The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-03-26

Episcopal bull and directed it's fiery eye
towards the group of communicates
whom he was pleased to call "a new
sect"
| Rev. Mr.. Usborne's side of the story
appears in the following interviews
WHAT MIR. OSBORNE SAYS.
II don't know on what grounds he
charges me with having left the
church. Unless he is crazy he must
know he has no grounds" said Rev.
John osborne yesterday. Il have con-
Quoted services in St. Clements chapel
for three years. Everything has been
done strictly according to prayer book
and in perfectly lawful way as pre-
scribed by the church. There has been
nothing whatever irregular in the SER
vices. I deny the Bishops charges in
toto. l deny starting a new sect. St.
Clements is loyal to the church and al
so to the lawful Episcopal authority of
the Bishop. We are loyal to the con-
stitution of the church and to it's can
ons; and the Bishop has been officially
notified of that fact by the rector with
in the last year.
THE Bishop is jealous over every
body who works in the church." con-
tinued Mr.. osborne. He wants to do
it all himself. Just as soon as anyone
begins to do good work or becomes in
any way popular, the Bishop gets cross
about it and then fights.
when the ST. Clements property was
bought the Bishop was in England.
Annexation was expected at the time
and it was thought by the donors to
be the part of wisdom to hold the deeds
in trust not for the Anglican Church
of Hawaii. which was the church then
OF the Islands. but in the name of the
Episcopal Church at Large, so that, in
the event of the American church COM
ing into the Islands, the property might
be transferred to il. The Episcopal
Church at Large embraces all the other
churches-the Anglican church. the
American church and the Hawaiian
church.
The chapel was built by the Bishops
commissioner, who holds the power of
attorney and by the rector of the par
ish. The Bishop was duly notified by
four different letters and was fully
aware of what was going on, but made
no response. on his return he asked
that the property be decided to the
board of trustees of the Anglican
church; but our church law does not
require that property shall be vested
In the board The property had been
bought and was held in trust by Messrs
r May, 7. r. Walker and myself. who
had given note for SO 900 for the bal
ance of the purchase money We Of
fcrcd to transfer the property TO the
board of trustees If the Bishop would
assume liability and release the note
He wouldn't do it, and as business men
we refused TO turn over the property
until the note was satisfied.
Then the Bishop began to prosecute
me. As soon as the chapel was fin
ished he would not receive it, SO we
didn't open IT. A few days after he
suspended me and refused to let me Of
tiCiate in the cathedral and diocese. |
accepted that a fortnight after he
wrote 10 me Withdrawing my docu-
ments as a rector. That he could not
do, having no power
| II am rector OF the diocese and have
as much right to preach anywhere in
the diocese as the Rishop has. How
ever. instead of fighting and raising
row in the parish by preaching In the
cathedral, l came To ST, Clements and
opened services. as | had perfect
right TO do That was three years ago,
and | rave offciatod here ever since,
This church Defence ANA Extension
Association, which the Bishop also at
tucks was gotten up 10y some OF the
principal people In town to encourage
harmony ANA good viii among church
members. g0 assist ana perfect such
church members whether individually
.ur collectively and lu extend he work
.of the church IN Hawaii, ana with a
Wow of having planted IN these Islands
IA branch ~ the Protestant Episcopal
church ~ the United states ~ Amrrlr
.ra.' ua lt appears Ion the charter The
luHhup VAS eligible tn Join his. ana
should have iolnud II
This association uHrrri lo pay tho
expenses and tNa months hotel bills ~
Hn American Hlshnp Who should come
down here ana look INTO ghurtb anaifs
1u thf is'auiH lut "a could nnl be
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