The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-11-19
ANGLICAN C.NpRCH SYNOD.


morning, the Bishop OF honolulu
presiding. Following are the mem
bers of the present Synod:
Revs. w. Ii. Barnes, Honolulu /;
S. IL. Davis, South Kona; T. Eykyn,
Honolulu; V. IL. Kitcat, Lahalna;
A. Macintosh, Honolulu, and j. M.
Silver, Kohala; Messrs. L. Aseu, re-
presenting Makapala Chinese congre-
cation; T. Ahung, st. Peters Chinese
Chapel, Honolulu; G.S. Harris, South
Kona .. S. Kynnersley, Kohala;
S. Meheula, Cathedral congregation;
c. F. Short, Lahaina; II. Smith,
treasurer of trustees; L. r. Walker,
Second congregation st. Andrew s
Cathedral, and &. H. White, Cattle
dral congregation.
Holy communion was celebrated
by the Bishop at Z a. IN. and even
ing prayer was read at 4 p. m. After
the latter service the Synod adj
journed to the cathedral schoolroom,
and the roll was then called Rev.
I. Eykyn was elected clerical secre-
tary and Mr.. C. H. White remained
lay secretary, having been elected to
that office at the last session of the
Synod. An adjournment was then
made till 1880 p. M, at which hour
the Bishop delivered the usual ad"
dress to the members of the Synod.
Following are the outlines of the
address: The speaker referred feel
ingly to the late kings appointment
of his last birthday for special sup
plcation unto God for the alienation
of leprosy. He spoke of the leprosy
question; hope of finding some
remedy; duty of the church with
regard to the question; it ought not
to be regarded as merely question
for the government and board of
health. The speaker expressed a
word of praise for the Roman
Catholic priests and the Sisters at
the settlement. The segregated
lepers have a right to the care and
sympathy of all influencing pubic
opinion upon the matter Of finding
remedy duty for all; also to
moderate unreasonable dread of the
disease among white people; hard
ship in imputlng an immoral life to
every person afflicted with leprosy;
moral condition of the Molokai set
Element disgrace to Christian
country; imperative necessity of pro-
tecting young persons at the settle
ment from vice and decentralization.
The reverend speaker then refer
red to the internal church troubles
and to the mandamus case, exhorting
that future peace and harmony must
be based upon proper foundations:
that peace is an essential product of
Christianity, but peace must be
based upon truth. In the mandamus
matter the Bishops aim was to de-
fend the synodical government of the
church and maintain the authority of
the Synod and the rules laid down by
that body for the adjustment of the
several cares of the machinery of
the church. The relation of the
Synod to the trustees was next re-
ferred to the speaker saying that
everyone of the present trustees
was elected by the Synod, hence
the authority of the Synod
is recognized by said trustees.
After referring to the Barnes be-
quest, claimed by certain trustees
that said legacy being left to the
Bishop for the purposes of the An
glican Church in Hawaii was an asset
of the corporation, the Bishop gave
synopsis of the episcopal record
since the last session of the Synod:
Ordination of the Rev. III. III.
Gowen, reception of Rev. 7. Eykyn;
conservation of the cemetery at Pa
auilo, Hamakua, Hawai-; consecra-
ton of st. Peters Chapel in the
cathedral precincts, Honolulu; there
had been fifteen combinations, with
70 persons confirmed, 20 of whom
were Chinese; educational work
steadily progressing; increase of the
members in the Chinese congrega-
lions in Makapala, Kohala, Hawaii,
and Honolulu. The Chinese Ques-
ton was next referred to, the
church's duties with regard to that
people. In 1862 the total popula
ton of these islands was 10000, in
1878 it was $1,000, with only
small heather element. To-day the
population of the islands numbers
10000 with heather proportion of
three-tenths, the Oriental population
being $4,000.
The speaker then referred to the
troubles in China and the denunca-
tons of Christianity; the population
there was being stirred up to attack
the missionaries; there was grave
danger among the missionaries there,
owing to the belief that they were
guilty of serious crimes. The mis-
sionary effort was practically stopped
in China.
There is great need here that
everything be done TO place the true
aspect of Christianity before the
Chinese, and there is a good field