The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-29
CHRIST HOSPITAL.
DR.. Binnett Tells the Epis :
~Copalian Convention of
the Institutions Good
Work.
MAKES A REMARKABLE SHOWING
Arehdeaeou Walkers Little
Slip Accuses the Bishop
of Stealing.
Edwin A. Stevens Report Of De-
Iinquent Churches Shows Grace,
of Greenyille to Be Three
Years in Arrears.
Special to the Jersey CITY Ns,rs.

was the good dinner PROVIDED or the TACT
that Newark's coppers We're being re-
viewed in the park behind Trlnity
Church yesterday afternoon. the clergy
and lafty attending the Protestant Epls-
copal Convention did not take kindly to
the hum drum dreary proceedings ahead
of them. A long string of reports had
to be listened to. and a great mass OF
day routine work had to be swept away,
and with many a sigh the work was re-
stunned.
Bishop Starkey announced these COM
mittees:-
Finance-Messrs. Geo. G. Frelinghuy-
sen. T. Edwards johnson. Chas. Elkin.
Geo. S. Wylie. Jas. R. Hay and Henry
Hayes. Treasurer eX-oft1cio-
State Legislation-Alfred Mills. George
G. Frelinghuysen, A. A. a Horen-
berg.
securities-D. Smith Wood and A. A.
Horenberg.
The remainder of the afternoon was
consumed with the reports and nominal
lions for committees to be elected to-
day.
TO- DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
This mornings communion service,
conducted by Rev. John P. Appleton,
was attended by two persons, Wce-Chan-
cellcr John R. Emery. lay delegate from
Norristown, and 1.-The Jersey City News
representative. They had the service all
to themselves. By and bye, u. S. Com
missioner Linsley Rowe, delegate from
Jersey City. dropped in to see what was
going on, followed by Rev. George S.
Bennitt. of Grace Church. Jersey City;
Archdeacon Jenvey from Hoboken, and
Rev. DR.. Warren. also from Jersey City.
- - +1A n.tJoo
Bishop Starkey arrived with a surprised
look on his face at the small number
present.
Nevertheless ne directed the Secretary.
Rev. John P. Appleton, to read his min
utes. AS these were finished, the clergy
struggled in. and by ten o'clock there
was a respectable gathering to listen to
! Rev. G. S. Bennitt's report Of the con-
dftion Of Christ Hospital, Jersey City.
CHRIST HOSPITAL WORK.
DR.. Bennett said that during the past
year 5.531 people have been cared for in
the hospital. of those occupying beds
there were:-Episcopais, lis; Roman
Catholics, 266; all denominations, $50; to-
tai, al. Compared with the numbers in
previous years there has been an in
crease of 24O this year. and this. of
course implies an increase or expe9ol-
L u I'm NoAAA
lows
interest on bondede debt........ 1,50o 90
Repairs and improvements.. $50 %
I g h III patients this iasa s year 7.
6A were treated free. Not, only, there
fore. have we provided t~hree-quarters
charity. but nearly seven-eighths the
past year. These facts challenge atten-
ton.
"First, the bonded debt of Christ Hos
pital, of $780, 600, must be vigorously taken
hold of, and its payment begun, lest the
enlargement of the work, which viii
and delayed. Second, the public should
be duly impressed with the great char
ity work Christ Hospital is doing, and
sustain it literally. that it may be fully
up to, and prepared to meet, the 1ncreas-
ing demands which are being made upon
1t.
1.-THE reports of the Treasurer and
Special Treasurer of the Building Fund
ly for a year of continued financial de-
preston in the business world. Over
$4,000 have been received. OF this, a
1 rsmsio oTer 81 "; S SS s WeFe of from be lggac fsTo1 fns
regular channels. We have. thus been
enabled to pay off some of the pressing
floating debt of the Building Fund, and
to meet largely the current expenses and
pledged, but not yet paid In, will enable
Us to meet all our obligations."
NEWARK ARCHDEACONRY. REPORT.
Walker of Newark. when called on to
read his report. that the Bishop pre-
cedes US in reading his address,. because
he rsno steals a az the ob goo and 5hi mi;sb ff rsngb out
from the clergy. IN which the Bishop
II mean" corrected the archdeacon,