The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-31
MUST WAIT
PATIENTLY
EpiscopaIians Here
Are Advised by
Bishops.
REV. ]. OSBORNE ON
CHURCH AFFAIRS
Satisfactory Settlement of the
Transfer of the Anglican to
the American Church.

Rev John osborne, pastor of st.
Clements Episcopal Chapel. who has
been in San Francisco in attendance
at the Convention of the House of
Bishops, returned to Honolulu yesterday
on the Sonoma accompanied by Mrs.
osborne Bishop Willis of the Angli-
can church, and his chaplain, Rev. w.
Ault of Waikiki, Maui, were also on
the same steamer. The results of the
convention, with reference to the pro-
ceedings which affected the Episcopal
satisfactory to Rev. Mr.. osborne, and
he believes, to all those who went up
from Honolulu. To an Advertiser re-
porter, Mr.. osborne said yesterday:
The general results of the proceedings
of the convention with regard to the
church matters in Hawaii were as fol-
lows: Bishop Willis has agreed to re-
sign this diocese on the first of April
next. on the condition that bishop be
appointed to take over the jurisdiction
here. On April I an American bishop
will be here to act. Until that time the
diocese will continue under the present
bishop until the American bishop is con-
secrated for the see. Just now this do
cese belongs to Bishop Willis, much
as it has ever done, and the American
church has no authority or jurisdiction
here whatever until April 1. The AnglI-
| can church will then become the Amer
lean church.
In just what form it will be transfer
req l do not know. The synod will meet
in December and that matter will then
be arranged. The property and the juris-
diction of the Anglican church go to-
gether AS to who the new bishop will
be, 1 have no way of telling. The presid-
| ing bishop will appoint a temporary bish-
op. who will look after the American
church affairs here until the regular
| bishop is consecrateG.
| The whole matter was done by the
House of Bishops behind closed doors,
and nothing is known of the nature of
| the proceedings. There Were three bish-
ops appointed to interview Bishop Willis
and to negotiate with him for the trans
fer of he Hawaiian diocese to the Amer
lean ,hurch. Just before the adjourn
ment of the House of Bishop the COM
mittee reported to the House of Bishops
the action taken, which has been made
public. The House of Bishops was very
anxious that there should be no discus
sion in the House of Deputies They
wished to have the whole matter acted
upon and closed up without any of the
discussion being made public, and that
was done. The committees to act on be-
half of the House of Deputies were re-
quested not to report until the House of
Bishops had acted, and this advice was
followed.
The general feeling in regard to the
action taken in Hawaiian church affairs
was one of satisfaction both in the
House of Bishops and in the House of
Deputies, and among ourselves as well,
and we presume Bishop Willis found no
fault That, of course, was most desir-
able. / was requested by several bishops
| to ask the people here to remain patient
and do nothing whatever until the first
! of April, and to go on as we have done
until that time. There was a desire ex-
pressed that there should be no trouble
of any kind pending the transfer
A great many of those in attendance
at the convention, including many bish-
ops, desired to visit the Hawaiian ISL
ands, but owing to the great distance,
were compelled to forego the trip. 1t
would have been most desirable had they
come to Honolulu, even for a very short
stay. Bishop Brewer was almost on the
point of sailing, when he found upon
consulting time schedules that he
would be away too long.
| The convention has been a most salts
factory one in point of attendance, and
in the work accomplished. 1t was short
er than customary, only two weeks be-
ing utilized for the discussions, but this
was on account of the distance and time
taken up in travelling to the coast and
back Bishop Potter stated in New York
that it was a most successful convention.
The name of the church came up for dis
cussion, as well as the question of di-
vorce and remarriage, but both were put
over until the next convention.