The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-12-11
THE SYNOD meeting
Dr. Give DAVIES PRESENTS HIS
STATEMENT.
Matters Go Along smoothly MANY
Synodsmcn Have Departed Session
This Afternoon

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glican synod meeting yesterday after
noon. Half the seats were vacant
many Of the synodsmen from the other
islands having gone home After the
reading of the minutes the following
communication from +. Give Davies
was read by Canon " II. I<itcat The
report was accepted and ordered placed
on file.
Rev. V. II. Kitcat,
Clerical Secretary Anglican Synod
Sir: Speaking at the Bar of the
House I'm the Synod last night. in my
personal and individual capacity,
promised lin reply to your requesD to
place in writing the gist of what l then
told the Synod of my connection with
a conditional guarantee which | took
with me to San Francisco from certain
persons here in Honolulu. This guar
antee was to the effect that when the
American church took over this Do
cese, the Diocesan fund for the Bishops
stipend should Certain conditions be-
ing complied WITH not be less than
$500 per annum for years.
| think that (while this paper was
never intended for publication those
who signed it would have no objection
to the wording of their guarantee be-
ing communicated to you. ] therefore
give you this wording herewith.
I'VE, the undersigned, do hereby
guarantee that should the General Con-
vention of the p f. Church i'm the
United States of America, in session as
sembled in San Francisco in October
next, establish that church in the Ter
rtOTy of Hawaii under American Epis-
copal supervision, we will be respon-
sible for a period of five years for the
annual payment towards the stipend
of the new Bishop appointed, to the eX-
/ -.
our respective names-provided that the
new Bishop selected be a clergyman not
at present ministering in this Diocese
and that we be called upon for the full
amount of the sums for which we make
ourselves responsible only in case the
total contributions from the Diocese
fall below the required amount (Hon.,
Sept. l, Oh"
| think the meaning and terms Of
this guarantee are clear. In any case
! do not know that l am authorized
personally to enlarge on it's wording,
This guarantee was handed to me to
take to San Francisco to be used in
case the American Church should want
to know what prospect there was of
local assistance towards the stipend of
a Bishop should they appoint one. AS
this question did not arise, and as ! was
not asked by anyone for such a guaran-
be presented. SO l took no steps to ask
any one to present it to either House
of the Convention, though J lid mem
ton its existence, privatel-' 10 one or
two gentlemen at the .0Nention. !
left the paper in the hanf Of clergy
man In San Francisco md l do not
know whether or not na took steps 10
have it presented to the Convention.
AS regards the memorial from MEM
bers and attendants of the church here,
explained to the Bishop before | left
Honolulu that 1 had signed it. 1t was
entrusted to me to deliver to the Con-
Ivention, and | was present in the House
of Deputies when it came before that
House. | believe - was also present.
ed to the House of Bishops.
Having learned on what l considered
to be good authority that matters had
been settled to the mutual satisfaction
of our Bishop and the American Church
and that it was not probable that COM
mitteeS of the Convention would wish
to ask any question of the Second Con-
gregation. / returned to Honolulu be-
fore the close of the Convention and
without knowing how they finally
would deal with the matter of our
church.
| might point out that the memorial
did not make any stipulations in its re-
quest as to the selection the American
church should make for this Diocese. 1t
was open to them to comply with it's
request by selecting any person for the
| position. The wording of the guaran-
tee however certainly was more limit
J ed and confined the selection to a cler-
gyman mot at present ministering in
| this Diocese" 1t was entirely distinct,
| however, from the memorial, and
neither document was given to me in
other than my private capacity.
| T. CLIVE DAVIES.
| The Bishop asked if the signers would
| be willing to place the guarantee in the
hands of the synod for their use and
information in correspondence with the
| Presiding Bishop of the American
| church. II. Give Davies and George
Davies affirmed that they did not think
that the signers were anything but will
| ing to pledge themselves to help the
American church in this way through
the regular authorities. A motion to
the effect that the guarantee was ac-
ceptable to the synod was placed on
file with a list of the subscribers.
| In the evening session, after three
hours of discussion and revision, the
bylaws as amended We're adopted as a
whole. The synod meets again today