The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-05-14
BISHOP G. 8. GALLOWAY
ENTERS fIfRNAt REST.
Distinguished Divlss Passes Pescs
fsliy Away "Wednesday Mernla1.

The following extract ID reproduce,
from the jackson News Of the 12tl
inst, concerning the death Of Bishov
Chas. B. Galloway, which occurred q,
his home in that city at the breaking o.
dawn Wednesday morning last.
Bishop Charles B. Galloway, Of the
Methodist Episcopal church, Missis.
sippi's most distinguished divine and
best known publicist, who for the past
twenty years has held rank among the
greatest pulpit orators Of America, died
at his residence in this city 1t 5 o'clock
this morning after an illness Of sew
eral days with mild form Of pneumon-
Ia, complicated with heart trouble.
The end was not unexpected. Bishop
Galloway had been in dying condition
for eighteen hours, and the end was
momentarily expected. He survived
longer than the attending physicians
expected, and, despite the fact that he
was in an unconscious state, showed
wonderful vitality almost to the end.
The distinguished divine was taken
Ill last Friday while en- route home
from Nashville, where he had attended
the annual session Of the college of
bishops. Although his sickness caused
much apprehension among the family,
owing to the fact that he had been In
an enfeebled condition for nearly three
years, no immediate alarm was felt un-
til Monday night, when hyposthetic
pneumonia developed In one lung, and
the patient commenced to grow worse
rapidly, passing into an unconscious
state from which he rallied only at
brief intervals, and during the final
;welve hours was totally unconscious
On several occasions during the past
;hree years Bishop Galloway suffered
evere spells, due to enfeebled heart
'ction and hardening Of the arteries.
Ilthough only In his Goth year, the
'rodigious volume Of work he performed
s the mission Bishop of Methodism,"
ad greatly weakened his once power
III physique, and he was In no condi-
ion to Withstand the lung congestion
hat caused his death.
Announcement was made this morn !
,g that the funeral Of the distinguished
ivine will take place Thursday after 7
DON at 4 o'clock from the First Meth
dist church. followed by interment at
reenwood cemetery.
Bishop Warren A. Gambler, of Georgia I.
'ached the city this afternoon, and i,
Ill conduct the funeral services. IL is q,
tpected that other members Of the r,
'llege Of bishops will also be in atten- n
nee. 1,
Orders have been issued for all de- a,
'rtments Of federal, state, county and sr
nnicipal government to remain closed n
morrow, and Mayor Crowder has is r.
ed proclamation urging all business h,
uses to close throughout the day.
Nearly all Of Bishop Galloway's loved n
es were at the bedside when the end a.
me, and others reached the city dur
3 the afternoon, having been hastily VI
I
by telegraph yesterday. tr
The passing away Of the foremost Al
shop in Methodism was quiet and Va
aceful. There were no death agonies,
suffering, no anguish Of flesh or spir- IN
while the sands Of his life slowly n,
bed away. Save for the labored III
incident to the pulmonary ~
'ubie that was the direct cause Of IN,
mise, he dropped into eternal slum- Al,
: like little child crooned to sleep IA
the lullabies Of loving mother. ve
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