The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-10-25
Alfred Of Honolulu Says He Will
Revoke License.
Is AFTER REV. ALEX. Macintosh
Issue Made in a Quarrel of Long
Standing-Marriag and Bap-
tiSms-Next Step.

Alfred Willis. Bishop of Honolulu
has served notice that upon his return
from Maui in a few days he will pro-
ceed 10 revoke the license Of Rev.
Alex. Macintosh, pastor of the Sec
ond Congregation of st. Andrews Ca
thedral. This is all within the Eng
lish church here
If the license OF Rev. Mr.. Mackin-
tosh is taken from him. which intent
on the part of his ecclesiastical super
ior is evident and said to be fixed. it
will mean practically the retirement of
the popular clergyman from the pulpit
Deprived OF credentials from the
Bishop, Rev Mr.. Macintosh would be
diyested OF such authority as he has
from the church ruler here for the per
formance of duties that have hereto
fore come within the scope OF his
labors.
There is talk already OF an inde-
pendent congregation for Rev NIr
Macintosh. There is already one
such institution. IL was set up in
Punahou by Rev. John osborne. who
established and continues ST. Clements
Chapel in open rebellion against the
Bishop of Honolulu. If personality has
the weight, Rev. Mr.. Macintosh would
have a large following, for his congre-
cation at present comprises almost the
entire body of the membership of the
church locally.
On the part OF Rev. Mr.. Macintosh
there is absolute refusal TO discuss the
future He would neither confirm nor
deny the report that he had been in
formed that he was TO be east out"
so to speak But it can be stated Dos
itively that the Bishop has put it in
writing that he will, as stated above.
recall, in a few days. the license of
Rev. Mr.. Macintosh.
1t has been fact of public notoriety
for years that the Bishop has disliked |
Rev. Mr.. Macintosh. The Bishop is |
incommunicado on the basis OF ordin- |
ary communication between common |
mortals, but il has been clear that he |
has long been awaiting a favorable op-
portunity to strike his best known |
priest a church death blow.
The Bishop has had one of the two |
and the members gem
orally have chosen to take service at |
the other, where Rev. Mr.. Macintosh |
led. Rev. Mr.. Macintosh has moved |
up TO the present day in his church |
work, has affiliated with other denOm-
nations in charitable work, has en-
cOuraged choral features in the ser
vices, has made friends in every quart
er. The Bishop of Honolulu. on the |
contrary. has been exceedingly high" |,
in his church notions and has held |
alOof from the common people. There
has been a gulf between the men for . |
long time. Rev. Mr.. Macintosh has |
taken no active part in politics, but |
has been unable to conceal his wish |
for reform in Governmental matters. |
thus calling forth the accusation Of |
partisanship. The Bishop paid little /
attention TO state affairs till a new
and general-law cut support off from |
one of his pet institutions. Then, as |
a New York paper has said. he pro- |
ceeded to refer to the Government as
Mr.. Dole'S Republic?" He selected. |
question mark for the description.
The Bishop has had not the slightest |
trouble in working up a olse against |
Rev. Mr.. Macintosh. laying the in !
dictment, conducting the trial. finding |
the verdict and passing sentence. en- |
tirely unassisted. The Bishop is King
here in the English church. There is F.
not one to say him nay. In the past
there was once an appeal 10 the Arch |
bishop Of Canterbury. That dignitary
responded that he had not control over
the lonesome and mighty Alfred. AL
fred has been an independent mon
archy of himself. He has been the
center pole OF his own circus tent.
Latest charges against Rev. Mr..
Macintosh by the Bishop are concern
ing happenings OF the past summer. In
both cases Rev. Mr.. Macintosh acted
TO comply with the wishes OF people
to get married. He admitted into the
church in some degree at one time a
Hebrew and at another Chinaman.
The Hebrew is a young business man
of this city whose wife is an estimable
Hawaiian young lady. The Chinaman 5
wife is also a Hawaiian. 1t is claimed