Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-17
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Bishop YOung's Remains Expected to
Reach Jacksonville To-Day.

Bishop YOungs Remains Expected to
Reach Jacksonville To-Day.
JACKSONVILLE, Nov. 16.-The remains
OF Right Rev. John Freeman Young, S. r..
D., Episcopal Bishop of the diocese Of
Florida, who died at the Clarendon hotel,
in New York city, Sunday morning at
O'Clock, OF anuerism OF the heart, are ex-
pected to arrive here tomorrow noon.
The funeral will occur Thursday after
noon at O'Clock at st. Johns church.
Bishop Beckwith, of Georgia is
expected to preach the funeral
sermon. Bishop Young succeeded
in the diocese OF Florida Bishop
Francis Huger Rutledge, who died Nov.
q, 1866. Bishop Young, who was the Sec
ond Bishop of Florida, was born in Pitts
ton, Kennebee county, Me-, Oct 30, 1920,
and was consequently IN his sixty-tiith
year. He was a student in the Wesleyan
seminary at Readneld, bis native State,
and subsequently entered the Wesleyan
university in MiddletOwn, Conn, where
he became a convert to the church.
He removed to Virginia and en-
tered the Theological Seminary of
Virginia. near Alexandria, where
he graduated in 1915, attained to
the order of deacOns in st, MichaePs
Church, at Bristol, II. l., April 20, 1S45,
by the Right Rev. John Prentiss Kewley
Henshaw, ID. d., and was ordained priest
in st. Johns Church, In Tallahassee,
Fla, Jan. II, 1916, by the Right Rev.
Stephen Elliott, Jr., u. ID. Shortly after
his ordination to the deaconate, he re-
moved to Florida, and upon his ordination
10 the priesthood he became rector 0f St.
Johns Church, In this city (JacksOn-
ville). In December, 1876. he removed to
gs.s .aa..s
work in Brazoria county until November,
1850. In the organization Of the diocese
OF that State in 1913 be was chosen Secre-
tary Of the convention. He removed from
Texas TO Livingston, Madison county,
Mississippi, in November, 1850. Two
years after he removed TO Napo-
leonvllle, Assumption parish, Louis
lana, and subsequently removed TO New
York city and became an assistant minis
ter in Trinity parish, where he remained
until his elevation to the Episcopate. He
was chosen Secretary Of the Russo-Greek
committee, and editor OF the paper issued
by that committee, and in 1864 visited
Russia for the purpose Of advancing the
movement toward a restoration OF inter-
communion with the Eastern church. In
1865 be received the degree OF Doctor Of
Sacred Theology from Columbia college,
New York, and was c0nse-
Grated BiSnOp or Florida IN Irlni-
ty church, New York city, July %, 1867,
by the Right Rev. j. II. Hopkins, d. d.,
l.. l.. D., assisted by the Right Revs. John
Pavne, Alex. Gregg, w. II. Odenheimer,
p. B. Wilmer and George ID. Cummins
A personal encounter occurred here on
bhe street to-day between Col. s. I. WALES,
formerly Land Commissioner Of the Flor
ida Railway and Navigation Company
and Arthur I. Williams, bis successor In
that Office. No blood was spilled. The
affair grew out of personal determinations
and abuse by the two gentlemen relative
to Mr.. Wales suit against the railroad
on land claims.
A PEACEMAKER KILLED.
MADISON, FLA, nov. l6.--Last night at
negro festival, about four miles from
town, two negroes, Charles Milton and
John Byrd, gotinto a difficulty about some
cotton, which Byrd accused Milton OF
stealing from him. In the fight Byrd used
halt Of a fence rail, and in his efforts 10
strike Milton, instantly killed an old negro
woman named Lucy Washington, who
was struck on the head while attempting
TO stop the fight. Byrd is under arrest,
and an inquest Is being held.