The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-04
HAWAII TO
THE BISHOPS
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Brewing on
18th.
THE CHRONICLES
STATEMENTS
The Program for the Big Religious
Gathering in San Francisco
Given Out.

vt IS considered that the most deli
cate question which will be intro
4 duced for the consideration of the
Episcopal General Convention will be
that pertaining to the Episcopal church
of Hawaii, which naturally involves
government relations. Since the annex
alton Of the islands as a. Territory of
the United States many Of the church
men there see advantage in church af-
filiation with the American hierarchy,
and consider the supervision Of the
English church as not tending to the
growth of religious sentiment.
The following statement was written
for the Chronicle" by churchman
visiting here from Honolulu. who Is
favorable to the American amalgama-
ton:
Although the church in Honolulu
has elected two men to attend the Gen
eral Convention, Rev. ]. osborne and
Give Davies, they in no sense come as
| deputies, but merely to further the in
terests of their church as far as possible
in an unofficial way and to give infor-
nation, If desired, that perhaps is not
very generally known.
1.-THE people of Hawaii are strongly
in favor of their church being placed
under the jurisdiction of an American
Bishop and of the American church be-
| ing established there. For very many
years past the history of this church
has been one of discord and unhappi-
| ness. AS years have passed she has
| failed to improve her opportunities, but
has languished, while by the existing
canons members of the church in
America have no voice in her govern
ment, either through the synod or trus-
tees, and are therefore outsiders in their
own country.
Sister Beatrice in charge of st. An
drew's Priory, Honolulu, has also come
up to San Francisco in the interests of
her institution. This is a branch of the
Ascot priory in Berkshire, England. and
was established in Honolulu thirty-five
years ago, but the mother house has not
ltelt able to render any assistance to this
1ar-aWay branch, and after thirty-fiye
years service the two remaining sisters
feel incompetent to continue the work.
Sister Beatrice is anxious to secure the
assistance and cooperation of the
Bishop of Newcastle and some of the
Eastern Bishops, and through them to
make the necessary arrangements with
the mother house in England and one
OF the Eastern sisterhoods to transfer
the Honolulu institution to the latter's
care and control. The st. Andrews
pr1ory is a church school for girls. and
mad in its care at one time or another
large proportion OF the educated Ha-
Wallan women in the islands. They
nave now over 100 girls, and in proper
hands there Is great work to be done,
me whole question of the church in
hawaii is, no doubt, a delicate one:
put the question is, shall the spiritual
welfare of the Episcopalians in that ter
ritory be sacrificed to courtesy or prec-
edent?"
The board of missions of the Protest
ant Episcopal Church in the United
states has arranged a provisional pro-
gramme for the general convention to
De held in San Francisco next month.
In announcing this programme the
committee specially charged with it's
preparation states that it is subject to
the approval of the entire board, which
may make notifications.
AS at present determined, the pro-
ceedlngs will consist in general, of ex-
ercises at Mechanics Pavilion and at
trinity Church, in this city, and at ST.
Paufs Church, Oakland. They will in
clude religious services, business meet
ings, discussions and addresses, main
~ upon the subject Of missionary work
special religious services will be held
on Sundays. In addition there will be
other exercises by the woman's Aux
Hilary
The convention will open at Trinity
church en- Friday, October 4th, in the
morning, with organization, presenta-
ton Of annual reports of the board Of
managers and of the general secretary.
treasurer and corresponding secretary,