The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-02-13
Episcopal Church Organization to
Incorporate.
TO ASSIST ALL GOOD EFFORT
Endorsed by Two Ciergymen-WIIl
Do Some Missionary Work.
Statement OF Objects.

Members OF the Episcopal church in
Hawaii have. during the past month.
completed the organization OF an as-
sociation which is intended TO throw
that church into line with other de-
nominations in furtheTing religious
work amongst all the nationalities thas
are fast populating the Islands; to in
still a new life into the church here: to
do away with the mistakes OF the past
and prepare for the future pertaining
to the Christian churches.
This organization. which is styled
the Church Defense and Extension
Association" is fully endorsed by Rev.
Alexander Macintosh. for the past
thirty years rector of St. Andrews par
ish. and Rev. John Osborne. who has
so successfully planted a mission at
Punahou. St. Clements. OF the Plains
and now has good sized congregation
and is about to erect a parsonage.
The charter. which will be applied
for today, reads as follows:
CHARTER OF INCORPORATION OF
THE CHURCH DEFENSE AND
EXTENSION ASSOCIATION"
Whereas. 1t Is deemed by the mem
bers of the Protestant Episcopal
Church on the Hawaiian Islands. to- be
expedient. in the interests of religion
in general. and of the Episcopal
Church and her members. in particular
that an Association should be formed.
whose object should be to- encourage
harmony and goodwill among church
members, to assist and protect such
church members, whether individually
or collectively, to extend the work OF
the Church in Hawaii. and with view
OF having planted in these Islands. a
branch of the Protestant Episcopal
Church OF the United States OF Amer
| isa, therefore
/, ]. \. King. Minister OF the Inter
ior, with the concurrence and approval
of the President. and the Executive
Council, by virtue OF the power vested
in me by Chapter 127, OF the civil laws
hereby grant this charter to- George
Harris, Tom May. James Wakefield
John Efinger. J. W. PodmoTe. Z. w
Jordan, l.. de l. Ward. and their as
sociates, who are hereby made ant
constituted body polite in law and II
fact, by and under the name and styl'
of The Church Defence and ENien
sion Association"
The aforesaid Association. and the.
successors. are hereby empowered il
their corporate name. TO take and ho.'
real estate and personal property. II
value. not 20 exceed an income o
$4,000. They may make and use
common seal. and may change susl
seal at pleasure.
They may sue and be sued. plead an
interplead, appear. prosecute and de
fend, in any court. 10 final judgmen
and execution.
There shall be a president. vice pres
ident, secretary and treasurer and al
executive committee. OF which the pres
idnt shall be one.
The Association shall be governed a
laid down in their Constitution and BE-
Laws.
This charter shall continue tn fore
for twenty years from this date.
The association will have the imam
: cial support OF all the wealthy memtsr
OF the Episcopal church here and VT
come TO the assistance OF the poor pat
ishes whenever II Is needed. Memba
. ship is not limited to local churchme'
but will be invited from the o;h'
islands.