The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-04-04

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X u AnfIfEt cathedral aimHsi g.
~ tfs umH oi Ns sefuhH HlfHfi
ln uo rfasfnte uf uau and women
who have for % f..I.l beyond his rfoi
poy supported tfe rHurth hDfc. bishop
Alfred Wits lnll dfrn fhr weight 0f
she PEE ~ ~ lnoiulu aud Bishop William
Tufd Nichols. uH representative uf tha
senior iiishop uf the Episcopal church
IN America. ASSUMED che duties ct the
missionary district n was ceremony
fun 81 Interest and novelty marked
with n pathetic colnring ns well ns one
81 glndness, witnessed alike by those
who have stood with the retiring Bish-
op and against him. and closing with n
celebration Of the most sacred rites OF
the church. by the new dignitary.
Long before the hour for service the
main body OF the Cathedral was nlled
almost TO its limit Of seating capacity.
The audience was testimonial Of the
Interest felt In the church. for IL was
made up Of men and women who had
seldom met before i'm service. while
in front pew sat British Commission
er Iioare and across from him Cover
nor Cleghorn. not yards away were
a
passing one. but who. drawn by the
unique feature " the transfer. came to
worship with people united by the
new order.
Throughout the entire service there
was not a note which could be taken as
Indicative of any past which must be
avoided i'm reference. There was most
touching euloEy for the retiring official.
a tactful reference to the future work
of the church and an ELOQUENT reference
to the Significance of the efforts of the
royalty OF years far past. to hear the
word which was denied them. There
could be found nothing in either ad-
dress which was out Of harmony with
perfectly Christian spirit in the events
of the day. and to its close all the men
connected with the main ceremonial
were drawn together az If by a COM
mon impulse, that of the glorfication
of the church and its cause.
The professional showed as well the
interest felt by the clergy in the event.
While there were seated in the body of
the church with the members of their
flocks the Rev. Alexander Macintosh
and the Rev. John osborne, there was
full attendance of the clergy of the
Islands seated within the choir. The
sentation, and following il into the
benches were the Rev v. H. Kitcat,
the Rev. Mr.. Ault, the Rev. DR.. Wey-
mouth, the Rev. Dr. Jenner of England,
and the Rev. Kong Yin Tet. They were
followed by Bishnn Nichols and Bishop
Willis. the latter being seated nearest
TO the altar, within the chancel rail.
The service was q full choral one,
the prayers being chanted bv the Rev.
Canon Ault. while the Rev. DR.. Jenner
read the lessons. The usual service be-
ing completed, Bishop Willis approach
ed the front of the sanctuary and read
his formal surrender of jurisdiction
He paused only when he called upon
the diocesan registrar, Edmund Stiles,
to read his letter to Bishop Clarke, set
ting forth the work of the synod and
asking approval, the letter approving
the acts of the synod the resignation
of the Bishop and the acceptance of
that resignation by the Archbishop of
Canterbury. The address was delivered
with emphasis, in part to the congrega-
tion and the final clauses to the Bishop
representing the authority. his voice
showing no trace of the emotions which
must have shaken him until. after the
handing over the documents, he
turned to the congregation and pro-
nounced his final REIMBURSEMENT of au-
thority, there was a suspicious break
ing in it's tones. Bishop Willis said:
BISHOP WILLIS ADDRESS.
Dearly Beloved:-The purpose for
which we are assembled here in the
presence of God is for the transference
to the American branch of the Angli-
can communion of spiritual jurisdic-
ton in the area of the Hawaiian ISL
ands, first committed by His Grace
the Archbishop of Canterbury to my
predecessor, the Rt. Rev. DIR. Staley, in
1862, when Honolulu was made the seat