Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-13
ROBERT NELSON WASLEARVED
7HEOLOGZANANDP REA CHER OF
MUCH ELOOUENCE AND POWER
Noted Minister Was Born
in Oakland" Hanover
County, in 1919.
WAS TUTOR AT HOWARD
WHEN BUT A MERE YOUTH
Died July Is, l886-Buried in
Old Graveyard, Fork Church.
ST Martins Parrish.
ny JAMES ro,>rz NELSON.

W. JAMES PDt >IT NELSON.
''obert nelson was born at oak
''n". Hanover County. Virginia. 80
s'niber 30. l.l.. There IL. died JulN
o. 1856 Ills father w3s Captain.
'N"uas Nelson son nf Colonel Hugh
N'isoN. of YORKTOWN. Virginia. His
m''a"r wa# JUdith Nelson. clcvcntn
MD ~ General ThOinas Nelson who
"'iuWaHdeG ;h' Virginia forces az;
nc ahrfanhrr OF 'Ornwaiii- at York
'"Nn ana who MAS also Governor of
'frs MA Ills parents wcg. tn. grand
I'"raH "f William Nrl.on. Of York.
.'N" president N the Council Of Vlr-
S'H'" Thus Robert Nelson traced 10
'etni from to" founders of thu rr"a,
'@m.ioS n his naive Stat. those O:
rage Byrd Garter aud others
\ distinguishing tral, OF charac,o,
40 The household whar. h. was bora
'Hd reared has always b"cn simple
'.d profound piety. and Il complete
H''oi!Yn To the church ana It's Gaith
TA.' waS ,hr foundation OF . III.
r-rly given % tho church. aud faith
HIlE spent ia i'~ last hGurs III that
rvlc.
whrr only s.cn years o.n. nob.r,.
A"!eon was sent 10 The hone oil Rev.
VI liam Meade. IN Frederick. now
larN county. virginia. there 10 ~.
p'pa under rigorous. stern.
iH"ush wholesome discipline or mind
rnd hods or thos" days. Of ,ha, dis.
.'piiUc and teaching uow displaced
'y modern AMI more tender methods.
pr. Neison has ,n!d IN :. rl,,l. volume
Hhosc iai;hfulncss 10 tiu,h makes Il
%"lu5bl" Is historical record. and
whoS" perfect atyi" .ntitlhd i, 10 =
rln'" Win tn" best IL. our literature.
There, at that unique schooi. Nc -pen,
me forma'!v. years Of his III. under
INC charge Of th. father OF the great
Ncndo! %! virginia cnurcnmarship."
ana IN association with CONS OF the
"es, o! N!rg.nia's people. y roll call
". the boys whO. with Robcr, Nelson.
earned lessons OF bodily self
.ontrol as Wen love O! The
.!aSsics. could have bcrn answered in
lat"r years by men who bore with
,pleut.h fnr'i,ui- all the stross and
Hriya'!on ana dangers % many bat
t.cs
Goc. {" Delaware.
Frons the nom. Of bishop McaC~.
''''''N ->r''''' went N!Nh MS N1hN-
man. ihs Rev. william Nelson Pen
"i'ipr. 'atcr tn" chief Of artillery OF
~" Army ~ Northern virginia Z"
Bristol College in Delaware Under
'he scholarly training OF pr. Pend!..
''n which was supplemented by che
"NiHiS'cIN hhc cultivation of Dr.
f"od'''"n's VII" he bccam" thor
,Eghly grounded In Latin and Greek
'hd IN HE best learning -: that day.
enter '"r t''he. II" was ner-
DER OF corp" OF engineers under
'oScph X ANDERSON. VINO later he
anne distinguished as the head OF
itc Tr"deSar Iron Works Of Rich
Inond In that work his mind was
trained in exact methods. which
training was manifest in the care
accuracy and finished ncatness which
a." a distinctive mark OF the records
lett by DR. Nelson of his active lie.
Next, and while yet almost n boy
IL" became 81 tutor at Howard. now
.hc Episcopal High School OF Virgil
MA. when, with his kinsman and be-
ioNed friend through life. John Page.
n" renewed his association with the
ho"seh"ld "i Dr Pendlcton. How
Ircdt privilege II was TO come un-
dor such influence is well known not
only TO those Of that day. but to many
"l US VINO NJ Lexington. passed our
scho'as''c ire as members Of the
f'h"'etoh 'amiiy. the first lessons
IN rlctS were no" 10 be intensified.
W'h 'he result that The ministry of
inc chnrch gave an Imperative call to
an earnest soui. 10 deV"ut parents
'"'s s''''e" III "irect answer to pray
or from now I" the end 1t was all
iof the gospel OF Christ--and in due
iimc h'nert nelson became postu-
IAN. iof or"ers' entered the Virgin
:" i"c"'"s'c"' seminary at AieXan-
"r'"' ""n began preparation for the
ne OF wnich lie now consecra,ed his
"ho'c oe'hs'
"ec"""s Missionary.