The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-02

for this weakness, and it can hardly be
questioned that for the Diocese OF Ho-
nolulu to be now brought into the sys-
tenn of the American Church would be
| in accordance with the mind of the
Bishops of the Anglican Communion ex-
Ipressed in Report G or VII Of the Lam
beth Conference of 1867. For as Barrow
wrote in his Discourse concerning the
Unity Of the Church:
1--WE conceive it fit that every people
under one prince Cor at least OF one ma
/ ton, using the same language, civil laws
and fashions) should be united in the
bands of ecclesiastical polity; for that
such a unity, apparently, Is conducible
to the peace and welfare both of Church
and State; to the furtherance OF God S
worship and service" (Barrow's Works,
VOL III, p, 223)
Is. The lines, then, were already laid
down by the united voice of the Angli-
ican Episcopate in the Report referred
to in the preceding paragraph, for res
Icuing this Diocese from it's isolation; and
Oh no person or persons did it more nat
iurally devolve than on the Standing
Committee of the S. p. G., as the &C
credited organ of the whole Episcopacy
to promote a course in accordance with
these lines, and not TO relinquish their
fostering care of the Diocese of Homo
american branch of the Church by ties
as close as those which connect the civil
government of the Islands with the civil
polity of the United States.
10. For, moreover, the funds which
the Society handles are not the funds
of a private corporation. but of the
whole Church, which makes the Society
its steward for their disbursement II
building up the Church of Christ in al
parts of the world. That the aim
should be kept in view of rendering tne
churches SO built up independent of ex.
Iternal aid is an unquestioned duty at,
ltaching to the Society's stewardship. Bu
to withdraw the entire support from
any Church at one years notice, and Sc
threaten the dissolution of fabric, up
on which, as the Memorandum shows, &
large amount of the Chureh's money ha:
been expended, is an exercise of stew.
hardship which in earthly enterprises
would not be approved. When the Boare
lof Missions in America resolved to re-
duce diocesan grants % per cent for five
, years in succession, q protest was rals'
ed by the American Church from Maine
to San Francisco. The S. p. G. reduce:
its grant to missionary diocese by IN
per cent in one year, and expects the
Church to justify its action.
90 But the S. P. G. cannot divest it
, self of responsibility by the Memoran
dunn of October 4. For, though it cut:
off all support from the Bishop and Cier
igy, it continues to hold funds for th'
endowment of the See, and so stands be
: fore the world as the trustee of the An
glican Communion for the perpetuatioI
of the See of Honolulu. The Society
, has already been entrusted with sun
: which is nearly one-fifth of the amour
, required for an adequate endowment
, and by holding these trust funds tn
Society is pledged to protect the SCI
from those who would overthrow it.
; 81 So much weight is attached in tn
] Memorandum to the opinion expressed
: by Bishop Willis, that it is necessar,
: to show that such weight Is out of al
: proportion to It's value. In March, 1885
as stated in the Memorandum, peremp
/ tory demand for the Bishops views o.
: the situation was received from Deiaha,
St The views expressed in reply wer
i based chiefly on the action of the Gen
2 leral Convention In 1878. with regard t
r the responsibilities of the America
2 Church incurred by their new posses
sions. the Resolution arrived at leadini
5 Ito the belief that the American Churc
1 would take action for relieving the S
Up. G. of its responsibilities with regar
: TO the Diocese of Honolulu as soon a
the way was clear. Actuated by thi
i belief and regarding it as an act of cour
= tesy. that IL the American Church wer