The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-28
CONVEN ton OPENED.
Annual Meeting of the Pro-
testant Episcopal D1o-
cese of Newark.
BISHOP STARKEY'S ADDRESS
St. Marks and St. Johns Espee-
tally Mentioned for Their
Good Work.
Archdeacon Jenvey Reports the
Jersey City District in an En-
couraging Condition.
Special to the Jersey City Neacs.

representatives of the Protestant Epis-
copal Diocese of Newark, met in Trinity
Church this morning to begin the two
days devoted to the annual diocesan
convention Additional interest was lent
to the fact because the diocese today has
attained its majority; being twenty-one
years of age and this is the hfteenth
year of the ep.scopate of Bishop Starkey.
Trinity Church. n which the conven-
ton is being held, is one hundred ana
fifty years old this month. and here
again is another matter for celebration.
The church is a large stone structure,
surrounded on three sides with a beaut--
fully kept park, while its fourth SIDE or
entrance, abuts directly on Broad street.
the busiest and broadest thoroughfare IN
the State. The church is the Oldest IN
the diocese. which ecclesiastical division
covers an extent of $500 acres, includes
population of three-quarters of mil
lion and comprises within its jurisdiction
the counties of Hudson, Essex, Bergen,
Union, Passaic, Warren, Sussex and
Monmouth:
Bishop Stakey, who has been prelate
over this See of Newark for fifteen years,
conducted the communion service pre-
ceding the business session of the con-
vention, assisted by Revs. DR.. Schuyler
and Lewis S. Osborne, rector OF TRINITY,
acting as arch-deaeons. These div1nes
were not in the church at the time OF
the service. DR.. Jenvey, arch-deacon OF
Jersey City, was arranging innumeraoie
details of business, and his colleague
from Essex, DIR. Walker, was outside On
Broad street chatting with a clerical
crowd which always stays outside as
long as possible.
The communion service being finished,
Bishop Starkey retired and removing ms
rochet and huge lawn sleeves reap
peared In the chancel clad IN severe
black silk gown with sleeves a la mode.
AS his tall figure was seen at the iecturn'
the clergy came tumbEng in like dila-
tory school boys and smuggied them
selves into their seats as quickly and
quietly as possible to hear the annual
message of the Bishop.
BISHOP STARKEY'S ADDRESS.
In a clear penetrating voice Bishop
Starkey said
Brethren of the Clergy and Laity:-
"Allow me to extend to you the GUS
tonlartspgreeting and welcome on TINS
occasion when we meet to review to-
gether the work of twelvemonth, its IN
cIdents and lessons, it's failures and sue
cesses, and to consider with a sense OF
responsibility, than which none can be
higher, what is demanded of US as priests
and laymen to advance the interest and
influence of Christ's kingdom here in our
diocese and SO far as in us lies IN the
great world which lies outside of it,
For myself I do not separate in
view or retrospect like this my own per-
sonality from that of the great BODY to
which is due whatever of influence or
Importance may attach to me or my
action as an individual. Though living
in the present we are all continually
looking forward to the future or look
ing back on the past, and as we look
back near or far away, the generations
seem like a vision, dissolving one after
another as clouds when We are looking
up at them floating by against the blue.
But the great church lives, like the Mas
ter, whose body she is, and works on as
fresh in breath and vigor as if there
were no death.
DEATHS AMONG THE CLERGY.
ssTwo of our Bishops have died within
the year, the Bishops of Indiana and of
Kansas. The first, DR.. Kinckerbocker,
was man singularly fitted for his place.
He came of Dutch stock, slow as men
of that blood are but devoted. keen and
possessed of a persistency of purpose
that could work unwearied where others
might despair.
s'Bishop Thomas of Kansas was scarce
ly known to me. and therefore I can
only accept the general estimate which
those who knew him put on his charac-
ter and life.
''Of our clergy, the Rev. Francis j.
Clayton, rector of Grace Church, Ruther-
ford died-after a lingering sickness,
followed by a painful surgical operation
on December 27. 1894 His church career
began as choir boy in New York, and
he always retained his passionate love
for the music of the church. Devoted to
his work, faithful to his convictions of
duty and loyal to those to whom he
felt that loyalty was due he passed away
Christian faith and trust when his sun
of life had barely reached its zenith;
'eThe Rev. e. B. Boggs D.. D., who
familiar figure in our diocese, with which
he had been connected during the last
twenty-fcur. years as rector OF a parish,
secretary of the convention and in other
capacities. There are few among our
older clergy and laity- who will not cher
ish gentle and tender s memory OF one ne
his heart, a Jerseyman, and OF whom
we recall in death the memory only OF
his quick capacity and his always genial
anu RTsTRsosPEcT 3aEs1sFs E OF THE YEAR.
'sThe year, viewed financially, has been
for our American people generally. a
trying one. and no doubt the prevailing
stress has made itself felt to greater OF
less extent in all our parishes. In such
circumstances 1t Is a matter for grateful
recognition that the work and progress
of the diocese have gone on almost as
before with little abatement of their ac-
tivity.
"Among other indications of this may
mention the erection of the. small but at
tractive frame church for the ST. Alban' s
Mission in Newark. am also happy to
state that the new and noble stone
church in Summit is begun, and we may
hope to, see It occupied within the year,
most substantial in the diocese.
"A little church, built for the mission niss 10,
and well placed for the convenience OF
the congregation, and It Is to be hoped
It will be ready for use during the sum-
mer. Il
ssAnotf1er church in process of erection