The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-05-20

Youngest man ever elected 10 that Of.
flee IN the southern church
was Foreign Minister.
bishop Galloway fairly won the di.
tinction, worn by Dr. Coke, the bishop
of the church. that OF being styled The
Foreign Minister Of Mcthodism." lie
was sent more frequently abroad than
any other bishop Of the church, and
served in all these capacities with such
effectiveness and ability ~ TO make him
not only the best known, but also the
most influential personality In Universal
Methodism In Canada, in England, in
ireland. in the Orient repeatedly, and In
South America he visited officially A.
the bishop and head Of the church, and
everywhere left the impression OF his
great personality and the memory Of his
incompa mbIc power as preacher and
public tcasher.
lie opened the great ccumcnical con
ference In the City Road Chapel. in Lon
don. in 1901. with sermon, the power
and eloquence Of which was achoed TO alt
lands where Mcthodism had adhercnis.
II Is still a pulpit classic among the Pco-
pie called Methodists
Bishop Galloway has for years been
president Of the board Of education Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
aud president also Of the board Of trust
Of Vanderbilt University. and a trustee
Of the Slater fund lie was the orig
inator 81 the plan for a great Method.
ist College In Mississippi, which result
ed in what Is nov the RICHLY endowed
Mil!ap- College at Jackson Much OF
the bishops time and great talents were
given to the promotion OF the cause OF
ciHcation.
The great civic and reform move
mcnts Of his state and the country al
large felt the impulse Of his adhesion
aud advocacy lie was presiden, 81 the
Mississippi Prohibition Association, and
the effective system Of prohibition laws
now in operation in Mississippi Is large
" the result Of h. wise advice
A Distinguished Author.
A. an author Bishop Galloway achiev.
cd no little distinction, though Il was
~ the preacher and orator that he cx-
celled. A. writer. on varied and time
" subjects. he commanded wide rad.
ing and his words always carefully
weighed
one Of his latest magazine articles
was eJcfTcrson Davis Judicial Esti-
mate" which attracted CONFERENCE.-The
attention because Of Ia strong defense
Of the chicftain 81 the ConfedeTary and
the unqualified enoomiums passed upon
his memory.
Bishop Galloway's home life was hap
py and beautiful lie was married in
1869 to Miss Hattie =. Willis, Of Vick.-
burg, Miss, whose devotion 90 him
through life has been a song Of full
notes, and the husband has been no
les lover than a great preacher and
teacher Of men. Three daughters and
two sons blessed their welded life, Of
whom all survive, except the eldest son,
Who contracted in childhood an illness
from which he suffered until young
manhood. The youngest son Il Dr. y
A. Galloway, now city physician Of
Jackson, Miss.
Bishop Galloway was in attendance
upon the meeting Of the board Of bsh-
ops at Nashville last week, and took
some part In the work Of the session.
but il was seen by all that his end wa.
nigh. ON Thursday, after dining with
two OF his life long friends. he suffered
collapse and had to be helped to he
room. lie left Nashville on Thursday
night in the care Of a travelling com
panion, and the news Of his fatal i'll
ness, While a great shock to his friends
aud the church public, was not mex
psetcd.
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