The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-27

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terzine tire functions and mode az cleo,
flcn Of rhe trustees
Il was not unt1 1850 that the xrosth
ef the Anglican Churrh made Il paSsibis
10 give il constitution on the lines laid
dgEa az Lambeth in 1851. In frsminz
the constitution the Bishop owed nuck
70 THE abe assistance OF the Rev
Thomas blackburn. then ofScisfine Il
the cathedral Bat 50 little was the ex.
tension Of the church desired in some
quarters thar this organization Of TIE
dIocese did not 20 into efFecf without b.
Inc misre5rese1te1 as an attempt to sub
vert the incorporated trustees
In 1852 the Bishop visited England
for the first time sinre his consecrasioa.
with the object OF raising funds for build
ing the Cathedral for which. as has al
ready been stated. the stone for the col
urnns, arches and windows OF the Chan
Gel had been sent out more than ten years
before Two months were spent ia the
United States. where he met with q very
kind reception in San Francisco. Nil
waukee. Chicago. Minneapolis and Low
All - ~1s.fr
IN 1883 be had raised a sum of $1,000.
Ii was found necessary 10 modify the
original design Of the architects. which
could never have been carried out But
though the plan originally proposed has
been much curtaiIed. il is safe TO say that
the portion of St Andrews Cathedral
now built. on which some 10000 has
been spent, will compare fayorably with
any ecclesiastical edifice west of the
Rocky Mountains.
During his visit 10 England the Bishop
carried through the press revised edi-
ton OF the Hawaiian Prayer Book. con-
tanning services which had previously
been omitted. and also the Episties and
Gospels. which had only been referred TO
IN the earlier edition. the work being nn-
dertaken by the :. F. c. X.
1t was about 1888 that the Anglican
Church began its work among the Chi
nese. the first congregation that was
formed meeting in a private house in Eo-
hala. on t.se Island OF Hawaii A lay
reader was appointed for them in 1884
subsequently Chinese congregation was
gathered in Honolulu and now there are
two consecrafed churches for the Chi
nese--one in Honolulu. the other at Ko-
hala. Hawaii-besides mission on
Maui. In all three places school is
carried on. The church in Honolulu is
served by Chinese priest. who took up
st. Marks Gospel in Greek for his ex-
animation for the diaconate. There are
now 1o0 Chinese communicates of the
Anglican Church on the Islands. Among
the pupils at st. Johns College. Shang-
hal. are several who had their early edu-
cation at Iolani School. Honolulu. of
which Bishop Willis is principal. and
more than one of these have contributed
one of the well-written papers ON the
future of China that have appeared in ST.
Johns Echo
After the death of Kamehameha Y,
which took place at the end of 1872. the
year in which Bishop Willis was sent
out. the $. 2. g. provided a stipend of
ESQ for the Bishop. and made grants
also of ESQ for the support of clergy.
and ESQ for the mission to the Chinese.
In consequence of the annexation of the
Islands to the United States. the s. p. G..
the whole of this grant on
Tune 30. 1900. on the ground of not
spending money on United States soil.
II was to be expected that the support
If the See should pass in due time from
the English TO the American branch of
The Anglican Church. But that See of
he Anglican Community which has had
/ history of nearly forty rAars should Mt
me stroke of the pen be deprived of
ESQ. because of political change, is
alike in the history of
missions and in the history of the society.
But when American Churchmen coming
% the Islands find in their new posses
zion church in full communion with
heir own. organized with the threefold
ministry. it is difficult to see how the
Church can disclaim RESPONSE
,ility. if. in order to please the adver-
aries of the church in Hawaii. who long
o see her destroyed. no helping hand is
leld out to enable the Anglican Chuch
n Hawaii TO MAINTAIN a position she has
leld for nearly forty years.
ALFRED WILLIS.