The Brookhaven leader., 1886-10-07
BISHOP GALLOWAY IN CANADA

I Ii
From the Proceedings Of the General Netho-
dlsL Conference of Canada reported 10y
the Toronto Daily Nail.
DIR. Rvckman ne, read the credentials
of Rev. Charles Il. Galloway, ID. d., Bish-
op aud delegate from the NJ. E. Church
South.
Bishop Galloway, who was received
with loud cheers, expressed the pleasure
| it afforded him TO bear the warm frater-
iial greeting of one million Methodists to
those of another branch of the Methodist
| Church. He assured them he was not
refugee from the land of recent earth
! quakes-( laughter)- although he must
confess 10 being little more comfortable
III Toronto than in Charleston, s. e..
| (Renewcd laughteT.) Neither was he
/ here as a special delegate TO settle the
veXed and vexng fisheries question, al
| though he hoped TO drop II line in our
| friendly waters-( laughter and cheers)-
and have some fruit among us as even
among other GeuiileS. (Renewed laugh
ter and chcerS.) AS a representative from
| the South lie returned the fraternal hand
Shake extended to his ChuIth by the able
delegate from the Canadian Church, Rev.
DIR. Briggs, and wished them God-speed
in the work of faith and labuur of love.
(Cheers) He rpioiccd to lie able to tell
them that, notwithstanding the terrible
havoc caused by the civil war, the star of
hope in the South was rising INTO the
heavens. (Cheers.) Factories were multi
plying there, capital was being attracted
to the country, and the undeVelOped re-
sources were being opened up. 1t was
Al.
areas containing probably $50 million tons
Of coal, and 1t was said that their iron
mines could supply the civilized world for
all time to come. (Laughter.) Although
almost overwhelmed by the ruin OF the
war. vet his people were chIvalrouS
peuple. and had renewed their allegiance
to their common country. (cEeers.)
Speaking of his Church, lie testiiics to its
wonder0us growth. The NJ. f. Church
South has $40. 996 members, over 1000
itinerant preachers, 5,9i2 local preachers,
a net increase duriug the last quadrenlum
of l3O. 81 members. Cloud cheers.) As
an outcome OF the celebration OF the
Methodist centennial year there had been
greater effort to preserve the hlsoTlc
spirit Of Methodism, and more lhttlll-
gent UNCONVENTIONAL loyalty had been de-
Welcomed. (chcerS.) He Tepudlated IN
cit doesn't matter what church you be-
long to so long as you are good" tie
loved the Methodist Church and every
thing about MethOdism. He was glad 10
say that his people were true to the ira
ditonal policy of Methodlsm. Hear,
hear) He could assure his beloved
brother from Cincinnati that the people OF
the South were cmphatically conserVa-
tive. in fact, some one had SAID that down
there the weather was so hot they were
too law to he anything else. Loud
laurhter) Theological adventures haG
! never been at a premium III the South,
and If one happened to come round ne
had quickly to get out. (Renewed laugh
ter and cheers.) Loyalty to the powers
that he was IA characteristic OF their
Methodism in the Southern States, and
one of their leading bishops had informed
him that when the last changes were
made only one man, out of the vast mum
Der, had refused his appointment. (Lond
cheers. The greatest success OF MS
Church during the past four years had
! been in mission work. III Mexico mission
work was lourishing-China, ahd Japan,
the Indians of he far west-all heard the
Word preached by Methodist missionaries
Cheers While there had been growth
and enhancement abroad, there had also
been increased libeIality at home. Cloud
cheels.N In this connection he testified
to the great assistance rendered the
mission cause by the Woman's Missionary
Society. With regard to their Sabbath
schools he might say that nearly one hun
bred thousand children attended and the
number of conve. sons among the pnpils
was greater than in any other period OF
our Chnrch's work. (Cheers.) On the
great temperance question the NJ. r.,
South had taken high position. All
ofthcir preachers were total abstainers-
(Cheersl-and were bravely leading in
the struggle for the legal and constitution
al prohibition of the liquor traffic
CHEERS J That was becoming the burn
inp question in the Southern States.
His people were engaged in the same
work, with the same weapons, ana III
mnch the same spirit as the Methodists In
Canada. (Chcers.) The call of God was
ringing out and clear for the universal
Methodism to meet the emergencies OF the
hour. Cloud cheers.) He hoped the
Conference would send fraternal repre-
sentative to the next General Conference
of the NJ. Z. Church South in 1890, ana
would conclude his message OF greeting
with the words of their great founder
Many are we now and one,
We who Jesus have put on
There is neither bond nor free,
Male or Fcm9le, Lord in Thee.
Love. like DEATH hath all destroyed, .
Rendered All distinctions void
Names and sectS and parties fall,
Thou, o Christ, art all IN all.