The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1922-10-07
(Re-Pdblished by Request)
The Following Address By Julius F.
Taylor, Who Presided At The Me-
moral Services In Honor Of Bishop
FaIlows

: ing, with bowed heads, in the presence
or within the shadow of the HonoreC
and the departed dead, and on thi:
, beautiful sabbath afternoon, we arr
assembled within these walls, for the
sole purpose of paying our homage OF
grief stricken tribute, TO the imperish
able memory of the late Ri. Rev
Bishop Samuel Fallows. who recently
peacefully closed his eyes in death, al
his home in this city. A city in which
he had labored for more than fifty
years, for its upbuilding and advance
ment: he was enc of its monumental
pillars in its civic, religious and educa-
tional Development.
He was one OF the most distinguished
many sided personages on the Ameri-
can continent. His breast was always
full OF the milk of human kindness
for his fellow men. regardless of their
race or their religious convictions.
He was one OF the greatest intellectual
giants, that has so far been cast upon
the shores of time; He was one of the
rarest masterpieces or products of an
all wise and merciful God.
His fertile and ponderous brain,
which never ceased from its activities
enabled him to successfully labor in
many lines of endeavor, at the same
time assisting him to become a great
pulpiter, university educator, a patrio-
tic soldier, who calamity fought in the
war of the rebellion, for the freedom
OF the slaves and the preservation OF
the union.
He was an author and newspaper
editor of great ability. His name
richly deserves to be written in pure
FURNISHED gold, high up on the wall
Of the hall OF fame, along by the side
II the names of Abraham Lincoln,
who liberated more than four million
slaves with one stroke of his mighty
pen; the immortal Frederick Douglass,
the matchlesS orator, diplomat and |
statesman who was one of the fore |
most leaders in the great anti-slavery |
struggle or movement in this country;
the illustrious Charles Sumner, au-
thor of the civil rights bill; Henry
Ward Beecher, the great anti-slavery
clergyman; Wendell Phillips, the fiery
and eloquent orator, who rocked this
mighty nation to and fro, over the
slavery question; William Lloyd CARR
son, who was dragged through the
streets OF Boston, with a rope around
his neck, for contending for the i'm
mediate emancipation OF the slaves:
last but not the least. E. p Lovejoy,
who lost his life for advocating
through the columns of his little
weekly newspaper, the liberation of
four million slaves from the house OF
bondage
Bishop Fallows, who was a human
itsrian in the broadest sense or mean
ing OF that word, from the cradle to
the grave, never faltered in his loyalty
and out spoken friendship for the COL
ored race. He presided over the great
peace meeting held at Bethel church
the first part of December 1906.
shortly after the late United States
Senator Benjamin r. Tillman of {
South Carolina had delivered lecture
in this city in which he attempted to
array the better class of white and
colored people against each other. The
golden words of wisdom which fell !
from the lips of Bishop Fallows, at {
that time restored peace and harmony I
between the two races, and out of {
respect TO his memory, that peace and {
harmony must continue to reign su-
Dreme between the white and colored ,
-ace, residing in the great city OF ,
Chicago.
In 1913, Hon. Edward F. Dunno, at :
hat time Governor OF the great state
IF Illinois. selected Bishop Fallows.
% serve as chairman of the Illinois
Commission. which enabled the col
'red people in this state to celebrate
heir fifty years of freedom in 1915,
which was further evidence of the un-
lying friendship of Bishop Fallows.
or the colored race.
1t was our great pleasure to be we'll
acquainted with him and he possessed
charming personality. to such an
xtent that no one could refrain from
alling in love with him. He always
cit highly pleased to be regarded as
ne OF the champions and uncompro-
lising friends of the race of which
he speaker is an humble member.
In September, 1921, he was in
uced through our solicitation, 70 de-
yer an address from this platform
! the interest of the Fort Dearborn
hospital. and that was his last public
ddress to the Colored people of Chi
ago.
My kind and loving friends, firm
: believe, deep down in the bottom =