The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-23
A GLANCE AT THE PAST.

remark made by the Archbishop of Canterbury
con after his enronemen worth consideration He said that
the first news OF his appointment which reached him
gratuaoy message from Bishop Doane of Albany Y The
reached America before English country
village where he staying.
This statement shows things First shows the immense
material progress which has enabled us to reduce distance to
matter of seconds and again shows that wide influence the
Protestant Episcopal church, and the close relationship the
Episcopal body in the United States with the parent stem in
Great Britain 1t also be added that the progressive
American spirit for the Bishop OF Albany have foreeen
result OF the nomination and must have prepared have the
Z as promptly.
The enhronemen of Archbishop Canterbury in itself
an historical event Though the Archbishop has powers
side OF Great Britain and her colonies there strong friendly
relation between him and the of Episcopaan the United
States an ever increasing and growing body The influence Of
the Protestant Episcopal church the United great
one and to the careful observer it plain that that influence
must extend Among the Bishops and clergy only
local tame but men who have national fame and who have
fame far outside the wide borders their country men
ty are Vng IN Inc enhancement OF the highest dgnaary of
their kindred body England then Of deep very
influential section of the people OF the United States just the
election of Pope would be still larger and still more inAr
entail body, the Roman Catholics
The See Of Canterbury Of venerable antiquity and counts an
uboken line OF prelates from the present time
period OF thousand three hundred and years Dr. Da
wilson recently enhroned is the ninety Archbishop The
establishment the marked clear cut advance in the civil
alton Of the Saxons The maraudng bands of these pirates over
threw the Roman British civilization in point Of fact wiped out
50 that absolutely lost and with the earlier Christianity
that belonged to it. place of the slavsh which the Roman
system produced the Saxon established nation OF feemen Civ
ing the roots from which have the AngoSaxon civil
Republican OF the United States alike look with pride and study
2 to understand.
The missionaries who Saxons or commenced to
convert them landed EbbAeet the Isle OF Thane 597 the
spot where hundred years before Hengs and Horsa the
Saxon chiefs first foot British soil Five years later
: the grant OF land for abbey and in oo2 commenced
Christian fame the spot where the magnificent
3 cradle Cathedral OF Canterbury stands today.
The Archbops Of Canterbury supplied the Church of Rome
with Is Saints and Cardinals while the Kingdom of England
employed Of them Lord Chanceors and Lord Treas
For centuries the See OF Canterbury furnished brilliant
statesmen who helped advance their country and build up
its Institutions These political Arcbshops may be said have
commenced with Dunsan $50 and ended with ad in 1915
Among the list brilliant They Lauranc,
Ansem Theobad Beckett who advised and cubed ami de
fed the early Norman kings Stephen Langon who headed the
5 Baronage which wrested the Great Charter from John
men which forms important porior OF the higher historical
study every university in the Union Cranme the martyr for
the Protestant faith but also the administrator and reomer and
William Laud whose advice and influence led such disastrous
results to Charles l. These shine out especially Out of the long
list Each Of them stamped for good i'll the history of his
country and is much that their chief work for the
good the people opposed the despoc power OF the
and of the land holding nobility whether feuda post feuda
times The political errors of Laud, tended in the
direction for they drove active anagonism who would
otherwise have asserted themselves and the results
I emancipation which feel to this day.
With of Laud the statesmen Achbshops may be
said have end and from thence EDWARDS the Arch
bishops have more and more devoted themselves to the upers
OF the doceses under them to the advancement OF edu
cation the bringing about harmony in the church, and the
multurou duties which SO important position welding SO
< much influence, naturally entails.
The recently enthoned Archbishop of Canterbury is in the
prime of life and likely therefore, to have long incumbency
He was born in 1913 and therefore fyour of He
has occupied Bshoprcks those of Rochester and Wnches
ter and has also served many high capacities in the church
His wife is the daughter of Archbishop TAFT
The world closely allied than used be, that
these distant Isles be taken
which century ago would have merely local significance
The days when Archbishop of Canterbury faced the Danes and
turned his monks fight the heahen the days when he led
his knights in feuda array, either for against his sovereign
the days when he could influence royal policy have passed
away But the days have when the words of Archbishop
be read every part of the globe and when his influence for
good may made world reaching The temporal power the
of the sword be gone but the to elevate to put
high ideals make mankind seek higher planes ncreas
2 ed thousand fold The Archbishop of Canterbury today
power widespread good if he be only broadmnded enough to
seize his opportunities And these grounds that the en-
hronement Randall Thomas Davidson Archbishop of Cam
ebu worthy of passing mention in Territory in
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