The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-04-30
ARCHDEACON RESTARICK WILL ACCEPT
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL BISHOpRC HERE

IN letter to the editor Of the Adver-
tiser. Bishop-elect Restarick says:
San Diego, Cal. April 10. 1902.
Ny Dear Mr.. Smith:
by this mail news will reach you that
the House of Bishops has elected ire
to the see OF Honolulu. Coming in the
way II did, 90 not see my way clear
To- decline, although l shall not for
some time. give my formal acceptance.
There viii perhaps come to you
a San Diego Union of April is. Its ar
ticle about me is mistaken in some
things: for instance, that 1 was not ex-
pected TO live when / came here.
have a good constitution, but was then
suffering from ague. ! have, in twenty
years, missed, 1 believe, two Sunday
services on account of Illness, and
have always worked hard.
1t says also that 1 declined TO be
bishop OF North Dakota. AS matter
OF fact / never had the opportunity to
decline.
Hon. Henry E. Cooper is an old
friend and former parishIoner OF mine
There are many others in Honolulu
whom / know well. l shall not
be consecrated for some time and In
any event 1t will be several months be-
fore 1 can reach the Islands. With
kind regards, faithfully yours.
HENRY Il. RESTAR1CK-
COMMENT OF THE PRESS.
The San Diego Unions article. which
may be read with the above amend
vaents. is as follows:
Rev. II. 3. Restarick, rector OF st.
PauTs church, dean of Southern Cali
fornia and archdeacon of San Diego
county, was yesterday elected bishop of
Honolulu by the house of bishops at
present in session in Cincinnati The
news came somewhat as a surprike to
Rev Restarick and as an entire sur
prise to his many friends inside and
outside of the church over which he
presides as rector. He had some slight
intimation of his possible selection and
Furthermore he has become somewhat
used to having his name connected
with the possible advancement to the
robes of the bishop.
The station at Honolulu was, how
ever. never in his thoughts. He had
received a letter only day before
telling him that in all probability he
would be elected a bishop and that as
the diocese of Kansas was 10 be di-
vided he might be assigned to that sta
ton under the name of bishop OF ST.
lenas. II was not with particular pleas
ure that he contemplated that change,
for as he had declined to accept the
bishopric of North Dakota on account
OF his own and Mrs RESEARCHES health,
he did not think that Western Kansas
would be much better than North Da-
kota.
He knew that there were four biSh-
OPS to elect and he knew also that the
title of bishop of Honolulu would suit
him better than any OF the others.
Nevertheless he was surprised TO learn
that he had been chosen to the honor
on the first ballot without opposition
i'm house composed OF fifty bishops.
II is certainly an honor and doubly so
when il comes as does this honor to
Mr.. Restarick.
The position is a new one as far as
the American Episcopal church is con-
cerned.- for the Jurisdiction over the
church i'll the Hawaiian Islands was
transferred only two weeks ago last
Tuesday from the Archbishop of Can
terbury, of the English church. TO
Thomas March Clarke. the senior
bishop of the Episcopal church of
America, the former being represented
by his appointed bishop. Alfred Willis,
and the latter by William Ford Mich
OILS. bishop of California, who was
naIned by the senior bishop to repre-
sent him at Honolulu until such time
as a new appointment should be made
by the house of bishops.
The transfer OF authority from the
English to the American branch of the
church was brought about because of
the annexation of Hawaii to the United
States and OF the general desire of the
people of the church on the Islands to
be brought under the American juris-
diction. The diocesan synod OF the An
glican church OF Hawaii passed a res
olution in November. 1899. pledging it
self To make whatever effort might be
necessary TO bring about the change
and the spirit OF the resolution was
carried out in the service OF transfer
ence held at the Cathedral at Homo
lulu on April /. 1t was understood that
Bishop Nichols would remain at Homo
lulu until the new appointee reaches his
station, but il is the desire OF Rev.
Restarick TO see Bishop Nichols and to
have him present at the conservation
services which. IL the wishes of Rev.
Restarick are consulted viii be held
here in June next.
when ordained a priest neither he
nor his friends believed that his life in
the ministry on earth would be long,
but ne came to San Diego and here he
has remained ever since. He left Coun-
ell Bluffs soon after his marriage. and
started for San Diego. Then IL took
about eight days to come through. and