The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-04

SECOND
SESSION
Two Resolutions
Are Finally
Adopted.
PARLIAMENTARY
ENTANGLEMENTS
Anglican Church Loses It's identity
BY Ratifying Promise to
American Branch.
\ PARLIAMENTARY procedure. Cush-
ings Manual and the rules OF the

ing's Manual and the rules OF the
a Anglican Synod of Hawaii com
bined last evening at the second session
of the Diocesan Syrod to entangle the
convention in a maze of amendments,
alterations, motions and requests that
for time augured i'll for the resolution
of Bishop Willis presented the evening
before. This resolution in which the
Anglican Church in Hawaii was to
make the change from the English form
of prayer book to the American prayer
book, was the one which Synodsmau
Testa argued against when first pre-
sented insisting upon his having more
time in which to study 1t. WheH the
sesshOp opened last evening, Rev. Canon
kitcat was already prepared with an
anendment for the concluding para
graph, preceded by a review of the
Fundamental Provisions as a basis for
makIngs<he amendment He presented
the following matter:
FUNDAMENTAL PROVISIONS.
1. We receive the Holy Scriptures as
the revealed Word of God, and the au-
thorized version of thk same as of like
authority in this dioceSG as 1t is in the
Church of England; and we do hold
and maintain the doctrine and sacra-
ments of Christ as the Lord hath COM
manded in His Holy Writ, and as the
Church of England hath received and
explained the same in the Book OF
Common Prayer and administration OF
sacraments and other rites and cere-
monies of the church, together with the
form and manner of making, ordaining
and Consecrating the bishops, priests
and deacons, and in the thirty-nine ar
ticles of religion. And any diocesan
synod or council thereafter constituted
for the government of this branch OF
the said church shall also hold and
maintain the said doctrine and sacra-
ments Of Christ, and shall have no
power to make any alteration In the
authorized versions of the Holy Scrip
lures, or IN the above named formu-
laries except so far as the circum-
stances Of the church may require in
matters not affecting doctrine.
2. Provided that nothing herein con-
tanned shall prevent the acceptance OF
any alteration Of the above named for
mularies, ard versions of the Bible that
may from time to time be adopted by
the Church of England.
4. The above provisions shall be
deemed fundamental, and 1t shall not
De "lNIIlI tue pO"tl Vi SAlI NAO|NStAAA
synod to alter. revoke, add to, or di-
minish any Of the same.
Amendment to Resolution by Rev
Canon Kitcat;
To strike out all words from that -
the words TO Church OF England"
and read. that such changes in the
authorized version of the Holy Scrip
lures as had been adopted by the
Protestant Episcopal church in the
United States, and also such changes
in the formularies of the Church OF
England as have been adopted by the
Protestant Episcopal Church in the
United States In matters not affecting
doctrine, and are embodied In the book
Jf common prayer Of the said church.
being now required by the circum-
stances of this church. be adopted by
ne Anglican church IN Hawaii" etc.
In proposing his amendment Mr. Kit
at said 1t was not intended to alter
he motion of the night before. but
merely 10 give it effect. Rev Canon
Ault thought the amendment was ar
living at the same end as The original
orm OF the resolution. George Davies
lid not think there was need for any
hange as proposed The debate on the
natter was merely one Of advisability
or the substituting Of certain form
# language to show that no alteration
vas intended, or that any violation Of
he Fundamental Provisions con
The amendment was finally
-ccepted by Mr.. Ault, and passed. The
lergy voted first. the laity second and
he Bishop assented To the acceptance
# the resolution.
The last paragraph OF the second
presented by the Bishop,
which appeared in yesterdays issue
vas also subjected TO a fire OF criu-
ism and went through a course OF
mendments which materially changed