The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-04-14
is MADE
A PARISH
St. Clements Civ
en- Status of a
Church.

| - - now 81 Clements Church, for
under a provisional recognition and
agreement. made yesterday by Right
Rev. William Ford Nichols, Bishop in
| charge OF the missionary district of
Honolulu, there is established the par
| ism OF St Clements. with the Rev.
| John osborne as rector. At the Same
time the rector OF the new parish was
| made one of the canonical clergy of the
district
The contamination which has at
tracted as much notice as any other
| single thing during the entire settle
ment of the church affairs. was made
known at a service held yesterday
morning, at which the Rev. John U.s.
| borne officiated. assisted by Canon
Macintosh of st. Andrews, the ser
mon being delivered by the Bishop in
charge The service drew to the pretty
little church an audience which filled
It's seats as they have not been crowd
co before The service. too, was made
choral by an augmented choir. there
Being many St Andrews people in the
benches as well as In the pews.
After the morning prayer service
Bishop Nichols read the following let
ter, which conteined the news which
was so welcome to the faithful who
have served in the ranks at the chapel
since its construction. and despite the
filings at theirs status, have continued
steadfast. 1t says:
Missionary District of Honolulu. Sec
ond sunday after Easter, April Is, 1902.
In view of the representation made
10 me as Bishop in charge OF the Mis-
slonary District OF Honolulu, that it is
the intention of the trustees of the
property OF St. Clements Church. Ho-
IN ft.. of = ii
property. as soon as ii is free from
debt, with the trustees of the Prot |
estant Episcopal Church in the Hawai- |
ian Islands. and in view of the further
representations made to me in detail, ,
OF the revenues OF the congregation of
said st. Clements Church for the past |
year, L announce the following provi- 1
sional action. pending due canonical |
procedure. which must await the com /
ing of the Bishop who is 10 assume 1
lasting Jurisdiction over this Mission
airy District, namely:
l. ST. Clements congregation is /
hereby. on the second Sunday after /
Easter. being the second Sunday after
Easter. 1902. recognized as having pro-
yisional parochial status.
2. The Rev. John osborne is regis |
tered on the canonical clergy list of the
District of Honolulu, such
record bearing date April 5th, 1902. and
noting him as provisional rector of the
said St Clements parish.
3. The following are named as the
vestrymen of said St.
Clements parish: Messrs. Herbert n.
Mist, James Wakefield. Frederick
Whitney. c. L. Rhodes. John Guild, DR..
II. c. Sloggett, Major Edward Davis,
L. S. A. Mr.. Pierce Jones, George
Smithies Mr. W. II. Baird was named
Is the provisional treasurer.
In accordance with the terms OF Rule
|, Canon 10. Section 6. il will remain
IA, set,1 ,. OH i.
% select a constitution and canons for
he Missionary District under which
he aforesaid provisional arrangements
an take suitable form such full and
inal shape as may be in accordance
With the constitution and canons SO
hoSen to go into effect in the Mission
Try District of Honolulu. i
W. r. NICHOLS, :
Bishop in Charge of the Missionary $
District of Honolulu. a
When the reading was completed the ,
Rev. Mr.. osborne began to read his
etter from the Bishop. This is the
anne as was read over the entire group c
n last Sunday, being Of the date OF I
pril LIST, and when il was completed I
here We're several announcements, one {
( which was devoted to the subject OF T
citing the churchmen and women TO
meet. Bishop Nichols laid particular
tress upon the necessity for registra-
ion. He said ii was necessary that a =
ensus might be made SO that the
leroy might keep in touch A card
-ould be passed through the audience.
G said, which he hoped would be gen.
rally signed. Registration, Bishop
'ichols said, was an English custom.
hitch could be followed by seeing him
/ case of any question arising.
Bishop Nichols then preached the ser n
ion. He also preached at the cathe- n
raj last evening. announcing that he e.
'ould speak of the changes made in
lie prayer book of the Americanism.
develops that Mr.. osborne for peace lie
as resigned the see of Honolulu, re- a.
aiming the new one OF St Clements.