The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-10-12
GALLOWAY'S ELOQUENCE
Impromptu Speech He Made Be-
fore Ecumenical Conference.
Tribute Paid to President Mckinley on
Hearing of His Wounds-Charmed
the London Conference by His
Matchless Eloquencs.

AS everything concerning Bishop
Galloway is interesting, not alone to
Methodists of Mississippi, but to peo
pie Of all denominations who take
pride in the honors that have come
to this distinguished son of the State.
We give space to the remarks he
made before the ecumenical confer
ence in Condor upon the occasion OF
the session held to deplore the shoot
ing Of President Mckinley. The speech
as taken from the Methodist Recorder.
published next door to Wesley Chap
ell, London, is SO beautifully worded
that the Recorder gave it entire, and
We do likewise, as follows:
MIR. President and Brethren of the
Conference: l wish l could command
my feelings this morning so that |
could speak what is in my heart.
How profoundly grateful we are, as
brethren Of the other side of the sea,
and citizens of the United States, for
the sentiments that have been ex-
pressed by our brethren here. We
remember twenty years ago when our
president was stricken down by the
bullet of an assassin, how earnestly
you prayed for his recovery, and we
remember that your gracious queen
laid a wreath of flowers upon his coffin
and this whole nation followed at his
bier, n Joined us in weeping over
the loss of our honored dead.
Il speak for the southern section
of my great c~ountry-that section
which was once separated from our
brethren in the north by clashing in
~terests, and by an ever to he lament
ed war. | have long been glad that
there was a star in our national flag
that W to the name of Mississ-
ippi, my native State. l live in the
State of Jefferson Davis, who will go
down to history as the chief of u
lost cause. I am sure today there is
not a citizen in that great common
wealth, nor has there been for many
years. that has not rejoiced that we
have been restored as a Union, that we
are all members of the same great ma.
tional family, that VIZ set at the same
-. bountiful board, and are all equally
members in our Fathers house.
(Hear, hear.) We can not forget that
others have done so much to bring us
close together, nor forget the years
of stormy war; we can not forget the
noble words spoken by this Christian
president, who, in visiting our south
ern section not many months ago and
addressing those who had borne arms
. against the great principles which
Q he thought to be right, desired that al
the memories of that great struggle
A should be wiped away from the feel
:. ings of our countrymen, and he sug
:, gested that the graves Of the Confed
u crate soldiers should be protected an(
o decorated by the government alon,
l. with those which contained the falleI
l. on the Federal side.
h I'VE at this conference talked yes
It terday about peace. William McKin
a ley was the incarnation of peace. Blu
above everything else he illustrated
those private and domestic virtue
which have made our country great
and which make all civilization great
Our president who was stricken dow
twenty years ago when indicted int,
his high office, delivered a wonderful
inaugural address, which took tn
wings of the lightning and wen
around the world and was very nue.
appreciated. But before he receive,
congratulation from any represent
tive of State, or from those who wer
to be his counselors, he turned froI
the great throng Of statesmen to re
ceive the first recognition from hi
noble mother and impress a kiss o.
her brow.
Some years later, when our e'
President Grant passed away, we q
! the south sat by his bedside for wear
u weeks and months and saw that grel
g life go. And at last, when he was CA
II, ried to the summit of Mount Nj
IT Gregor to die. one could almost hea
the putting of the little engine tina
m drew the train up the side Of tn
Ia mountain, where, in its pure air, tn
IA great warrior could fall asleep. Ant
~ looking down towards my beautifr
d land where | live, he lifted his thil
N bony arms toward heaven and praye
in the blessing of God upon our section
f. and in the gloom of the grave aske
III that it should never again go to wa
" But what made him so great wei
"a those beautiful personal and domest'
- virtues. illustrated by the other pres
~ dent. and when the cities of our cou1
&c try were fighting with each other #
In the privilege of guarding his du'
when he should die, unable to spea'
he motioned for a pen and paper an
WIOIt. L CClc IOl WItit llty lay III
he so Julia sleeps by my side" And no
"a our own president has been stricke
Of for whose precious life we so pra
~ Great as a statesman, distinguish
-. as a leader, lofty in his patriotism, d
III voted, not only as q citizen of OF
OF great country, but Of our Methods
ng we know how he has illustrate
u those virtues in turning away fro
is the cares of State to minister to Il
Mt noble woman who has walked by h
it..de so long. The country that HI
~ pure homes. and pure fathers and hu
10 bands must be a great countr
OF. (Applause.) We reciprocate the
I'd kindly expressions from our brethrt
IS OF this side of the sea, and l woa
le- ask that not only should we send tn
it message to Mrs. Mckinley. but tn
or we should send a message to Preside
Mckinley himself, saying that Il