The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-04

the civil authority of the Territory of
tHawaii of such amendments in the
/ charter of the incorporation, under
which the property of the Anglican
Echurch in Hawaii is held, as shall en-
able the corporation to hold all this
property for the purpose and use of
the Protestant Episcopal church in the
United States as a missionary district.
or self-supporting diocese of said
church.
Upon motion of Rev Canon Ault the
proposed amended charter of the Prot
Iestant Episcopal Church in the Hawai-
ian Islands was taken up for discus
sion by the Synod as a committee of
the whole with Commander Pond, L. S.
N, in the chair. After some discus
ssion on the. title as to whether it was
in conformity with the general usage of
Ia title to specify the district, such as
\ The Hawaiian Islands," the title and
first six paragraphs were passed by the
bSynod as committee of the whole:
eCHARTER OF THE PROTESTANT
EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN THE
! HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.-AMEND-
1 ED CHARTER OF INCORPORA-
TION.
Whereas, a charter of Incorporation
was granted on the 9th day of Novem-
Der, A. d. 1862, to the Right Reverend
Thomas Nettleship Staley, DID, Bish-
OPP of Honolulu, and his associates, I'M
der the name of the Synod of the Ha-
waiian Reformed Church," and
Whereas, the said synod did on the
21st day of April, A. d. 1873, petition
that the name of the corporation might
be changed, and that the said corpora
ton might henceforth be known as
THE Trustees of the Anglican Church
in Hawaii" and thereafter, to wit, on
the 9TH day of November, A. d. 1873,
an amended charter of incorporation
was granted in accordance with the
said petition unto the Right Reverend
Alfred Willis, ID, Bishop of Honolulu
Successor to the aforesaid Right Rev
lerend Thomas Nettleship- Staley, DID,,
land his associates; and
Whereas, by the incorporation of the
Hawaiian Islands as a Territory of
the United States of America, whereby
the jurisdiction of the Protestant Epis-
copal church, the branch of the Angli-
can Communion established in the
United States of America, extends ia
right to all members of that branch
residing in the Hawaiian Islands, a fur
Their change in the form of the said
charter of Incorporation is rendered
necessary; and
Whereas. the said the Right Rever-
end Alfred Willis. DID,, Bishop of Ho-
nolulu as aforesaid and his associates,
trustees of the Anglican church in Ha-
wall in their corporate capacity did
on the - day of - A. d. -, petit
ton that the name of said corporation
might again be changed, and that the
said corporation might henceforth be
known as THE Protestant Episcopal
Church in the Hawaiian Islands, and
that it's charter of incorporation might
be SO amended that it may hereafter
have and hold under and by the name
of THE Protestant Episcopal Church
LIox To-, Ta1o eIrsB
lands, tenements and Entertainments
and all the other real and personal
estate of the said corporation to be
faithfully applied to the purpose and
use of establishing and maintaining In
the Hawaiian Islands a branch of the
church now known as 1.-THE Protestant
Episcopal Church in the United StaLes
of America and subject to the con-
canons, rules, regulations and
discipline of the said Protestant Epis-
cOpal church in the United States of
America; and
. Whereas, it appears by the said Pc
tition and by other satisfactory evil
dence that the Protestant Episcopal
church in the United States of America
does rot depart from the Church of
England, mentioned in the charter of
heretofore granted in any ,
essential point of doctrine orr worship
or further than local circumstances re- :
quire as most convenient for the main
tenance and spread Of the salre doc /
trines and worship consistently with !
demonstration and laws of the
United States of America;
Now therefore. l, the undersigned,
William H. Wright. with the approval
of the Governor. do by virtue of the
authority conferred by section 2043 of
the Civil Laws of 1897 hereby amend
the charter granted on the 9Th day of
November, A. d. 1862. as aforesaid to
he RiOht T1az~ny.1rr6 1-i,n=,1ae NatfIpSfiu
Staley, ID, and his associates and
thereafter amended on the 7th day of
4. u. 1873, as aforesaid, by
The Right Reverend Alfred Willis, DID,.
and his associates. so that the said
charter shall hereafter read as follows,
that is to say:
CThe above paragraphs were passed
upon last night, with a few amend
ments. The remainder viii come up
for discussion at tonight's SESSION.
The corporation heretofore known
Inder and by the name of 1.-The Trus-
tees of the Anglican Church in Ha-
vail shall hereafter be known unde"
and by the name of The Protestant
Episcopal Church in the Hawaiian ISL
inds.' and by that name may sue and
- sued, plead and be implicated, APP
Dear prosecute and defend to final
Judgment and execution any process
,ither in law or equity, and may have
/ common or corporate seal, which
nay be altered or renewed at its pleas
ire.
The aforesaid corporation and its
associates and successors forever shall
AVE and hold in fee simple or other
wise according to its present right all
is lands, tenements and hereditaments
md all other its real and personal es-
ate to the purpose and use of estab-
ishinE and maintaining in the Hawaii
N Islands branch of the church now .
,noWn as THE Protestant Episcopal ]
'hurch in the United States of Ameri-
a" under and in accordance with the
constitution. canonS, rules. regulations
nd discipline Of the Protestant Epis- .
opal church in the United States Of
America, and subject to the authority
f the general convention of the same. Z
The corporate powers, business and
property of the said corporation shall
"a exercised, conducted and controlled
" a board of directors which shall
onsist of the bishop, coadjutOF bishop
T missionary bishop Of the aforesaid
ranch Of the Protestant E'CigC0Dal