The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-06
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criticism of his act in appointing upoI
the committee TO investigate the mat.
ter, three men who were opposed Il
1 the transaction, was one which he con.
sidered was fair and just in the prem.
Uses. He gave as his reasons for max
ing the appointments as he did thai
there were few out of the Synodsmer
whom he could appoint, who had not
had some connection in one way or an
| other with the transaction, resulting in
his choice as published. He said he
mistake as to the propriety of making
these appointments. The Synod had
heard the report OF the trustees, also
the statement of Mr.. George Davies and
his own as well, and consequently this
required committee entirely outside OF
all concerned. so far as this was pos
sible.
Rev. Canon Kitcat read the report OF
the Diocesan Board of Missions for the
Synod for the biennial period ending
December 4. 1901. 1t was stated that
the Board was called into existence in
1899, consisting of the Bishop. a stand
members. It was the duty OF the Board
to devise ways and means for awaken
ing interest in the missionary work in
the Islands, to make appropriations and
e 60 fa of he
clergy, etc. A balance of s71.65 was
reported on hand.
A report on the Chinese Mission, ST.
Peters Chapel. showed that meritori-
GUS work had been greatly impeded
during the past two years by the with
drawal of financial assistance from the
missionary society in London which
has looked after this diocese in the
past. The report was referred to a
committee consisting of T. Give Da-
vies and DR.. Weymouth.
T. Give Davies thought it would be
a good plan to appoint a permanent
auditor. when it was suggested that
the various accounts which Rev. Can
on Kitcat had presented, should be au-
dited by a committee. The bishop stat
ed that syuods generally accepted ac-
counts as presented, inasmuch as they
were generally very carefully prepar-
ed.
Synodsman Testa-'It is the commit
tees work to see that everything had
been done free and above board
When the Kohala parsonage matter
came UP under the head of unfinished
business, Mr.. Tesla of that committee
asked for further time in which tc re-
port, which request was granted.
T. Give Davies gave notice of his
to present a motion that the
synod resolve itself into a committee
of the whole to pass upon the bylaws.
Synodsman Stiles gave notice of his
intention to present a motion relating
to the impending resignation of Rev.
S. II. Davis, of Christ Church, Kona,
Hawaii, where he had been in service
for thirty years, and to discuss the
question of making a financial settle
ment from a fund collected by Kohala
district and now in the hands of the
bishop.
Commander Pond moved that the
charter of incorporation passed upon
by the committee of the whole be
adopted and handed to the Trustees,
with instructions to apply to the civil
for its approval The mo-
ton was carried unanimously.
The synod then resolved itself into
of the whole and considered
the bylaws, which as amended, were
passed article by article. as follows:
Bylaws of the Protestant Episcopal
Church In the Hawaiian Islands.
ARTICLE I.
Qualification of Directors.-Each of the |
seven Directors as provided in the Char |
Ter of Incorporation shall be, at the time /
Of his election, a communicate of the |
church I'm this diocese or missionary dis |
.rict, and, If a clergyman, shall be hold !
ng the license of the bishop. -Four Di- /
with the president shall consti- |
-ute a quorum for the transaction of !
business.
ARTICLE II.
Election of Directors.-The Directors I
shall be elected by ballot during the ses-
son of the diocesan synod, convention or /
,ther representative body of the church,
o serve for one year, and until their
successors are elected.
The secretary of the synod or conven-
ion shall notify the Directors personally |
IT by mail of their election.
ARTICLE III.
Organization of Directors.-At a time |
md place appointed by the president. the
directors shall meet and organize by the
lection of a secretary. who must be Il
Tyhn i