The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-12-30
THE ANGLICAN CHURCH AND
BISHOP WILLIS.

by DR.. Willis, bishop of the Angli
can Church In these islands:
CHANGE or The HOURS or SERVICE IN
ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL.
In accordance with the terms OF the
/ Schedule under which the Second Con-
/ creation exists, dated December I,
l 1885. the Bishop gave notice AZ the be-
( ginning OF October, that on and ALTER
I January I, 1891, the regular cathedral
/ service on sundays would be held at II
\. Y. and $50 7. N, and that there
I would be evening service on Wednesday
/ evenings instead OF Friday evenings -
/ :. Ii viii be seen in Article II OF the
/ Schedule that the arrangement under
I which the use Of the Cathedral Church
was granted 10 the Second Congregation
on Sundays, etc, 81 II Is 4. n. and 80
i. Y. was only binding Tor two years
from the date al which II was made, the
article providing that If not renewed
for further definite. period, i shall not
be changed without three months
notice o: such change being given 4" No
renewal for 3 definite period has ever
been made. Consequently, ever since
December I. lSS7. Ii has been open 10
the Bishop 10 alter the arrangement by
the same authority thai he had 10 make
II in the first instance. The necessity
Tor the alteration, OF which notice has
been given. has been forced upon the
Bishop by the policy pursued by the
Second Congregation during the present
year.
We have heard reports OF this
change being contemplated for
some time past. but il seemed
hardly credible that it Would ever
become an accomplished fact espe-
cially since being a regular wor-
shipper at the Anglican Cathedral
we had hesrd mu-murs loud and
deep against any change at al being
made. Such step as this should
be made only for the convenience of
the great majority of people con-
cerned.
We have read the Article II Of the
schedule referred to in the maya
zine. and If tins were the only
ground that the Bishop took for his
sction, ii seems to Us q vey Trail
one. and one which would not Oh
tain for g moment in any secular
cause. But lower down IN the arti-
Gle quoted We find The necessity
for the alteration Of which notice
hiss been given, has been forced
upon the Bishop by the policy pur-
sued by the Second Congregation
during the present year Then We
may judge from this that the Second
Congregation has been naughty and
must be punished the innocent
with the guilty. No ARK, 10 save the
righteous. and 10 leave for the poor
Lots to escape with their families
but perhaps the regular cathedral
services which are 10 take the
place Of the services thrown back an
hour OF two. and which do not meet
with much favor Just now. We
would like TO show cur inseres. IN /
the matter by asking d few Ques-
tons
Does the Bishop think that later !
hours vii improve the attendance
al his Owl services. II 50. what vii /
be gained by the Church as
Church, OF, by himself, Is bishop |
L there some virtue in the sery-
ices conducted by his lordship |
which the other services do not con
tain : VIII he define that virtue II It
exists Just fer or information
What has the Second Congreza-
ton been guilty of Has II
dwindled down 10 the rectors
family and schools Can't II pay
current expensss9 Is the rector
ssTssNa i4gTu@1 TO his peoples These
are the general faults IN 3 congrega-
ton which requires the action q.
bishop.
We would Ike 10 know. as We feel
concerned IN the business. whether
the bishop i not an Official placed
over part u the Church 20 guard
rs members non al harm. and 70
even consult their comfort both IN
and Oui Of church; and that Khen
be scts officially towards them, he
must Be guided BY s full knowledge
Of his Huss. and never to think Of
his Own personal convenience
Nov, ne know for certainty that /
upwards Of thTes hundred persons
VII be put ozt Of . routine, formed
for at last I've years and be obliged |
to make new plans for servants and /
eEgy thing connected with the ho1se-
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