The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-16
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
Clerics of the Newark Dio-
Cese Legislating on the
Chnrch's Affairs.
BISHOP STARKEY'S ADDRESS.
Condition of All the Parishes
Delegates and Committees.
snecial TO The JERSEY city Ne,os.

| NEWARk, MAY ~, lO0o.---+tC . w a. fASS
famous old white-steepled Trinity church
set down at the north end of Military
Park, which was green with the up
springing grass. brought out by the early
morning rain. while the trees were rich
in green foliage when the delegates to
the nineteenth annual convention OF the
Episcopal convention Of the diocese OF
Newark entered upon their work.
Inside the church, however, the
dull day rendered necessary the light
| ing of the gas. Bishop Thomas A.
Starkey celebrated holy communion at 10
| A. M. He was assisted by Rev. Louis
| S. Osborne. Anthony Schuyler. John
Keller and Mllldge Walker:
At the conclusion OF the sacrament ne
| delivered his annual address IN the course
| OF which he said:-
| BISHOP sTARKY's ADDR Ess.
| The past year has been aQatet and pro-
gressiye Que andwith all ofour growth, IL is
not without Significance that our growth
| increases with population. Process OF
remoulding aud casting Of ideas Is goin0
on, but is a slow process. Three of our
Bishops have passed away from us in the
past year. Among them was Rev. Dr.
| Kipp. of California"
The Bishop paid high tribute to the
deceased Bishop. He then spoke OF Rev.
DIR. Brookes, of Massachusetts. who also
received warm and generous tribute at
the hands Of the speaker. illaht Rev.
| Bishop William H. A. Bissel1 of YER
mont, who, he said, passed away at the age
of ninety-nine years, was the next Bishop
who received obituary commendation
by the Bishop.
He then spoke of the death of four
diocesan clergymen. the first being Rev.
j. N. Stanbury, Dean OF Christ Church
OF Newark; William Hall, of Newark:
Stephen H. Battin. Rector of Christ
Church. of Jersey City; at the age OF
| seveuty-nine years. and Rev. John M.
| Potter. OF Pompton.
The speaker then spoke of the revision
OF Book of Common Prayer and said that
there had been five new missionary
jurisdictions for home missions estao-
lshed, and that four bishops had been
set apart for the purpose of presiding
over their destiny.
NEW PARISHES.
| Bishop Starkey stated that there had
been two new churches conSecrated, TWO
new ones built, one In process of con-
struction and two have been beautified
and renovated. while four new parishes
have been created. In Hudson County
but one parish had been created, That of
Grace Church of Union Hill. which has
160 parishioners.
SUMMARY OF PARISHES.
The Bishop theu read the summary OF
the condition of parishes. The report
stated received from osher diocases,
priests, 10; ordinations. priests; Q
deacons; dismisses to other dioceses.
priests. IL; deacons, l; died, priests:
Clergy connected with the diocese.
Bishop. 81 priest deacons, 8 postulants:
candidates lor orders received
from other dioceses, !; one
one candidate transferred: churches con-
secrated, 2; new churches, .. Il m1ssion);
churches enlarged, q; new parishes, 4;
corner stones laid, 2. Ths Bishop
blessed one window, one font. one liter
ary desk, one professional cross. Bap-
tism of infants, L: funerals, 8; Roly Com
| muuion celebrated % times: serinous aud
addresses delivered, liz; meetings at
tended, 67; conflrmatioas. private Z; pub
lie, 1909.
The delegates present were as follows:
THE DELEGATES.
The delegates from Hudson county
were:-Christ Church (Bersem)-W. H.
Harrison, William Goeufle, Jacob Odell.
MI. Herbert. alternate
Grace Church, (Jersey Clty)-George
H. White, Smith D. Mackey ana Flo
renee M. Relyea-
st. Johns Free Church Augustus S.
Bliss, Edward F. Emmons and E. W.
Harrison.
St. Mary's Jersey City, Louis A. Noble.
George w. Benton aud Joseph G.
i Fletcher.
! S.. Marks Jersey City)-william G.
Marsh, Charles Elkin and Thomas Bur-
St. Matthews Jersey City)-Thomas
Fl. Hall. Alfred Sharpe and VIM. 2.
Strap.
4 St Paul's (Bergeu)- Edward Benthes
&c. Ward and Thomas II. Lowans.
Holy Innocents (Hoboksn) Edwin A.
Stevens. Louis Gilman and s. A. Heimer.
| ST. PnuPs (HobOkep) )-Thomas e. Birch,
William E. Campbell aud Walter f.
Viii -lemore.
Triuity (Hobokenl- Edward 2. G.
Lewis. Edward H. Norwood and Edwin
| A. S. Brown.
ST. Johns (Bayonne)- Mac
| Kepzie. William Stevens. Jr., ana II. S.
| Nichols.
Trinity (Bayonne)-G. W. Yates. A.
1 w. Lamston, J. =. Honewood. Alter
mates, j. G. Neuman and Clarence
| Becke.
ST. Pauls (Engewood) Roy B.
Shaft, George w. Belts and William A.
| Bennett.
Grace (Greenville) = Samuel Ross,
James McGornale and joseph Ross.
Christ (HacKensack). William P. Ell
lery, Henry j. Bruins aud Frederick A.
St. John (West Hoboken), Edward D.
| Bonton, Francis G. Hoyt, Ehenezar
Davis.
| Ascension Jersey ClLy OfKduil6u mIs-
sion) Richard p. GrahSHl. warden.
CONVENTION COMMITTEES.
Bishop Starkey announced The TO low
| ing committees.
Certificates OF Lay Deputies-The Rev
| John r. Butterworth, Messrs. Charles
II. Lighthips and Joel Je nktnH.
New Parishes The ReEs. Richard
| Hayward, George @. c OK and Mir. Ed
ward L. Ks isley.
| Finance-Messrs. p. Edwards j ohnson,
Leroy B. Hoff, George I. Frelinghuysen,
George Wylie, James R. Hay aud Henry
| Hayes.
Rules of Order -Messrs. William NJ
| Hughes, John S. Miller, g. B. Boggs,
| Il. S. P. Fitch and Frank Kellogg.
Auditing. .Messrs. John j. Young and
| d. G. Wightmhn.
securities-D. Smith Wood and J.
| Water Wood.
Unfinished BUSINESS Messrs. John
Keller, Chalmers u. Chapman, Mr..
| Charles S, Hitchcock.