Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-12

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There Is one thing which your
Dean can say and that is that in one
particular this has been the most pros
porous year In the history of this par.
ish. refer 70 the financial condition
Of the parish g.,
This has: been wholly a matter un-
dertaken and carried out by members
of the vestry and by the yestry itself
These far-seeing men saw the need OF
a larger income and believed that X
could be raised and set to work In a
business like manner to raise IL, and
the thing was done,
Year Of Great Success E.zf
ct did not arise from the clergy
urging the laity, but from group OF
laity acting as q voluntary committee.
The report Of the treasurer will show
what I mean by this reference to IL
nances. 4 may cay here that for the
first time in the history Of the parish
since my coming the Easter offering
was given tn an object outside of the
direct interests Of the parish, that Is
towards the payment Of the debt on
the church at Kainuki. sincerely
hope that we shall be able In the
. future to follow up this precedent.
As 20 the spiritual side Of its
parish-It is for the vicar to report on
that. He has charge OF the pastoral
work which as you well know he en-,
deayors TO carry out faithfully and
persistently.
If attendance at church Is now
any sign Of the spiritual life OF the
parish then compared with parishes
on the mainland we have not much OF
which we can complain and yet, It Is
q source Of constant anxiety to see
how many Of the COMMUNICATE mem
bers OF this cathedral parish instead
OF being regular attendants" might
be called Irregular absentees" We ses
them at Christmas and at Easter at
an early celebration and perhaps AZ
no ether time during the year. 1T is q
sad thing to record this fact but II
certainly shows that large number
OF our people have no vital and active
interest In the worship and work OF
the church.
Plan Preaching Mission
.sThis condition is not perculiar here
for we find that complaint every
where. How to remedy Il we know not.
We expect and hope to hold q preach
ine mission next Advent when one OF
the great bishops Of the United States
Is expected to come here and We hope
that Tits viii be the means Of reviying
the spiritual life Of many people. Il
should be remembered that revival
II taken At the meaning Of the word is
for this purpose 1t is not primarily
to call people entirely neglected. OF
any touch with Christ end His Church
10 repentance and faith and baptism,
but II is primarily intended 70 revive
the faith and repentance OF those who
are baptised members OF the church
and therefore our first object viii be
10 get all who have been born into the
church TO attend the services at that
time that they may Fear the words
and be moved TO enter upon new
life.
There Is one sign OF spiritual life
which may be mentioned and that Is
the large number who attend the early
celebration Of the Holy Communion At
the cathedral Taking last Sunday
as an ordinary example there were So
who received the Blessed Sacrament
II this, however. means that the rest
or the Lords Day As to be spent eil-
tirely In gaiety or frivolty It Is only
sien OF the recogniti1h Of bare
duty rather than Of spiritual CON
sclousness.
aYou are aware that the Dean Of
Ibis cathedral is the directive head Of
an the work connected with It Ii is
most essential, therefore. that this
work be coordinate ana in every pos
sible way amicahle. The work as de-
legated BY the Dean is in the hands
of Canon Anlt and the Rev. Leopold
Kroll. These priests and certain 9th.
ers have rights which are guaranteed
by the cathedral statutes. not only
with especial reference to their own
congregations but to all services at
the cathedral II should be the pleas,
ure as well as the duty Of all concern.
ed to aid BY their sympathy and effort
this coordinate work, that In this
center Of the Pacific where the races
meet we may set an example to the
world Of the brotherhood OF MAJ
through the fatnerehood OF God The
most important thing in connection
With this cathedral is hearing witness
to this great truth which We empha-
size on all possible occasions.
sWe are mere TO be an example In q
unique way and while each one has his
own work he must have vision and
a sympathy far beyond it II he is 10
realize In any way the spirit Of this
cathedral system.
Opportunity IL Unique
You, as people OF st. Andrews
Cathedral, have an opportunity which
"a unique and which is to have =
great influence for though these is
LANDS arc srsR they have always had
d powerful ii.aueEce in relation to the
people of the world Here in Hawaii
was the first Industrial school in mis-
sionary work. Here We are working
out problems which confollnd mary Of
the theories of those who write about
the Orient Each member of this
Cathedral Parish should Try 70 re-.
organize our position. should mlninizs
s.