The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-10-10
ANGLICAN CHURCH
List of Property Now
Owned by It.
SIEVE ntssr Pieces Of Real Estate
Scattered About the islands BE-
long to this Church.

Church in any country Is not only to
be estimated by statistics Of the num-
bers In its communion. but by the foot
hold 1t obtains through the acquisition
OF real estate. So long as congrega-
ton Is content to worship In buildings
which are not owned by the body cor
porate of the Church. there Is no guar
antee that 1t may not at any time be
broken up. But let 1t acquire a local
habitation secured for ever to the
Church, and whatever vicissitudes the
congregation may experience, 1t cannot
be disinherited. Anglican Churchmen
should bear in mind, when they look
to Canterbury as the Mother OF the
Anglican Communion. that the grand
Cathedral of that city stands on lands
conveyed to Saint Augustine by King
Ethelbert thirteen hundred years ago.
They will then perceive how much the
possibilities of the future are bound up
with the possession Of real estate.
1t is proposed in this article to lay
before our readers the steps that have
been take in this direction during the
present episcopate, that is since 1872.
In 1872 the Anglican Church in Ha-
wall was the owner, in fee simple. OF
two pieces OF real estate:
1.-The site (barring the portion
abutting on Emma street, on which
the Cathedral and st. Andrews Priory
stand, containing 745s square yards, the
gift of II. NJ. Kamehameha w. and
Queen Emma by deed dated April 49,
1868.
"A cemetery at Lahaina contain
ing nearly half an acre conveyed by
Kamehameha w. July 80, 1868.
A parsonage and church, which had
been built at Waikiki, stood on land
only held by thirty years lease from
the Crown Commissioners.
A church had also been built at
Kona. Hawaii, on a piece Of land which
the owner conveyed to the present
bishop on his arrival in July, 1872, bu,
subject to a twenty years lease which
had been made on October Is, 1871, re-
serving only a right Of way to the
church, SO that 1t would be twenty
years before the Church could occupy
the premises, unless the lease could be
bought.
Such was the position of the Angli-
can Church in HAWAII in the matter OF
real estate in 1872. Subsequent acquis-
itions will now be recorded under the
years in which they were secured.
Son July 25th, 1873, the Crown
Commissioners gave a deed in fee sim
pie of the land at Waikiki, Maui, re-
ferred to above, containing 1.S4 acres
4-On November Goth the late Mr.
II N. Greenwich granted a piece of land
containing 1878 square feet adjoining
the Kona premises referred to above.
Son March 23d. 1874, the lease Of
the Kona land, with dwelling house
thereon, was purchased and the Bishop
was able to execute a deed conveying
the land containing acres, free from
all incumbrance, to the Trustees of the
Anglican Church. and on April Goth
the church and cemetery were conse-
Grated.
6-On December Goth the site of the
Church of Holy Innocents at Lahaina,
purchased of the late Mr.. Henry Dick
enson for $500. was duly conveyed to
the Trustees and the church was con.
secrated on January /, 1875.
7-On June 81, 1876. an addition waa
made to the Kona premises by the pur'
chase Of an adjoining piece of lane
from John ID. Paris. Esq, for 1915, con
tanning 2 AS acres.
Son December Z, 1877, small piec,
of land intersecting the Waikiki pre-
misses was purchased from Kahaleha,
for 500.
9-On June 16, 1878, the premises o.
s. Cross, Lahaina, containing acre
80 fathoms, with stone house, dormi
tory, etc. were purchased from thu
Davenport Sisters for 5000
iO-on May Is, 1879, a piece of lane
at Honokaa. Hawaii, containing 20
100 acres was conveyed TO the Trustees
by Royal Patent. A portion OF this
land was consecrated Tor a cemetery
on June q. 1885.
lion September 80, 1851, a piece oi