The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-01
DR.. STANSBURY BURIED.
Impressive Ceremonies at Grace
Church, NeWark-The PAIL
bearers.
Special TO the jersey city Nerus.

Special 10 the jersey City Netcs.
NEWARK, june l, 1S92.-The funeral of
the Rev. John Nicholas Stansbury took
place yesterday morning at Grace Church.
The church was fitted with members OF
the various Episcopal churches of this
city and vicinity. Nearly all the clergy
we'll rs many from the Diocese OF New
Jersey and New York City and Balti-
more.
On Monday afternoon the body of the
dead re ctor was carried in an oak coffin to
Grace Church, where 1t was placed in
front of the altar.
The upper part of the coffin lid was re-
owed and II chaiice and paten was placed
in the hands of the dead priest. A pail of
p urp!e was thrown over the coffin and
hen those who desired to look for the
! ast time on Dr.. Slnnsbury's face were
aG mitted to the church. During this
time clergyIneu of the diocese watched
around the hody. Among the watchers
were:-1he Revs. John S. Miller, of the
edge Walker, of St: PauPs; Frank A.
Sanhorn, of St. Johns; Reeve Hobble, of
st. Philips; Jesse G. Joroleman, of Pat
erson: w. I. Webbe, of Newark; William
NJ. Pickslay. of Dover, and FIR ancis j.
Clayton of Rutherford.
ar fONCltAL pEtLNlCE.
At fifteen MINUTES past ten o'clock yes
terday morning the service hogan. The
choir. clergy and Bishop entered the
church from the sanctuary, singing the
professional hymn, Jesus. Son of Mary,
Hear" aud passed into the chancel,
Then the office for the burial Of the dead
WINS said by the Rev. Louis $. Osborne of
Trinity Church, who proceeded as far as
tho committal portion. After this n sol
emn high celebration of the Holy Com
munion followed, Bishop StarKey being
celebrant. The Rev. DR.. J. S. b. Hodges
of St. Paul's Church, Baltimore. Il former
rector of Grace Church. this City, and an
intimate friend Of DE-, Stansbury. was
deacon; the Rev. John S.. Miller of the
House of Prayer, sub-deacon; the Rev. A.
L. Wood Of Staten Island, server, and the
Revs. George NJ. Christian amt w. Il.
Webbe of Grace Church, master of cere-
monies. The service terminated with Il
occasional hymn.
At the conclusion of the services the
body was taken to Fairmount Cemetery
for interment, and the committal vas
said by the Rev. John S. Miller.
The following clergy acted as paIl-bear-
ers: The Rev. Robert n. Merritt. Of Nor
ristown; w. w. Holley, of Hackensack
N. Barrows, of Short Hills: w. r. Jeu-
vey, of Hoboken; Joseph II. Smith, of
Hamburg; w. Il. Webbe. of Newark; J..
II. B~uUterworth, of Summit; w. NJ.
iAUBIC5s VI IlOlt Wuf L oSubJ iCIS u
Orange, and Dean e. A. Hoffman, of New
York.
CHRIST CHURCH HIS MONUMENT.
The death of the Rev. johu N. STAINS
bury, which occurred on Saturday morn
ing ut Newark, has caused widespread
and sincere sorrow in the whole dioce Sc
of Newark. Few men, even among the
clergy, have been more warmly esteemed
and loved in this community. He was u
man OF rare simplicity and gentleness,
and yet strong in his conviction and reso-
lutte in his devotion To principle and duty.
A refined and courteous gentleman, a
public-spiriJed citizen, a pure and self
sacrificing priest, Il tender and faithful
pastor, he viii be remembered as one who
brought honor on his city and adorned his
holy calling.
Christ Church, this city, is Dean SLAMS
bury's monument. Though he did not
| found the parish he gave thirty years of
his life to it. Notwithstanding that sew
eral times he was called to more inviting
fields. He labored there under many dis
c~ouragements, for as soon us the people
of the parish prospered many OF them re E
moved to other parts of the city. lie
could scarcely hope. therefore, to build
up Il large congregations; still he toiled
OH, aud year in and year out, set the y
ample of Il blamelesS and NOBLE life. He
enlarged tine church ediflce and placed in
it Il beautiful new altar and reredos i'll
| memory OIL UuS ldtc DlSuOp OuSuucIillGI.
Through many years also he performed
good work for the missions of the diocese,
first as dean and afterwards as archdea-
con. No clergyman enjoyed Il fuller
share OF the esteem and confidence of
both Bishop Odeuheimer and Bishop
Starkey, and probably none III the do
cese was more abundant In labor.
STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS.
At the close of Lent in 1890, when he
was in the prime of life and apparently at
the heixht of his usefulness. he sustained
IL stroke OF paralysis. He was a man of
well proportioned, with a full, rich voice,
and his sudden breaking down caused
general surprise. His vestry gave him a
leave of absence for a year, but it soon be-
came evident TINT his work was done and
some months ago his resignation was &C.
cepted. He attended service on Easter
morning in Trinity Church, and the week
before last went to the Diocesan Conven-
ton in West Orange. Then came Il third
stroke OF paralysis ten lays ago followed
by his death Saturday morning at ten
O'CLOCK, at his home, No. 2I13 Lombardy
street, in this city. Both the Rev. MIR. Os-
borne of Trinity Church aud the Rev. Mr..
Miller of the House of Prayer were con-
tinuous in attendance on him duriug his
illness. and last week NAM other clergy
men called at his house.
Mr.. Stansbury was born in Baltimore
on January is, 1888, and therefore was
fiftv-nine years Old. He was graduated
from burlington College in 1858, aud was
then appointed Il teacher there. lie WINS
admitted to holy orders as Il deacon by
Bishop Doane in 1858. and soon became
the Rev. DR.. Cady's assistant at Grace
Church, NewarH. The next year.. 1850.
Bishop Doaue ordained him Il priest. and
on May II of the same year, he became
the rector of Christ Churcn, Newark. In
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