The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-27
Bishop Galloway's Address.

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Bishop GalIoway's Address.
Bishop Galloway said:
"Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the
House of Representatives:
Il greatly appreciate the honor of
this unexpected invitation and only
wish it were possible for me to make
some adequate response. without
knowledge of the order Of the day, |
CHANGED to appear ia the gallery this
morning to witness your proceedings.
But | count myself most fortunate
in being present and having oppor-
tunity to hear the generous and eio-
quent tributes paid to the memory OF
a great souled Mississippian. Had !
received the slightest intimati0n that
the honor would be accorded me OF
Joining you in words of appreciation
and grateful remembrance, 1 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 a1d 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 ~reyealer of characteristics We never
appreciated before. Amid the actiVi'
ties, ambitions and competitions of
busy life we may be unable to dis
Germ the real virtues and noble quail
ties of our friends. But when the
shadows fall-when the gloom of the
grave obscures natural view
their higher and finer e~Xcellencies 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 seen. But shut out
the light-darken the windows-deep-
en- the shadows-and that noble name
would be a corruscation of beauty. so
while he walked and talked with us
while we mingled together in the &C
t~ivities 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 exactlng
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 sensibilities, softens life's asperi-
ties, and stirs within us the noblest
aspirations. We are better patriots
by recalling the and noble
deeds of our patriotic dead. We kin.
die anew the fires of a holier sacrifice
and service, when to linger in the spir'
it-presence Of those who faithfully
served their generation and added lus-
ire TO their country's fair name,
THE noble man whose name you
speak today with such pathetic reyer-
ence. Is worthy to have a place on our
cannonized roll of heroes and patriots.
Richly endowed by nature, well fur
nished as lawyer and statesman,
broad-minded ald great-heaTted, ire
sistibly magnetic and dominated by
the Hottest principles and ideals, he
made a commonwealth mour when
death called him away. He left a va
can't chair In all our hearts. When
one of our presidents lay dying. shot
down by the bullet of an assassin, an
intimate friend of his, who was also a
distinguished soldier, turned away
from the couch, and with his hand
upon his heart, exclaimed: o, this
naint this paint SO when the sad
news flashed over the wires that Jud
Russell was dead. we all turled sol,
EMMY aside, and with our hands upon
our hearts and the great heart Of Mis-
sissfppi, instinctiyely cried, o, this
pain! this pain!'
In a~nalyzing the characteristics OF
this noble M~lssissippian, | should say
first of all he was distinguished for
his open-heartedness and perfect si1.
certify. There were not enough shad
ows In his sunny nature to hide a sin
lister motive. He had no concealments,
and never moved except on straight
lines. AS genial as the soft South
ern skies that bent In benediction over
him. he never had occasion to be in
direct or diplomatic. He was neither
the custodian nor the revealer OF Sc.
crets. never knew him to whisper
or make remarks aside but always
spoke with a clear, ringing, manly
voice. as though perfectly willing that
all the world might hear. This wiz
ming quality gave him wide, and well
deserved popularity. Every friend felt
absolutely safe in his hands. Known
to be Incapable of betrayal or inf
deity, he commanded not only the
confidence, but the enthusiastic at.
lection ald admiration Of all who
came within the charming circle OF
his magnetic influence.
"Mr. Russell had a genius for
friendship. His attachments were ar
dent, and sometimes pathetic. Though
a man OF strong character, resource
full and self-reliant, he coveted the
affection of friends and positively re.
veled IN the privilege of being loved.
He had none of that frigid reserve
and calculating a~usterity that belongs
to the rtained diplomacy OF a sharp
commercialism. And on the other
hand, there was about him nothing
of the affectation, and simulated cor.
diality Of a shallow, veneered social
life. The soul Of honor, he had no
patience with shams and a positive
contempt for. cant. His friends were
legion, and It is doubted If be ever
had al enemy.
HE was also distinguished for his
magnanimity; difference of opinion
never caused estrangement Of feeling.
He ho1ored a true man none the less
because he held and advocated an
opposing view. The circle OF his
friendship was not confined to those