Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-20
THE NEW BISHOPS.
Dr. Fitzgerald and DIR. Haygcea
the Successful Ministers.
who win Edit the Christian AdvocatsP''
the Methodists Want Some One to
Answer.


The following special was received
last evening after the LEAF-CHRoNI-
Gle had gone to press:
NASHVILLE, May 19.-The Gener-
al Conference Of the Methodist Epis-
cOpal Church, South, at st. Louis to-
day elected Atticus G. Haygood, d.
D., of Georgia, bishop on the first
ballot.
This special was soon followed by
a second one announcing the election
of DIR. o. p. Fitzgerald, of Nashville
bishop on the fourth ballot.
These elections were not altogether
unexpected. In fact a great many
people were looking for it.
DIR. Haygood has been mentioned
in this connection before and Meth
odists in this section are jubilant
over the election. This newly elect
ed bishop has lately moved to Shelf
field, Ala, where he has been at work
building up female academy. The
people of that thriving city induced
him to locate there and build up 8
select school for girls. They seem tC
be glad that the election was made
on DR.. Haygood's account, but they
hate to give him up. He is one o.
the best men in the Southern Meth,
odist Church and is eminently fitted
to discharge the duties incumbent
upon him in his new field. He is
now in the prime of his manhood
and has bright prospect before him,
being hardly fifty years of age.
The only objection to the election
of DIR. Fitzgerald is that he ceases
his labors as editor of the Christian
Advocate at Nashville. This church
journal under his accomplished hand
has been a success as to high and
pure literary attainments. No one
who has ever read the paper has
failed to catch the fire of his pungent
paragraphs or his strong, brainy ed
itorials, couched in choice English
and punctuated with divine teach
ings. AS a paragrapher he is one OF
the best in the country, and as an
editorial writer he is rich in resources
and pure in diction. His place will
be hard to fill.
The only names mentioned as his
successor so far are Revs. JnO. j. LAT
ferty and w. A. Gambler. DIR. Lafferty
is at present editor of the Richmond
(Va) Christian Advocate, and is a
man of rare literary attainments. 1t
is the general impression here that
this gentleman will be elected in DR..
Fitzgerald's stead. No matter how
high man may stand as a writer,
he will have to apply himself dill
gently If he keeps the Christian Ad-
vocate up to. its present standard.
DIR. Fitzgerald will go to the Pacific
slope, and will in all probability re-
side in California, his old home. He
is now past sixty years of age, but is
wonderfully spry and can stand the
work for several years. Viewed
from an intelligent, unbiased stand
point, one is bound to admit that
these selections could not be beaten
among the Southern Methodist
preachers. That the General Con
ference will be congratulated on its
choice is seli-evident.
The fact that these two gentlemen
are well known in this State and,
coming closer home, in this county,
makes it all the more interesting.
They both have many warm per
sonal friends here who are delighted
at their promotion.
The only question is, will DR.
Haygood accept the high honor that
has been thrust upon him Eight
years ago he was elected to the bish-
opric, but he declined it, saying that
he believed his work was in a differ.
ent and an humber field. He will
hardly refuse the sacred mantle
when it is unanimously rendered