The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-06-25
CHURCHMEN IN
CONvOCAT|ON

CUNVUCAllUN
The Fifth Annual Convocation of the
Protestant Episcopal church In Hawaii
met In the sunday-school room OF 81.
Andrews cathedral at e.30 o'clock
Saturday afternoon. Bishop Restarick
presided and conducted the devotional
Exercises. Rev w. Il. Potwine was
elected secretary. and he selected Will
liam Thompson as his assistant. The
Credentials Committee reported on the
delegates present and the convocation
was declared organized.
The Rev. Reese Alsop, formerly n
pastor in Brooklyn. but who has ac-
companled Rev. A. $. Lloyd, ID. D.. sec
retary OF the Board of Missions, in his
tour of the church missions around the
world, was presented to the convoca-
tion and made very pleasant address
OF welcome. T. Give Davies and Gem
eral Davis responded on behalf of the
convocation.
Bishop Restarick appointed commit
tees on all the branches OF the work
/ in the diocese. To these all matters
to come before the convocation were
referred.
The Bishop presented a very care
fully-prepared report covering the
work of the church since the begin
ming of his episcopate here. Among
the interesting statistics given were
those of the increase in the work of
the church In 1901, according to a
report by Bishop Willis, there were
eight clergy, ten stations, 412 commu-
nicants, and contributions amounting
to $685.. In 1907, twenty clergy, nine
teen stations, 1892 communicates, over
2600 baptized members and contribu-
tions amounting to s25,5O0. Under the
head of contributions large gifts for
special purposes are not counted. The
church property has increased in value
from s101,600 in 1901 to s244,0 900 in 1907.
Bishop Restarick said that he had
sought to establish a strong center of
work and influence about the cathe-
dral. At the same time he had sought
also to extend and strengthen the work
throughout the Islands. In this, much
success had been met, and while it
seemed impossible to establish more
work opened up once they undertook
to enter a field and do the work. The
Bishop paid a sincere and loving trib-
ute to those who have Joined him in
the work, both clergy and laity, paid
workers and volunteers. He said that
much consecrated service had been CIV
en- and that there was abundant proof
that 1t was easier to get devoted SER
vice when the opportunity to give SER
vice was the principal thing that could
be offered, than it was when pay was
the principal thing.
An interesting part of the Bishops
address was devoted to the possibili-
ties of organic church unity offered in
these Islands. Conditions here, he
| thought, offered better opportunities
than those of almost any other place.
At the same time divisions were a
greater obstacles. Those just emerg-
ing from heathenism could not appre-
ciate the historic cause of these differ
ences. In actual experience it had been
found that organic unity was possible.
In the largest church in the Islands
Presbyterians, Congregationalists, Bap-
| lists and others were united in har-
mony In many places in the Islands
the Union churches combined all the
Christians of their locality. He had
thought out plan that might be tried
where occasion offered. Christians of
other names did not object to receiv-
ing the communion from the hands of
| the ministers of the church, while
churchmen strong in principles of order
and authority could not without sacri-
| ficing principle, receive 1t from the
hands of those not consecrated by
bishop. Therefore he would be willing
whenever it was agreeable to unite
with other Christians on the basis of
service according to the prayer book
in church on one Sunday and services
of hymns. prayer and sermon, the
next, provided that baptism and COM
munion should always be according to
the prayer book.
For delegates to the General Con-
vention to meet in Richmond in Oc-
tober, Rev. Canon Alexander Mackin-
tosh was elected the clerical delegate,
and Rev. John osborne the clerical
alternate. H. NJ. Won Holt was elect
ed the lay delegate and l.. Tenney
Peck the lay alternate. The following
officers were also elected:
Board of directors: James Wake
field, Gen. Edward Davis, Yap See
Young, Rev. E. T. Simpson, d. w.
Anderson, C. r. Hemenway and George
F.. Davies.
Chancellor of the diocese: C. F.
Clemons.
Board of equalization: D. w. An
derson, Charles l.. Rhodes, zap See
Young.
II was announced that the society for
the Propagation of the Gospel is now
willing to transfer to this missionary
district the principal of the Episcopate
Fund amounting to $9s3S.07 now held
in England and invested in British
consols.
The convocation petitioned the Cen
eral Convention to change the name
OF this jurisdiction from Missionary
District to Missionary Diocese.
The convocation adjourned TO Mon
day evening at 1880 o'clock.
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