The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-08
TEN YEARS A BISHOP.
Impressive Services nNew-
in Honor of Bishop
Starkey.
CHANGES OF A DECADE.
Marvellous Growth of the Diocese
A Beautiful Pastoral Staff.
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A DeIullluI IdS}Oldl Dtuus
Special 10 the Jersey City Ne,cs.
NEWARK, Jan. s. 1S90.-The tenth ami
versary of the Right Rev. Thomas A.
Starkey, d. D., as Bishop of the Diocese
of Newark was celebrated this morning
in Grace Church, Newark, with appropri-
ate services. The chancel of the church
was almost hidden from sight by trailing
vines, potted plants and fragrant flowers,
while tall wax candles shed their soft,
warm lustre upon the altar.
THE PROCESSION.
At eleven o'clock the procession entered
the church. First came the choir,
followed by long line of clergy, among
wnom were ,,Archdeacon Abbot, the
Rev. A. l.. Wood, of Newarl; the Rev.
Reeve Hobbie, Archdeacon Jenvey. of
lioboken; the Rev. w. w. Holly, Of
Hackensack; and the following from Jer-
sey City: the Rev. George S. Bennett,
rector of Grace Church; the Rev. John 9.
Lord, assistant of Grace Church; the
Rev. DIR. Warren, rector St. Mary's. the
Rev. r. r. Phelps chaplain Christ Hos
pital. the Rev. Frederick Mortimer and
the. Rev. Mr.. Kershall, of ST. Marks; the
Rev. g. B. Durand, of Newark; K. N
Merritt. of Morristown; Dean A. n.
Stansbury, John S. Miller, House of
Prayer, Newark; the Rev. Dr.. William
Prall, of South Orange: the Rev w. I.
Webb, of Newark. and the Rev. ID.
Johannes Rockstroh.
Then came the Bishop, attended by his
chaplain the Rev. John kellar, of Airing
ton
The professional hymn was "When.
with Gladness men of old"
THE COMMUNION SERVICES.
Reaching the chancel the clergymen
tux their places, and the Bishop sat in
his chair. The celebration of the Holy
Communion followed, in which the Rev.
Dean Jenvey read the gospel and the
Rev. DR.. Schuyler, of Orange, the epistle
The choir sang this programme
Introit it................... .....-:..... Hymn ~
Kyrie. ....... ............... .Staner, IN ana u
Credo. ................ ~. .Stainer, In and D
Offertorium. ......-........... Hymns
Sanctus... ............. .Stainer, In a and D
Benedictus qui VENT .Stainer IN Z Z
Agnus Dei............... ........... Stainer in +
Gloria, in Excelss. ....... >. Stainer, in and D
THE cRoZIER.
At the conclusion of the celebration,
the Rev r. N. Merritt. rector of st.
Peters Church, Morristown, presented
the Bishop with pastoral staff. 1t is
MAGNIFICENT piece of workmanship. The
head is of silver, ornamented with gold,
and it is fixed on long ebony staff.
bit has the Agnus Del on one side and
the Pelican on the other, with images OF
St. Andrew. St. John and st. Peter near
the staff
Around the crook is this inscription
s'To the Right Rev. Thomas Alfred,
Bishop of Newark, and his successors in
office, January T. 1880. =
BISHOP sTARKEY's ADDRESS,
The Bishop was much affected by this
mark, of esteem, and when he overcame
his emotions ne delivered an address
in which, after thanking his people for
this mark of their affection and esteem,
he said:-
ssren years ago the condition of this
diocese could be scarcely said to be nor
NAL in all respects.
It had been separated six years before
from the original diocese of New Jersey.
One third of the territorial area fell to
this diocese. The newness OF the diocese
and the unsettled feeling which belongs
to the consciousness of newness was one
discouraging thing; the practical physical
disability of Bishop Odenheimer, the re-
suit of accident, was another.
"a comparison between the actual
its condition in thar respect today is sat-
isfactory. Our diocese stands in respect
to the number of it's communicates
elevente in column of fifty-one
But in our case the measure of growth
in ten years is eighty per cent. between
cants now being 14,500
MARVELLOUS GROWTH.
"We have to-day in the diocese seventy
one churches and chapels. OF this num-
ber, within the last ten years, four have
been rebuilt on a larger and more pros
perous scale, ten have been enlarged, five
beautified, and ten more are entirely
new.
We have forty-two rectories or clergy
houses, of those thirteen have been added
within in ten wears
OF the seventy-six churches, twenty
nine have chapels or parish buildings or
both, and of these twenty. nine structures,
twenty have been built since january,
1880
There has been an increase in the
DIOCESAN contributions from 500, 900 in
1879 to S414000 as reported at the last con-
vention.
Ten years ago there was only the i'm
mature beginning of one hospital and
scarcely more than the foreshadowing of
another.
Now we have two, St. Barnabus Hos
pitai in Newark and Christ's Hospital in
Jersey City"
TOUCHING WORDS
The Bishop paid q warm trib-
ute to DIR. Abercrombie and
the men who have helped to
called attention to the other home which
the diocese has built. The Bishop closed
as follows:--
From the bottom of my heart I thank
you, my dear brethren of the clergy and
laity, for your loving memory of my con-
secration ten years ago. and for whatever
/ may justly regard as personal in the
services and commemoration Of the day.
Be as priests uncompromising in princi
pie, always keeping inviolate that which
Christ has intrusted to you.
''To all say be steadfast, instant in
season and out. The Lord also make you to
increase and abound in love toward one
another and all men. !"
The services closed with the recess
sional, Hail to the Lords Amounted"
After the services the Bishop and visit
ing clergy were entertained at lunch.
BAY0NNES COUNCIL
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