The morning news., 1891-05-15

Almighty God testify that Thomas F. Gailor L
not, 50 far as we are informed, Justly liable tc
EVIL report, either for error in religion or for
viciouSness in life; and that we do moi
I know. or believe there is any fmpediment
on account OF which he ought not TO be con.
secrated 70 that holy oiiics- We do, moreover.
conscience, believe him 70 be OF such suffioiency
in good learning, such soundness In the faith,
and or such virtuous and pure manners and
Rooly conversation, that he Is apt and meet q
| exercise the Office Of bishop TO the honor of
God and the edifying of his church and TO be a
wholesome example 70 the flock OF Christ.
This testimonial was signed by all
the clergy and lay delegates present 1t
viii De agned by every member Of the con-
vention, as required by the constitution.
CO.'S AFTER THE ELECTION.
There was an adjournment as soon as
possible after the election. Everybody was
anxious to get out after the important mat
ter was settled that they might talk it over
and review the points OF the fight with
| each other. The Gailor men were jubilant
aad there seemed TO be q great many of
them, more than anybody had supposed.
At late hour last night some of the
leaders were still sitting around the parlors
and corridors of the De Soto talking Of
| their success
The friends of Mr.. Williams took the re-
suit philosophically. Their esteem for Mr..
Williams is as high as ever, and they only
regret that they should have placed him in
such position.
Numerous kilograms were sent last night
| announcing the election to parties inter-
ested all over the country. The rest Of the
state is fully as much interested In the cleo
ton as this section
The causes which operated for the cleo
tion of DIR. Gailor do not seem TO have had
any reference to his supposed high church
views. OF which SO much has been said
lately.
THE MAN FOR THE OFFICE.
From impressions gathered from the argu-
ments Of his supporters during the election
and in general Conversation both before and
after, i5 seems that be was chosen because a
man was wanted who would go into the
| field and develop and build up the
| church, especially in the missionary
work. A strong, active man, who would
put new life and vigor into the church, and
one well equipped for the work. In DR..
Gailor 1t is believed the diocese has such q
man
The public has become tolerably familiar
with DR.. Gailor since the first mention of
his name for the bishopric. and there
is but little further TO be
said about him. His election was
something of surprise to a large number
OF those interested in the contest, including
many of his own friends, as, from the strong
hSAS Auuo ny bl5 supporters Oh nT. w IL
liams up to the very last moment, it was
supposed that he would develop greater
strength in the balloting.
GREATER THAN WAS LOOKED FOR.
DR.. Gailor's friends themselves did not
claim majority at any stage of the cleo
| tlon, and doubtless were as much surprised
as the opposition at the strength developed
by him in the ballot and his unexpectedly
large majority. Rev. DR.. Barrett
was the most confident of the friends OF
| DR.. Gailor, and he said when the election
was entered into that Dr. Gailor
would be elected on the first ballot There
had been an expectation that it would take
several ballots to elect, and that possibly it
might be necessary to bring in a oompro-
mise candidate.
DR.. Gailor's election seemed to give gen.
eral satisfaction, the former opponents of
his election, readily agreeing that fit man
had been chosen, cordially congratulating
his friends upon their success.
| SKETCH OF DIR. GAILoR.
Rev. Thomas Francis Gailor, D. D., was
born in jackson, Miss, in 1857. and is now
| but "a years of age, a youthful age for
a bishop. His father, Maj. L. +. Gailor,
was killed at the head of his regiment at
the battle Of Perryville, KY. Young
Gailor was educated in the tenets of his
church from his earliest years, and soon de-
veloped very brilliant mind. His mother
moved to Memphis after the war. where
he received his education in the Cathedral
school. After his graduation he entered the
theological seminary at Geneva, where be
took the premium in oratory and theological
learning. After his graduation from the
seminary he was ordained by the bishop of
Tennessee and put in charge of an import
ant parish in that diocese, where he was
called to the professorship of church history
| at nd Of 1olo EoI - 49,
high position of vice chancellor of the Uni
versity of the South.
Although young, DR.. Gailor has been the
recipient of some of the most flattering
offers Of any minister in the church. He
was born of Irish parentage, and possesses
that rare magnetic influe ace peculiar to tina;
nationality. His father was a hero of the
war, and for this reason his son has
always remained in the south, refusing
a number Of fine offers from toe
wealthiest parishes in the states of New
York and Illinois. Two years ago, when
the choir Of dogmatic theology in the
General Theological Seminary in Nsw ork
city became vacant, he was unani-
mously elected to fill it, but declined the
fiattering offer. The chair of dogmatic
theology'a at the general seminary is said to be
the highest position, from an intellectual
standpoint, that is open to the Episcopal
clergy of this country. His refusal to ac-
cept 1t was great surprise. When his
name was presented for the bishorpric Of
Michigan, and there seemed no doubt OF his
election, he telegraphed his friendssto with
draw his name.
DECLINED A HIGH HONOR.
The most tempting offer whioh he hai
most probably received, from a worldly
standpoint, was from Trinity church, Chi
cago, while he was occupying the chair Of
English literature at Sewanee. The call tc
the parish was accompanied by en- offer of
$4,000 year salary. This he refused, pre-
ferring to remain at the university on q
salary Of 81 500. The Chicago church ther
wrote back offering to endow his chair II
he would leave 1t. He steadfastly declined
saying that no amount of money could
force him to give up place where he
thought it was his duty to remain.
Recently he came near being elected
bishop Of West Missouri, and he would have
been their bishop now but for the fact that
he declared that his home was positively in
the south.
He was also recently elected warden Of,
or president Of. Racine college, Wisconsin,
In stature he is six feet one inch in hight
and has commanding appearance.
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