The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-21


the following to say about the new
Il scheme of cathedral conservation;
In the contemplated conservation OF
the Cathedral Church OF ST. Andrew, The
Independent is in perfect sympathy and
harmony with the zeal displayed by Bi7fl-
op Willis in his intention of marking the
close of his episcopal oversight of this
See by this act, OF which he gave due
notice of a desire to do so during the
last Diocesan Synod. In our opinion it
is fitting memorial to his ity in
the cause of his Master. And further
more, it is right ana proper for him so
TO do.
The hint suggested and thrown out by
this mornings Advertiser that the con-
secretion of the cathedral Will be bar
against the borrowing of money on the
property, for under the church law
consecrated building must owe no man
anything" And from the tenor of the
article the inference may be drawn that
this was the uppermost cause and rea-
son in the bishops mind for the carry
ing through this idea.
knowing Bishop Willis well We
do, it is safe enough for us to say Nay!
to such an inference but from the writ
er's own views of the case, the idea not
having already occurred, and as mem
Der of the "despised few" if the conse-
Grafton is a hindrance to the borrowing
of money on the property, all the more
good reason why the conservation should
come about If it will save the church's
property unimpaired and unencumbered,
| all better for those to come hereafter.
| for they will then have a church wherein
| to worship without the finger of scorn
! 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 and uppermost in the bishops
mind We believe he is far above such
an implication.
When the new American bishop comes,
he may take charge subject to the prop
erty rights inherent in the board of di-
rectors. in whom rests the property title
for the time being. But the hated"
Second Congregation cannot take charge
| of the uncompleted edifice without the
permission and consent OF those in au-
! thority.
| If our alleged friends were sincere in
seeing the building completed and turn
over a united front to the new incum-
bent of the See to come, claimed for
them and asked for by them, why had
they not done so these many years! Dut
| they have been quiescent in the matter
To rend the church in 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
remembering church property with debt
feel safe to state that this was one OF
the main causes that brought about the
disunion At the time of the building OF
the cathedral to where it had been le1t
as it now stands today, the members OF
the bmiding committee together with the
trustees We're in for securing the proper
" with which to raise money and pay
loff the debt due the builder, but the Bl5h-
on was steadfast and obdurate In MS
refusal he holding that the church prop
erty was sacred trust And indeed 1t
was
| TIVE result was that those members of
III. committees here mentioned, being
men OF standing and prominence in TINS
community. and were we'll endowed Win
this worlds goods, rendered their reslS-
nation. for they were not wiling TO pc
leone personally responsible for the Cd
litigation of paying the debt then due. AT
I that outcome, it became incumbent upon
the bishop to appoint new trustees,
which he did, and carried out the loei
of pa wing the debt TO the builder py DOT
rowing the funds upon their own per
lsouaI responsibility and that OF the plsh-
Oh who since assumed all the oolga-
tons. and there is still a debt Que him OF
about slS0o.
We may state here also that upon the
lb;shop's assurance that the church prop
erty was intact as church properly iU
ever q grant was made by the . l. W
iof London towards the debt then que
land which was applied towards reducing
the debt then due and held by the olshop.
These are matters of past history
which ought to be made known 10 al
instead of showing up things one-sldeoly
But as to the conservation let II come
Il I, is all the better that it is being done
; during the Lenten season, which may
and should give rise to submissive Len
ten thoughts of real penitence.
Neither sarcasm nor bouquets q
deemed desirable just now, but the worn
initiated must go ahead to competitor
Bishop willis should give to his success
, sor the heritage of a consecrated church
ard not otherwise. and let those Wnl
NAV come after, if they will 1t, raise th'
means with which to complete the struc
ture proposed and promoted IN BisHoi
Stalev's time and begun during b!shoi
Willis episcopacy- x,,5,
Since an appeal has gone out TOT Iulu'
from the church wardens 10 the mem
bers of the church TO defray the eA
ipenses incumbent upon the consecra'Iol
in order to make certain needed an
lproper repairs it is earnestly hoped 'Ha
all those appealed to should respond IA
vorably and handsomely WITHIN liz
Z means at their disposal.