The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-06-15
Prospect Of Change Of a Church
Headquarters.
QUEEN VICTORIA INTERESTED
Her Majesty Has Taken Note OF an
Appeal Ac'ion OF the Bishop of
Honolulu -UnIted states.

II will be OF interest 20 churChmen
in this town to- learn that Her Majesty
Queen Victoria has taken sufficient i'm
terest in the appeal made To- Her Maj
esty by the Church Defence and EX
tension Association OF Hawaii that the
spiritual jurisdiction in Hawaii. now
exercised by the Church in England,
might be transferred TO the Church in
the United States, to- notify that asso-
citation that she has caused its appeal /
to be laid before the proper church /
authorities. This. together with the |
statement made by Bishop Willis. in |
| his address of the 9th april last. |
that he had forwarded to- the Arch |
bishop of Canterbury a recommended
ton that the spiritual jurisdiction OF
these Islands be transferred To the
Church in the United States as soon as
that Church is prepared to- receive IL,
and that he had placed the tenure OF
the oversight OF this mission in the
hands of the Archbishop of Canter-
bury. so that it might cease as soon as
the House of Bishops in America Is
ready to consecrate a Bishop to- sue
coed him, would seem to indicate that
the long-looked-for change in church
politics in this mission is at hand. II
is not probable that the American
Church will appoint any Bishop to- this
missionary jurisdiction until there Is
work being done here to warrant the
outlay OF American mission funds that
such an appointment would necessitate
and until the Church in Hawaii is pre-
pared to contribute its just proportion
of such outlay. At present an Arch
deacon. under one of the Western Am
erican Bishops, is all that would seem
to be necessary, although the Ameri-
can Church will, no doubt. make the
necessary grants to clergy in the out
lying and sparse districts. II the
Church Defence & Extension Associa-
ton of Hawaii will do it's duty toward
the home mission fund. which seems
T. just enough. In few years. when the
number OF the clergy working IN these
Islands has been multiplied, and the
welfare of the Church demands res
ident Bishop, and the Church here Is
prepared to contribute it's proportion
:. towards the financial burden. the Am
erican Church. no doubt. will not be
slow in appointing such resident
Bishop. In the meantime there Is lit
tie doubt that the American Church Is
prepared to satisfy the conditions laid
down in Bishop Willis address. and
as soon as the Church in England has
transferred the spiritual jurisdiction
she exercises here to- the American
Church. that Church will be quite
ready to assume the reins OF Govern
ment, and appoint n Bishop as soon rs
necessary. The question is. Is the
Church in Hawaii ready to- do her
share?
In the interest of a large number OF
persons in this country, il Is to be
hoped that the Church Defence and
Extension Association OF Hawaii will
become a power in the Church for
good. and that it will not forget its of
, flee as her extender. as well rs h"r de-
. fender.
\ regular monthly meeting OF the
Association will be held this evening
at Harmony Hall, King street.