The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-14
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The above resolution carried unani-
mously by the Anglican Church Synod
at its session last evening and touch
ing the transfer of the jurisdiction OF
the Anglican Church in Hawaii to the
| Episcopal Church III America. Ii had
been submitted by Bishop Willis to-
| Bishop Potter on the LIST instant and
| was approved by the visitor.
The protest lodge1 by the Church De-
| Tense and Extension Association and
published in full in the Advertiser of
| the LIST instant, was considered last
| evening, and on motion was laid upon
| the table.
| The following composed the Synod:
| Clergy-Rev. w. Ault., $. III. Davis, v.
II. Kitcat. Kong Yin Tet. Alex. Mack
| intosh. G. III. Tomkins and T.. j. II.
Van Deerlin. LayIlen-L. Asen. G. r.
Fitz w. Hall, Geo. 5. Harris. II. VI.
Won Holt. II. w. NJ. Mist. ). Nowlein.
Henry Smith, w. +. l.. Stanley. T..
Stiles, r. w. Wood and zap See
Young. Mr.. 5. Meheula was excused
on account of sickness
Bishop Willis address was delivered
at T:3O in the evening. Ii dwelt. in
part, with affairs II the Diocese and
had the following on the principal
IQuestion:
And now to- turn your attention tC
the important matter demanding oul
consideration. the question that need!
to be answered is this: Is there am
action that this Synod ought to- take IL
consequence of the annexation OF tn,
. Hawaiian Islands 10 the United State
of America, and. II 50, what should tina
action be? But before We can procee,
to determine the course To be pursued
we ought first clearly to ascertain how
the political change affects us as
Church. If we know clearly where "
stand. it will not be difficult matte
to determine how we ought to- act.
The Anglican Church in Hawai-
stands today in position which. a
far as know, is without precedent 1
modern times. I am aware that OIL
position is supposed to be parallel {
that OF the Church in the America
colonies at the date of the Declaratio
of Independence: but that is not th
case. The refusal OF the Crown
Great Britain to- sanction the conseCrS
. ton of bishops for the colonies had lie
the Church in America. widesprea
though il was. without organization
the clergy who ministered in the
churches being under the nomin;
jurisdiction of successive Bishops
lOnUOn. not one Nuuh ever CEuSSt
the Atlantic to hold a confirmation.
ever deputed any other bishop to act {
, their behalf. 1t was not until Il
! American colonies lad separated theT
selves from the mother country tn
they obtained the Episcopate. and Wi
il Diocesan organization. which ther
fore dates from the commencement
~ the national history of the republi
Very different Is the position OF q
Church in the Hawaiian Islands.
stead OF the work of Church organic
ton having to be commenced ut Z
date of the Islands coming under I
Government of the United States. {
American Church finds here n ChuT
IN in full communion with their own, II
~ organized with the threefold min
try, and having y history OF thiri
seven years. 1t Is due to the fosteri
care of the Church of England. ex,
cised chiefly through the Society for {
. Propagation OF the Gospel, that {
work of the Anglican Church has 7
to be begun de novo by the AmeriC
- Church in this part OF their countr
\ new possessions. ss will be the case
y Cuba and the Philippines. The respC
- sibility that annexation entails on
Church in the United States in the 4;
of Hawaii is OF a different character
that which the annexation OF Cuba
the Philippines will bring with
There the Church has to be planted q
organized; here IN already organii
Church has to be maintained
question that has arisen Is. whet
this Diocese OF Honolulu ougn, not n
-, 10 come into the organization of
fCnntinnai IN paua