The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-04-08

NEW BISHOP
IN CHARGE
Cathedral Filled
BY the Eager
Churchmen.
rrom Mondays dany)

~, HE first service held In ST. An
drews cathedral, under the full
n authority OF the Protestant Epls-
copal church Of America. at II o'clock
yesterday morning. filed that edlhce
beyond It's seating capacity. The Sides
men found ID necessary 70 ON the aisles
with chairs. 10 bring into the spaces be-
side the chancel the benches from the
Sunday school room and in many ways
to make provision to accommodate the
Norehippers.
The keynote of the service was uni
ty, just as 1t furnished the sub-theme
of the sermon. which was the first
preached in the city by the Right Rev.
William Ford Nichols, Bishop i'm charge
OF the district. Even beyond the ser
mon, the presence within the choir OF
the canons representative OF all pre-
vious factions in the church. the letter
read by the Bishop, containing the new
orders OF service the stations of the
clergy and the government of the ca
thedral, and the further order which
placed the actual control of affairs in
the hands of committee. with repre-
sentation from both former congrega-
tons, and one calling a meeting of the
congregation for later date, all indi-
Gated that the time of harmony was
here.
Bishop Nichols disclosed the fact that
he had found in the matter of the
changing of jurisdiction a new transit
ton period, during which. according to
his ruling, the status quo should be
maintained, and this will explain why
in the order there is no mention OF
events which have done much to create
interest in what We're to be his orders.
The congregation which greeted the
new Bishop was not entirely one of
Episcopalians for there We're in the ed
ihce many persons of other commun-
ions, who i'm neighborly interest, at
tended the service to welcome Bishop
Nichols to the pulpit which it is ex-
pected he will fill until the arrival of
his successor, the Bishop of the dis
trict, who will be elected at the meet
ing Of the Bishops at Cincinnati next
week.
1t was at the conclusion of the morn
ing prayer service conducted by Canon
Ault and sacrist Fitz, that Bishop
Nichols rose, and from the sanctuary
rail. read his letters to the congrega-
ton; the first being that which had
been written on the date of the change
~ tiN JblIHulNAloIlt anu the DtUtT one
intended for the Cathedral congrega-
ton alone. The letters are these:
Missionary District of Honolulu
Honolulu, T. H., April LIST, 1902
TO the Clergy and CONGREGATIONS:
Grace be unto you and peace from God
our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ
The Anglican Church in Hawaii having
this day become the Missionary District
of Honolulu of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in the United States of America
and the Presiding Bishop by due com.
mission over his seal and signature hav-
Ing assigned me jurisdiction over the said
district until such time as a Bishop shall
have been elected and consecrated for
said Missionary District of Honolulu. or
other arrangements shall have been made
by the Senior Bishop of the Church"
this is to give due notice of said cha \ &c
and of said appointment.
Further / do hereby issue prelimin iry
call for a meeting to duly organize the
convocation Of this Missionary District
Of Honolulu in accordance with the provi-
sons of Article six Sec. of the consti-
tuition and Title Canon 10. Sec vi of the
Digest of Canons deferring the place, date
and other details of such call until a
later time, when full and particular no.
LITIGATION will be made.
WILLIAM +. NICHOLS,
Bishop in charge.