Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-14
ST. CLEMENTS CHURCH
LITTLE CHAPEL HEARS
SOME VERY GOOD NEWS
Rev. John Osborne Made Member
Of CauOnical Clergy-SermOn
Preached By Bishop
Nichols.

Ihe parish of st Clements was es.
flashed yesterday by the Right Rev.
Bishop Nichols an dthe rector Rev.
John osborne, was made one of the
canonical clergy of the district so that
henceforth the little chapel on Wilder
avenue will be known as st. Glen.
ent's Church.
This most desirable contamination
was made known to the members of
the church at the regular morning ser.
vice Sunday at which the Rev. John
/ Osborne officiatcd, assisted by Canon
Macintosh of St. Andrews. The ser.
mon was delivered by the Bishop in
charge.
II was after the regular morning
prayer service that Bishop Nichols
read the following letter, which con.
veyed the good news to the members
1 OF the congregation.
| Missionary District Of Honolulu. Sec.
ond Sunday after Easter, April
~, 1902.
In view of the representations made
20 me as Bishop in charge Of the Mis-.
sionary District OF Honolulu, that II Is
the intention OF the trustees of the
property of ST. Clements Church, Ho.
nolulu. to vest the title of the said
property, as soon as II is free from
debt. with the trustees of the Prot.
estan Episcopal Church in the Hawaii.
an Islands" and in view of the further
representations made to me in detail
of the revenues of the congregation
OF said st. Clements Church for the
past year. | announce the following
provisional action, pending due canon
lcal procedure. which must await the
coming OF the Bishop who Is to as
sumo lasting jurisdiction over this
Missionary District, namely:
|. st. Clements congregation Is
hereby, on the second Sunday after
Easter. being the second Sunday after
Easter. 1902, recognized as having pro
vislonal parochial status.
; 2. The Rev. John osborne Is regis
tered on the canonical clergy list ot
the Missionary District of Honolulu
such record bearing date April 5th
1902. and noting him as provisional
rector of the said st. Clements par
Ism.
3. The following are named as the
provisional vestrymCn Of said St Gle
! ments parish: Messrs. Herbert n
Mist, James Wakefield. FrederiCl
. Whitney. c. l.. Rhodes. John Guild
Dr. II. G. Sloggett Major Edward Ia
Wis. u. S. A.: Mr.. Pierce Jones, George
Smithics. Mr.. W. II. Baird was nam
ed as the provisional treasurer.
In accordance with the terms O
Rule |, Canon 49, section g. II will Re
main for tho said Di5ECp who Is " bC
, chosen tC select constitution ant
CanOns for the Missionary District I'm
/ der which the aforesaid provisional
arrangements can take suitable form
such full and final shape as may b,
, in accordance with the constitution
and CanOns so chosen to go into effeC
in the Missionary District Of Homo
lulu. W. +. NICHOLS,
Bishop in Charge of the Mssionar!
District of Honolulu.
At the conclusion of the reading o
this letter by Bishop Nichols. the rec
tor of st. Clements read his letteI
from the Bishop. When this was com
! plctCd there were several announce
, mcnts, one of which was devoted L
the subject of getting the ChurChmer
and women to meet. The Bishop laiC
particular stress on the necessity o.
registration. He said II was ncccs
sary for n census to be made in ordel
to permit OF the clergy keeping II
touch A card would be passed
through the congregation which hC
hoped would be generally signed.
After this. Bishop Nichols preached
the sermon. He also preached at tn,
Cathedral Sunday evening.