The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-02
GREEN'S ELECTION
PLEASING TO ALL
New Coadjutor Said TO be
Eminently Fitted for Office
of Bishop
RECEIVES HIGH HONOR
ON FIRST BALLOT
Seminary Professor Readily
Accepts Honor Which
He Formally De-
clined

Election OF the Rev. Bergman
Green. u. D.. as bishop coadjutor OF
the Virginia diocese and his ready
acceptance at the special session OF
the council here meets with the nnani-
nous approval of Episcopaiians
throughout the diocese.
DR.. Green has been professor of:
the English Bible at the Theological
Seminary near Alexandria for the last
nine years. and during that time has
succeeded In placing the chair upon
an exceedingly high pfane. In fact,
according TO the statements Of his Eel
low-professors. the chair is now upon
such a sound basis that the seminary
feels that il can spare him far better
than II could several years ago when
he was elected to the same eoadJutor-
ship and declined the honor.
In addition to being a tip-top pro-
lessor. DR.. Green is regarded as an
exceptionally fine pulpit speaker, his
discourses being logical and forceful
and his delivery of the pleasing
character. Those who know him best
say that he also possesses executive
ability OF a high order n In every
way is equipped and qualified to fll
the ONCE OF bishop.
Native OF Charlotte.
Bishop Green is Just forty-seven
years old, and in the full yigor and
prime of life. He is a native of Char
lotte county. being the son OF Co.
william c.. Green, OF that county, who
served with distinction throughout the
civil war with the ~Fifty-sixth Xir-
ginia regiment. In 1890 he graduated
from the Theological Seminary. n
after being ordained by Bishop Whit
tie, served In the parishes of Tappa-
hammock and Leesburg. Later he be-
came rector OF Christ church, Aiexan-
dria. and was still filling that charge
when elected to fill the chat of Eng
iish Bible at the seminary.
lie will tender his resignation at
once to the seminary and will enter
upon his bishopric duties as soon as
possible after his conservation. No
date for that ceremony has yet been
set.
Headquarters Not Determined.
Neither has 1t been determined
where Bishop Green viii make his
headquarters. In view of the fact.
however. that Bishop Gibson MAIN
tains his residence in Richmond. At
is likely that his cosdjutor will con-
tinue to reside In the vicinity of Alex
andria.
Bishop Lloyd. whom Bishop Green
succeeds, made his headquarters in
Alexandria.
While in Richmond. Bishop Green
was a guest In the home of the Rev.
John ]. Gravatt In Park avenue He
returned TO Alexandra Thursday
morning. accompanied by his sixteen
year-old son who was also the guest
Of DIR. Gravatt.
Bishop Green married a Miss
Bouldin. Of Charlotte. who still sur
wives. Only one child was born to
the union.
the afternoon session IF the council
in St. James church. Bishop Green
received f~orty-seven. the remaining
ballots hein. scattered among the
other V candidates. He receiver
f~orty-one of the fifty-seven lay votes.
The other names put in nomination
were:
Rev. William d.. Smith. D. D., OF
Winchester. Rev. William Meade
Clark, %. D., rector Of st. James:
Rev. Joseph b. Dunn, rector -ef ST..
Faaass, a~.snehburK. Rev. Corbin Brax-
ton Bryan. OF Petersburg, and Rev.
Robert S. COPELAND, OF Baltimore.
The name Of DIR. Bryan. however. was
Withdrawn before the council baIloted.
Choice OF Council.
1t soon became evident after the
nominations began to be seconded that
DIR. Green would be the choice OF
the body. although some of the dele
gates wished to be assured that he
would accept before casting their ball
lot for him.
DIR. COPELAND. OF Baltimore, though
generally regarded ~ eminentiy fitted
for the bishoprtc on account of his
vigorous physical manhood and other
qualifications, was not considered
seriously In the running. This was
chiefly because OF the, fact that he
resides outside the diocese and there
appeared to be disposition among
the delegates to elect a Virginia man.
DIR. COPELAND. however. Is a native Of
Virginia. and married a Virginia girl.
He was recently called to Trinity
church. New Orleans, and il Is under.
stood that he will very probably ac-
cept.
Nomination OF the Rev. William
Meade Clark. rector OF 81. James.
Richmond. and editor NJ the Southern
Churchman, was intended mainly as
q compliment to that clergyman. the
general understanding being that he
would not have accepted the honor,
had 1t been rendered him.