The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-05-15
.WENDELIN REMAINS
HOW THE BOARD AND THE
BISHOP AGREED.
Committeeman Appointed BY The
Catholics Arranged the Settlement.
The Bishop Wrote Two Letters.

The Board of Health and Bishop Gull
stan reached basis of settlement Of the
| Father Wendelin controversy yesterday
after a good deal of discussion among
members of the board and members of
the committees appointed at the Ca
thOliC meetings. The Board would not
receive any committees and did not re-
cognize them, but there were meetings
with members of the committees. and
the basis of settlement as finally agreed
upon came as a suggestion from MEM
bers Of the committees.
The Board voted on the matter at a
secret meeting held at one o'clock yes
terday afternoon, at the office of DR..
Sloggett. The vote was not unanimous,
but just who dissented is not known.
The minutes Of the meeting simply say
that the resolution to allow Father
Wendeln to remain was carried by
majority vote of the board"
The deadlock was broken when it was
suggested that the bishop was willing
to admit that the board had power to
remove the priest, and was willing also
to write letter requesting that be be
retained. 1t is said however, that the
Bishop had to write two letters before
the settlement was reached. The form
of the first letter was not regarded as
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willing to write another, and after
about an hours discussion, the board of
health finally adopted a resolution set
ting forth at length it's views and the
bishops admissions and declaring that
out of respect for the bishop and the
work of the mission, the priest might
be allowed to stay on condition that
he attend strictly to his own business.
Following are the letter from the bishop
and the rpSOlntippg pf the hoard
There seems to be a misunderstand-
ing as to my contention in regard to
the retention of Father Wandelin at
the Leper Settlement [ have not, in
my letters or in public expression, con-
tended that the Board of Health has
not the power to remove him, or any
other of the mission, at it's will | ad-
init that the power is vested in the
Board of Health; but to me it seemed
unjust that Father Wendelin Cor any
other member of the mission) should
be removed without it being first es-
tablished that by some overt act he
had demonstrated his unfitness to re-
main at the Settlement; and, therefore
while conceding of the Board of
Health in the premises, l could not, in
the absentness of proof in his unftness
consent to be party to his removal.
Il say now, as / have said before
that if, by his actions at the Settle
ment, he has become a discorddnt ele-
ment, and those actions are brought
to me, l shall feel it my duty to CO.
operate with the Board of Health in
bringing about his removal.
In view of his long and faithful SER
vices at the Settlement, in pursuance
of work to which he has devoted the
best years of his life, l request that
Father Wendelin be retained.
Very respectfully yours,
"-LGULSTAN f. ROPERT,
Bishop of Panopolis."
After discussion by every member of
the Board the following resolution was
moved by r. A. Mott-Smith and sec
onded by d. p. r. Isenberg, and
carried by a majority vote of the
Board:
Whereas, the Bishop of Panopolis
has acknowledge in a letter to the
President of the Board of Health dat
ed May 18th, 1902, the power vested in
the Board of Health to remove at it's
will Father Wendelin or any other
member of the mission; and has also
stated that, if Father Wendein, by his
actions at the Settlement has become
a discordant element, and those actions
are brought to himself, he should feel
it his duty to- cooperate with the
Board of Health in bringing about
Father Wendelin's removal; and has
also stated that, in view of the long
and faithful services at the Settle
ment, to which Father Wendelin has
devoted the best years of his life, he
requests that Father Wendelin be re-
tanned, and
Whereas, the relations between the
Bishop and the Board of Health has
always been of the most cordial ma
ture, of which the Board has received
an additional assurance in the Bishops
offer to cooperate with the Board as
far as lies in his power:
BE it Resolved, therefore, that, out
of respect to the Bishop and in appre-
citation of the charitable objects of the
Catholic Mission at the Settlement
this request be granted on the distinct
understanding that Father Wendelin
attends strictly to his clerical duties in
the future, and the Bishop is hereby
requested to so address him. Further
more, that ii be clearly understood that
IL the Judgment Of the Board solely,
any influence against or interference
with the Boards agents, or the man
agement of the Settlement, by any per-
son or persons whatever, who may
have the Boards permission to reside
at such Settlement, will be sufficient
cause for the summary withdrawal of
such permission in the discretion of
the Board, and further, that we renew
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