The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-20
Bishop Galloway in Canada.

Bishop Galloway in Canada.
From the Proceedings Of the General Methodist
Conference Of Canada as Reported by the Toronto
Daily Mall
DIR. Rvckman next read the creden-
tials of Rev. Charles B. Galloway, ID. D..
Bishop and delegate from the Nj. Il
Church South.
Bishop Galloway, who was received
with loud cheers, expressed the pleasure
it afforded him 10 bear the warm frater
nal greeting of one million Methodists
TO those of another branch of the Meth
odist Church. de assured them he was
not a refugee from the land of recent
earthquakes laughter - although he
must confess To being little mere com
Portable in Toronto than in Charleston,
5 c. {ReneUed laughter.) Neither was
he here as q special delegate to settle the
vexed and vexing fisheries question, al
though he hoped to drop a line in our
friendly waters daughter and eheers)- -
and have some fruit among Us as even
among other Gentiies (Renewed laugh
ter and cheers) As representative
from the South be returned the frater
nal handshake extended TO his Church
by the able delegate from the Canadian
Church, Rev. DIR. Briggs, and wished
them God-speed In the work Of faith agd
labor of love. (Cheers) He rejoiced
to be able to tell them that, notwith-
standing the terrible havoc caused by
the civil war, the star of hope in the
South was rising into the heavens.
| (Cheers.) Factories were multiplying
there, capital was being attracted to the
| country, and the undeveloped resources
were being opened up, 1t was said that
in the South there were coal areas con
| tanning probably $50 million tons of
coal, and it was said that their iron
mines could supply the civilized world
| for all time to come. (Laughter.) All
| though almost overwhelmed by the ruin
| Of the war, yet his people were a chival-
alrous people, and had renewed their
allegiance to their common country.
| (Cheers. Speaking of his church, he
| testifies to its wondrous growth. The
| NJ. +. Church ,uth has $50, 800 mem
| bers, over 4 600 itinerant preachers,
! 1912 local preachers, a net increase dur
| ing the last quadrenium of 130, 227
members. boud cheers.) As an out
come of the celebration of the Methodist
| centennial year there had been a great
effort to preserve the historic spirit Of
! Methodism, and more intelligent de-
nominational loyalty had been develop
ed (Cheers.) He repudiated IN toto
| the sentiment he had often heard, 'It
| doesn't matter what church you belong
| to so long as you are good" lie loved
the Methodist Church and everything
about Methodism. He was glad TO say
that his people were true to the tradi-
| tional policy OF Methodism. (Hear,
hear.) He could assure his beloved
brother flom Cincinnati that the people
of the South were emphaticaily conserv-
ative, in fact, some one had said that
down there the weather was so hot they
were too lazy to be anything else. Loud
laughter.) Theological adventures had
never been at premium In the South,
and if one happened to come round he
had quickly to get out. (Renewed
! laughter and cheers.) Loyalty to the
powers that be was a characteristic of
their Methodism in the Southern states,
and one of their leading bishops had in
| formed him that when the last changes
were made only one man, out of the
vast number, had refused his appoint
ment. loud cheers) The greatest
success of his Church during the past
four years had been in mission work.
In Mexico mission work was hourishing
China and Japan, the Indians of the
far West-all heard the Word preached
by Methodist missionaries. Cheers
While there had been growth and en-
largement abroad, there had also been
increased liberality at home. loud
cheers.) In this connection he testified
to the great assistance rendered the mis-
sion cause by the Woman's Missionary
Society. With regard TO their Sabbath
schools he might say that nearly one
hundred thousand children attend and
the number of conversions among the
pupils was greater than in any other
! period of our Church's work. (Cheers.) J
On the great temperance question the
NJ. E. South had taken high position.
All of their preachers were total alb
! stainers-( (cheers) - and were bravely
leading in the struggle for the legal and
constitutional prohibition of the liquor
| traffic. (Cheers.) That was becoming
the burning question in the Southern
States. His people were engaged in the
t same work, with the same weapons, and
in much the same spirit as the Method
lists in Canada (Cheers) The call of
+ God was ringing out and clear for the
! universal Methodism to meet the emer-
gencies of the hour. cloud cheers
he hoped the Conference would send a
: fraternal representative 10 the next
General Conference of the NJ. E. Church
South in 1890, and would conclude his
: message of greeting with the words OF
{ their great founder:-
} Many are we now, and One
a We who Jesus have put on;
There is neither bond nor free,
] Male or Fena e Lord in Thee.
Love- like death, hath all destroyed,
Rendered all distinctions void
Names and seets and parties fall,
Thou, . Christ, art all in>all.
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