The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-02
GEORGIA'S NEW BISHOP.
ETHELBEHT TALBOT ELECTED By
TIE CONVENTION

TIE CONVENTION
he is Now Missionary Bishop Of West
ern Idaho and WyominR-Bish
Wingf1eld' Name tie Only other One
Presented, ard He Only Received
One Vote-Oaly One Ballot Taken.
MACON, GA, July 1.-The diocesan con-
vention Of Georgia, called by the standing
committee for the purpose of electing a
successor TO the late Bishop Beckwitb, met
this morning at the Christian church at 10
o'clock, and the result of to>dsy'5 session,
| provided he accepts, is that Rt. Rev. Ethel
bert Talbot, missionary bishop Of Western
Idaho and Wyoming, will be the bishop Of
the diocese Of Georgia.
After the morning service. with the
omission Of the sermon, theloonvention was
called to order under the resolution under
which it ad iourned at Savannah in May,
which was to the effect that the con vention
meet again at the call Of the president of
the standing committee, the Rev. William
c. Hunter. The roll call of deleg 4tes showed
| that Al lay and "a clerical delegates we're in
attendance.
| GAILOR's DECLINATION.
On motion of Rev. c. c. Williams Of
Augusta the report of the committee ap-
| pointed to inform the Rev. Thomas T.
Gailor of his election as Bishop made it's res
| port through the Hon. Y. D. Harrison of
! Atlanta. After the committee on credeu-
tials had decided upon the seating OF several
| delegates who had been substituted for others
| who had attended the Savannah conven-
| tion Mr.. Williams moved that in order
that candidate might be selected upon
whom the delegates might combine with
virtual unRnimlty tho convention should
| adjourn till 3 O'clock, and that during the
intermisslon the clergy and laity should
meet separately aud decide upon a candi-
date. The convention agreed to this and
| took recess till 3 O'Clock.
REAssEMBLING OF THE CONVENTION.
On meeting again it was announced that
| the almost unanimous choice of the con-
ference Of the clergy and laity was Bishop
| Talbot
Rev. G. G. Williams on, presenting the
name OF the candidate to the convention,
said that he was a man in every way suited
| 10 the work to which he would be called.
He had essentially the missionary spirit,
since his work since his election to the mis-
sionary diocese Of which he is now the head
was mainly Of that character.
ONLY FORTY YEARS OF AGE.
Bishop Talbot, he said, was man In the
prime OF life, about 40 years of age. He
was a man Of the highest refinement and
culture, and possessed the happy faculty Of
making himself at home either among the
cowboys Of his diocese or in the drawing
room OF the most cultured families
of the country. To his Guardianship
no objections could possibly be made He
was man without extremes, either toward
low or nigh churchmanshp, and all in
all he combined in himself the qualities
most necessary for his acceptabiity as
bishop Of Georgia. The name Of Rev. J.
Wingfeld, missionary bishop of North Carr
olina, was also presented.
THE BALLOT.
The result Of the ballot was that Bishop
| Wingfeld received only one vote, aud on
motion the vote was made unanimous The
convention was then adjourned, and the
standing committee and other diocesan
| committees held meetings afterward, in
which matters Of interest in Georgia were
considered.
The new bishop-elect was elected mission
ary bishop at the general convention in
Chicago. and he is held in high esteem by
! the church at large His position on the
Philips Brooks question was considered one
OF the strongest held by any member of the
| Episcopal church, and on many leading
questions he has made himself heard and
felt la the body at large.
ANovEL DEPARTURE.
The manner OF procedure in eleoting a
bishop who is already in charge OF a do
cese is some what different from the eleva-
tion Of priest to the bishopric. In this
| case the call must be signed by all the
clergy and forwarded to the bishop-elect.
The standing committe will probably ap-
| point subcommittee to proceed to Idaho
| and inform the new bishop of his election.
The convention adjourned to meet again at
the call Of the standing committee.
THE BISHOP NOTIFIED.
Tonight the following telegram was sent
to Bishop-eleot Talbot:
Bishop Efhelbert Talbot, Laranste, Wyomsno
Territory:
The standing committee Of Georgia respect
! fully notify you of your unanimous election on
| the first ballot as bishop of Georgia, and
earnestly urge your acceptance. Will send
| special committee at such time aud place as
you appoint.
| F. D. HARRISON, Secretary.
The standing committee appointed Rev.
| F. Rees Of Macon and w. K Miller Of Au-
gusta as a special committee TO wait upon
the bishop elect at the time and place that
he may designate.
A SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
The Rt. Rev Ethelbert Talbot, missionary
| bishop Of Wyoming and Idaho, was bornin
Fayette. Mo-, Oct. 9, 1S4s Having received
his early education at Fayette he entered
Dartmouth College, Hanover, n. H.,
in September, 1866, and graduated there in
1873. He entered the general theological
seminary in 1916, and graduated there in
| 1873. He was ordained deacon in tee
church Of the TRANSPORTATION. New York,
June 80. 1878, by Bishop Robertson. and
ordained priest in st. Mary's church,
Fayette, Nov. 4, 1873. by the same
prelate. He was at once made rector
Of st. James church, Macon, Mo-, and
in September, 1879 he opened parish
school in Macon, which has grown into the
fourishing diocesan school for boys. he
represented the diocese of Missouri
twice in the general convention and
was a rural dean and member OF
| the standing committee. He married
Miss Dora Harvey. Nov 5, 1878. He was
consecrateG May "a, 1887, missionary bishop
Of Wyoming and Idaho, aud received the
! degree of LII D., from the university OF
Missouri il the same year. and that OF 5. 7.
d., from the general theological seminary
of New York city in 1887, and Of d. D.,
| from Dartmouth in 1885,