The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-26
THE BISHOPS JUBILEE
Event of Great Rejoicing in
the Episcopal Diocese
Of Newark.
FIFTY YEARS OF PRIESTHOOD
Grand Commemoration in Honor
of the Ri. Rev. Thomas A.
starkey al East Grange
on Nay 2.
FIFTY YEARS OF PRIESTHOOD

In Trinity Church. al Pottsvilie, Pa,
Thomas Alfred Starkey was ordained to
the priesthood of the Protestant Episco-
pal Church on May p, 1S48, so on May q
next will occur the fiftieth anniversary
of his ordination. The celebration of the
great event in the life of the priest, now
the Bishop of the diocese of Newark, will
be held in Christ Church, East Orange,
and a committee, composed of the Rev.
Dr.. William w. Holley. of Hackensack,
chairman; the Rev. John w. Keller. of
Arlington, chaplain to the Bishop, secre-
tary; Henry Hayes, of this city. treas
urer; the Rev. W. R. Jenvey, archdea-
con of Jersey City; the Rev. Alexander
Mann, archdeacon of Newark; the Rev.
William r. Bennett. of Jersey City, and
the Rev. William Whiting Davis, of East
Orange, is making arrangements for a fit
ting observance of the event.
There will be a celebration of the holy
communion in Christ Church at lo;3O
the celebrant, and the presentation of
testimonials to the Bishop and addresses
by men representing the various depart
ments of work in the diocese will follow.
To commemorate the event it is proposed
TO raise by popular subscription among
the 1000 communicates in the diocese
S.. 600 with which to pay off the indebted
1i1oo IA ttS
lington avenue. East Orange
Under Bishop Sankey's administration
the affairs Of the Newark Diocese have
prospered. The Bishop is commanding
in presence. above the usual height, With
sharp. clean-cut, strong features. His
face is clean shaven and his hair is sill
picion of a curl to it. He speaks in a
low but clear voice. and is an interest
ing speaker and an adept at an inn
promptu address.
;-l.1 = rrlyaxr noe horn OF phijodn1-
phia in 1925. He received a common school
education and became a civil engineer,
taking up the practice of his profession at
Pottsville, Pa. Imbued from boyhood
with a love and veneration for the Church
he went to New York and devoted himself
SO ardently to the study of Latin. Greer
and polity, that in a short time he was
able to pass the necessary examinations
for the ministry, and in ls47 ne was or
dained deacon. Mr.. starkey at once went
work there. The next step in his ad-
vancement was his ordination to the
priesthood.
Soon after his ordination a call was re-
ceived from Christ Church, in Troy, Ny.
Mr.. Starkey accepted the offer, and for
four years labored in the field. In Febru-
the rectorship of st. Paul's Church at Al
bany, N. Y. Four years later the rector
ship of Trinity Church, Cleveland, o.
became vacant, and the choice of the YES
Try fell on the young Albany rector. He
remained at Cleveland for eleven years,
and in 1869 he assumed the reetorship of
the Church of the Epiphany at Washing
ton. After three years service his health
failed and he, was obliged to ~relinquish
ministerial work. For a number of years
he travelled abroad. and later he served
as assistant secretary of the Board of Do
nestle Missions.
In 1877. his health being completely re-
stored, Mr.. Starkey was called to st.
Paurs Church., Paterson. He was soon
appointed dean of the convocation of
Jersey City, andsthe ability in administra-
tive directions he showed at this time had
much to do with his subsequent election
to the BiShopric.
The convention hat assembled in New
ark in October, 1879, for the election of a
successor to Bishop sOdenheimer was a
notable one. There were a number of
candidates. among them DIR. Abercrombie.
DR.. Starkey. DR.. Davis, DIR. Eccleston and
DR.. Henry c. Potter, now Bishop of New
York. The fight was stubborn, lasting into
the second day, and was ended only by
the decisive refusal of DR.. Potter to allow
the further use of his name. Then the
convention united on DR.. Starkey, and his
election was made unanimous.
I. Bishop Starkey was consecrated in
and the service was so unusually ritual
istic that it treated no end of stir among
church people. The Bishop was one of
the p~relates who attended the famous
Lambeth conference of 1883, and was made
an active member of the committee that
is in correspondence with the English
Bishops regarding the welfare of the i'm
migrants coming to this country. He also
attended the conference last summer.