The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-14
REy. FENNER S. sTICKNEY.

had 10 go 20 bed. and grew rapidly worse
with his trouble, gastrltis' un'h u'''"
came 90 him. ., ..a
Dre i n. Tpshur and j. Page Ma7'ie
were unremitting In their a'tena1uoo
Complications Of the heart followed
the attack OF gastrtis, and caused ms
death. ,t.h A..
During the three years I'm which MT.
Suckncy has lived here as rector Oh
Monumental church. he has done great
and good work
Tho Old church was never moro pros
perous nor such "a power for good ana inc
congregation is q large ana growing olo'
HIS USEFUL CAREER.
Fenner Satterthwaite Stickney was
horn i'm Greensboro, Alabama, thirty
seven years ago. and WAS the son o.
Colonel and Mrs Joseph B. Stckney'
who moved to North Carolina when
young. Stickney was TWO years old. lie
was a grandson of the late FenneI b'
satterthwaite, for whom he was named.
They lived az the tno old estate or
"Woodstock" In Beaufort county, Noflh
Carolina. near pamuco Sound.
Here he passed his youth, ana after
receiving his primary education in schools
of his county, was sent 90 the Episcopal
High School, near Alexandria, Virginia.
After this course. he Went 10 the Unit
versity of the South, at Lawrence Ten
nessee, and here his mind, which had
been dwelling ON the question of studying
for the ministry, was made up.
THE MINISTRY CHOSEN.
lie decided 10 enter the Episcopal min
istry and arranged 20 attend tho Gen9ral
..tIl. mi nf
at this time ne was taken ill and MS lll-
ness affected his eyes 80 that he was un-
able % study for some time.
lie Went back to his old North Carolina
home and Went to fsrminB, after year
Of which his health was restored and his
eyesight Improved and his intention of
study for the ministry was resumed. IL
was bEt "a short while before ne went 10
New York. entered the General Theo-
logical Seminary in 1851 and after the
usual three years course was graduated
ia 1880 with high honors.
After his ordination which promptly
followed. he was I'm demand for mission
work I'm the chuyches and chapels OF
New York, but Bishop Lyman, who was
then Bishop of North Carolina, asked him
10 come home.
He was prompted 10 obey the can or
the Bishop declining a call Co sag Harbor.
Maine. TO do 50. ana returned 10 North
Carolina, where he was put into the Mis-
sion field OF the western part OF the State.
in which he was very successful hndlly
taking a church In Greensboro.
CAME TO RICHMOND.
From there he was called 10 ST. Peters
church. Charlotte n c.. 10 succeed the
Right Rev Bishop Cheshire, where he
was in the midst Of great and useful
work, when he was called 20 the charge
OF Monumental church, Richmond ina the
autumn OF lS9i
Mr.. Stickuey leaves n widow. who was
Miss Elizabeth Gaylord. OF North caro-
lima, and two children-Mss Gertrude.
ared eleven and Master Fenrer s., aged
six years
His father and mother Col. and Mrs.
Joseph b. Sti,kney were with him at his
death, having teen telcgraphed for Thurs
day evening, when his critical condition
was realized.
OF engaging personal address. sympa-
thetic. quick Witted, generous. and with
never falling good humor. he was a great
favorite with men and women everywhere.
lie was fluent OF speech, In the pulpit,
never using notes or manuscript and pos
sessed great familiarity with the text
OF the Holy Bible.
or BROAD VIEWS.
Mr. Stickney was "a man Of breadth Of
view and in no scrt Of sense bigOted. or
intolerant where other mems religious
views were concerned.
Believing IN and loving the old Church
in which he was born and raised he
nevertheless was fun OF love and charity
for all those who prOfessed and called
themselves Christians.
The late Bishop Phillips Brooks, or
ItNfassachusetts. was a good friend OF Mr.
,Suckney and the admiration which he
had for the Bishop was unDounded