The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-19
A POPULAR PRELATE
Bishop Starkey Begins the
Fifteenth Year of His
Episcopate.
NO DIssENsIoNs IN THIS DIOCESE.
The New Central Avenue Reformed
Church to Be Dedicated
Tomorrow.
NO DISSENSIONs IN THIS DIOCESE

The Protestant Episcopal Convention of
week at Grace Church, Orange, marked the
fifteenth year of the episcopate of the Right
Rev. Thomas A. Starkey, d. D. This dis
tinguished c~hurchman is as vigorous and
enthusiastic in his work now as on the day
when he was consecrated Bishop of so inn
portant a diocese. Although his visits to the
Jersey City end of the diocese are
few, yet he Is by no means unknown
to the large body Of members of
the Protestant Episcopal Church in
this county and among them he is highly
esteemed not only in his official character
but insocial life he is a brilliant figure and
his rare mental gifts make him an admirable
conversationalist. Especially considerate is
he to newspaper men who all entertain the
warmest feelings of respect for him. A
marked instance of this was experienced by
the writer of this sketch on Sunday last.
TO save time a NEWS representative called
at the Bishops home on Arlington avenue,
Orange, to gather some points as to the
annual address to be delivered by the Bishop
at the opening of the convention on the
Tuesday following. The News man was usher
ed into o large room used by the Bishop as his
study. Rooms are accurate indicators of
the mind and taste Of their occupants, and as
one might expect, the Bishops study was
furnished in the most elm style.
There were books, flowers, pictures, statu-
airy arranged in what is known as s'negligee
artistique,h or as it might be called pictur-
esque, orderly confusion.
The Bishop was seated at an escritoire,
deep in preparation of the work of the con-
vention.
Turning to his visitor, he put aside his
manuscript, and with q kindly smile said
81 am glad. to welcome you; what can l
do for THE JERSEY CITY NEWS"
He was told that a peep in advance OF his
annual pastoral address would be esteemed
a favor, a request which he promptly grant
ed, and, pushing the writer into his W
chair, ne drew from a drawer the address.
ssNow, / will leave you for a whlle," he
said, placing ink, pen and paper before his
visitor, land when you want me just ring
that belL.p
An hour later, when the work of trans
cription was finished, Bishop Starkey en-
tered with Mrs. Starkey, to whom The
NEWS representative was presented.
Mrs. Starkey, who is the ideal type Of a
refined and cultured American lady, wei
coined the writer in that easy and simple
manner peculiar to people of gentle birth.
ssYou nave come from Jersey City to visit
us and you must complete our pleasure by
dining with us, :" she added.
There was no refusing an invitation SO
courteously given.
THE BISHOPS INTIMES
After dinner Bishop Starkey showed his
visitors several souvenirs of his European
tour.
The Bishop is a well-known parsonage
among dignitaries OF the Church of Eng
land, and among his dearest and most in
innate friends is the Right Rev. DR.. Benson,
the present Archbishop of Canterbury.
Canon Fleming of York Minister is another
close friend Of Bishop Starkey.
Among a collection OF photographs OF
eminent men the Bishop possesses those of
the late Cardinals Newman and Manning
and the Right Rev. DR.. Joseph Barber
Lightfoot, formerly Bishop of Durham,
with whom the Bishop had personal rela-
lions.
On all matters pertaining to his see Bishop
Starkey takes pains to be thoroughly in
formed, and it is a fact ~reuounding
not only TO his sagacity and sGroir faire as
a religious diplomat, if the term may be
used, but to the credit of the clergy that
there have been fewer. discussions between
Bishop and clergy in this diocese than in any
other diocese of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in the United States.
Good bye.p said Bishop Starkey to his
visitor after many pleasant quarters of an
hour. II am always glad to meet news
paper men, for your papers are preachers
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