The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-21

"a IIls Iltii''i q fi.N.uf organ has
thr following go sls about tho new
II stttm, ot cath .I..I Deuscetulons
~ thp contemplated constellation OF
tu, Cathedral C.utCh uI &c. Andrew. THE
lud,p,uu,w b. m perfect ssmIauy auu
harmony With tu" Zeal %. played ry DO D.
tp Willis Boo uIs intention cod mark.ua tur
CLOSE ot hI- episcopal oversight of thI-
Co., DN t.ir uDt oi which u. sINy due
motto, of &c u,.lr. 90 goo 900 du.iu. 90.
nst Diocesan synod. lu uur opinion 10
Is uttuE memorial tu hIs tiuurity On
. the ,duH, of hls Master Aud further
mono. 30 is ught ANA proper for him so
tu ll.
THE hint suggested and thrown out by
This mornings Advertiser that Oh. COM
sDvtauuu ot the cathedral Viii %, "a bar
AKA INST the borrowing OF monty ON the
property Tor under the church law
uousccratud building must owe NO man
anything And from the tenor OF the
article the Inference may be- drawn that
this was the uppcrmost cause ana rca-
son In the bishops mind for the carry
INK through this idea.
knowing Bishop Wills as well as we
do, II Is safe enough for us TO say Nayl
To such an inference, but from the writ
or's own ViewH of the case the idea not
having already occurred, and as IA mem
Der Of the "despised few" II the conse-
Grafton Is "A hindrance 90 the borrowing
OF money on the property, all the moro
good reason why the conservation should
come about. IL II will save the church's
property unlmpa!rcd and unencumbercd,
all better for those to come hereafter,
for they Will then have "A church wherein
to worship without the finger Of ocorn
and Of contempt for debt due and unpaid
being pointed AT them and at the church
building But we don't for "A moment
believe that this was the motive under
lying ana uppormost In the bishops
mind. We believe he Is far above such
an implication.
when the new American bishop comes,
he may take charge subject 10 the prop
erty rights inherent In the board OF di-
rrctors, IN whom rests the property title
for the time being. But the hated"
Second Congregation cannot take charge
/ of the uncomploted ediicc without tho
permission and consent Of those In au-
thority.
II our alleged friends were sincere In
seeing the building completed and turn
over IA united front TO the new incum-
bent of the See To come, as claimed for
them and asked for by them why had
they not done 50 these many years? but
they have been quicscent I'm the matter
To rend the church I'm twain and to be
little Bishop willis In his efforts towards
discipline has been their main fight these
many years
Since this matter of raising money by
encumbcrinF church property with debt
has now been preached and mooted we
feel safe to state that this was one or
the main causes that brought about the
d!sunion. At the time OF the building OF
the cathedral to where II had been left
as 1t now stands today the members of
the buliding committee together with the
trustees were In for securing the proper
ty with which to raise money and pay
off the debt due the builder, but the Bi h
op was steadfast and obdurate in his
refusal, he holding that the church prop
erty was sacred trust And indeed IL
was
The result was that those members OF
the committees here mentioned, being
men of standing and prominence I'm this
community, ana were well endowed with
this worlds goods, rendered their resig-
nation, for they were not willing TO be
come personally responsible for the OBJ
legation OF paying the debt then due. At
that outcome, 1t became incumbent upon
the bishop TO appoint new trustees
which he did, and carried out the idea
of paying the debt to the builder by Dor
rowing the funds upon their own per
sOnal responsibility and that of the hish-
op, who since assumed all the oblga-
tons, and there is stiil debt que him OF
about $500
We may state here also that upon the
bishops assurance that the church prop
crty was intact as church property for
ever, a grant was made by the S. i. q.
.of London towards the debt then due
and which was applied towards reducing
the debt then due and held by the bishop.
These are matters of past history"
which ought to be made known to all
Instead of showing UP things one-sidodly.
But as to the conservation, let IL come.
II Is all the better that 1t * being done
during the Lentcn season, which may
and should give rIse to submissive Len
ten thoughts of real penitcnce
Neither sarcasm nor bouquets are
deemed desirable just now but the work
initiated must 20 ahead to completion.
Bishop Wills should give to his success
sor the heritage Of a consecrated church,
and not otherwise, and let those who
may come after. If they will II, raise the
means with which to complete the struc-
ture proposed and promoted In Bishop
Staley's time and begun during Bishop
Wills eplscopacy.
Since an appeal has gone out for funds
from the church wardens to the mem
bers OF the church to defray the eX-
pcnscs incumbent upon the conservation
in order to make certain needed and
proper repairs, II Is earnestly hoped that
all those appealed to should respond ia
vorably and Handsomely within the
means at their disposal
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