, 1922-09-05
BISHOP FALLOWS
OF SOLDIER AND
AUTHOR FAME IS
DEAD, CHICAGO
Religious World Robbed
Of Great Leader in
Death Of Head Of Epis-
copal Church

CHICAGO. Sept. g.
Bishop Samuel Fallows, pre-
siding bishop of the Reformed
Episcopal church. famous as
preacher, soldier, author and
lecturer, died at 4:30 O'Clock
this morning at his residence after
an illness of slightly less than a
month.
Bishop Fallows' death. a shock 10
the religious world. especially. but a
ause of sorrow throughout the civil
lied humanity. was unexpected in
spite Of his advanced age. lie was
approaching his sTth birthday.
The bishop had pneumonia last wir.
ter and to that was attributed the be-
ginning OF his fatal illness. Last
spring he went to California whers
he was able 10 recuperate and was be-
lieved to have escaped further raw
ages OF the disease.
He did not return to Chicago until
August IL. hopeful of regaining his
old visor and reassumirs his varied
activities which had made him one OF
the most widely known national fig
lures.
The long overland trip, however.
drained his strength and the follow
IL 8 day he was rcrnit ted i'll OF ..xiaus-
ton. On h mex Gay he was reported
Improving and his physician then X.
pressed the better that he WON'T en-.
'i,cly ecove
With the bishop during his illness
was his daughter. Alice. and his son.
Edward Fa,iows. OF New York. came
to Chicago to be with his father.
The improvement noted upon the
prelate's return to Chicago continued
and no untownrd turn was expected.
Tho son returned to New York yester-
day.
Following the departure OF Edward
Fallows, the bishop at noon yesterday
suffered 3 relapse which was soon 10
be a critical stage. He than Sank
q aduallv uriii tho end came peace
fuzzy this no. n'ng
The daughter was the only relative
ut the bishops side when death ended
the magnificent career of more than
so years. The bishops personal Ply
stefan, DIR. w. S. White. and two
nurses also were at the bedside.
Bishop Samuel Fallows was a mar
Of boundless energy. Not only did
he daily carry on the manifold duties
OF his parish-preaching. christening.
marrying. burying. visiting the slck
and needy-but he found time to write
and edit almost a score 81 books ana
countless articles. to address ergulnr-
ly many patriotic bodies, serve as
the supreme head of. his church, the
Reformed Episcopal. in the North
American continent: function on many
committees. hold numerous trustee
ships. propaganda actively at Wash
ington when hat was needed-and
walk no less than two miles each
day of the yea for exercise.
! A curious instance OF Bishop Fall
lows penchant for discovering the
truth pragmaticallyS was his establish
ment in 1907 of a home saloon as
he called 1t in Chicago cevoted to the
selling Of temperance drinks. To
prove that soft drinks could be sold
lprofitably and TO the very men who
frequented saloons. tho bishop put in
coffee. chocolate. grape juice and the
like; he allowed smoking. For two
years the phase did a profitcbls basi-
ness.
The bishop. convinced that a non
alcoholic substitute for beer could be
found, spent large sums hiring the
best chemists to discover the formula
Tor such fluid; but every beverage
they concocted ooner or later de-
veioped alcohol by fermentation.
Meanwhile he salon, had became
a mecca for visitors from all over the
globe, who came to see the refresh
rnent parlor conducted under such
strange auspices by a famous man o.
the church. Finally his theo!-y vindi-
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