The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-12-31
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The reply aiso questioned the right OF
the bishop TO declare license Va 4. and
asked that he cite the portion OF the con-
1T tuition which gave y M such authority.
The offcr T. also made TO abide by the
decision OF the presiding bishop WHAT
ever 1t might he. and the letter viii de-
clare that their minister had done moth
ing to forfeit his light to license.
Mr.. Dawes explained further THAI the
only license the bishop would grant to
the Rev. MIR. Mackintosh was to remain
ut the head of the Royal School. Mr..
Macintosh thought that the appeal TO
the American Church must result favor
ably; that they were not aggressOrs, and
had only been defending their rights.
that they were brought up In the Eng
lish Church. and from what he knew of
the men at the head Of the American
Church. they were broad and noble
enough to pardon any mistake made
through ignorance.
The follow ng resolution, Introduces
by Mr.. Castle and seconded by Mr.. Cat
ton. was unanimously adopted: 80
THAT the vestry be authorized and in
structed TO prepare an appeal to the
presiding bishop of Protestant Episcopal
Church against the proposed action of
the Bishop of Honolulu in Withdrawing
or refusing to renew our existing license
as a separate congregation. worshipping
in the cathedral, and the license OF the
Rev. Alexander Macintosh as our m:n-
lister: with full power to the vestry to
act on behalf OF this congregation"
The next question was the action to he
taken in the event that the bishop refuse
TO accede to the compromise suggested
by the Second Congregation. 1t was sug-
gested that the members of this congre-
CATION simply withdraw and not sign the
register, and continue the church else
where. or else stay away from church
altogether until the American bishop IS
installed. The Rev. Mr.. Macintosh IA
vored this latter plan. OF quietly with
drawing to worship at home, neglecting
nothing except that of meeting together
in the cathedral. He thought that the
meetings in the cathedral could not be
held eScent hy the nee 20 force, ord he
counseled against this. 1t was his plan
not to attend church, as Bishop Wills
wished, but simply to withdraw. This
plan was adopted, Mr.. Castle stating
that the congregation did not wish Mr..
Macintosh to get into trouble for
preaching without license. though the
latter stated that he was perfectly WILL
ing to take chances, If his people wish
ed him to. He stated that the best plan
was simply to keep quiet and do nothing
until they heard from the presiding bish-
| OPP, but to be ready to assemble when
word came from him. The following res
olution was then adopted:
"1n the event of the bishop refusing to
postpone his action pend ng a reply to
our appeal from the pres ding bishop. 4,
is the sense of the congregation that
they should with dignity protest agains
this INFRINGEMENT of their rights as IL
legal; but If prevented from continuing
to worship In the cathedral, that they
should withdraw from the cathedral un-
til such tine as the reply from the pre-
siding bishop shall be received"
The Rev. Mr.. Mack ,ntosh stated that
the bishop will now be compelled to
keep up the expense of the church for
the next three months from his own re-
sources, and by the end OF that period
the members of the Second Congregation
would be willing and able to put funds
together for any Improvement needed
under the American bishop. After a
short express on of hope in the future
and closing prayer. the meeting adjourn
ed.
The final steps in the transfer OF the
Anglican Church In Hawaii from the
English to the American jurisdict or
Were taken yesterday in the application
to Treasurer Wright for a new charter
of incorporation.
The petition for the amended article.
was gned by Alfred Wills, Bishop Of
Honolulu, President; Alex. Macintosh
Secretary; Henry Smith, Treasurer; Geo
s. Harris, Vincent Howard kitcat, Luke
Aseu, Edmund Stiles and Solomon Me
: heula.
The petition gives an abstract from thu
! minutes of the proceedings of the S xii
| Diocesan Synod leading up to the presen
action, and then states:
1.-The reasons for which this applica
ton for an amended charter is made are
as follows:
in consequence of the annex alton o
the Hawaiian Islands by the United
States of America, an arrangement hai
: been made between the Ecclesiastical
, authorities of the Anglican Church II
Hawaii and the Ecclesiastical authorl
: ties of the Protestant Episcopal Church
in the United States. OF America, wncre
by the Anglican Church In Hawaii &c
cepts the Jurisdiction In spiritual matter
of the Protestant Episcopal Church II
. the United States Of America.
Under its present charter the corpora
ton OF the Anglican Church in Hawa
holds all its property to be faithfully ap
piled to the purpose and use of establish
ing and maintaining the Church OF tn
Anglican Communion with the Hawaiia
: Islands. according to the doctrines o
the Church Of England. as the sam
are explained and contained i
the OI SoHlrnOn anu w LII
form and manner OF orda ming Bishop.
Priests and Deacons, and In the ThiI ty
: nine Articles the corporation being thu
debarred from departing from the doc
I trines of the Church of England, but no
y debarred from making or adoptin
changes In the Formularies Of tn
e Church Of England In matters not al
= fecting doctrine which the circumstance
1 of the church might at any time re
qutre.
THE circumstances In which the An
- glican Church in Hawaii Is placed i
= consequence of the annexation Of tn
Islands by the United States require tn
j adoption by the said church of the sam
0 changes in the Formularies Of tn
4 Church of England as Were made by tn
r Protestant Ep scopal Church in tn
s United States of America when Amer
I can colonies became Independent of Grea
q Britain.
hot rhan 1n L., III,