The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-22
BISHOP WILLIS PROMISES TO MAKE
WAY FOR AN AMERICAN SUCCESSOR

n HE Call says: There is every in
dication that an amicable settle
n ment has been reached between
the House of Bishops of the Protest
ant Episcopal Church of America and
the Right Rev. DR.. Willis. Bishop Of
Honolulu, who represents the English
executive sessions held by this august
body nothing has been given out as to
the terms of the proposed settlement of
the ,long standing dispute between the
house and the prelate named, but there
is every indication. however, that with
in few days the English Bishop will
resign his charge and the church of
this country will look after the inter-
ests of her people in the Hawaiian ISL
ands.
The matter has been in the hands of
special committee of the House OF
Bishops and yesterday this committee
submitted the following resolutions,
which were adopted:
tSSSOlNeup L ldl III view VI tlAO SANS'SAA ~
the Bishop of Honolulu communicated to
the Bishops in council, devolving upon
this house the Episcopal oversight of the
work of the church in Honolulu and
parts adjacent, this house hereby signt-
fies it's acceptance of the same and Its
purpose to take at an early day such ac-
tion as may be necessary and eXpedient
| in the premises.
Resolved. That when such action is
| tI,a pighorN 10 reCn69fpH
| to place the missionary district of Homo
| lulu under the charge of one of the Bish-
| ops of this church until such time as a
Bishop shall be duly chosen for the see
| of Honolulu.
| Resolved That in recognition of the
| long services of the Bishop of Honolulu
the house hereby makes it a matter of
| record that upon the REIMBURSEMENT of
his see, as agreed upon between him and
the committee of the council of Bishops,
this house extends to him a loving well
come to an honorary seat whenever it
may be in his power to attend it's ses-
sions
Resolved, That the Hawaiian Islands
are hereby constituted a missionary dis
trict of this church by the name of the
missionary district of Honolulu said ac-
ton to take effect on the 1st day of
April 1902.
| ReSOISed, the House OF deputies con-
curing, That consent is hereby given for
the election of a Bishop for the mission
| ary district of Honolulu in the discre-
ton of the House of Bishops.
Bishop Willis has represented the
English church in the islands for many
years. He has conducted services in
the Episcopal church every Sunday, but
his congregations have been made VI
of his followers. The Rev. Alexander
Macintosh, DID, rector of the church
has conducted services for those mo-
in accord with the Bishop. The feuC
has been of long standing and wa:
intensified at the time of the annexation
of the islands. The opponents of BishoI
Willis felt that he should Immediately
resign from his see and that as a for
eign Bishop he should not maintain hi!
jurisdiction. The Episcopal congrega
tiOn of Honolulu desires to join tht
American church, but the whole matte
has, since annexation, been unfayorabl
on account of large property Interest,"
which Bishop Willis claims belong t
the English church.
The Chronicle says:
The difficulties which have threatened
to greatly hamper the solution of the
so-called Hawaiian trouble were amica