Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-12-15
ADDRESS OF BISHOP Hoss.

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ed tonight magnificent memorial I'D
dresses on the character and service
OF the late Bishop Charles B Gallo
way.
DR.. Murrah was the FIRST speaker
and he read impressively very dis
corning and spprecistive memoir o
his departed friend.
Bishop Hoss then spoke Of his lat,
colleague. He said in part:
The paper which has just been
read by Dr.. Murrah is so admirable .
tribute to the memory of Bishop Gal
loway. so beautiful All account Of his
career. so truthful and accurate a de-.
lineation OF his character. that it would
be unbecoming Of me or Of any one to
attempt to'further estimate at this time
especi-lly as ! already. on the platform
and in the public press. expressed my
sell SO fully. may say. however, that
this one thing is quite certain; it will
be long. long time before we look
upon his like again. He was the best
representative Of old-fashioned orator.
but the fact OF his oratorical eminence
has been so magniGed. however. that
there is danger Of obscurine his more
solid and substantial qualities. He
was not merely an orator. he was
much more. vastly more than that.
He was an admirable administra tor Of
the church of God by his almost un.
erring judgement winning his col
leagues in the Episcopacy almost al
ways to his opinions by their sheer
truth. That he was a wonderfully
brilliant and attractive preacher none
would question, and IN the passing
years his sermons increased with ever
fresh momentum. in breadth and depth
Of thought. His position in his own
church was unchallenged.
mo one for a moment doubted that
he was the foremost preacher Ameri-
can Methodism has had in many years
and he was ever popular at all times
as presiding officer Of any and every
conference. whatever might be the diff
hcult circumstances to be faced. This
popularity as an administrator as due
not merely to his splendid intellectual
gifts. but to his genial personality, for
however great Bishoy Galloway was
in other respects, he was greatest of
all in his character. You would never
have suspected him Of anything little
or mean, or Of using his position to
punish or mistreat even an enemy.
Throughout Methodist Of the
United States he was loved and hon.
ored. North, South. East and West,
He was pre-eminently the first Of
Methodists. and this position and es.
eem was won by no in6delity to his
own Southern church. but by his sheer
greatness and broad-minded tolerance.
Only one man he liked better than the
nan who agreed with him-that was
he man who had the manhood and
to disagree with him
On his journeys to the mission
ields Of the church he left behind him
N Brazil, in the Orient. and on at
east two occasions he represented us
with distinguished honor in Great
Britain. His supremest victory in
public utterance was in England, be-
ore the British Wesleyan conference.
where he went as our fraternal mes
'enger. Echoes Of it | heard there
,ears afterwards. and he actually took
he British by storm.
IL were to say anything more it
would be with referece to my personal
citations to Bishop Galloway. dare
lot claim that | stood closer than any
'ther. but do know that for twenty.
I'VE years we were close. personal.
intimate friends. | Grse met him at
iicksbura. and tho day stands out
right and clear in my momory. Next
t the general conference Of 1882.
,hen he Was elected editor Of the
lew Orleans Christian Advocate, and
hen at the general conference Of 1885
,hen he was elected bishop. | hesitate
d to vote for him on account Of his
xtreme youth. He Was younser even
IAN !. but conversation with Col.
LUCENT. that great. devout leader Of
arlier Mississippi. Methodism. settled
L doubts, and | voted for him with
reat cordially. From that on | saw
i'm two or three times every year.
)ften he was guest in my home, and
one time. when coal-oil and candles
ere all out Of reach somehow. | had :
light him to bed with matches.
-Four years ago knew that his
ears were few. as the best specialist
Nashville. alter examination. de-
AIRED that he was a doomed man; Z
at he had the heart and arteries of
an Of 80. should not at any time .
en-. have been surprised to hear that
, was gone. Shortly before his
,ath. when | had myself just passed
rough the valley of the shadow, and /
as not sure OF my own recovery,
ct him for the last time in Nashville.
e rested on a couch in my ,Aice and,