The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-11-14

tiOns on which our property IL now
hold for establishing and maintaining
the Church Of the Anglican communion
within the Hawaiian Islands according
to the doctrines of the Church Of Eng
land. as the same are explained In tho
Book Of Common Prayer. me tenure
Of property has lie responsibility. In
view Of this respc visibility II becomes
an important question whether the An
glican Church in Hawan would be
seized today with the valuable proper
ty vested in our trustees, II the Ha-
waiian Islands had not been constituted
See of the Anglican communion. On
this point there can be no question.
Much Of the property we possess was
conveyed to the trustees. and the cree
ton of 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 maintained all
down the ages. Our debt to those. by
whom the lands we possess have been
given. and by whose money the cathe-
dral and other churches have been
built, makes II plainly our duty that.
whilst we express our Willingness to
take such action rs may be needed to
enable the American Prayerbook to be
used in our churches, we at the same
time ask for an assurance that the See
Of Honolulu will be maintained in its
integrity.
For myself, am persuaded that
only the want of proper information
regarding the state OF the Church in
the Islands has caused any question to
be raised with regard to the continue
ance of the Bishopric under the juris-
diction of the American Church. The
Bishop Of New York Is reported to
have said In San Francisco that pos
sibly the Islands might come into the
Diocese Of California. or course It by
no means follows that he ever said this.
But II Bishop Potter held that opinion
before he had visited Honolulu he was
OF different opinion after learning
the conditions on the spot. The Bishop
came here officially, as representative
Of the Committee on the Increased Re-
sponsibilities Of the Church appointed
by the General Convention In 1898, to
communicate to ne in person the ac-
ton Of the convention In making that
appointment. l had thus the opportu-
nifty before meeting you In Synod of
" ulul u ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS cIl-
bodying the views 1 have expressed to
you, which purpose to lay before you
for adoption as resolution. 1t had
the Bishops careful consideration, and
after suggesting an amendment in
phraseology he gave 1t his full APPROX
al. Having this cordial approval, we
can now proceed with confidence in the
direction have indicated. The memo
randum to be laid before you first of
all expresses our substantial agree
ment with the position taken by the
Committee on Increased Responsible
ties, that the Church in Hawaii should
ultimately come under the jurisdiction
Of the Church in the United States;
and then goes on to state our readiness
to take the necessary steps for bring
ing the Church into union with the
Church In the United States whenever
we receive an invitation SO to do, the
invitation being accompanied with an
assurance that this seat OF the Episco-
pate will be maintained in its integrity,
and that the Church III the United
States purposes TO continue the contri-
button now received from England for
the support OF a Bishop anG clergy. UNI
til the Diocese becomes self-support-
ing.
trust that a resolution to this effect
may be unanimously adopted. If the
lines which 1t suggests are followed,
there will be no break in the continui-
ty Of the life of this Diocese of the An
glican Church as it passes out of its
present isolation az a Missionary Do
cese Of the Church VI England into the
organization of the Church in the
United States.