The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-12
AdjournmentAfter
the Singing of
DoxoIogy.
5ADDRESS TO
BISHOP WILLIS
The Latter Endows Deanery and
Promises TO Consecrate
the Cathedral.
afternoon for the

YESTERDAY afternoon for the
last time in it's long history the
- Synod OF the Anglican church in
Hawaii sat in regular session. The
meeting was replete with memories OF
what had been accomplished IN the
past. and Bishop Willis was given
credit by the Synod for his share in
laying the foundations Of EPISCOPAL
Christian work in Hawaii In Al ad-
dress prepared by a committee ap-
pointed under a resolution passed ~
the Synod the evening before. the Bish-
Op was complimented on being ole to
place in the keeping OF the American
Episcopal church a diocese fully organ
fzed on synodical principles. The All
dress was the last document to bs read
and ordered filed among the archives
OF the local Anglican church, and efter
the Bishop had responded and bad: the
Synod farewell, thanking the members
for the manner IN which they had per-
formed their duties, that body ad-
5ourned forever to the singing of the
martial doxology OF the church.
There was little business to be done
by the Synod yesterday except to take
the final steps looking to the conclu-
sion of its work as a governing body
for the Anglican church in HA g,aii.
The little business that was to be tram
sacted was passed upon quickly and
there was a general desire to present
20 His Lordship the expression Of feel
ing OF the Synod as prepared by the
srecial committee. 1t was delegated
TO Laity Secretary Solomon Meheula,
a former graduate Of IOlani College,
which is presided over by Biship VIII
lis, OF read the address. Mr.. Meheul1
was impressed with the Importance Of
the occasion, and his reading OF the
document showed that personally ne
was also giving his heartfelt -hH',kS
- the Bishop for the privileges whic.l
had been extended to him IN his youth
in obtaining a competent education.
The members listened intently whilst
the long address was being slowly and
impressively read. the Bishop nsteuirS
with bowed head. 1t was apparent
that His Lordship was painfully aware
that his work in the Islands was finish
ed and that when the Synod arose il
signalized the passing of the Anglican
church rule and paved the way for the
American church to enter the EpiscO-
pal work
The address was as follows:
ADDRESS TO THE BISHOP.
An Address from the Diocesan Synod OF
the Anglican Church in Hawaii to the
Right Reverend Alfred Wills. d. D.,
Bishop OF Honolulu:
Ny Lord:-In your address delivered TO
this synod at its opening meeting on
Monday last. you made the announce q
ment that IL was your intention to hand
over the episcopal oversight OF this dio-
cese TO the Protestant Episcopal Churcl' !
IN the United States OF America The
synod was not unprepared for this an .
nouncement as II had been made known
through the press of San Francisco that
at the recent general convention you had, /
after conference with the house of bish- i
ops, made such arrangements as you
have now declared TO us. This being the
case the present synod IS the last
over which you viii preside as bishop or
this diocese. Other occasions VIII arise D.
upon which the various organizations un-
der your control will have the oppOrtun-
fly OF expressing their individual feeI-
ings Of respect and regard. But this
synod would feel that 1t was lacking In
the duty il owed to your Lordship did
IL allow itself to separate without pre-
sent.ng an address touching your long
episcopate now drawing 10 close.
The time for the preparation OF such
an address is necessarily limited All OF
US, again, have no personal knowledge
of the whole period during which you
have been fn these Islands This address
will not. therefore, claim to be In any
sense exhaustive or 10 be an adequate
summary or estimate of your work the
most II can hope to accomplish is TO
draw attention to some OF the salient
features that have marked your Lord
ships episcopate.
And. at the outset. this synod recoE-
nizes that II is due to the steps taken by
your I,ordshIp that It has any existence
at all. When you arrived here in 1Sf2 the
had been vacant for two years
and no form Of representative govern
ment existed. In 1878 you applied TO the
civil authorities for new charter
Wherein the name OF the church was