The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-07-22
FOR new CHURCH
The American Episcopal for
Hawaii.
TAKING UP AN OLD PROPOSAL
This VIII Come Under the New
Dispensation-Mlss Of Rev.
Alex. Macintosh.

1t is.expected that under the new
era there will be new church life
here. The Central Union begins the
coming decade or rather period with
new pastor. The Rev. Mr.. Kincaid
will be here next month. The Meth
odist Episcopal church of this city is
now attached TO the California juris-
diction. A fond anticipation of many
is that there will be more churches
with encouragement of patronage from
the United States Several sects in
the mother country have been waiting
for annexation only to invest the
Islands.
An early change in which there is
uncommon interest is looked for in
connection with the congregations of
st. Andrews Cathedral These are tWo
in number respectively under the
Bishop OF Honolulu, who has his APP
pointment from England, and Rev.
Alex Macintosh, who is also respons-
ible to the authorities in England.
There has for a long time here been
growing sentiment in favor of the
American form of the Episcopal
church 1t is not infrequently that
marriages have been solemnized from
the ritual of the American service or
prayer book.
! The Rev. Alex. Macintosh is now
well on his way to California, having
| left by the Oceanic S. S. Mariposa. 1t
| is well understood here that the pur-
pose of his trip is very largely to con-
! tinue former negotiations With a view
to establishing here the American
! Episcopal church. Upon former visits
| TO the coast, Rev. Mr.. Macintosh has
| been the guest of Bishop Nichols, the
| head of the Episcopal church in the
! State of California. Rev. Mr.. Macl1in-
! tOsh will in all likelihood soon again
| be with his old friend. At least half
a dozen other Bishops of the Episcopal
| church in the United States will be
consulted by Rev Mr.. Macintosh up
on the prospects here for the American
| church. There are those who are GER
! tain that the outcome will be the plant
| ing here of the American forms, with
| Rev Mr. Macintosh as the represen-
tative of the American Bishops. Just
how this will concern the Bishop of
! Honolulu, the Rt. Rev. Alfred Willis,
! depends entirely upon himself.
Upon this there was correspondence
many years ago and letters have been
| passed or exchanged quite recently.
| One of the advocates over the States
! for the American church here is a very
prominent Eastern gentleman who
spent the greater part of last year in
| Honolulu. The Rev. Mr.. Macintosh
| is a liberal man of broad views and
| progressive ideas and has always been
| in touch with the American sentiment
| here to the extent even of being part
| of it, in acts and expressions. He
| came to the country many years ago
and than himself there is no more pop
uiar nor better liked man in the
| Islands.
This subject being broached last
| evening to the Bishop of PanOpolis,
the Catholic head here, there was
brought out the statement that annex
alton would not force any change or
make any difference for some time a.
least. There will be no marked de-
parture from the present status except
ing as it is brought about by natural
| growth. The Bishop remarked that
there had for a long time been talk ot
a parish here separate from the pres
ent Cathedral congregations, where al
nationalities mix and where the Ma
tives and Portuguese predOminate
The Americans have been suggesting
this and have even asked for it. It is
likely that in the near future prizes
will be assigned or imported to have
| charge of an American parish.
The Rev Alex. Macintosh will re
: turn to Honolulu in about six weeks.