Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-05-03
WOMEN MAY NOT VOTE.
EPISCOPALS DENY
RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE
THE coNvoCATioN REFUSES TO
AMEND CONSTITUTION AND
GIVE FEMALES LEGAL
VOICE,


VOICE.
BY vote Of Is IN 10 the Episcopal
Convocation last night dsnied the wo-
men OF the church in the Hawaiian
Islands the right to vote for wardens
and vestrymen, In parish meetings.
etc. For another year at least the fem.
mime portion Of the Episcopal church
will have no voice In church matters.
The question Of giving the vote to
women came up at the second meet
ing Of the third annual session Of the
Convocation in the Sunday school
room Of St. Andrews Cathedral last
night. II came in the form Of pro
posed amendment to Canon VI Of the
constitution, with the Convocation in
committee Of the whole.
While the discussion OF the meas
ure was earnest and vigorous Il was at
no time acrimonious. Several women
prominent in the church were present,
| and though unable to argue their side
| OF the question manifested the deepest
| interest and attention. They were OBJ
viously disappointed when the voting
franchise was denied them.
The Rev. Canon Ault moved that the
proposed amendment be rejected, say.
ing that now the women did two.thirds
of the work, and II the amendment
passed they would do It all.
Here Rev. J. osborne vigorously OBJ.
jected, moving the adoption Of the
amendment. He said that 1t was no
more than Just that the women be al
lowed to vote in vestry meetings In
Il hntr ah,,r, kot hAt .
right in consideration Of their faithful
and efficient aid.
Bishop Restarick said that in very
few Of the United States dioceses could
women vote SO far as he was aware
Judge W. L. Stanley spoke strongly
against the amendment, claiming that
1t would allow females to be wardens
and vestrymen. "The floor Of the de
batting hall is not the place for Ia
dies" declared Judge Stanley. They
are not built that way. | oppose Wig
orously the women sharing in the de.
Lucrative and directing powers Of the
church. Having got that far next they
will become parsons.
Rev. w. II. Fenton-Smlth took the
women's part, saying that the women
were the ones that manifested the
deepest interest, that they would aid
greatly at parish meetings and were
much more responsive to calls to Con
vocation meeting.
"In California" said Mr.. Fenton
Smith, the women do great deal fol
the church financially yet they can
not get representation"
Rev. osborne said the amendment
was meant not only to cover the two
cxisting parishes, but all the islands
Judge Henry 4. Highton paid Q
strong tribute to the modern position
OF women, and pleaded for their recog
milton as voters in the church.
The motion to adopt the amend
ment was lost by standing vote o.
10 to 10.
+. J. Tesla came out last night II
his favorite role OF chronic objector
Early in the session he arose and sait
that he didn't want the amendment
passed. He did not comprehend then
and moved deferring action for on,
year. His motion was hopelessly lost
resta soon after left the hall and wheI
voting on another amendment was II
progress. Mr.. Won Holt sarcastically
Suggested postponing the vote unit
Tesla should return and have the meas
ure explained to him.
Bishop Restarick pointed out that
the amended article vi, referring Il
lay delegates, would allow women al
lay delegates II later on they wert
given the voting power. As the latter
was not done no further amendment
was necessary.
- elton OF Canon XXI. giving
or and vestry Of st. Andrew,
control Of its parish ant
y and funds, Tesla, who hat
.,ve.. ~ again objected. He thought
90 much power was given to the sale
rector and vestry. Bishop Restarici
explained that In the United Statei
Ievery vestry owns its property and car
borrow money on 1t II necessary. Here
this Is not the case, the board Of di
rectors owning the property. which
was an awkward arrangement for bust
ness transactions.
The measure PROPOSED was one Il
put the parish vestry on q business
basis.
Action on this was deferred unit
tonight after which the Convocatior
adjourned. Previously the board o.
Equalization had reported the assess
ment for the apportionment Of thu
board Of missions, 5000, and for thu
Convocation expenses, $3.50.