The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-31

, ton. and if there are open doors. and
no one else holding service, then the
regular service of the congregation will
be held. This is hardly expected to
occur, however, for there seems little
doubt but the Anglican Bishop will
close up everything against the mem
bers of that congregation. In case the
church is found TO be closed at the
hour at which usually the members
gather for worship there will be moth
ing done except the posting of a notice
of protest, by the Rev. Alexander
Macintosh and his vestry.
There was a development yesterday
which will help out the Second Congre-
der to the Second Congregation of the
school rooms of the Sisters School by
them, for the purposes of the Sunday
school. This will prevent the abandon
ment of that branch of the church
work in case there is a cessation of
public worship. On that latter point
there seems to be little doubt, and as
the members of the body find them
selves thus prosecuted they will not at
tend the Anglican service, which is
presided over by the Anglican Bishop
and his followers.
That the Second Congregation cannot
fight this time is due to the fact that
there is now pending in the United
States an appeal from the ruling of the
Anglican Bishop, and it is held to be
discourteous 60 Bishop Clark and his
associates on the various church COM
mittees having to do with affairs in the
missionary dioceses, to make any at
tempt to forecast that decision by act
ing hurriedly. 1t is held by the mem
bers of the Second Congregation that
the Bishop may break the law so often
as he will, but the members of the
church must not follow his lead in this.
Therefore there will be absolute peace
until the result of the appeal is known,
and the action of the officials of the
upon that letter.
Owing to the fact that the Charter of
the church has been approved, the con-
test is looked upon by the attorneys of
the Second Congregation as won in case
they must go into the courts, upon ad-
vice or request of the presiding Bishop
of the American church. They declare
that they will be able to show to the
satisfaction of any court that the char
ter of this church legislates the Bishop
out of office effectually. and that he is
now assuming the authority which he
claims to be exercising. This conten-
ton is that there would be no legal au-
thority which is able to carry on the
work of the diocese except the stand
ing committee. The fact that the Bish- I
op is still an Anglican Bishop is cited
as one OF the reasons for this argu
ment, and the belief is that any court
will enjoin him as a disturber of the
peace.
Bishop Whitaker has put himself on
record in a letter received in the last
mail as of the opinion that there should
be no change in the status here, and
that the result of any contest must of
course be in favor of the Second Con- |
sregation. While the Anglican Bish-
op has said that he has no information
in regard to the action of the Ameri-
IAN Bishops, and that his only CORES
pondence has been personal, it is as
serted that he has received a letter
from Bishop Potter setting forth the
position which the American church
meant to give him. and urging that he
permit the Second Congregation to con-
linue its worship until the coming of
the American Bishop. The fact that
even the advice of such high church
authority has no effect upon him indi-
,ates that even if the presiding Bish-
)p directs a settlement TO the advan-
age of the Second church by today's
nail. he will not follow the advice, but
will stand out and insist upon his own
way. The course recommended by
Bishop Clark. the chief of the Ameri-
an church dignitaries. will be pursued
implicitly for the reason that if ii lies
Ilong divergent paths from those laid
,ut by the Anglican Bishop, there will
~ presumably an communication,
tut if the American Bishops advised
he course, naturally they would take
he members of the Second Congrega-
ion back into that fold.