Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-12-03
BISHOP WILLIS
DELIVERS
SHARP REPROOFS

testant Episcopal Church in The Unit
ed States Of America.
Rev. Canon Ault, In moving for the
adoption of the first resolution already
referred to. said: This Is the natur.
al order of events following annexa.
ton. then of the resolution of the syn
cd of 1899, and also of the resolution
passed in San Francisco. II is what
a great many church people have been
hoping and working for. II has got to
come. and for my part, the sooner the
better. In my own sphere of work
| MAUI almost every one there Is an
American, and they want an American
church and prayer book: quite right,
too. There are many people. | sup.
pose. watching and waiting to see
what we do. and hope that what we
pass will be passed unanimously. |
have told our brethren on the Main.
lend that we want the American
church and American prayer book. and
we have got to show them by our &C.
tons that we meant what we said. and
| therefore move the adoption of inc
resolution"
The motion was duiy seconded. and
Synodsman +. J. Tesla arose to
speak. AS a native OF this country, |
ieel aggrieved to see the pastor of tho
parish represent moving the passage
Of this resolution. feel sore, and am
| more so from what has happened
which we can never recali-the annex.
alton OF this country-and on account
of my feeling aggrieved, I make an
amendment that this resolution be re
ierred to committee. as | want time
10 investigate and study It,"
| I. Give Davies said in reply: THE
matter Of change of this sort Is one
which | fully appreciate. All of us
who have lived here nearly all our
lives have always used the prayer
books Of the Church of England, and
only during my sOjourn In the United
States did use the other prayer book.
Therefore the idea of making the
change must touch us deeply. but 1t
Is necessary for us to look into this
question In broad light. | feel that
we must not allow prejudices to come
between us and our duty to our
church and the head of that church.
Our object here as Christians is to
carry out to the best OF our ability His
command. ! think II is in consonance
with the view of ..,e last synod and
also of a desire of n large number n,
our fellow Christians here that the
American form of worship should fol
low the American flag"
Synodsman Tesla was Immediately
on his feet. saying: MY main reason
Tor making the Amendment was to give
the synod. and particularly the Hawaii.
an members Of the same, further time
In which to study the resolution. l.
Tor one, feel grieved at his action. and
! thihR the action Is TOO sudden.
! am speaking now personally OF my
sen. ! nave peeh Drousnt up IN TINS
ii''ie couh'ry-he'er Deen OUTSIDE Of
tMahd 10 Jake such sudden action
WITHOUT iurther investigation. ! don
,eci 'nat ! can vote lot IT, II gwen .
mtue time ! may overcome IL. De
neVe we must TAKE matters pertain
J lhs 10 .ne church IN proad iight' we
must STUDY the eHects OF this resoiu
.ich' ! SOUND tne keynote now that
thls resolution VIII not meet with my
support
bishop Wits SAID there was no Wish
On .he part Oh the SYNOD 10 rush any
VI THESE ihatters. feV. canon Aul'
rePnea tersely ana 10 the point: why
shouia we lay tnis matter over! II
no. SUDDEN we nave Deen expect
ing tnls ior years. IL mas got TO come
una before very long. SO why should
we ho' pass upon II how!
Annexation, | suppose, had to
come" retorted Tesla. but 1t was
brought about and it is here; but
even then ! don't see why the rever
end pastor should want to force this
resolution on the synod. He seems
to be quite urgent"
Chang Kim then seconded the
amendment, Rev. Canon Kitcat said
the resolution should receive the hear
ty support of the Hawaiians. and ms
thought the other Hawaiian members
! of the synod present would express
, their views SO as TO discover whethe,
Mr.. Tesla was expressing his individ
ual opinion or whether N represented
a disposition on the part of the Ha
waiians. Henry Smith said he had
ccme prepared to vote on the question
"Yes" or No" He had had twr
years to consider the matter. II TIES
Ia could point out to the SYNOD wbaI
good would come from referring IN,
resolution to a committee, wei anf
good. There had been two wears dis
cussion ahu 1t was time to take action
Lay Secretary Meheula said IN,
passage Of the resolution merel,