The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-04-12
ANNUAL MEETING
Second Congregation Dis.
cuSSeS the Decision.
Litigation at an End An Energetic Cru
Sade-RemarkS of Reverend
Macintosh.

There was large attendance at the
adjourned annual meeting of the Sec
| ond Notwithstanding congregation OF
st. Andrews Cathedral last evening.
The matter Of the recent decision OF
the court in setting aside the injunc-
| ton which has restrained Bishop Will
| lis from interfering with the affairs of
the congregation, was thoroughly dis
cussed.
! Rev. Alexander Macintosh, pastor
| of the congregation, announced that
that litigation was at an end and that
the Second Congregation was now ex-
actly in the same position as existed
prior to the commencement of the suit
against Bishop Willis. 1t was thought
in view of the position now taken by
the Bishop regarding annexation to the
iEpiscopal Church of the United States
that the status of the Second Congre-
cation would remain the same for
some time-at least until the American
church assumed control of spiritual af
fairs here. AS far as the Archbishop
of Canterbury is concerned, he is too
busy with the critical state of the
Church in England to pay much at
tantion to the missionary see of Ha-
wall and that he would at the earliest
opportunity turn the same over to the
church of the United States is most GER
tain. But the American Bishops move
slowly like all great bodies, and it
might be some years until they would
actively control church affairs here.
I'm the meantime" said Mr. Mack
| intosh, I'VE must continue an earnest
and energetic crusade not only as
churchmen, but as Christians. SOUL
saving-the welfare of the young of
holy life, must exist within us.
The gross exaggerations of news
papers in reference to our affairs, many
of them not truthful in the Least par
ticular, should not be the criterion of
what souls require or what the needs
| of this life are. We shoulu call forth
the best efforts of our life during the
coming year, and make it the greatest
| in the history of our beloved church.
| This season of the Resurrection, when
| everything should spring into new life,
will also prove our uprising from the
jpast into a glorious future.
The address of Mr.. Macintosh had
been listened to with great attention
| by the congregation and ripple of
| applause at the close of his earnest
words could not be restrained Church
warden Judge w. l.. Stanley then made
clear statement of the facts leading
| up to the employment of counsel, the
commencement Of the suit and the final
adjustment of the whole matter Of the
continuance of the existence of the
Second Congregation as body wor-
shipping at the Cathedral.
The election of officers resulted as
follows:
Churchwardens-Ge S. Harris and
w. l.. Stanley.
Sidesmen-Clive Davies, Arthur
Wall, j. W. Podmore, A. Macintosh, l..
Miranda, e. w. Jordan, John Effinger,
F. Fernandes and r. A. Jordan.
Treasurer-T. M. Starkey.
CnOlr COlnnllLlee-Ml Won f1OlI, w.
L. Stanley, Mrs. c. B. Cooper, Mrs.
Geo. Ross, Mrs. Z. d. Tenney, 7. E.
Wall.
The congregation expressed full con-
fidenca in the churchwardens, who are
now elected for the second term to-
gether, and moved a vote of thanks 20
the treasurer, 7. NJ. Starkey (also re-
elected) for his faithful service on be-
half of the parish.
That new era has sprung up in
Anglican church circles is shown by
the fact that the regular monthly
socials, which have been omitted for
some years past and which used to
prove such benefit to the social life
of the parish, will now be resumed.
The vestry will meet regularly on the
second Wednesday of April, July, Oc-
tober and January, and will conuuct
church work on similar lines to those
laid down by the progressive churches
in the States. During the evening Mr.
Macintosh stated that thirteen mem
bership letters had been presented
to him by people from the States and
that the influx of new corners must be