The Jersey City news., 1892-05-17
CONVENTION In session.
Episcopallans Hold Their
Annual Meeting at
West Orange.
BISHOP STARKEY'S REPORT.
The Church, Missions and Hos
pitfalls in a Prosperous
Condition.

The eighteenth annual convention o.
the Episcopal Diocese of Newark began
today in st. Marks Church. West
Orange. The church is a beautiful gothic
structure built "L" shape of dark red
sandstone. Creeping ivy completely
covers the sides of the structure and
gives it the venerable appearance of an
old English chapel. The church
stands on an elevation In the
centre Of group Of shade trees
and dogwood blossoms. The interior Is
finished in oak and dark painted walls.
The altar and reading desk are oflwhita
marble and surplioed boy choir sits at
either side Of the altar upon which tive
candles burned during Communion. Two
magnificent punches of Gala lilies aiso
ornamented the alter.
1t was after ten o'clock when Right
Rev. Bishop Starkey followed the process
sion OF priests and deacons from the Sun
day School room to the church. Com
munion service was then celebrated,
Bishop Starkey officiating. During the
communion Hymn 100 and Psalms 46, 1876
and 1913 were sung and chahted. The
fnished and the priests had laid aside
their surplices, Bishop Starkey read his
annual addYess.
THE CHURCH WORK OF YEAR.
He said the year had been prosperous
one for the Church. The work in the dfo-
| cese had been performed in an unpre-
| tentious and highly satisfactory manner.
New churches bad been built and the
| hospitals had maintained themselves
| The Reformatory for girls established
possessed good building. = homo
| for aged people had been opened in
Orange. Contributions by people for
| church work had steadily grown and the
Church in the Diocese was stronger than
it was as one 9S,!yus year q seo During r. the past
| four Bishops by death. and three OF the
clergy of the Newark Diocese had also
passed away during the year. They were
| the Rev. William ]. Roberts. formerly
connected with St. Paul's parish. New.
Bloomfield, apd the Rev. Antoine Lech-
ner Of ST. Matthew's German Church,
| Newark,
On October s. st. James ChuYch, New
ark, was opened TO che public. It is
| November 5. st. Paul's Church, Hoboken.
being tree from debt, was copsecrated
| Easter Day the new st. Peters Church at
Morristown, which cost s1o0000. was
| opened, it being COMPLETED ali bat the
| spire. This church, the Bishop said. was
L
ture, that he knew of in bhis country,
unless, perhaps, the Cathedral at Al-
bany. 5.---ya~.A--
On January ID st. AGnes's Mission was
| opened In Lafayette by the Rev. Mr.
| Mortimer. and 1t is doing good worK.
| The Bishop said that several parishes in
| the Oranges and Newark had established
| the House of the Good Shepherd, q home
| for aged people. The Bishop highly COM
nended this enterprise and said the home
L ad t. Ty1n Ioct hVn4l n m Ia
! large frame structure and ample
! grounds surround it. The only other In
stitubion of this character IN the diocese
| is the Home for Aged Women In this
city.
The Bishop next referred to st. Cath
erine's Home for unfortunase girls in this
city. sit shelters young and may say
unguarded girls" said he, "wbo have
once been misled and crossed chat lfne
that separates youth and Innocence from
despair and ruin" Two girls IN this In
stitution have been confirmed BY Bisnop
Starkey and mis- report showed thatnearly
all who had been inmates were living
quiet lives In the homes OF respectable
| people. The institution, the RAsnop be-
lieved. was doing good and mobile work.
REMEMBER HOSPITALS IN FOUR wIL4.
The report showed chat " new panish
building had peen built ia DoyeFand that
rectory had been erected In RidGewood.
The Bishop paid neat compliment 10
this parish for having the large, and
beautiful grounds that surpouhd The
ferred to the hospitals. He said
that ii hospitals only treated the
body for physical pain, aud did not
care for the condition of the soul. he
would lose interest in them. He be-
lieved that spiritual rs well as physical
comfort should be received in each lnsti-
tuition, and he entreated all present to see
that the suffering had both.
"And," he said, II want to say concern
ing this matter to both the laity and the
clergy, for there are some of the clergy
who have money, remember the hospitals
in your wills. II is a notable work that
they do and by aiding them you will re-
ceive your reward"
The missionary work during the past
year in the Newark Diocese has been
greater than ever before and bids fair to
continue to increase its volume. The
| Bishop commended to the Convention the
question of Free Church" as means of
raising necessary church money, and
during the Convention this subject will
probably be discussed.
A resolution that had been adopted by
the Diocese of New Jersey requesting the
Bishop of that Diocese and the Bishop OF
Newark to confer concerning the placing
of the parish of New Providence In the
Newark Diocese and the parish OF Sum-
nit in the Diocese of New Jersey, was
submitted TO the Convention.
This concluded the report of the Bishop
and the priests and delegates left the
church to assem- BILE in the Sunday School
room where the convention was held.
Rev. DR.. Edward B. Bogus OF Newark,
the secretary. called the roll Of clergy
men and delegates, and the Convention
adjourned for dinner.
A Hope Creek, Salem county, shad
fisherman caught one shad in two days
fishing, and rat ate that while he was
waiting for the coming Of the market
boat. Another fisherman at the same
place lost his net of 500 fathoms soon
after beginning operations. and still an-
other made only 81 in three weeks work.
Weather Indications.
WASHINGTON, May II. 1892. Weather
Indications tor twenty-four hours for
Eastern New York, New Jersey and East
ern Pennsylvania:-Fair; stationary tem-
perature; north west winds.
| For XVed negfav fair followed bv