The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-12-05
THE BISHOPS PLANT
CHARGES KOHALA TRUSTEES
WITH suRREPTITIOUsNEss
Appoints Committee of His own Fol
lowing to Investigate synod Asks
for Approval

The trustees Of ST. Augusune's chap
ell, kohala, Hawaii We're accused at
the synod meeting of the Anglican
church last night of "surreptitiously'
deciding to themselves the property
once owned by Robert Wallace and ac-
qured from him by the trustees from
donations raised by the Pensioners of
the parish. instead of vesting this
property in the trustees of the Angli-
can church of Hawaii as the bishop
claimed they should have done.
This startling statement was brought
about by the proposal to appoint a
committee to investigate the report of
the trustees as read last Monday This
was made upon a motion by synods-
man Tesla.
Bishop Willis further complained
that he had given advice to the trus-
tees which had not been acted upon
regarding the requirement of the prop
erty George Davies as synod re-
preventative of the Kohala trustees
read a statement substantiated by
certified letter from the majority of the
trustees. This explained that the dona-
tons from which the ground was pur-
chased from Mr.. Wallace were only
made on the condition that the prop
erty was placed i'm the hands of local
trustees and it was also a part of the
agreement that the property should
eventually be transferred to the Pro-
testant Episcopal Church of America.
Bishop Willis, after some discussion
by others stated that the trustees had
not been above board and that the first
intimation that the parsonage was in
the hands of the trustees, had been
conveyed to him by other parties, after
he had written to the trustees to make
the deeds out to the Anglican church
in Hawaii.
Testa's motion was passed and the
bishops selection of the personnel of
the committee caused a sensation.
George Davies was entirely overlooked
and Tesla, G.. Chang Kim and the Rev.
Canon Ault, who were entirely in SYM
pathy with the bishops views, were
appointed.
The following resolution was present.
ed by DR.. Weymouth;
Resolved, that a full report of the
action taken by this synod, to bring the
Anglican Church in Hawaii into union
with the Protestant Episcopal Church
in the United States of America, in pur-
suance of the resolutions of the general
convention of the said church held at
San Francisco in October last, be re-
| specially submitted by the Bishop of
Honolulu to the Most Reverend, the
presiding bishop of said church; with
the assurance that the diocesan synod
spared no pains and solicitude that the
weighty business committed to the
synod should be concluded in accord
ance with the mind of the Protestant
| Episcopal Church in the United States;
and asking that the action of the synod
be approved by the presiding bishop,
and an expression of such approval be
returned to the Bishop of Honolulu, to
be placed on record and kept by the
| standing committee"
Rev. Canon Ault gave notice Of in
tention to present the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved, that until the constitu-
ton and canons of one of the dioceses
of the Protestant Episcopal Church be
selected by the Bishop of the Mission
airy District of Honolulu for the ad-
ministration of his jurisdiction, the
constitution of the Anglican Church in
| Hawaii shall remain in force, together
with all statutes and resolutions enact
ed and passed by the synod of the An
glican Church in Hawaii so far as they
do not conflict with the constitution
and canons of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in the United States of Ameri-
ca, to which this church has promised
allegiance.
THAT on the date at which the by
| laws adopted by this synod go into
| effect the statute for regulating the
| appointment anu IullNllOllo VI lllI II 10
tees be repealed with the exception of
Articles Nos. Z. and 8, which shall re-
main in force"
on the motion of Canon Kitcat the
statute for constituting a standing
committee was altered and amended 10
bring it into accord with the constitu-
ton of the Protestant Episcopal church
and existing conditions. The various
paragraphs of the amended charter
were passed upon one at time and
finally passed upon as a whole. An ad-
journment was reached at 1890 and the
synod will meet tonight at 1880 this
evening when the bylaws of the con-
stitution and charter will be discussed