Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-04
SETTLE CHURCH WAR
BISHOP NICHOLS SOON
COMING TO HONOLULU
He Will Take Over Anglican Church
Property Much Talk as
to Bishop Willis
Successor.

San Francisco, Feb. 25.-The Episco.
palians of the Territory of Hawaii will
ON and after April of this year be un.
der the jurisdiction of the Episcopal
Church of America. They will no Ion.
ger be under the Church of England
and bishop Alfred Willis will retire
bishop Nichols of the diocese of Cal.
ofornia has been ordered by the pre-.
Sing Bishop of the United States to
make the transfer. He sails on
March 22 to undertake this important
duty
Thus ends a bitter fight which has
been waged for several years down al
the islands. The climax came when
Bishop Willis came up from the islands
to attend the Episcopal convention
tnat was held in this city last October
He was sent out from England and or
dained by the Archbishop of Canter
bury in 1872 as the Bishop of Hawaii
At that time II was looked down upon
as mere missionary venture, but II
has grown to a diocese of vast impor
lance. Americans gradually populated
the islands. When Bishop Willis ar
rived in this city last October to ap
pear before the Episcopal convention
he felt that his fight was lost and that
the popular feeling was Inat he should
resign and that the rich church prop
erty that Is now worth nearly $1,000.
900 should be transferred to the Epis
copal church Of this country. With q
broken voice he said to a reporter oil
the Call who interviewed himk
II will lay my case before the con
vention. Should they desire to take
| the present church under their juris
diCtion. will bow. to the inevitable.
must admit that there are many in Ho
nolulu in favor OF seeing the Church
of England in the islands annexed t.
I the Episcopal church of America
Should this step be taken will e
back to England"
Next month Bishop Nichols. with
the power vested in him, will go dowr
to the Islands of Hawaii and formally
receive the property of the Episcopa
lians. The learned divine who wal
sent from England will retire go bacl
/ to mis- mother country and report to his
Archbishop.
| Bishop Nichols last Saturday called
meeting of the board of managers
Of the diocese of California. He ex
planned to them that ne had been or
dered to go to Honolulu with all speed
and on the first of next April receive
the property of the church that would
be turned over to him. He explained
that the date was Just about Easter
tide, at the very time he would hes
Ike to be in San Francisco. but tina
he was simply obeying orders. IL
was wished "Godspeed" and everybod
felt assured that the presiding Blsho
Of the United States of America coui
not have placed such a delicate mi,
sion in better hands.
Gossip as to a Successor.
Who will be the successor to Bisho
,.IIis is not at present announced, bu
at the recent convention Archdeacol
Emery of this city was prominently
mentioned for the place. The Rev. Al
eXander Macintosh, ID, rector O
Honolulu, is also likely candidate
He has held services in the church a
honolulu for several years with larg
following, while Bishop Willis, repr,
senting the old faction, held service
in the same edifiCe to much smalle
congregations.