The morning news., 1891-11-20
DIR. NELSON SAYS YES.
HE AccEP. IS TIE BIsH 0PRIO SUB
JECr TO oAEONICAL CONSEa

JEcr TO CAHONICAL CONSEa
His Acceptance ffci ally Announced
bv the secretary Of the Standing
Committee of the Dlocsse-His resti-
mopials to se Forwarded at Once
for the Approval Of the Standing
Committees and Bishops, aud His
Conservation TO Take Place in Feb
ruary-hpiscopalians Gratif1ad Over
the Settlement OF the BishoprIc
Quest on.
DIR. Cleland K. Nelson has accepted the
Georgia bishopric.
The 70 lowing telegram was received by
the MORNING News yesterday afternoon,
from Col 2. D. Harrison at South Bethle-
hem. Pa:
SOUTH BETBLEzEx Pa, Nov. 10. ls9l--Dr.
Nelson accepts the bishopric OF Georgia, subject
to the canonical consent Of church.
g. D. HARRISON.
This will be the most interesting news In
the papers this morning TO EDiscopalians
throughout the state The following dis
patch was received last night from the
MORNING NEWS correspondent at Atlanta:
Mai. Thomas H. Walker, formerly secretary
Of the standing commit OF the Episcopal
church of Georgia, this afternoon received a
telegram from COL 2, D. Harrison. secretary Of
the standing COMMITTEES, who, with Chairman
W.. Hunter of Columbus went to South Beth
lehem. Pa TO officially notify Rev DR.. Mel
son of his election to the oishopric Of Georgia,
announcing his acceptance. This makes Dr.. Mel
son the next bishop of the
diocese of Georgia. When Messrs. Hunter and
Harrison return the standing committee will be
called together and Dr. Nelson's canonical tes-
timonials will be forwarded to the bishops and
standing committees throughout the country.
When his election has 1eel ratified by the COL
lege Of bishops the committee will prepare for
his conservation, which will probably take
place in February.
TO BE WELCOMED IN SAVANNAH.
A MORNING NEWS reporter conveyed the
news of DIR. Nelson's acceptance to Rev. G..
H. Strong, rector of st. Johns church, last
night. Mr.. Strong said he was gratified to
know that DR.. Nelson had accepted and
that the doubts which have existed concern
ing the bishopic are at an end.
"The new bishop will be given a regular
Savannah welcome when be arrives here, -
he said.
Mr.. Strong regards it as very uufortu-
nate that DIR. Nelson's election was not
made unanimous, but he does not think it
will affect his reception in Georgia. He
believes from what he has heard that DR..
Nelson will fill the bishoprio satisfactorily
1t will be February or the latter part of
january at least, before the new bishop Will
reach the diocese.
THE FoRMALIrTES OF ELECTION.
On the return Of Dr. Hunter, chairman,
and Col. Harrison from Pennsylvania, q
meeting Of the standing committee will be
called and memorials will be prepared to be
addressed to the standing committees of
all the dioceses in the United States and to ell
the bishops. The memorial to the
standing committees will be forwarded to
them at once, and when a majority Of the
committees have passed upon it, and given
1t their indorsem snt. it will be FORWARDED d
to the bishops, who will also pass upon it
When majority of the bishops have in
dorsed 1t the presiding bishop will declare
the election, aud will order the new bis
hops conservation.
1t is not expected there will be any OBJ
jections TO Dr. Nelson's acceptance of the
bishopric.
coNsECRATED IN HIS OWN CHURCH.
In all probability the conservation will
take place In Dr. Nelson's own church at
South Bethlehem, this being the usual Gus
tom. One of the few exceptions TO this rule
was the conservation Of Bishop Beck with,
which took place in st. Johns church in
Savannah
There is a general feeling of satisfaction
among the Episcopalans Of Savannah that
the bishoprlc question has been settled and
that Dr. Nelson has accepted. The new
bishop is Virginian by bir h, and is 80
years old. He is said to be q man of splen-
did physique, tall and broad shoulde7ed,
with warm, magnetic nature.
He was graduated from ST. Johns College.
Annapolis. He is very popular with his
parishioners at South Bethlehem, where be
has done great work. His parish there is
very large, and besides his own church
be Church Of the Nativity
he conducts three chapels and is
chaplain Of St Luke's hospital. The reputa-
ton which DR.. Nelson has earned as a
worker at South Bethlehem had a great
deal to do with his election as bishop of
Georgia
NOT HIGH CHURCHMAN
A gentleman who is acquainted with DR..
Nelson said last night that the idea that he
Is an extreme high churchmau is great
mistake, as he is just the opposite, an extreme
low churchman. The gentleman said he sup
posed Rev. Mr.. Dodge's objection, iu the
diocesan convention. to DIR. Nelson on the
ground of his being al extreme high
churchman was an ironiclsm. 1t would be
some hiig new for Mr.. Dodge to object to
any man on the ground of high church
manship.
GOOD-BY TO THE COLD WAVE
II is Passing of Into the Atlantic and
VIII Be Gone Tod ".