The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-11-21
CONVOCATION
HAS CLOSED
Will Provide Home for
Bishop of
Diocese.

The first Episcopal Convocation of
the Honolulu district since the Amer
icanization of the church closed last
evening, after most successful three
days session. The final business was
the election of the officers of the coun-
Gil for the ensuing year and the ap-
pointment of committee to raise a
fund for the purchase of a house for
the Bishop of the Diocese. There was,
at the very close, faint echo of the
old trouble in the Episcopal church,
but it was successfully stified without
display of anything but unity and good
will.
The election of officers was the first
business disposed of at the closing ses-
sion last evening.
The deputies elected to the General
Episcopal convention to be held in
Boston in 1904 were: Clerical, Rev.
Canon Ault; lay, w. R. Castle, Jr.
Provisional deputies: Clerical, Rev.
Alexander Mcintosh; lay, T.. Give
Davies.
For chancellor of the Diocese, Hon.
w. l.. Stanley was chosen. Bishop
Restarick nominated Judge Stanley for
the position, stating that he appreci-
lated the objection to Mr.. Highton, and
that the latter had recommended to
him the appointment of Stanley. Mr.
Davies and Mr.. Testa stated that any
objection made by them on the previ-
GUS evening to Mr.. Highton was with
drawn and they were willing to vote
for him if nominated.
The Board of Directors as previously
constituted was then elected, with the
exception of Rev. Canon Kitcat, the
name of Rev. John osborne being sub
stituted in his place. The board as
now constituted consists of Rev. Will
lam Ault, Rev. John osborne, L. Aseu,
w. r. Castle, Jr., Solomon Meheula,
Henry Smith and Edmund Stiles.
| For registrar, Edmund Stiles, the
former incumbent, was unanimously
elected. The election of the Board of
Equalization resulted in the choice OF
T. Give Davies, Edmund Stiles and C.
Young.
| Henry Smith was elected as treasurer
of the Council, and also for the Board
of Missions.
| On the Board of Missions were elect
ed Rev. John osborne, Rev. Frank
/ Fitz, P. H. Dodge, and Major Davis
Bishop Restarick and Treasurer Smith
are also members of this board.
Rev. MIR. osborne then brought VI
the matter of providing house for the
Bishop, and Bishop Restarick relin.
quished the chair to Rev. Alex. Mack
intosh during the discussion that fol.
lowed. Mr.. osborne suggested that g
fund be started by the diocese ant
that the matter should be disposed ol
before adjournment.
Mr.. Davies suggested that the same
collection of the Bishops stipend. HC
spoke of the guarantee which had beer
made by the Second Congregation tt
the General Convention in San Fran
cisco to pay al Bishop, in case the loca
church was taken under the American
jurisdiction, and thought that the mat
ter should also .be settled, and not bt
allowed to burden the signers of tbs
] guarantee.
F. j. Testa did not believe the mat
ter of the bishops house was properly
before the council, as it should go tC
the individual parishes, but Mr.. Us
borne replied that this was entirely g
matter for the diocese.
Rev. Canon Kitcat also favored i'm
mediate steps being taken to proyidt
home for the Bishop but did not
think the matter of the guarantee had
anything to do with this proposed
fund.
Bishop Restarick sought to end the
discussion as to the guarantee by stat
| ing that his salary was paid by the
Mission Board of New York and would
be continued as long as he lived. Il
there was any guarantee collected i
would necessarily have TO go to tbs
general fund.
The Bishop stated also that if an!
fund was raised it could he used to en-
dow the Episcopat", and spoke Of :
fund of 100000 which had been donated