New-York tribune., 1902-12-05
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
BISHOP sTARKEY's CoADJUToR,

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: have just been reading in The Tribune of
this morning what DR.. Stoddard of St Johns
Church. Jersey City, has to say about the confer
euce held at Castle Point Hoboken on Tuesday
last in the matter of coadjutor to Bishop Star
key.
DR.. Stoddard has devoted himself body mlnd
and SOUL the upbulding OF his parish he mas
succeeded remarkable degree
But he has done it at the expense of all touch
with and all knowledge of that which is going on
in the diocese. The matter of a coadJutor nad
been settled before the conference was called
The initiative in such matters with the bishop.
Bishop Starkey had signified to the standing COM
nittee his readiness to ask for a coadJutoF- 1he
standing committee had advised him 10 ask ior
one The clergy and the laity of the diocese VINO
were In living touch with the affairs OF the oocese
had settled it in their minds that there should De
a coadjutor. Only thing remained 10 De oohe-
That was make suitable provision ior Ihe sup
port OF the coadjutor The conference was called
for that and for that alone. When the advlsanlity
of having a coadjutor questioned and wren IL
was suggested by the speaker that II shouio DC
thrown open to discussion the chairman very prop
ery ruled such discussion out of order. DR.. Stod-
dard was himself the speaker. 1t was his lack or
knowledge of what had been going on in the do
cese which n.isled him. We were not there TO DIS
cuss that question We were there TO raise money
and for no other purpose. The subsequent motlon
which was put and carried not the one the
doctor was making It was quite different al
though even it was not quite in order The cna1r-
man saw it. and asked If he should put IT,
replied yes II will do harm. and Will bring US
at once TO the special matter We nave IN mana Ine
motion was: Resolved, That in the sense or TINS
meeting there should be coadJutor rms was
carried unanimously. There was not dlssentlils
voice The eighty-five representative men VINO
were there voted for 1t. Subscriptions were then
asked for for the support of the coadJutor In nf-
teen mi1utes' time enough pledged TO make
his sIlpport assured That meeting was not a
''eilded trap" When such men as CortIahdt Par-
ker of Newark and Alfred Mills, OF MorrlStown;
and William NJ Franklin, of Orange and EDWARD
4 walton of Ridgewood. and William d. Forbes
- IJoho
wise men of affairs clear eyed and clear headed
gave generously and readily for the support OF me
coadiJitor it makes smile to tsink OF the meet
ing as a ''gided trap. . .,, - .nrh,
Nv friend DR.. Stoddard. in his article, says y ms
IS a specimen OF the way business mas peen eIteh
done in this diocese" Yes this IS the way ousl-
ress ia done in this diocese. We determine TO
aiec. coadtutor; but before we elect him we
make provision for his support That is the klno
of business which the conference was caIed 10 oo'
Tbis diocese needs coadjutor. The bishop OF
the diocese has far passed the fourscore marx
We need more than the perfunctory help OF
kind hearted bishop who will come 10 US no" ana
our bishop has served his God and the church
for hfty-ave years, II not more He is sun IN re-
markable possession of his faculties But ne is
entitled to relief Of which no VISITING olsnop
could give him ,.,,- o,s5
for It win be entirely provided for IN que tlrne
NE will elect him. Very sincerely yours.
VIC Will 0 ~ WILLIAM R JENVEY.
Secretary OF the Conference.
81 PauTs Rectory No s14 HudSon-st, Hoooken
n j. December 1, 1902.