The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-06-08
FOR CHURCH UNITY
Move to Unite Anglican
Congregation.
Church Chronicle for June Re-
fers to the Matter Erro-
neous Impressions.

Regarding the proposal to unite the
two congregations of the Anglican
Church, the Anglican Church Chron-
icle for June has the following:
The Festival of the Holy Ghost
Whitsunday or Pentecost. should call
out every loyal churchman. The shirt
OF God is sent by the Father and the
Son to US as He was to the apostles and
disciples, at first, to guide and comfort
US. We, churchmen of Honolulu. need
more especially His guidance and com
fort al this time Some of us need
wonderful gifts to enable us to Judge
what is best TO do and say under the
trials which our fellowmen bring upon
us. But If we have the right faith. the
spirit will come into our hearts and
lmpart TO us of his own precious and
woodworking gifts. All churchmen
of Honolulu are aware that there is a
movement in their midst TO unite the
two English-speaking CONGREGATIONS
INTO one body, and to form the clergy
OF both congregations into a Cathedral
chapter, with the Bishop as Dean. at
its head. Letters explanatory of the
basis on which this union is contem-
planted have been addressed to the
minister and churchwardens of the
Second Congregation by the Rev. John
osborne in his capacity as Commits
sary of the Bishop. These have been
circulated amongst the members of the
Second Congregation and a meeting of
the whole will be called to enable them
TO express their opinions as soon as
possible after the return of the minis
ter's churchwarden. who is at present
IN the United States. unless the people
determine TO have meeting called be-
fore. Though the community at large
has no right to interfere with an or
ganization such as the church in its
private affairs. vet. seeing that the
church concerns the general public and
is set up as teacher and censor of the
public, 1t is due 10 it that it have Ger
tain explanations. if only to ward off
wrong impressions. and to guard
against false statements.
Certain erroneous ideas have lin
gered in the minds of some of our own
Deople, and these have been convened
from time 10 time 10 visitors and stran-
gers, whose opinions TO some are al
wavs of more weight than those of the
household of faith particularly CON
cerned. The ideas of schism or division
or disunion sprang from the hard
words which were used at the first for
nation of the Second Congregation
hut which ought 70 have been forgot
ten as soon as the documents giving
being to the Second Congregation were
signed by the Rishop. Tt is erroneous
to imagine that anv breach will be
healed. or anv scandal he killed nv the
union of the two congregations. be-
cause first OF all none exists There is
as much unity between the two bodies
TODAY. as there is between the two
parishes of St Paul and Ct. S+enhen in
San Francisco. The object TO be gained
is merely eco0onnv in expenses. and
the obtaining of more favorable hours
Of worship for the members of the Sec
ond Congregation.
What NAV he lost nv the union can
only be imagined. There is only the
past history of the church to influence
churchmen. and only 4 few of the pres
ent day had its experience.
We advise earnest PRAYER. careful
thought and absence of feeling. and
whatever is the Issue. to trust in God
that II is for the best of the church
and for the spreading of the gospel of
peace in the hearts and lives of our
peOple