The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-17

diocese that its labors were really exact
ing for two faithful bishops, but time
has proved the wisdom of his request.
Even in his part of~the state the mission
work has grown to large proportions, and
with all his wonderful zeal and liberality
he feels compelled, for want of funds,
caused by the recentadisastrous freeze, to
reduce the number of his missionary
preachers Owing to the fact that so
many families live in Florida only during
the winter months, the number of self
sustaining churches is smaller than
might be supposed.
The diocese of South Carolina, which
was founded in 1885, is the Oldest its first
bishop being Robert Smith, consecrated
Sept. 10, 1856, who died Oct. q, 1901. He
was the sixth on the list of American
bishops at the time of his conservation.
He was succeeded by Theodore Dehon,
consecrated Oct. Is, 1872, and whose death
took place Aug. 25 1889. Christopher E..
Gadsden. who followed him, was conse-
Grated June q, 1910, and died June "a, 1852.
His successor was Thomas r Davis, con-
secrated Oct. II, 1858, and dying Dec. 2,
1871. Then came William Bell White
Howe, consecrated Oct. s, 1871, and whose
death occurred last year. He was sue
ceeded by his assistant, Ellison Capers,
the present bishop, who had been a gal
liant general in the confederate army, and
whose revered father was a beloved bishop
of the Methodist Episcopal church, south.
Bishop c. X. Nelson of Georgia. like
our Bishop Weed, (who is a Savannah
NAM, belongs to the class of young bish-
ops of which the lamented Bishop r. w.
B. Elliott of Western Texas, (also a Geor-
gian), was a noble type, whose zeal and
labors in mission fields have made them
conspicuous among their associates.
Bishop Nelson adds to his other aggres-
siVe labors in this line the care of the
colored race, to whom he opens wide the
door of the Protestant Episcopal church.
Other denominations have not held back
in this particular work and Georgia s
new bishop does not seen inclined to rest
on his arms and let the few colored Epis-
copal churches anguish for want of prop
er fostering care, and the Lord has al
ready blessed his labors most abundantly.
In closing it may not be amiss to glance
at the three states in which the Morn
ing News has such a wide circulation
South Carolina, Georgia and Florida
and note the main points in regard to
these dioceses. The diocese of Georgia
was founded in 1923 with the sainted Ste
phen Elliott, consecrated Feb. 2S 1841, as
first bishop. He died Dec. q, 1866, and
was succeeded by John w. Beckwith, con-
secrated April 2. 1868, who died Nov. %,
1890. The present Bishop Nelson was con-
secrated Feb. 2, 1892.
1898, with Francis H. Rutledge, conse-
Grated oct. Is, 1851. as it's first bishop.
His death occurred Nov. 6, 1866, and his
successor was John Freeman Young, con-
secrated July %, 1861 who died Nov. 15
1885. The present Bishop Weed was con-
secrated Aug II, 1885.
In 1892 the diocese of Florida was di-
vided and the new diocese of Southern
Florida founded. Bishop Weeds diocese
retained Palatka, Lake City, Jackson
Vile. etc, with Episcopal residence in
jacksonville, while Bishop Gray's new
Missionary diocese embraced Sanford,
Orlando Ocala, Tampa. etc, reaching
across the state from the west to the
east coast and it's outlying islands. 1t is
in many respects a most remarkable field
of Christian labor, as it embraces every
nationality and almost every class of hui
man beings The mission stations in the
Everglades, among the remnants of the
Seminole Indians are not the least at
tractive, as they are not the least fruit
FIJI of good results Sidney Herbert.