New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
DIR. John Scarborough, a
Vigorous Preacher,
Passes Away.
HEAD OF SOUTHERN
DIOCESE SINCE 1875
Long Career in Church Marked by
Zeal and Hard Work-Mis-
sions Were His Hobby.

Trenton, y. J.. March l4.--ln the death
here this morning Of the Right Rev. Dr.
John Scarborough. Bishop OF the South
ern Protestant Episcopal Diocese OF New
Jersey. the Church loses one Of its most
jealous and faithful workers. He was
eighty-three years old.
Death resulted from pleuro-pneumonia-
All the members OF the family were at
the bedside when he died. Bishop Scar
borough was quite active for his years.
During the blizzard Of two weeks ago he
became stormbound while making VISIT
to a church He contracted severe
cold. and upon his return home was pros
trsted with pneumonia. He grew steadily
worse, and hope for his recovery was
abandoned several days ago.
Dr. Scarborough was fourth bishop of
the diocese and an adopted American
He was born in Castle william in the
north Of Ireland. where his father held
an appointment in the Internal Revenue
Department He was born on April %
1881, and was baptized in the chapel or
| the Earl Of Roden in Brysntford. His
| father having died he was brought 10
| this country while child, and received
| his education here. He was prepared for
college by the Rev. Edward r. Edwards.
graduate of oxford. In 1854 he was
| graduated from Trinity College. Hart
ford. Conn, and entered the General
| Theological Seminary in this city.
! He was ordained deacon on June y,
1851 and became assistant at 81. Paurs
Church. Troy, where he was ordained
| brr In, feaa
| In 1850 he became rector Of the Church 81
! the Holy Comforter in Paughkeepsie,
where he remained until 1867, when he
| accepted call 10 Trinity Church, Pitts
burgh, then having the largest parish west
Of the Alleghanies. lie remained there
until he was elected Bishop in 1875 and
was consecrated by Bishop Horstio Pot
ter
He lived for time at Burlington but
later removed TO Trenton. where an Epis-
copal residence had been presented 10 the
diocese by Samuel X. Wilson, q woollen
manufacturer. In 1865 DR.. SCARBOROUGH
was married at Poughkeepsie to Miss
Catherine Elizabeth Trivet. She died sen
eral years ago. He leaves five daughters
Mrs Edward J. Knight, widow OF Bishop
Edward j. knight of Western Colorado.
Mrs. Charles E. Gummere. Mrs. Charles
Roberts, Miss Elizabeth Scarborough and
Mrs. Charles Hewitt
Under Bishop Scarhorough's administra-
ton Of church policy in Southern New
Jersey great and substantial progress wal
made. He was an eminently practical
man, with keen insight into human nat
ure. In his sermons he discarded fiowet
oratory and treated every question fro
a matter-of-fact standpoint To him this
world was concrete. and the object OF the
Church was to take men as it found them
and lead them to higher aims and better
deeds Though a student and we'll versed
i'm dogma, he never used the pulpit as q
forum TO argue differences OF creed.
The Bishop had a hobby He was me
enthusiastic upon the question OF esta
fishing missions wherever the Diocese
the Episcopal Church was unrepresente
He took the deepest interest i'm his wea
congregations, and by appeals 10
larger and more opulent churches bu
ND his faith in remote districts.
The twenty-fifth anniversary or silly
jubilee, of Bishop Scarborough's cons
Grafton was appropriately celebrated
his diocese, Trinity College gave him
degree of S. 7. d. in 1872