The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-12-04

terest:
The following memorandum issued
by the s z. G. relative to The Bishoprtc
of honolulu is published in the tLon-
dom Church Times, and has reference
to the protest nauc by mat Bishop
against Lne action OF the =. + u. in us
CuntIuulLS tAGlr support uG nus see from
June. 1900. the IiisnCp maintaining that
sucu support ousnt 10 pe contlhued VA
til me American GENERAL Convention OF
1901 uIIbAL De abe TO arrange lor -1LS,
continuance:
ms Diocese, founded in 1861, was
brought into existence without consul
tatiUn with the society by a SPECIAL or
ganiZation formed III England. The
funQs raised were iuSutlclent, and the
society Mas asked to contribute and to
be regarded lin the light of subscriber
to the support of the Mission 1t. i'm
mediateiy made an annual grant OF
$500 for the support of three clergy
men, one main object being to secure
an adequate provision for the spiritual
wants OF British residents and sailors"
The Bishop was supported by King
Kamehameha w, who continued his
aid until his death in 1853 His success
sor continued to subscribe 9400 per an
mum, and Queen Emma, the bowager.
gave Ei00 per annum.
In 1870 Bishop Staley resigned, and in
1871 King kamehameha vi appealed to
the Archbishop of Canterbury to con-
) secrate q Bishop for his islands. Bish-
OPP Willis accordingly was consecrated :
in 1872, b1t "A few months after tis ar
rival the king died. and his grant ceas-
ed and has never been renewed.
The special organization formed In
1861 had lost its novelty and was unable
, to support the work which IL had under
taken. Bishop Willis found himself
without an assured .income and the
Bishopric seemed likely to be suspend ,
ed The society came to his aid, and
has been the means of saving the see :
from evtirct5on. 1t provided an income
of $3.50 per amman for the Bishop,
which has been continued for nearly
quarter Of a century, and has saved the
Diocese from falling out of the list OF
Anglican sees in Foreign Parts.
on February 3, 1899 the Bishop ap-
piled for renewal of the society's !
grants for 1900, and stated in view OF |
rhe cession of the Islands to America !
that he saw no more reason for alter !
ing the status of the Anglican Church |
in Hawaii than in the case of NADIA +
gascar on its seizure by France. His
lcrdshin made no allowance for the
fact that the islard fell under the care
OF a. branch of the Anglican Commun-
ion in America, whereas in France no
such condition of things existed.
Pefcro this letter was received. on ,
february 20 1899 the Standing Com
r'ittee requested IAN expression of the
Rishnp's views on the question of the
ahsorpt'o ION Of the islands into the
American Church. with view to the
Withdrawal of tho society from the
HI wai'an Tsla~dS."
To this the Bishop replied by refer
rio TO =" 'ott"r which he was sending
to the Archbishop of Canterbury by the
same maiq on the subject In this let
ter dated March 90 1899. the Bishop ,
the situation and left II 10 His
Grace 10 make such communications to ,
the society on the Bishops behalf as ,
the circumstances might require. He {
further placed himself in His Grace's :
harTs, so that his occupancy of the see
might not stand in the way of an ar {
rarsemert being come to between his !
own departure and the arrival of the
first American Bishop ard that the {
transfer should be completed by the 5
End OF the year t1S99). {
His Grace the Archbishop, in an in
tervieN with the secretary expressed {
himself 81 favor Of the withdrawal OF y
the English Mission from the islands I
and u"6ertock to arrange for its trans
fer to the American Church in the time G
In May. 1899. the society provided the 2
usual grant 20, the Diocese OF Honolulu [
up to June, 1900 beirg six months be- q
yond the period within which the Bish-
op had expected that the transfer would Il
be made. His Grace the President was t
Informed of the provision that was h
made. and 1t was stated that the with I
drawal was in accordance with the So p
riety's princiD'es, and with the prece- !,
dent set in 1885 whe, the society with n
drew from the United States =
Bishop Willis was Informed by let F
.er dated May 10. 1899 more than th'r- Il
teen months in advance of the with o
travail of the grant The following is ,
IN extract from the secretary's letter "
% ITS IordshiD: a
"Tba Cop,p,ittaa bara boJ A.
he advartage of tho opinion Of the b
archbishop of Canterbury on the sub y
ect of the transfer OF the Ecclesiastical ~
IN tho Diocese of IIono- ..
u'u TO the Church of the United 81
States
They understand that in your opin- ~
on, the transfer could he effected in n
he current year. Following the prece- 81
iert OF the society more than n hun y
'red years ago, When It withdrew from IT
he United States II has made arrange M
rents 10 continue the existing grant to ~
30 Diocese for the first six months OF
900 II II should be found necessary to a
IL so."
The action of the Standing Commit
ee was reported 20 the President on "a
he sa"e dav, Nay 10 1899. and ac. N
'"ewledged by His Grace on the next II,
law n,
on June % 1saa. the Rlshon wrote or
bot he hnd 'Ou"d out that he was 'nis- vi
aken In thinking that tho American vi
'hnFrh was desirous ~ assuming the an
arIatVa rasnOnFlhuiilaa 10 rsgard - W
he sae-ihat tho House NJ Rishnns hal ~
nt ~ vet formed an iptentlnn ~ doing D.
u. nshnn Potter ~ New York who ~
nd rerontlv visited Honninlu was ~ So
andHu 70 torch laaa and eyprasssd ~
~ onlui0n ihai the action ~ the 500 ~
intY uas hfairH ana stated that the ~
uerinan church WAS ready - Any al
|np ~ tate charge - the errisslaslir ~
- Interests y Honolulu be- nuiiir~ ~
hena uHter The care ~ the Bishop n ~
y llfnrr IL =
- Anfll iaaa nlahan ailnss eans ~
antffp and iha opiHi0n - nishan 30 a.
- having been brought before The g