Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-28
BLsH0P aALL0RAY.

biographical sketch OF Rev. Cnass b.
Galloway from the New Orleans Times
Democrat, which pays the subject Of
the sketch the compliment of claiming
him as a New Orleans Bishop, although
he was born, reared, educated and
spent the greater part of his life in
Mississippi:
The election Of bishops by the Cen
eral Conference Of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church. South, now in session at
Richmond, Va, resulted as follows /:
Rev. Q. B. Galloway, d. D.. editor of
the New Orleans Christian Advocate ;
Rev. w. w. Duncan, of South Caro-
lima /; Rev. e. R. Hendricks, D. D., of
Missouri, and Rev. J. S. Key, of Geor-
gia.
DR.. Galloway is the fourth editor of
the New Orleans Christian Advocate
who has been elevated to the Episco.
pate, he having been preceded by
Bishops H. N. McTyeire, j. C. Keener
and Linus Parker, the latter deceased.
The Rev. Charles Belts Galloway. D.
D., was born in Kosciusko, Miss, l849.
His ancestry for several generations
were Methodists of remarkable piety.
He spent most of his boyhood in Can
ton, and entered the University of
Mississippi, together with the Rev. B.
Carradine, of this city, in 1865, and
there graduated. During the last year
of his term at this institution, after
several promising openings for the
practice of law had been presented to
him, ne chose that of minister of the
gospel. His first charge was Sharon
Circuit, Mississippi, and afterward vas
sent to the churches at Black Hawk
and Yazoo City. In the sixth year of
his ministry he became pastor of the
Methodist Church at Jackson, Miss,
where he served the full pastoral term
of four years. During this period of
his ministry he became the editor of
the Temperance Banner, since which
time he has taken an active part in
temperance work, being now the chair
man Of the executive committee of
the Temperance Society of the State of
Mississippi.
At the conclusion Of this pastorate
he was placed in charge Of the church
at Vicksburg, where he also remained
four. eventtul years, for it embraced
the time Of the disastrous epidemic.
DR.. Galloway, true to his principles,
refused to flee from the scourge, but
stood by his people. soon, however,
he was stricken by the disease and his
life despared of. So great was the
. affection of the people of Mississippi
for this courageous man that public
, prayers were offered for his recovery
! from almost every pulpit in the STATE
: From V~icksburg he was returned tc
! Jackson, his former charge. After
serving this church with great accept,
: ability for two years he was unani
mously elected editor in chief OF the
New Orleans Christian Advocate tc
= succeed Rev. Linus Parker, d. d who
: had been elected Bishop in May, 1882
Having commenced a new church edi
: nee at Jackson, he continued his pas
toral relation at that city until it wa;
finished.
: DR.. Galloway entered upon the du
y ties of editor with a popularity rarely
a equaled by divines. His course foI
! four years in this capacity has in
- creased the number of his admirers
8 His style as a writer is clear, graceful
and vigorous, original in his concep
' tions, and gifted in the copious flow o
words.
He has recently complied the mem
oirs Of the late Bishop Linus Parker
n DID,, in which he has exceeded til,
n most hopeful expectations of his ad
mirers.
IS AS a pastor DR.. Galloway is tender
a sympathetic and Astounding in tact
Is while as a pulpit orator he is earnest
" impassioned and eloquent, yet Away
within the line Of argument and rea
son.
# In his family relation he is one 0
Is the most affectionate and gentle, bot
as husband and father. Early 10 lf
he selected a charming lady as his wife
a who has proved to be a helpmeet il
II deed.
Although DR.. Galloway enters upo
the duties of Bishop younger than an
Is Of this denomination, yet none hav
possessed in a more eminent degre
the many characteristics that are rt
D. quisite for the responsibilities of thi
important office.
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