The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-04-10
For THE RECORD.
BISHOP SCARBOROUGH.
A CORRECTION.


The statement in THE RECORD of March
ZIlh last, respecting the relative age of
The two New Jersey Dioceses, is not quite
according to Tie historic facts in the case.
Originally, |. G., from 1885, and up TO
1874, the entire State constituted, terri
torially, the Diocese of New Jersey. In
the latter years the seven northernmost
counties were sci eff, as new Diocese,
called Northern New jersey" its name
being subst qncntly altered 10 the Diocese
of Newark. The old title and the dignity
of seniority adhered to that portion OF the
State made up of the fourteen lower coun-
ties. Whatever divisions may be made
In the future, there can be little doubt
that the honor of being the original Do
cese will always attach TO that one which
shall contain the city of Burlington.*
DR.. Olenheimer, who was Bishop of
New Jersey at the time of the division,
elected the 'aeaO Diocese for his jurisdic-
ton and made Newark his residence, and
DR.. Scarborough was chosen as his sue
cessor IN the old Diocese.
The Bishop merits all that your cores
pondent says about his great activity aud
friendllness. His good humor and cor
dial manners gain him a welcome every
where. And his untiring energy and love
for the labors of his high office have led
to his being placed IN many positions Of
responsibility outside his own Diocese.
Few Bishops serve on SO many important
committees and preside at so many meet
ings Of the general institutions and socie-
ties of the Church, and it is the rarest
thing for him to be absent from a meet
ing Of any board to which he belongs.
1t is no wonder, then, that after nearly
twenty years of such ceaseless Episcopal
service, without rest or vacation, his health
should be impaired, as has been the case
since last September. 1t has been suf-
fering Winter for the good Bishop, and
his countless friends, both within his
Church and without, have given him their
sincere sympathy aud earnt st prayers.
He is now steadily improving and hopes
TO be able, without disadvantage, to re.
main at home until after the Convention,
which lie TO meet in Trinity Church, Tren-
ton, May 7th. After its adjournment it
is expected that he will take entire holi-
day-his friends would wish it to be for
many months-and thus seek full recov-
cry of his health and vigor. The place Of
his intended sojourn is not yet announced.
Burlington was the See city from 1882
to 1874, the Episcopal residence then be.
ing built on Greenbank, the Delaware
front, by Bishop Doane, and presented by
him to the Diocese. His immediate sue
cessor, Bishop Cross, resided at New
Brunswick, where he was Rector of Christ
Church, as well. He was consecrated the
first Bishop of New Jersey in 1916. For
the preceding thirty years, although the
Episcopal Church was ministered to by
several clergymen of eminent ability and
counted among its lay members some of
the leading professional men of the Stale,
it was yet so weak in numbers and in
wealth that it was not equal to the main
tenance Of Bishop of its own, but invited
Bishops from the neighboring States TO
perform Episcopal seryice-Ordnalion,
Confirmation, Conservation of Churches,
and other acts.
Since the division of the Diocese the
growth of the Episcopal Church 10 the
State has been very great. In 1874 there
were 144 clergymen and 1900 communi-
cants reported; in 1894 the aggregate in
the two Dioceses was, of clergy, 22l, of
communicates, $500.