The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-20

our readiness to co all that was neces-
sary TO bring this church in Hawaii iato
! union with the church in the United
States, which implies the acceptance of
( its forms and rules of worship. 1t IS
this that has gone into effect today, and
makes the second Sunday after Epiph-
any 1902 a day to be remembered.
! II was also foregone conclusion for
which every one should have been pre-
pared, and which every true member of
the church should welcome, that when
the Anglican Church in Hawaii became
the Protestant Episcopal Church in the
Hawaiian Islands. it should not attempt
to carry with it conditions which have
been an imped ment to its growth, and
which belonged to an inchoate stage Of
existence. l allude to the existence of
"a dual orga nization in the cathedral, TO
which no parallel can be found in the
branch of the church to which we are
now united. and to the rules and Gus
toms of which we have promised aleg:-
ance. AS many as eight years ago, all
justification of congregation keeping
itself separate from the cathedral organ
ization, had passed away. as was made
plain in q pamphlet of that date, enri-
tied, THE Essential Need of Unity in
the Cathedral Church." which commend
ed Itself TO the conscience of those who
read it, and but for the opposition of a
few would have met with general cons
pliance. In that pamphlet it was stated
with unmistakable clearnesS that when
ever this church should be united to the
church in the United States, such a con-
dition must Immediately cease. The
words that were written in 1898 were
these:
From whatever point of view the
matter be approached it will be seen
that the time has come for the dual or
ganization to cease. View it politically
there would be no place for the ar
rangement in the American church, to
which we should be united under
change of flags; view 1t enthusiastically
1t is departure from the parochial sys-
tenn of the Church of England, which
has stood the test of centuries; view 1t
Acknowledgements IS no ground for its
that will bear a moments |
examinations: view it practically-it has |
not tended to the strengthening of the |
church, or the development of the mis- |
sion."
Those words were published eight |
years ago. For two years our union with |
the Church in the United States has |
been seen to be our manifest destiny. In /
October last it became known that 1t
would be brought about when our synod
net in December. During all this time.
f there were any who did not welcome
he prospect of again uniting with US,
abundance of time was given them to be
he peaceable founders of a new church
n this now widely expanded city. the
invitation that was posted on the doors
# the cathedral three weeks ago gave
o the communicates of the other con-
regation an equal voice with the COM
nunicants of the cathedral in the cleo |
ION of the lay officers. fer the year.
here was no preference. no exclusion,
IL were equal footing. The cath
dral church is. it always has been, |
he house of prayer for all nations. | ,
lone are excluded but they who ex- |
ude themselves. We may say, with the
rophet, 'Ho every one that thirsteth,
ome We to the waters; he that hath no
honey, come we, buy and eat without |
oney and without price In times of
1ange It is impossible to please all. And
the Ang lean Church has failed to do
lis it is more than the Church of !
ngland failed, when her prayer book
as first put out, as the preface to that
,ok bears witness. But inasmuch as
e work which is now concluded was !
ldertaken by this church with single !
e to the glory of God, and the peace ?
HIS church. may humbly hope
at what has been accomplished will be
I'll accepted and approved by all sober,
aceabfe and truly conscientious sons | .
the Protestant Episcopal Church in r
e United States, who will see cause I
glorify our Father which is in heav-
A MOVE ON THE BOARD.
At the service Rev. Canon Kitcat and
+. Fitz read themselves into the
nerican church by accepting the
irtv-uiua articles