The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-05
NO SALARY IN EIGHT MONTHS.
The Rev. DIR. Warren Tells His Parishion-
ers How They Stand.

efS now 1Hty StdHu-
By May 1 next the Church of the Holy
Trinity, on Hoboken avenue, between
Central and Oakland venues will cease
to be an independent church, and will be
turned over to Bishop Starkey to hereafter
be conducted as a mission church, under
the supervision of the Bishopric.
The church was organized forty years
ago,w when the Hill was almost a complete
forest, by a few enthusiastic Episcopalians.
They Immediately secured enough sub
scriptions to lease a plot of ground on St.
Paul's avenue, near the corner OF
Central avenue. They broke ground
directly. and in a short time
q modest little church was erected,
which had a large attendance from the
day of it's dedication. About ten years
after Sunday school was started in con-
nection with the church. Other improve
ments have been made, and III 1882 or
Whereabouts the church was removed to
its present site, where it has been highly
prosperous until a few years ago.
For some time the church has been run
ming into debt, with no chance of paying
it. Last Friday the vestry held a meet
ing, and by a unanimous vote they re-
solved to sell all the fittings of the church,
and turn the church over to the bishop.
NlOGN. III. w hEItu5 ptoJUL VI UllC III
instead of the sermon Sunday, delivered
an address. He said that he had prepared
a statement of the circumstances for the
yestry. and that he thought it only his
duty to give the information to the whole
congregation also. In all his experience
as a minister, he said, he had never had a
more unsatisfactory passionate. Constant
~jealousies and bad feeling among the
congregation had kept him in
eternal turmoil and had decimat-
ed the attendance in no small
degree. A number of the more prominent
members were far behind in their pew
rents, some of them owing rent for a year.
When he took charge many. OF his friends
told him that it was impossible to succeed,
but he did not believe it, and began with
q firm determination to further the inter-
ests of his parish. He had finally to sue
cumb, however. He then proceeded to
make a statement of the financial CON
dition of the church, and among other
bills mentioned one of $1,000 to MIR.
Maekey, of the Jersey City Coal Com
pany, and the rent for a year OF the
ground on which the church stands to
Judge Beach. He stated that the sale OF
all the furnishings of the church and sun
day school would bring quite a sum, and
with the addition Of the pew rents out
standing would go far toward paying off
the debt. While he did not like to speak
of it, yet it was his duty to state that he
had not received any salary for eight
months. During his remarks DR.. War
ren's voice failed him several times, n
q number of the congregation were also
affected to tears.
MI. Mackey, MI. D. v. N. Williams
and Mr.. William Fields, three of the YES
trymen, have been untiring IN their efforts
to keep the church alive, but even they
finally had to give it up.
There is talk of recognizing under a
different name, and a site on Summit ave
nue.. not far from the Five Corners, will
i'm that case probably be selected.