Middletown transcript., 1896-02-15
Evangelist GALLOWAY.

Evangelist Galloway.
Il Rev. W.K. Galloway is indeed an Evan
gelist since he bears the gospel message tc
the people wherever he goes. Christ's par.
doning love is his theme. People wonder
at his success where more forcibie. more
talented, more learned ministers of Christ
preach to unmoved congregations. He is a
large man, weighing over two hundred
and fifty pounds, but with a voice as low
and gentle as child's, as persuasive and
sweet as woman's. His easy, unaffected
manner. his message of salvation. clothed
in New Testament language, his apt and
forcible illustrations from his experience,
and most of all his wonderful childlike
faith. enter into his success, the hearts of
the people are touched and rendered under
the magnetism his big-hearted love.
The writer has known Mr.. Galloway
about fifteen years and in conversation
beguiled him into talk about himself.
The readers of the TRANSCRIPT may be in
terested in the leading points of his new
| life, for II was rather a wild young man
and seldom dwell upon the years out of
Christ" In 1868 Mr.. Galloway was work.
ing in the iron business in Chester County,
Pa. and having met with au accident he
was confined to his room, and having time
to dwell upon his life, its disquietude, he
sought and found the consolation of relig
ion. He began preaching to his fellow
workrnen at once and with great success
and was moved to 60 forth as an Evange-
list. Being uncertain about his duty he
determined one day to settle it in prayer
and having asked for direction he opened
his Bible with his thumbs upon two pas
sages:
Ezekiel 3-17 and IS, Son of man. have
made thee watchman unto the house of
Israel therefore hear the word at my
mouth, and give them warming from me.
When say unto the wicked, Thou shalt |
surely die; and thou givest lim not warn
ing. nor speakest to warn the wicked from |
his wicked way, to save his life; the same |
wicked man shall dis in HE iniquity; |
but his blood will I require at thine
hands,"
st. Mark Gland g. 'And he called unto
him the twelve and began to send them
forth by two and two and gave them
power over unclean spirits; and comman-
ded them that they should take nothing
for their journey, save staff only; no
scrip, no bread, no money in their purse."
This was nineteen years ago and he has
been in evangelistic work ever since. He
was licensed to preach in 1875 at Newark.
It safely within the lines of fact to say
that during the nineteen years an annual
average of 400 persons have been brought
into the church through his ministrations.
There have been several revivals where 200
or more have given him the hand of
christian friendship in the new life. One
day in Smyrna there were SO conversions
during meeting there. Three years ago
Mr.. Galloway was here assisting Mr..
Browne and this week he has been help.
ing Mr.. Wood The meetings have been
well attended.
The meagre returns. temporal and fnan-
cial, received by Mr.. Galloway. are surpris-
ing, though his reference to these matters
is very seldom and never complainingly.
1t would seem that maa of his usefulness
to the Church should be worth more than
$400 when the dollar and cent measure is
applied. He speaks in the warmest terms of
The kind friends he has mad e, of Rev. A.
Davis, of Georgetown, Del, who when
stationed at Wilmington, gave him en-
and counsel at the time
he most needed them; of the material
help from W. H. Jackson. who has given |
him home in Salisbury, of the kindness s
If Mrs. J. Taylor Cause, John Connelley
Charles Howland and others not forgetting o
lis friend, our townsman, Mr.. Taylor \
With whom he is now stopping. In his Q
appreciation of his friends Mr.. Galloway s
nanifests the spirit he shows in his a
work in the churches. As b
uredly the laborer is worthy of his hire
OF Mr.. Galloways services at Centre y
lille the Observir of Thursday said: "On +
unday night last the revival services f
Fhich have been in progress in the local s
lethodist Episcopal Chnrch were brought T
0 a conclusion. Rev. w. K. Galloway, r
he visiting evangelist. left for Middletown
fonday morning. These services have P
cen by far the most successful of the most 81
uccessful of that character which have "
cen conducted in this town for many years r
,uring the period in which the work has E
cen actively promoted, there have been O
fected about ninety conversions. The
ulk of these, together with large num-
er of Others has been added to the men,
ership of the local church. The great sue fs
ess of the meetings has been especially fs
,arked by the unusual number of young G
len who have connected themselves with cl
ne church. 1t promises well for any COM
lunity when its young manhood becomes in
ttached to the cause OF consistent religion. 81
or this reason if for none other. the town A
as good reason to rejoice"