The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-04-25
BISHOP Willis LETTER.
II Was Considered in Open Ses-
sion by the Second Com
eresaffon. Resolutions
Adopted.

I
Thursday Pm. the Sunday schoo
room of st. Andrews Cathedra
was filled with members of the Sec
ond Congregation, who assembled
to take action in regard to the re
cent issuing of an open letter by
Bishop Willis. The meeting
throughout was Of a most enthusi
astic nature, and it was evident
that those present meant business
and were determined to help to put
an end to such uucalled for ex,
pressions from the Bishop as ap-
peared in the letter under discus
sion. After prayer by the Rev.
Alex. Macintosh, the pastor, Major
J. H. Wodehouse, British Minister,
was called to the chair to preside.
Mr.. Wray Taylor was appointed
secretary.
The chairman then read the open
letter of the Bishops.
A resolution was unanimously
carried that the Second Congrega-
ton are not prepared to ask for a
termination of the license granted
by the Bishop, nor have they any
suggestion to submit looking toward
the destruction of the independence
of their organization.
Capt. Mist then introduced res
olution which objected to certain
statements made by the Bishop in
his open letter. The Captain said
the word scandal" used by the
Bishop was very Objectionable. The
only scandal he could see was by the
Bishop trying to injure the Second
Congregation. (Applause.) There
had been unwarrantable interfer-
ence on the part of the Bishop, and
now they ask to be let alone. AL
though the Bishop had changed
the hours of service, they had full
congregations, and no one else had.
The Bishop says: "Come under
me-" but what does he offer?
They all remember how that popu-
lar young man, Mr.. Gowen, was
treated.
Mr.. T. R. Walker, after offering
a resolution that the resolutions be
laid before the Bishop, made some
very pointed remarks. He was a
very old member of the church,
and had done nothing but try to |
promote Christian brotherhood. |
The Bishops use of the word |
" scandal" in his letter was both |
cruel and unjust. To strangers it
would seem peculiar to see
one congregation coming out
of the Cathedral and another
waiting outside to 90 in. If the
true circumstances were only
known, the scandal did not rest
with the Second Congregation. The
growing work of the Church dur
ing the past eight years has been
with the Second Congregation.
Mr.. G. S. Harris moved a reso-
luton that the members of the
Second Congregation request the
unconditionallv of
the Rev. Alex. Macintosh as
Dean of the Cathedral. Mr.. Harris
said that the Bishop was totally
incapable of holding a congrega-
lion together, and the only way to
90 along peaceably was to have a
change in the management.
Capt. Mist made further remarks
n which he referred to the Bishops
with matters that did
not belong TO him.
Rev. Mr.. Macintosh said he was
sorry to see their ecclesiastical su-
lerlor IN the position that he was.
As for himself, he had been trying
lard to build up the congregation
md to do what was right. The
Sunday School had gone from 80
o over $50 pupils. He objected
strongly to the use of the word
Another resolution was adopted
hat a copy of the proceedings of
he meeting be forwarded to the
Archbishop of Canterbury, to the
ecretary of the S. P. G. Society,
1ondon, and to others.
The meeting adjourned after the
'enediction by Mr. Macintosh.