Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-13

u. cordial acau!esccnc- in the de-
cree Of his ecclesiastical rulers. Rut
TO the man chosen. the action OF
The iious" OF Bishops seemed the
needless and wrongful taking of the
scholar from his pos; and chosen
work. and the loss 81 an opportun-
.ty TO strengthen tho cpiscopatc and
10 a. vance the chLrch ia China. The
cNa"; and vigorous words Of the
bish"p-clcct IN comment on this sin
Gular episode expressed no r.spsc;
FOR the wisdom or character OF Tia"
body OF which tie had Just been
chosen member
In 1881 pr. Nelson and his daue h;er.
Mary, ais" = missionary. severed their
connection with foreign missions. and
returned 10 America After supply
in. vacancies IN uumncr OF parishes.
he accepted call 10 th. r"cloTShip OF
II. rau!s Parish. Woodbury.. Con-
nccticut. Here II" hccain.. III. beloved
friend ard pastor OF people hitherto
strangers 10 him. Al their hands he
received uumcaaur.L Kindness and
low" for love. Her" i"il upon him the
dark shadow ri tho death Of his hr-
loved vie, h.s sur"st friend. his fell
ION !ahorrr - Il great work Sh.
OF That day contains tHe2" words
written 10y; on" who ToVe: spoke
lightly: ~ lie NOR" Thoroughly NIL
Ing out the words ~ ,le Master To
tECS- "n IL. rieh; hand tMat. -. !
hcNrr saw. IN" separation w.s not
,or@. IL the suintue, % 1856 III Nel-
s"n cam" 10 virginia 20 VISIT his fam
~. he stopped Ia: tn" seinin-
ary, where II. preached mis- las; ser
ron. fhe seeds %. dise.s. planted
b" the trying o.i,Ma.- OF the Far
East bore .h.ir fruit.
Died in hanover.
lie died AZ oakland his birth
place, July II, 1876. In the Did grave
yard a, Fork Church. ~. Martin.
I'arish. hi" body lees at rest in the
land that ne loved. under the pines
that he cherished. amou;: those whom
n" loved wtth an exceedingly i"nder
love. Upon the inner walls al This
old ana sacred c"iiice. looking down
UPON IA" n!ace where a6 . boy he
used 10 SIT. is tablet To his mem
DRY. 1t is one o! triD:Ych, the other
tablets hearing the names OF Colonel
william Nelson and Major John Page.
The lives Of these tire" wer. linked
hy clos" lJinShip and lifelong affec-
ton. flttingly they sleep together
with their own
As he turned To leave tn. dead body
% his wife. he Mas heard 10 re-
peat softly TO himself that sublime
piorum nanibus locus: 81. ut sapien-
thus placet. non cum corpnrc extin-
guuntur magnac animae; placide
lu!cScas'
Ana o; him can well be spoken
these and the other words OF that
lofty and pathetic tribute to the great
Roman b. one who knew him and
loved him.
As We study his own records Of DR..
Nelson's life we lind his interest cen :
tered IN tn" weliar" of others lie
va: patient in speech a. in action.
even when some men seemed to j,IdSc
him "ronSiuily: men whom he had
trusted n friends. When We stand
ny his grave under the shadowY pines
with their CeaSclsSS requiem. and
know each time with renewed sor-
row that his voice is forever silent.
and when too. we remember his
never resting activity in doing good.
oar thoughts can find meet uttcrance
in the classic words spoken at the
grave of 4 noble father by loving
son:
20 strong soul. by what Shore
Tarriest thou now? For that force.
surely. has not been left vain
Somewhere, surely, afur.
In the sounding labour- house vast
or being. is practiccd that strength,
Jealous. hencticcn; firm