The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-09
THE CHURCH ASKS RELIEF
STRONG PLEA TO THE AMERICA
EPISCOPACY.
Is Urged to Establish the Protestant
Episcopal Church in Hawaii and Hea
The Unhappy State.

At a meeting of the Church Defence
and Extension Association held last
night a memorial was adopted address,
ed to the House of Bishops of the Cen
eral Convention which meets in San
Francisco in October.
The following is the memorial:
Right Rev. Fathers in God: We, the
undersigned members or attendants of
the Episcopal Church in the Territory
of Hawaii, with deep and reverent re-
spect, beg to memOrialize your Right
Reverend House as follows:
Whereas, the Hawaiian Islands now
form a Territory ofthe United States of
America, in which American subjects
form the great preponderance of the
white population, the change of flag
having drawn to these shores large
numbers of Americans as permanent
residents; and,
Whereas the Protestant Episcopal
Church of the United States of America
is not represented in this Territory al
though among the white races the
members of that church outnumber
many times those Of the Anglican
Church of Hawaii; and,
Whereas the said Anglican Church,
which was jointly planted in this coun-
try by the churches in America and in
England many years ago, as a mission
in foreign country, is now deprived of
all support and supervision by the
church in England, and it appears its
connection with that church is now sew
cred completely and forever; and,
Whereas, for many years and from
various causes friction has so impeded
the progress of the Anglican Church in
Hawaii that a continuance of the late
relations with the church of England, or
of its present anomalous position, can
only result in alternating a large body of
loyal church people both of old residents
and new, while Episcopal oversight,
provided by the American Church, will
unity and consolidate church life and
work in this diocese; and,
whereas, we feel that the political
change in this country, referred to
above, demands corresponding change
in its ecclesiastical administration, in
asmuCh as members of the American
Church naturally expect and feel en-
titled to the services, the governments
and the Episcopal supervision of their
own church in their own country as
they now enjoy their civil privileges,
while such change in the ecclesiastical
administration of this diocese is the
strong and very universal desire of
the members of the Anglican Church in
Hawaii
Therefore we, your petitioners, hum
bly, pray that your Right Reverend
iiOuSe' dSSSIilDleu III general COnNen-
ton in San Francisco, WILL during the
present session, take measures to have
established in this Territory the Pro-
testant Episcopal Church of the United
States of America, under American
Episcopal supervision, which action, we
are assured, will result in activity and
growth of church life and work
Although, owing to me present un-
certain position of our church, we feel
unable to arrive at, or to state defni-
tely, what proportion this church will
be prepared to provide, of the stipend
of the Bishop that may be appointed
to this diocese by the American Church,
whether resident or otherwise, yet we
may say that on relief being afforded
such contribution shall be substantial
and that with church harmony happi-
ness and cOntentment being establish
| ed here, that contribution will be mate
rally increased"