The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-10-17
BY AUTHORITY.
Foreign Office Notice.
FOREIGN OFFICE,
HoNoLULu, Oct. IL, 1892.

This day had audience of the Queen;
Monsieur A. Nizzavona, Acting Com
missioner and Consul of France.
The Right Reverend Gulstan Ropert,
Bishop of Panopolis, Vicar Apostolic S.
l., and the following members of his
clergy:
The Very Reverend Father Leonor Fone-
snal,
Rev. Father Matthias,
Rev. Father Clement,
Rev. Father Victor,
Rev. Father Valentn.
To which audience Monsieur A. Vizza-
vona was introduced by His Excelency
Hon. Samuel Parker, Her Majesty's Min
lister of Foreign Affairs, Monsieur Vizza-
vona presenting the Right Reverend Bis
hop, who then presented the clergy.
On his presentation to the Queen the
Right Reverend Bishop addressed Her
Majesty in Hawaiian, translation of
which is as follows:
"MosT EXCELLENT QUEEN:
"You have heard OF my having been
chosen by His Holiness Pope Leo XIII. to
succeed the much loved Bishop Hermann
who has departed this life. This day, |
appear as Your humble servant to pay my
respects to You Our much loved Queen. |
will endeavor to follow the footsteps of my
predecessors, who were much venerated for
their great love for the Chiefs of these
Islands, for their fidelity to this nation, so
full of kindness and gentleness.
This will be Your humble servants
motto and also that of my Clergy love
and loyalty to the Queen and the People.
For twenty-five years | have lived here
and have always striven to follow in this
path of duty, and | have great hope that
with the help of God Almighty l shall
continue in this path for the remainder of
my life in this world l pray God to pro-
long the days of our much loved Queen"
Her Majesty was pleased to reply as fol-
lows:
''MoNsE1GNEUR, THE BISHOP OF PANopoLIs:
~ welcome you, Monseigneur, to-day as
a most worthy and estimable successor to
your predecessor the late Bishop of Olba,
whose summons to the Eternal Home
caused great grief to Myself and Ny peo-
pie. While his memory will always be re-
vered by Us all for his faithful and untir-
ing labors in the cause of Christianity,
education and loyalty to the Throne, We
cannot forget that you, Monseigneur, as
Father Gulstan Ropert was ever one of his
most earnest and diligent co-laborers, and
one who for many years has brought him
self very close to Our hearts by leading Us
onwards in the paths of educational and
religious progress We have sincere pleas
ure in regarding you as an old friend and
sod hat - haa, al h,
Head of your Church to recognize your
fidelity, zeal and discretion in promoting
you to be the spiritual head of a consider
able and influential portion of Our people.
We can confidently rely upon you, Mon
seigneur, to foster the interests of Our
Kingdom by instructing the people to res
pect the Laws of God and of Society. 1t is
the happy privilege of My Kingdom that
the true spirit of Christian charity and
tolerance pervades the several bodies &C.
clesiastical into which the worshippers of
the Saviour are divided throughout the
Universe, and / feel assured, Monseigneur
that you will continue TO aid in preserving
that Christian spirit, and so bring upon
your spiritual and temporal labors the
blessings of the Almighty and Omnipotent
TEEN of Myself and My people"
Her Majesty was attended on this occa-
sion by H. R. H. Prince Kawananakoa
His Excellency Hon. A. s. Cleghorn, Gov
ernor of Oahu; His Honor Hon. A. F
Judd, Chancellor and Chief Justice of the
Kingdom; His Excelency Hon. Samue
Parker, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Hi'
Excellency Hon. Chas. 7. Gulick, Minister
of the Interior; His Excellency Hon. Pau
Neumann, Attorney-General; Hon. J. S
Walker, President Of the Legislature; Mrs
A. f. Judd, Mrs. Chas. T. Gulick, Mrs
Paul Neumann, Mrs. J. s. Walker, Majo
James w. Robertson, Her Majesty's Cham
berlain; Colonels the Honorables G. +
Iaukea and John Richardson, Jos. Hele
luhe, Adjutant of the Household; and Mrs
G. b. Wilson and Mrs G. II. Clark, Ladies
in-waiting. 500 lt-43 1t