The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-10-07
ANGLICAN CHURCH
List of Property Now
Owned by 1t.
Seventeen Pieces Of Real Estate
long to this Church.

The growth of a branch OF the
Church in any country is not only TO
be estimated by statistics OF the num-
bers in its communion, but by the foot
hold it obtains through the acquisition
or real estate. So long as congrega-
ton is content TO worship in buildings
which are not owned by the body cor
porate of the Church. there is no guar
antee that il may not at any time be
broken up. But let ii acquire local
habitation secured for ever to the
Church, and whatever vicissitudes the
congregation may experience. it cannot
be disinherited. Anglican Churchmen
should bear in mind, when they look
to Canterbury as the Mother OF the
Anglican Communion, that the grand
Cathedral of that city stands on lands
conveyed to Saint Augustine by King
Ethelbert thirteen hundred years ago.
They will then perceive how much the
possibilities of the future are bound up
with the possession of real estate.
1t is proposed in this article TO lay
been take in this direction during the
present episcopate. that is since 1872.
| In 1872 the Anglican Church in Ha-
wall was the owner, in fee simple, OF
two pieces of real estate:
| 1.-The site (barring the portion
abutting on Emma street, on which
the Cathedral and St. Andrews Priory
stand, containing 745S square yards, the
gift of H. NJ. Kamehameha ". and
Queen Emma by deed dated April %.
1863
| PA cemetery at Lahaina contain
ing nearly half an acre conveyed by
lKamehameha ". July %, 1868.
A parsonage and church, which had
been built at Wailuku, stood on land
lonly held by thirty years lease from
1.-THE Crown Commissioners.
A church had also been built at
lKona, Hawaii, on a piece of land which
1.-The owner conveyed to the present
bishop on his arrival in July, 1872, bu'
Subject to a twenty years lease which
had been made on October l3. 1871, re-
serving only a right of way to the
Ichurch. so that it would be twenty
Years before the Church could occup!
the premises. unless the lease could b'
bought.
Such was the position of the Angii
lean Church in Hawaii in the matter
lreal estate in 1872. Subsequent acquis
litions will now be recorded under tn
Years in which they were secured.
3-On July 18th, 1878, the Crow
commissioners gave a deed in fee sim
pie of the land at Wailuku, Maui, RI
lferred to above, containing 1.S4 acre
4-On November Goth the late NJ
H. n. Greenwell granted a piece of Ian
containing 1878 square feet adjoinir
the Kona premises referred TO abov
5-On March Odd. 1874, the lease
ID the Kona land, with dwelling hou
thereon, was purchased and the Bish'
Twas able to execute a deed conveyil
q 1.-THE land containing acres, free fro
all incumbrance, to the Trustees OF
Anglican Church, and on April 20
the church and cemetery were cons
Grated.
6-On December 26th the. site of I
Church of Holy Innocents ut LahaiI
purchased of the late Mr.. Henry Die
enson for $500, was duly conveyed
the Trustees and the church was &C
secrated on January 1, 1875.
7-On June q, 1876, an addition "
D made to the Kona premises by the p'
chase of an adjoining piece OF la
lfrom John ID. Paris. Esq. for 1910. c.
. tanning As acres.
Son December Z. 1877. n small pi
of land interesting the Wailuku 7
misses was purchased from Kahalel
for 800.
u 9-On June 16, 1878, the premises
S. Cross, Lahaina, containing / a
SO fathoms, with stone house, dor
tory, etc, were purchased from
Davenport Sisters for $500.
1O-On May 10, 1879, a piece OF
at Honokaa, Hawaii, containing 2
100 acres was conveyed to the Trus
by Royal Patent. A portion of
land was consecrated for a GENE
l.. on June 81, 1885.
ILL., lion September so, 1881, a pieC
land containing 1.5S acres was
chased from the Board OF Educatio
My. Waiaiua' Oahu, Tor 900
12-On July "a, 1888, the Union
Co. of Kohala granted a piece of
at Puehuehu containing 3T-100 acr
~ which the church of s. Augustine
built and consecrated. Februar.
~ l1SS4.
13-On January 81, 1885, the
Queen Emma made a gift of the
l.;o, H.