Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-14
nrv. FENNER S. sTIcKNEY.

REV. FENNER S. STICKNEY.
tbronged with friends and admirers of
~, stickney. anxious to learn his condi-
Ton and TO express their sympathy for
tba family. Persons of all denominations
called. attestlng the high esteem IN
which Mr.. suckney is held here.
Mr. stickney was. as was told In yes
tsrdav's Dispatch, taken sick on Satur-
dav last. but was not thought to be In
onv danger until Thursday when he
manifested a most alarming heart
trouble. Since that time but little hope
had been entertained for his recovery.
A LOVER OF MEN.
II was truly said of him by promi-
rent minister of this city last night,
a clergyman of another denomination
who had known Mr. Stichney all MS
l,fe that he was lover of men. Every
Characteristic Of the beloved rector
showed that this was true. lie was not
the minister who kept himself smut up
I'm his study for days and days stuoylhs
a line OF theology or preparing SCI
sermon Of alarming length; ne was al
WAYS on the so. doing GOOD among men
s,d women. and showing them the way
10 Christ. BY reason of this he always
went into his pulpit filled with fresh IN
snlration cleaned among highways ana
hedges. and his sermons were the pure
outpourlngs Of his gracious heart ana
generous mind.
Mr. sticIlney never read sermon. HIS
rolicv was TO select his text, think upon
and pray upon il all the time, stop mere
and there as an incident appllcaple TO
IL occurred 70 his mind, or as an idea came
10 him. to lot 1t down. His voice was
musical and resonant, and his delivery
graceful and easy. He was tall and
commanding in figure, and looked espe-
pially handsome in his robes.
STIRRED UP THE PEOPLE.
Mr.. stckney came to Richmond nearly
three years ago, having accepted the
nastorate Of Monumental church. lie
at once won the favor OF not only his
own congregation, but Of hundreds be-
longing TO other churches, and historic
old Monumental could hardly hold the
large crowds which poured out to hear
him preach. His discussions were elo-
quent In their simplicity and were frausht
with a freshness and charm which made
them most impressive and interesting
The catholicity of his views, his open
and earnest treatment of all questions,
his sympathetic nature, and his powers
of reasoning combined to make him an
expounder OF the Gospel of Christ whose
ability was recognized by all who heard
him. Mr.. Stickney's congregation grew
larger and larger, the old church grew
in numbers, and otherwise, and instead
OF languishing she proudly held her po-
sitlon among the most important churches
Of the city. He was the first minister in
this city to install a vested choir in his
church.
The deceased probably preached more
IN churches of other denominations than
his own than any Episcopal clergyman
in the South. He loved TO commingle
with Gods people. no matter where they
were, and for this reason he was esteemed
and beloved by Christian people of all
denominations.
KIND TO YOUNG MEN.
Mr.. suckney's greatest forte was his
ability TO reach young men. He was
TO easy OF approach, and so gracious and
kind. that he was always comforting some
young man or young woman, suggesting
something for their good, without ap-
parently realizing what he was accom-
plishing. The boys who were not al
ways at church on Sunday. or who had
other little faults. could so 10 him-and
many Of them did so to him-and find
solace Mr.. Stickney was an untiring
worker among the sick. lie did not re-
gard creeds or religions. but went where
ever his services were needed. Those
who have known him in this capacity
VIII not leave his praises unsung. In
his death, good man has gone TO his
reward-a rich and sweet reward which
knoweth no ending
SKETCH or REV. MIR. STICKNEY.
Rev. Fenner $. Suckney was in the 3Sth
year OF his age. having been born IN
Greensboro Ala. June 8, 1860. lie was
the son OF Joseph Bryan Stickney ana
his wife, Martha Satterthwaite Stickney.
After the war Mr.. Stickney, the father,
moved his family to Eastern North Caro-
lina. locating near Littleton. He en-
gagged In farming for awhile, and was
also for many years a merchant Young
Fcnner spent his boyhood days I'm ana
around ldttleton. but as he grew up he
determined TO study for the ministry. Az
ter receiving plain education In the
country schools he was sent TO the Epis-
oopal High School al Alexandria Va.
where he studied for a couple OF years,
going thence 10 the University of the
south, at Sewanee, Tenn, und subse-
quently 10 the University OF North Caro-
iina. Having passed through these insti-
tutions. young Stickney went TO New
York and entered the Episcopal Theologi-
cal Seminary OF that city, from which no
graduated with distinction in 1886. For
some time Mr.. Stickney was engaged In
missionary work in New York city.
aAq ,&heTe and Ut the seminary absorbed