Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-05-27
Bishop galloway.

NiuS Pfo6i"phtSos onVsSu
Chas. B. Galloway from the New
Orleans Times Democrat, which
pays the subject oil the sketch the
complimentof claiming him as a
Now Orleans Bishop, although he
was born, reared, educated and
spent the greater part of his life IN
Mississippi:
The election of bishops by the
General Conference of the Mctho'
dist Episcopal Church, South, now
in session at Richmond, VA, re-
suited as follows: Rev. o. b.
Galloway, ID. d., editor OF the
New Orleans Christian Advocate;
Rev. w. w. Duncan, of South
Carolina; Rev. Il. r. Hendricks,
d. d., OF Missouri and Rev. j. 8
Key, of Georgia. ~,
DIR. Galloway is the fourth edi-
tor OF tie, New Orleans Christian
|.Adxccats who b as been elevated TO
Fthe Episcopate, 10 h been
preceded by Bishnps "a. n Nc
Tyeire, J. y. Keener and Linus
Parker, the latter deceased. 4
The Rev. Charles Belts Gallo.
way. j.. D., was bornin Kosciusko,,
Miss, 1s4S. HIS ancestry for sew
eral generations were Methodists OF
remarkable picty. Ho spent most
orhis boyhood In Canton, and en-
tered the University Of Mississippi,
together. with RevsB. Castadiile,
|of this city, in 1906 and there
graduated. During the last year
OF his tenn at this institution, al.
ter several promising opeuiugo tor
tho. practice oflaw bad been xi'r,
sented to Jim, he chose that. o
| minister Of tho gospel. His first
clfnrge was Sharon CircRt, Mlssis.
sippi, and aftcrwarl was sent to
| tie churches at Bhck Hawk and
|Yakoo City. sIn the sixth year oil
his ministry be became pastor q
the Methodist Church at Jackson,
Miss, where he served tie faJ
pastoral term Of four years. Dur
ing this period of.his ministry he
became the editor Of the Temper
ance Banner, since which timc he
has takon,sn active. part in tenn
perancc work, being now the chair
man OF the executive committee q
tho Temperance Society of tho State
OF Mississippi.
At the conclusion of this pas
toratc he was placed in chargeso
the church at yicksburg, whsro III
also iGs:sa.aed -four ycnrs
for it embraced the time oftno dis
astrous epidemic. DR.. Galloway
true to his prin ciples, refused Il
flee from the scourge, but stood by
his people. Soon, however, h'
was stricken by the disease AMI
his life dcspaircd of. So great was
the affection of the people of Mis-
sissippi for this courageous mai
that public prayers were offered fol
his recovery fionfalmost every pull
pit iusthe State. From Vicksbure
he was returned to Jackson, his
former charge. After serving this
church with great acceptability fol
| two years he was unanimously
elected editor in chief Of the New
Orleans Christian Advocate tC
succeed Rev. Linus Parker, ID. ID
who had been elected Bishop in
May, 1882. Having commenced a
new church edificc at Jackson, he
continued his pastoral relation a,
that city until it was finished.
DR.. Galloway entered upon the
duties of editor with a popularity
rarely equaled by divines. His
course for four years in this ca
paeity has increased the number
of his admirers. His style as q
writer is clear, graceful and vigor.
ous, original in his conceptions,
and gifted in tho copious flow Of
words.
He has recently compiled the
memoirs of the late Bishop Linus
Parker, d. D., in which he has ex'
ceeded the most hopeful expccta.
tons ofhis admirers.
AS a pastor De. Galloway is
tender, sympathetic and Astounding
in tact, while as pulpit orator he
is earnest, impassiored and elo'
quent, yet always within the line
of argument and reason.
In his family relation he is one
of the most affectionato and gen.
tie, both as husband and father.