemnize the of ot dl di divorced persons In any case whatever One of ot the dilemmas In which the hurh h legislators find themselves say Iny the he la is l that they thay must put the tha thoan pan an on all nil divorces Innocent and guilty without distinction as there Is no Ju iclal system civil or ecclesiastical hat will enable cn blo us to discover the tho Inno eat nt party In divorce cases Therefore they Hley argue they must for tor Id the clergy to solemnize Urn the mur mar marIage lilKe of ot any divorced l Terson erson This extreme stand Is n II departure from rum rom the tho precedent established by the hutch In 1801 when a 1 resolution was Willi vm dr authorizing the solemnization f tie marriage of ot un an Innocent party lo to divorcee when the cause e was 4 ty h The Tho opponents of ot the radical Idea assert that their position Is 19 based ba etl on the words of ot Christ ns as given In Matt x 19 They oppose the rigorists on tho the further grounds that such lIuch refusal to solemnize solemnise marriage would put a I stigma on marriages which uro honorable and an lawful that It would create two kinds ct of matrimony holy hol and unholy In ha the sight of oC the tho church that It would church members who wilt have Mv been taught ht to believe that mao Inno Innocent cent patties In divorce are IN entitled to remarry that It will Iii weaken the In Influence Influence fluence of oC the tho church with the American people who wIo may conclude that the church is wedded to medieval Ideas and anti attempting to be he b stricter than the tho head of ot tho tim church anti and tint that such stich church legislation would be bo In III II effect a of ot the teachings of ot the he Master MasterA A It at London Oct 4 The Odessa corres correspondent of ot the Times says n Il scandal similar to that last year car at Sevastopol which Involved 43 naval officers und and some high officials has hns been unearthed at nt Datum I for tor coal delivered to the Black Sert Seit were It has beon discovered falsified An Inquiry Is soon to be begun nt It anti and lt It likely HUely to resuLt in n II the tho Imprisonment or banishment of or several To Improve London Oct 4 A dispatch from Odessa to the Times says a 1 consider considerable considerable considerable able portion of the new ne loan will be h t d to advances to 10 railroads for their Improvement The South Houth Southwestern Southwestern western Russian Hussion toad road which has been blen under tho the control of ot the tho government for or six years will bo IJO one of ot those tho Im Improved Improved proved ancl tho line will sili be ho another Gell Getty letty Washington Oct 4 Gen Getty Gelt one olle of ot the tho heroes of ot the war sar and the war of the rebellion Is dead at nt the 1 lin II residence at ht Forest 1 Md To TI h on lie tho Solace Vallejo Co CaL Oct 4 Orders have been at Mare Island to the repairs repair on the naval transport trails port So Solace Solace Solace lace ns as 8 ehe he must be he ready for service by hy October IB 16 A 4 force toree of ship hilt hii fitters joiners and machinists worked on her last night and Ind the men will sill work over overtime overtime time continuously to pet get et the vessel ready r In lii time It H Is stated that she Is needed to 10 take n a force torce of ot marines to mi mil hay liny Vales alo Invitation New Haven n Cohn Oct Yale Tale bicentennial Committee hrs has received from of ot State John Hay lIa a 1 positive acceptance to lo the Invitation to attend the celebration c Mr OIl Hay will probably ly be at the same time ns as a President t for New York Oct 4 tA A ellort Conn COlin special pays sas Judge E P of ot the tho probate court has ap appointed pointed A B D Beers John A anti and Win Wm 11 H Comley Cor commissioner of ot the state tate of ot George P F Oilman Gilman The appointments wore were ere made on the tho application application cation of ot the tho Bridgeport Trust Co ad mI administrator tor of at the estate which represents seats In III 9 application that the tho estate Is Insolvent In ole t anti and anI that the claims against a AA A It are aro far In excess of ot all visible as assets sets nuts There has been no accounting of ot the tho tea tel business bu made mal 01 National Salt Sail Co 00 New Now York Oct 4 Tho Journal of ot Commerce says In connection with the organization of ot the International Salt Snit company arid 1 discussion lon of ot or ar arrangements between tho the new and t log Ing companies a 1 was circulated to t tho the effect effet that President White of ot the tho National Salt Bait company hud had re resigned resigned signed for tor the tho purpose of ot assuming the presidency of ot the newly organized plow company This Thin report has hall been ben emphatically denied It Is salt said In III that It has baell practical decided to elect Mr AIr II Charles Charlei CharlesH II Il Deere Deer of ot lora Ill III nt at tho the election of ot tho the plow which will take place Nov No 1 J 1 |