The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-12-10
lie Opposes Too
Much Power in
Bishop.
(From Saturdays daily.)

q YNODSMAN TESLA of the Angli-
can Church is afraid the new
~ American Bishop will have too
much power and that the people will
not have thei" rights properly conserv-
ed under sucn condition OF affairs.
The member who represents the district
Of Waluku in the Synod deprecates
"one-man'' power, and he expressed
, himself as an advocate of the prin-
ciple of eliminating all the power from
one 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. \
| resolution which was brought before
! the Synod last night, introduced by
Rev. Canon Kitcat, which amended GER
! tain statutes of the local church or
ganzation, caused Tesla to register a
, hearty protest, mostly on the ground
that he was mot up in American ideas,
but was stil 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 inn
portant part. The following resolu-
, ton, with amendments, proposed by
Synodsman Stiles. was adopted:
| Resolved. that whereas, the Rev. S. II.
| An,.i. tn, 10 nf inrrnl " n
nrmity, has signified his desire of short
ily 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
$4,000; and.
Whereas, the parishioners of the said
district, by their church wardens, have
expressed a desire to the bishop that
such "A course be pursued; and,
Whereas. the diocese has no fund out
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-
tirement to receive the interest of the
said endowment fund up to $500 a year
Qf the principal shall yield that much),
as incumbent emeritus for the remainder
Of his life.
In the discussion of the proposed ac-
ton the facts We're elected that Rev
S. IL. Davis had by his own efforts fol
many years accumulated this fund
placing the amounts in the hands OF
the bishop as he received them. The
proceeds 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
repaying in 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
, prevail of every synodsman present
Much of the time of the session wa:
devoted to parleying over the man
ner of the presentment of motions
which considerably delayed the trans
action of urgent business. The bishol
opened the meeting with genera
, statement as to the form of the reSo
: luton which would ultimately come a
. to the adjournment of the synod, stat
, ing that it should not be sine die, a
there might be important matter
which would need its attention befor
April next, when the American churcl
! takes over the Anglican diocese.
, The bishop also stated that he ha'
called meeting of the synodical trus
, tees for Monday afternoon at 4 oclocl
, to present to that body the new char
, ter that they might agree upon a petit
ton to the Territorial treasurer to &C
= company the charter. He said that !
. was the general desire that the syno'
should bring the present session to
close on Monday night, so that the Wis
iting clergy could return to the othe
Islands on Tuesday. The meeting upo
:. adjourning last night did so to conven
: at o'clock this afternoon.
d His lordship also presented a state
$ ment in which he said that the tim
for his retirement was drawing neal