The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-04-07
NEW BISHOP
IN CHARGE
Cathedral Filled
By the Eager
Churchmen.
LATEST ORDERS
MAKE CHANGES
The New PreIate Acts as His Own
Dean. With Csnons Alter
mating at Services.
- HE nrst service held in 81. An

HA8A oGffAtt HrAu oA All
arew's Cathedral, under the full
- authority OF the Protestant Epis-
copaI Church OF America, at IL o'clock
yesterday morning, filed that edifice
beyond It's seating capacity. The Sides
men found II necessary to I'LL the aisles
with chairs. to bring into the spaces be-
side the chancei the benches from the
Sunday school room and In many ways
to make provision to accommodate the
worshippers.
The keynote of the service was uni
~. just as 1t furnished the sub-theme
OF the sermon. which was the first
preached I'm the city by the Right Rev.
William Ford Nichols. Bishop In charge
OF the district Even beyond the SER
mon. the presence within the choir OF
the eanons 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
thedrai. and the further order which
placed the actual control Of affairs In
the hands OF a committee. with repre-
sentation from both former congrega-
tionss and one calling a meeting of the
congregation for a later date. all indl-
Gated that the time OF harmony was
here = s{-rEi
Bishop Nichols disclosed the fact that
he had found In the matter of the
changing of Jurisdiction a new transit
tion period. during which. according to
his ruling. the status quo should be
maintained. and this will explain why
In the order there In no mention OF
events which have done much to create
interest In what were TO be his orders.
The congregation which greeted the
new Bishop was not entirely one OF
Episeopalians. for there were In the ed
ifice many persons of other commun-
ions. who In neighborIy interest. at
tended the service to welcome Bishop
Nichols to the pulpit which II II ex-
pected he VIII fill until the arrival OF
his successor. the Bishop of the dis
triet. who will be elected at the meet
ing Of the Bishops at Cincinnati next
week
IL was at the conclusion OF the morn
ing prayer service. conducted by Canon
Aut and Sacrist Fitz, that Bishop
Niehsls 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
in the Jurisdiction. and the other one
intended for the Cathedral congrega-
tion alone. The letters are these:
Missionary District OF Honolulu.
Honolulu. T. H., April fst. 1902.
To the Clergy and Congregations:-l |
Grace be unto you and peace from God 1
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 1
Church In the United States OF America /
and the Presiding Bishop by due com
mission over his seal and signature hay-
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 w to give due notice OF said ella =
and OF said appointment
Further I do hereby issue a prelimint try
call for n meeting to duly organize the
cOavoeztion of this Missionary District
OF Honolulu In accordance with the prOvf-
siors sf Article six Sec. OF the constI-
tuition and Title Canon TO- Sec vi OF the
Digest OF canons deferring the place. date
and ether details OF such call until a |
later time. when full and particular no.
tifcztion will be made
WILLIAM r. NICHOLS.
Bishop in charge. |