The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-05-03
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not in conformity to the teachings
some of US have been accustomed to
in the church in Hawaii
Testa's motion to defer consideration
of some of the amendments to the next
convocation was defeated. and the con-
vocation then went into committee of
the whole. Bishop Restarick relinquish-
ing the chair to Lay Delegate Green
we'll
While Tesla was absent from the
rooms. Mr. Won Holt arose and said
loosely:
LAS the gentleman who does not COM
prehend these amendments is absent
from the room at present, perhaps we
ought to defer taking action until he
returns
The chair, however, said it was
unfortunate, but under the circum-
stances he deemed it all right to pro-
coed.
In Article VI where the amendment
referred to lay delegates, Bishop Res
tarick called attention to the fact that
the section provided only for men to
be such delegates and as two lay dele
gates from Hawaii We're women, this
formed an interesting phase of the
proceedings.
Then came the tussle over giving
women equal standing.
Canon Ault moved to strike it out
ola rrixr oil he
work over to the women. Rev. John
osborne said it would be unjust to
give the women no chance to vote.
Everywhere else they had the privilege
of voting. 1t was right, fair and just
to give them the same rights here
They were the real workers of the
church Let them in their own
parishes have the right to vote for
who shall be in their vestry.
Bishop Restarick was not aware
that women were allowed to vote in
the majority of places in the United
States.
Judge Stanley said he wished he
could champion the cause of the
women but in this case he could not
do so. The convention should go slow
about giving the women voting priv
ileges. He thought certain construc-
ton of the article would open the door
to women to become wardens and
vestrymen. He did not think the
floor of the debating hall was the place
for ladies. He meant no dispara cement
TO the mental qualifications of the
women.
II don't think they are built that
way UaughteD. and 1 oppose giving
them the voting privilege"
Rev. w. II. Fenton-Smith differed
with the chancellor. 1t was his firm
conviction that the parish meetings
would be aided by having women pres
ent with an opportunity to vote. He
moved to amend by having the word
male" inserted before wardens and
vestrymen.
Rev Mr. Fenton-Smith said it was
difficult for his parish to be represent
ed in the convocation in Honolulu by
men at this time of the year. There
fore, as a sort of test case, his parish
had selected two women, who had been
denied a seat on the floor.
Henry Highton, with great earnest
ness of feeling, said there was some
misunderstanding. He remembered the
time in the 1ong-ago when short hair
ed women in bloomers claimed to be
the representatives of their sex and
they filled people with disgust. but dur
ing the civil war the attorney general
called upon the women to aid their
country. Since that war ended there
have been other bloody wars, and
there, too, the assuaging influences of
the women of modern times came to
temper the barbarisms of war. The
women of today have thrown aside the
idea of representing their
sex but appear in their domestic
panoply to influence the world
Where should woman have a legal
position. to exercise the right of suf-
frage more than in the sacred circle
OF the church? They are quick in their
They are doing their
own work in the guilds. and are doing
the mems work in the places where the
men ought to be.
ITO this. however. we are met by the
plea that it is a derogation of their
sphere in church life I want them
where their fine spiritual sensibflities
will pierce the opaqueness of such a
presentment of the situation.
81 say that the opinions of the meth
DDS of the selection of those who are
to guide the parishes. should be chang
ed to accord with modern thought. I
am heartily in favor of giving to the
women the same privileges in the
sacred precincts of the church that are
given to the men,"
On rising vote the motion to pass
failed. by vote of Is TO 10. and the
thereby expressed its dis
approval of women taking part in the
councils.
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