The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-12-10
FUTURE OF
THE CHURCH
The EpiscopaIians
See a Light
Ahead.

American jurisdiction will come a unit
| ed and prosperous church with con-
stantly increasing and ever loyal mem
bers. Such Is the belief of the Rever-
end Alexander Macintosh rector of the
! Second Congregation, as gathered from
his parishioners. For himself he is not
| so willing to make the prediction, as to
him the present chaos Is still SO per-
picking as to leave the final outcome in
doubt However with the appointment
and arrival in Honolulu of the new
American bishop, Rev. Mr.. Macintosh
anticipates that great good Will result
not only to the church as a whole but
to each individual Episcopalian. To an
Advertiser reporter yesterday the rec
tor emphasized the fact that there was
no friction between the two congrega-
tions and also that there was
no distinction between Anglican and
American. The American Episcopal
church is an Anglican church and an
English Episcopal church is an Angli-
can church, he says. The word Angli-
can applies equally to the Episcopal
church whether it is in Canada. Aus
tralia, England or the United States
Further than that, there is no differ
parent church in England or its Amer
lean branch, and there is in England
q nd the United States no hesitation in
the interchange of pulpts by Bishop or
rector, both churches being in fun COM
munion.
There is considerable doubt in Homo
lulu just at present as to when the new
American bishop will arrive 20 assume
jurisdiction of the Hawaiian branch
the appointment having not yet been
made. This matter is in the lands of
Bishop Clark presiding over the House
of Bishops and he has quite likely des-
ignated a committee by whom this ap-
pOintment will be made. Whether the
new bishop will simply supervise the
various congregations within his diocese
or like the bishop of Honolulu. Alfred
Wills, also assume the rectOrship of the
Honolulu church is a question which
has been con; iderably discussed here of
late with no satisfactory conclusions
being reached To this one mistake of
Bishop willis, in taxing charge of The
First Congregation as rector and also
controlling the church as bishop is at
tributcd a great deal of the dissension
apparent in the Hawaiian church at
present
"As soon as the chaos clears away a
great light ont of the darkness will be
seen" said Mr.. .IacKintosh yesterday
What it will bring forth Is difficult TO
foretell. | myself would like nothing
better than a dip into the future. There
is enough for the new regime to do in
Hawaii and people say that the future
has great things in store for us. Some
Of them tell me that as soon as the
present trouble is over, the Episcopal
ians in the ISLANDS will rally around the
new bishop, and the present churches
viii not be large enough for the in
creasing congregations. An immense
number of people in the islands have
professed our faith, but they do not at
tend worship and say that it is be-
cause of our present trouble, but as
soon as the cloud is lifted, they will all
come back. There are enough members
of both congregations 10 fill both
churches to overlooking. nd If they
rally round the new bishop as they say
they viii do, there is great future for
the Anglican Episcopal church in Ha
vail There will be enough work for
him to do, for there is room FOR expan-
SUN III tIlt I.IlSN PAL CHuiCll ''Ilt pan
have had in mind for years i, a
church at Palama; now the ext Tsion Of
the Kakaako district makes room for
a mission among those people, and then
the electric cars at Waikiki building up
the district about the Moana Hotel en-
phasizes the need of a church in that
vicinity.
Il have never seen a place SO free
from ecclesiastical troubles which
threaten the life of churches in Amer
/ lea and England, as is Hawaii. We
/ have never had a religious fight or per-
sonal disturbances in the church of
Honolulu. When the English mission
was first established in the islands
there were slight differences but for the
past twenty-five years not breath Of
such quarrel has disturbed us"
! 1T is a great mistake TO think that
/ there is any difference between the An
/ Glican Episcopal church in England and
/ in America. The English church is the
parent, the American the daughter, and
there has never been the CruN between
them. There is not the slightest differ
ence between the doctrines and prac-
tices of the two churches The differ
ence in the prayer book is but slight,
perhaps those" for them" or whose"
Cor which" and "A little change in the
communion service; but very little
/ Both come from the Scotch, and that is
still considered the best. An English
man need not b. afraid to join an Amer
/ lean church; the two are the same in
doctrine and practice, and there has
never been a thought of difference. The
mother church in England and the
daughter in America are in the fullest
communion with each other and with
the other daughters in Australia, Can
ada, etc. Here in the broad bosom of
the church they can meet together, and
throw off all national restraint. For
we may differ in business and in poll
ties but in religion we must think the
same or the bitterest of fights will fol-
low. But let me emphasize again, there
is no friction here, nothing to quarrel
about. England and American Episco-
palians are on absolutely the same foot
ing and there should NOT bp the slight