The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-05-02
SUFFRAGE
IN THE CONVOCATION

KonALA MISSION SENDS TWO
WOMEN DELEGATES WHO ARE
BARRED OUT BUT MAY GET IN.
The initial business session of the
Episcopal Couvogatiou of the Mission
AIRY District OF Honolulu was held last
evening boz the sunday School room of
ST. Andrews. Bishop Restarick pre-
sidins.
Rev. John osborne and ID. w. Ander-
son. as committee ON credentials,
having declared the certificates of the
lay delegates 60 bc ion order, the bishop
announced the couyocatiou to be IN
| session Rev. PotWiue was appoint
ed secretary and carl Lovsted assist
ant
The following standing committees
/ were appointed:
Council of AdyIge-Rev Canon Ault,
Edmund Stiles Brigadier General Ed
/ ward Davis Rev Canon Macintosh.
Board of EquUizatiou-D. W. Auder-
/ SON, Yap See Young, Charles l.. Rhodes
Education-Hov Canon Ault Rev.
Frank Fitz, Chang Kim, Philip Dodge
! Legislatiou-Rey. John osborne Rev
/ w. G.. Stewart %. E Hghton, H. NJ
. Won Holt, w. j.. stanley
Finance AuIt "a. NICK. Har-
risou, +. b. GraenwelI
Elections -EaE. r.. Fitz. Rev. Robert
. Potvine.
Unfinished uusucss-Bey. Alfred l..
| Han, +. j. Tesla.
Henry Smith as treasurer of various
funds and organizations of the church
reported for each fund separately. For
foreign missions 24jI57 had been con-
tributed, every church and mission
having paid It's fun assessment under
the apportioument plan. For Do
cesar Missions more than $1,000 had
been contributed. There have been
some increases in the endowment funds
for canonries and other purposes.
A list Of all the bonds and other evil
dences Of Investment was submitted.
Rev. John osborne, for the committee
for the purchase OF a See House, re-
ported recommending that i'm view Of
the other demands on the church at
this time, and for other reasons, that
no further steps be taken I'm this direc-
ton at this time. The report was
adopted and the committe continued
for another year.
The report Of the committee on legis-
lation and privileges was read by Rev.
John osborne, chairman The COM
mittee recommended the eXpediency Of
designating somewhat more fully "the
rights and functions OF the Bishop, to
separate the Dean and Chapter Of the
Cathedral of St. Andrew from the
parish Of st. Andrew, and to define the
line Of demarcatlon between the rights
functions and property Of each, to es-
tablish the parishes throughout the
diocese as separate corporations, to
limit the distinct ownership of prop
erty I'm the name of the board Of direc-
tors Of the Protestant Episcopal church
I'm the Hawaiian Islands so as to eX-
clude the property Of the dean and
chapter and Of the parishes, and to ex-
tend the right of voting for wardens
and vestrymen to all communicates OF
eighteen years Of age or over and to
all baptized persons, who have attain
ed the age OF twenty years and who
have contributed to parish funds, in
some manner recognized by the rectors
and vestrymen I'm their respective
parishes. for six months prior to an
I election"
W. l.. Stanley did not concur in the
/ latter portion of the report. The mat
ter will be considered at tonight's meet
ing.
= The point Of the proposed amendment
in regard to voting is that It will give
the right to vote in Parish meeting tC
women as well as to men. The Ko'
o hala Mission sent as it's delegates Mrs
/ Fenton- Smith and Mrs Kai. But as
under the present canons they are
clearly ineligible they were not giver
seats i'm the convocation. If the pro
posed amendment carries, however
they will be eligible, and the question
, will then doubtless arise, whether they
, will then be entitled to seats I'm the
convention. It is probable that there
, may be a vigorous discussion and con
. troversy on this point. w. l.. stan
ley and f. J. Tesla are opposed to tho
, amendment, and to womans suffrage
- while there Is o considerable element II
the convocation which Is I'm favor o
both.
a meeting was held I'm the Parish
house OF st. Clements yesterday after
noon Bishop Restarlck I'm the chair, o
4 number OF the clergy and laity In
q terested I'm Sunday school work.
a number Of useful addresses were mad'
and the Bishop spoke strongly IN favo
Of special instruction I'm missions.
i The following Is the program for th'
r remainder Of the program
Tuesday, May End. Meeting Of the Wo
4 mans Auxiliary and Guilds at
IS st. Ellzabeth's House.
p, 10 a. m. Celebration Of the Holy Com
y munion. Preacher. the Rev, John Os
borne.
!; II a. m. Meeting in st. Elizabeth
C House. order Of Business: