The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-12

graduate the synod for It's WORK and for
having established the principles OF syn
odical government. 1t has taken a Ions
tine for that to be done. We Ill have
20 take time to aSsimilate new ideas. ]
am not surprised at all that we should
have found opposition to the synodical
government. Bishop Selwfn of New Zea-
land told me when 1 was to come here
hat II had taken 4 large number of
years to get church principles thorough
Y understood and established in New
Zealand. and that It would take twice
as long in Hawaii. / am not surprised
thai this should have been SO. NY only
fear and regret is that when the church
comes under the jurisdiction of the Amer
lean church that the synodical power win
be curtailed. On that point 1t would not
be safe for me to speak.
Il have always felt that In regard to
the cathedral that the Office OF dean n
eanons should not exist only on paper
but that they should be given an actual
existence. ! have all along been hoping
that some endowment would be given to
make the deanery a reality. 1 will say
to the synod that I have a small piece
of land which 1 will hand over to the
new corporation as an endowment for
the deanery.
The cathedral has never been cOnse-
Grated. We have put it of hoping for
harmony to come about before that could
be done. 1t ought to be consecrated. This
should he done to make the church con-
form to what it should be. I nope before
l leave to consecrate that part of the
cathedral which is already completed.
I'm conclusion, / think we ave been
guided by the Holy Spirit in preparing
for our passage into the American
Church. I trust that there $ a new era
and great prosperity for the future of
the Protestant Episcopal Church in the
Hawaiian Islands"
T. Civ Davies presented the following
motion, which was passed: Resolved,
that 1t is the sense of this synod that
the thanks of the Anglican Church In
Hawaii are due to the bishop for the
generous and gracious act of providing
an endowment for the dean of the cath
edral, which he has announced his inten-
ton of making as a farewell upon leav-
ing the diocese"
Mr.. Davies then spoke of his having
attended in England the same school as
the bishop, although separated by a wide
span of years. He had but recently read
in the life of the headmaster of the
school, who had taught Bishop willis
and himself. an extract in his diary a
description of the time when Bishop VIII
is was leaving the school. In his diary
the old headmaster said: $50 and So
and Willis came in this afternoon to say
farewell. I remember these with much
regret, especially Willis; his simple good
ness pleases me much.
1.-THE words to you" said Mr.. Davies.
were spoken when he was beginning his
work; his words to me were spoken
his death bed
The following member were elected to
the Board of Missions: Rev. c. H. Tom
and Philip H. Dodge.
Mr.. Tesla presented the following mo-
ton:
Resolved, that tbs synod do rise. to
meet againt at the call of the president;
provided. however, that such call shall
be within ninety days, and if not called
then the same shall be considered to
have adjourned sine die
The motion was passed unanimously
and the synod adjourned. concluding its
with the singing of the doxology.