The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-11-15
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Of its history, this Diocese with its
Bishop and clergy would be receiv-
ed into the organization of the
Church in the United States. I'm
fortunately, the General Conven-
ton of the Church in America does
not appear to have been clearly in
formed that the Anglican Church
was duly organized in Hawaii, and
was not new field like Cuba and
the Philippines, and so this simple
mode Of procedure has not yet been
followed. This, however, does not
hinder us from expressing by reso-
luton Our Willingness and desire,
with the consent of the Archbishop
Of Canterbury, to come into the or
ganization of the Church in the
United States, if that Church in
vites us to do so, and offers to con-
tinue the support we now receive
from the Church Of England.
And we can do more than this.
1t is important to observe that the
transfer of spiritual jurisdiction
from the Archbishop of Canter-
bury to the Presiding Bishop of the
Church in the United States will
not effect all that is required. Mel
ther the present Bishop Of Homo
lulu, nor any other Bishop, to
whose charge the Hawaiian Islands
might be committed, would have
any authority by virtue OF such
tranference to use the American
Prayerbook, or authorize its gen
eral use in the churches now be-
longing to the Anglican Chuch in
Hawaii. All the property of the
Anglican Church in Hawaii is held
by us in trust, according to our
charter, subject to the Prayerbook
Of the Church Of England 1t will
be necessary, therefore, for a trans
fer of jurisdiction to be followed
by certain alterations in our chart
er before the Prayerbook of the
American Church can take the
place OF the Prayerbook of the
Church of England. 1t will rest
with this Synod to authorize the
trustees to apply for such altera-
tons in the charter as will be re-
quired. 1t would facilitate matters
if in this Synod we express in our
resolution Our readiness to give
this authorization when invited to
do so. But, before we so resolve,
we must be careful to consider that
we do not violate or disregard any
conditions on which our property
is now held for establishing and
maintaining the Church Of the An
glican communion within the Ha-
waiian Islands according to the
doctrines OF the Church OF Eng
land, as the same are explained in
the Book of Common Prayer"
The tenure of property has its res
possibility. In view OF this respon-
sibility it becomes an important
question whether the Anglican
Church in Hawaii would be seized
today with the valuable property
vested in Our trustees, if the Ha-
waiian Islands had not been con-
stituted See Of the Anglican conf
munion. On this point there can
be no question. Much of the pro-.
perty we possess was conveyed to
the trustees, and the erection of a
dignified cathedral was taken in
hand in the full belief and assurance
that the foundation had been laid Of
a seat of the Anglican Episcopate
in the Pacific ocean to be main
tanned all down the ages. Our debt
to those, by whom the lands we
possess have been given, and by
whose money the cathedral and
other churches have been built,
makes it plainly Our duty that,
whilst we express Our willingness
to take such action as may be need
ed to enable the American Prayer
book to be used in Our churches,
we at the same time ask for an as
surance that the See of Honolulu
will be maintained in its integrity.
| For myself | am Ders1aded that