Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-02-27
Bishop GalloWay's Address.

speaker,
Bishop GalloWsy's Address.
| Bishop Galloway said
"Mr Speaker and Gentleme1 OF the
House Of Representatives
Il greatly appreciate the honor OF
this unexpected invitation and only
wish II were possible for me to make
sOmo adequate response Without
knowledge of the order Of the day, ]
CHANGED to appear in the gallery this
But | count myself most fortunate
in being present and having oppor-
tunity to hear the generous and elo-
quent tributes paid to the memory of
great souled Mississipplan. Had !
received the slightest intlmation that
the honor would bo accorded me Of
joining you in words of appreciation
ald grateful remembrance, should
have honored the invitation by special
and fitting preparation. The noble
man whose memory we cherish today
was my friend as well as yours. and
with you. felt pride in everything
that gave charm to his character and
honor to his name.
"As | sat in the gallery ald listen
ed to the several addresses, some Of
them most discriminating, all of them
breathing the eloquence Of genuine
appreciation, the thought occurred to
me- that some things are best seen
in the shadow. That death itself is
a revealer of characteristics we never
appreciated before. Amid the activi-
ties. ambitions and competitions of
busy life we may be unable to dis
cern the real virtues and aoble quail
ties of our friends. But when the
shadows fall--when the gloom Of the
grave obscures our natural view
their higher and finer excellencies are
revealed by that purer light from an
other world. We're to write the
name OF Jud Russell on that wall, with
a pencil of phosphorus, while the light
is streaming through these windows,
nothing could be seel. But shut out
the light-darken the windows-deep-
en- the shadows-and that noble name
would be corruscation Of beauty. So
while he walked and talked with us
while we mingled together in the ac-
tivities of the garish day, We did not
fully appreciate the attractive beau
ties of his character. as they appear
in the gloom Of this hour How the
grave sweetens and sipirtualizes our
perceptions of human worth
you do well, Mr. Speaker, a1d
gentlemen, to pause amid the exacting
and strenuous duties of the session,
to revive the memory and recount the
virtues of our honored friends who
have gone before. The time is not
lost, but wisely spent. 1t touches our
finer sens!bilities. softens life's asperi-
ties, and stirs within lis the noblest
aspirations. We are better patriots
by recalling tho names and noble
deeds of our patriotic dead We kin
die anew the h;es Of holier sacrifice
and service, when to linger in the spir
it-presence ca those who faithfully
served their generation and added lus
tire to their country's fair name.
THE noble man whose name you
speak today with such pathetic rever.
ence, is worthy to have place on our
cannonized roll of heroes and patriots.
Richly endowed by nature, well fur
nlshed AS lawyer and statesman,
and great.hearted. ire
sistibly magnetic and dominated by
the loftiest principles and ideals he
made a commonwealth mourn when
death called him away He left va
cant chair in all our hearts. When
one of our presidents lay dying. shot
down by the bullet of an assassin, a l
intimate friend of his, who was also
soldier, turned away
from the couch, and with his hand
upon his heart, exclaimed: o. this
pain, this paint So when the sad
news flashed over the wires that Jud
Russell was dead, we all turned sol
emnly aside, and with our hands upon
our hearts and the great heart Of Mis-
sissippi,' instinctively cried, o., this
pain! this pain.
In analyzing the characteristics of
this noble Mississippian. should say,
first of all he was distinguished for
his open-heartedness and perfect sil-
cerity. There were not enoug1 shad-
ows in his sunny nature to hide a sin.
Ister motive. He had no concealments,
and never moved except on straight
lines. AS genial as the soft South
arn skies that bent in benediction over
him. he never had occasion to be in.
direct or diplomatic He was neither
he custodian nor the reyealer of se
,rets. i never knew him to whisper
,r make remarks aside but ALWAYS
smoke with n clear ringing. manly
voice as though perfectly willing thai
All the world might hear, This viii.
hing ouaIity gave him vide and well
nopnlaritv Every friend felt
absolutely safe in his hands Known
n he i,canoble of betrayal or inf.
lelitv he commanded not only the
,onfidence but the enthusiastic af.
ection a1d admiration of all who !
anne within the charming circle Of |