The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-07
TESLA
MAKES
A KICK
He Opposes Too
+, Much Power in
Bishop.
PENSION TUX
REV. S. n. DAVIS
Bishop Willis Gives Synod Refusal
TO Purchase Certain Pieces
OF His Property.
q YNoDsMAN TESLA of the Angli-

~ YNODSMAN TESLA or the Angl1-
can Church IS afraid the new
~ American Bishop will have too
much power, and that the people" will
not have their rights properly conserv-
ed under such a condition of affairs.
The member who represents the district
Of Wailuku in the Synod deprecates
"One-man" power, and he expressed
himself as an advocate of the prin-
ciple of eliminating all the power from
enc and distributing it amongst the
people. His knowledge Of governmental
and legislative affairs told him that
there was danger in giving a bishop
or any other man at the head of affairs.
whether in a government, church or
political party, too much power. A
resolution which was brought before
the Synod last night, introduced by
Rev. Canon KitcRt, which amended GER
tain statutes OF the local church or
hearty protest. mostly on the ground
that he was mot up in American ideas,
but was stin a Hawaiian" When it
came to a vote on the resolution which
caused the weighty synodsman to feel
alarm. he was the only one to vote
against it. the first vote of the kind re-
corded in this session of the Synod.
One OF the important episodes OF the
session was that in which the impend-
ing resignation of Rev. S. II. Davis.
OF Christ Church, Kona, played an i'm
portant part. The following resolu-
tion. with amendments, proposed by
Synodsman Stiles, was adopted:
Resolved, that whereas. the Rev. s. H.
Davis, in consequence of increasing in
hrmity. has signifed his desire of short
ly retiring from the charge of Christ
church. Kona, where he has exercised
his ministry for nearly thirty years; and,
Whereas. through his continued exer-
ton fund for the endowment of Christ
church has been accumulated in the
bishops hands till it amounts to over
A.6o0; and.
Whereas, the parishioners of the said
district, by their church Wtardens, have !
expressed desire to the bishop that
such course be pursued; and,
Whereas, the diocese has no fund out 4
OF which to pension its aged clergy; be
Resolved, that the said Rev. S. II. Da- /
Wis Is and Is hereby entitled on his re-
drement to receive the interest of the
said endowment fund up to $500 year
Of the principal shall yield that much), :
as incumbent emeritus for the-remainder
OF his life.
In the discussion of the proposed ac-
tion the facts were ELECTED that Rev.
8. h Davis had by his own efforts for
many years accumulated this fund,
placing the amounts in the hands of
the bishop as he received them. The
from the sales of stamps was
an item OF revenue which the minister
duly turned over to Bishop Willis. The
fund was placed in the bishops keep |
Ing with no specific end in view, save
for the benefit of the parish For this
reason the synod felt that it was only
in a very meager way the ,
hard work which had been done by
Rev. Mr.. Davis in the past. The reso-
luton was passed with the hearty ap-
proval Of every synodsman present.
Much of the time of the session was
devoted to parleying over the man
ler of the presentment of motions t
which considerably delayed the trans S
ection of urgent business. The bishop a
opened the meeting with a general {
statement as to the form Of the reso- 1
ution which would ultimately come as I
o the adjournment of the synod. stat
ng that it should not be sine die, as I
here might be important matters h
which would need its attention before e
April next. when the American church e
axes over the Anglican diocese. q
The bishop also stated that he had 2
'alled a meeting OF the synodical trus- t
ees for Monday afternoon at o'clock V