The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-12-05


eral convention at San Francisco
after receiving communication
from the Bishop Of Honolulu, aud
concurred in by the House OF Dspu-
ties; and, further, promises sllegi-
ance to the constitution and canons
OF the said church;
Resolved, that the Synod instruct
the trustees OF the Anglican Church
in Hawaii to apply for the approval
by the civil authority of the Terri
tory OF Hawaii OF such amendments
in the charter Of Incorporation, un-
der which the property OF the
Anglican Church in Hawaii is held,
as shall enable the corporation to
hold all this property for the pur-
pose and use ofthe Protestant Epic
copal Church in the Hawaiian
Islands as a missionary district
or self supporting diocese of the
Protestant Episcopal Church in the
United States of America.
THE AMENDED CHARTER.
The above resolution having be-
ing disposed Of, Synodsman T.
Give Davies moved that the Synod
resolves itself into committee OF
the whole for the further considera-
ton OF the prop osed amended
charter, which was carried, and
Synodsman Pond again took the
chair as of the previous evening.
After some few entanglemsnts aud
changes, the remaining nina par :
graphs were passed upon, and final
ly passed as whole, We yester.
day published the Charter in full.
Synodsmau T. Give Dayias then
moved that the committee rise and
report progress, but Synodsman
Testa said sthat he remembered
making the motion the previous
evening including the bylaws. The
minutes was then resorted to and
found that it only referred to the
charter. Mr.. Davies graciously
withdrew his motion and MIR. Tesla
moved to reconsider the minutes in
order to make this necessary correc-
ton. But after some little confu-
sion, Mr.. Tesla withdrew his motion
and moved that the committee rise
aud report, which was carried. The
bylaws will be considered later.
The President resu ming the chair,
the chairman OF the committee OF
the whole reported that the amend.
cd charter az whole was passed
with certain slight amendments,
which report, on motion Of Mr..
Testa, was adopted. A motion to
go into committee of The whole on
the bylaws was not carrief.
TRUSTEES REPORT AND ATTENDUM.
At this stage of the meeting,
Synodsmau Tssta suggested the
taking up for consideration OF mo-
tions now on the table OF the secre
taries, which the President 30 order
ed. Mr.. Testa's motion on the re-,
port of the Trustees and the adden-
DUN thereto was taken up. This
brought Synodsman Geo. F. Davies
to his feet and he asked permission
to read an already prepared and
written speech. He represented St.
Augustine's Church at Kohala and
the addendum had reference to the
transfer of certain property thsre,
who said that, as he understood the
matter, it had been case of secur-
ing a good house on good terms by
complying with certain conditions,
or else neglecting an opportunity
which could not BIS duplicated.
The Bishop seemed to view the
matter differently. Suppose l
wanted to send clergyman to Ko-
hala," he said, 81 would have no
authority to give him that house.
He would havs no house in which
to live unless the trustees who con :
troll the house choose to hand 1t
over TO him. AS 1t il, the house ia