The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-31
mere OF THE ANGLICAN
CHURCH CONTROVERSY

Editor Advertiser: In the letter Of Bish-
op Willis published in your paper this
morning. his LordshIp takes exception to
the following statement made in our let
ter. which appeared in your issue OF the
18th:
"I'nder the constitution OF the Anglican
Church. members OF the Protestant Epis-
copal Church of the United States are not
eligible TO sit in our synod nor on the
board Of trustees until they renounce their
own church and sign declaration that
they are members of the Anglican Church
and Of no other religious body
The Bishop says in his letter that "Ev-
eryone who Is a member of the Protestant
Episcopal Church is by virtue of that
membership n member OF the Anglican
Church and entitled to all the privileges
OF the Anglican Church IN Hawaii"
The canons of the Anglican Church In
Hawaii provide as follows. which are our
authority for the statement we have
made:
Neither the Diocesan Synod nor the
trustees shall appoint any person to be
I n trustee, unless being "A clergyman, he
holds the license of the Bishop or. being
a Iayman. he Is a COMMUNICATE of the
church and has signed the declaration of
church membership.
'Synodsmen shall be men Of the age of
q years, who have been on the list OF
communicates for the twelve months
preceding the election.
Every male parishioner not under the
age OF IS years, being a communicate
and who shall have signed the declaration
OF church membership sanctioned by the
synod. according to the schedule hereun
to annexed, and not being under church
lcensure according to the second rubric o.
the communion service, shall be entitled
TO vote for representative for the par
Ish or district 20 which he belongs"
SCHEDULE.
II do declare that I am member o
. the Anglican Church In the Diocese o
Honolulu IN union and fun communion
y with the Church of England, and he
daughter churches throughout the world
and that I belong TO no other religion
q body"
To enjoy. then. the full privileges o
the church in this Diocese the canon
provide that one must sign this declara
ton. IL IS quite true that a member @
the American Church may. as the Bisho
says. enjoy equally with the members {
n the Anglican Church all church privilege
a, In this Diocese but naturally on the sam
:. terms and con,....ons. and the price {
u that privilege IL the signing Of this dec
larat'on.
w" wv ~ fi'n.''iS 'ue -" -Nh'Sl
- lean churchmen In Honolulu who woul
- acknowledge themselves members OF u
- Anglican Church in Hawaii or who wou
n sign this declaration. Then do not sue
canons deprive such a churchman of III
- privileges In this Diocese?
We did not mean to insinuate that
member of the American church m'gl
- not become "A member of the Angelica
:. church In Hawaii, but simply that by u
=, existing canons. he was debarred fro
- the enjoyment OF full church privilege
A.. In this Diocese until he had acknowledge,
- In writing that he was n member of Il
I, anglican Church in Hawaii. by doir
- which he must renounce any declaratit
80 OF allegiance he had previously made
~ any other church.
ne THE CHURCH DEFENCE AND +,
al TENSION ASSOCIATION OF III.
WAIf.