The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-05-21
annual
ADDRESS BY BISHOP


Bishop Henry j. Rcstarick Of the !
Episcopal Church Inv che Hawaiian ISL |
ands yesterday delivered his fourth !
annual address to the convocatiou OF |
the church. The address was delivered
at the regular Sunday morning SER
vice at st. Andrews Cathedral. A large
congregation listened to the address
which completely reviewed the work JI
the past year
The Bishop took as his text Crow
i'm Grace and I'm the knowledge of Our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" Tie
Bishop spoke of the death of several
prominent churcnmen during the year
and paid a tribute to the memory Or
each.
Bishop Restarick spoke of the growth
of Mo1monism i'm the islands and stated
that that was very serious problem
as work with he Oriental was more or
| less simply to get them to live "a higher
moral life and with the influences
working against them which were due
to Mormonism the work was made
much harder. The Bishop who spoke
at some length on social purity maxi
! ing a plea for the native girls who are
! led to destruction by white men.
In regard to the work of the Ihdrch
! the Bishop spoke as follows:
THE reports show that since No.
vember 1902, the number of commu-
nicants i'm the islands has increased
eighty-fve per cent. As the growth in
the whole United States is three per
cent a year for our Church, and we
| pt
ing in but from the result OF work done.
we should surely take courage.
I'm the lists of communicates only
those are counted who have within Il
reasonable time received the Holy Com
munion. one of our earnest efforts
should he to bring back to the list of
actual communicates the many who
have been confirmed but who are not
carrying their vows into practice.
There have been a few Clerical chan
ges during the past year. The Rev.
Carlos S. Linsley of California is serv-
ing at Paauilo and the Rev A. L. Hail
is doing work on Sundays at Waialua
and st. Elizaheth's and elsewhere. The
Rev. w. {. Stewart has been obliged
to leave Hilo on account of his health
and the Mission which as been unfor-
tunate from the beginning is at pres
ent without services though | am try
ing to make arrangements to begin
them. layman of Kohala has offered
to purchase a lot at Hilo and hold Il
for the Church.
l am glad 10 announce to you that
the Japanese work has definitely CON-
menced. We have had japanese i'm our
various institutions for years but now
under Mr.. p IT. Fukao, candidate for
Holy orders, the work is systematized
Already night schools are in existence
and a day school for children and Mr.
Fukao preacnes at two points Miss
Evelyn Vile, who was set apart as
DeaConess in New York on May 18th.
will soon arrive to work among the
, Japanese. Miss Agnes Mahoney starts
! this week for Honolulu. She Is a train
4 ed nurse and is TO work at st. Eliza
beth's. There are now connected with
the Church in the islands, sixteen
Clergymen. There are three Postulants
for Holy Orders There are fourteen
Lay Readers Besides the Clergy there
are twenty paid workers.
The real estate added to the Church
during the year is valued at thirty two
thousand 1892 ,OOO.0O) dollars. The cost
of buildings added and of additions
-, and repairs made is at least six 'thoL-
, sand ($6000) dollars more. Two of the
new buildings, one at Iolani and the
model lodging house nt st. Elizabeth s
are worth far more than the actual
cost because they are the houses which
were known as the California Hotel
4 which we are all so glad to see removed
and so glad to see used elsewhere by
the Church.
j l am sure that we are all thankful ia
know that the building of two addi-
/ tional bays to the Cathedral has actu-
/ ally commenced. At a meeting of the
| Parish of st. Andrews Cathedral helC
i last week, a resolution was adopted
Il that a committee should be appointed
| to consider the matter of a suitable
/ memorial to Mrs. Mack ntosh. / thinl
| it will be wise to make the committee
/ ! a Diocesan one. As far as the mind o.
/ the committee is known at present
/ memorial tower to the Cathedral is un
] der consideration. The idea is having
| i'm the tower. rooms necessary for the
i Nestry and provision for the safe keep
ing of records and a Vestry room 70
the choir. In connection with the tow
er is the idea of a transept which viii
give room for the placing of the orgal
so that the ambulatory will be left free