The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-09-08
BISHOP FALLOWS
ANSWERED CALL
HEAD REFORMED EPIsCo-
PAL CHURCH Is DEAD
MAN OF GREAT ENERGY
passed Awav at Home Tn Chica
Passed Away at Home In Chica-
60 This Morning At Age
Eighty Seven Years
Associated Press Dispatch.1

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l
Chicago, September 5.-Bishop
Samuel Fallows, head Of the Reform
ed Episcopal church. died at 4:30
o'clock this morning.
Bishop Fallows was a man of
boundless energy. Not only did he
daily carry on the manifold duties
of his parish-preaching. christen
ing, marrying, burying, visiting the
sick and needy-but he found time
to write and edit almost a score of
books and countless articles, to ad-
dress regularly many patriotic bod
les, serve as the supreme head Of
his church, the Reformed Episcopal.
in the North American continent;
function on many committees, hold
numerous trusteeships, propagan-
die actively at Washington when
that was needed-and walk no less
than two miles each day Of the
year for exercise.
A curious instance of Bishop Fail
lows penchant for discovering the
truth pragmatically was his estab-
lishment in 1907 of a "home saloon"
as he called it in Chicago devoted
to the selling Of temperance drinks.
To prove that soft drinks could be
sold profitably and to the very men
who frequented saloons, the Bishop
put in coffee, chocolate, grape juice
and the like; he allowed smoking.
For two years the place did pro-
fitable business.
Saloon Became Mecca.
The Bishop, convinced that non
alcoholic substitute for beer could
be found, spent large sums hiring
the best chemists to discover the
formula for such fuid; but every
beverage they concocted sooner or
later developed alcohol by fermen-
tation.
Meanwhile the Saloon had be-
come a mecca for visitors from all
refreShment parlor conducted under
such strange auspices by a famous
man of the church. Finally his the
DRY indicated, the Bishop sold out
the enterprise.
Samuel Fallows was that curious
complex. soldier a divine and an
author. With equal spirit he could
exhort his Pensioners to duty or
lead his regiment in battle; and
equally he could summon an all
conquering passion for that most
pedantic of tasks, the editing of a
dictionary encyclopedia
He was tall, straight and spare
of body, his face was ruddy with
the color OF vigorous life and he
had a splendid crop of silver hair.
fascinating deep blue eyes and
hands sinewy and extremely ex-
pressiVe in gesture.
Born In England
Samuel FallowS was born De-
cember IS, 1885 at Pendleton, near
Manchester, England. His parents
migrated to Wisconsin in 184S to
engage in farming. Thus Samuel
Fallows grew up as a farmer lad
near Madison. His first schooling
was at Astelan, Wis. and then at
Lawrence university" at Appleton.
There he first began to preach. In
1859. upon graduation at Wiscon-
sin he was appointed vice president
dent Of Galesville, Wis, "univer-
sity."
In 1860. Mr.. Fa1lows married
Lucy Bethia Huntington of Mar
shall, Wis, sister of former Bish-
Yorkop Frederick D. Huntington, of
New York. The four children born
to this marriage are Samuel Hunt
ington FallowS, attorney, New York,
Major Charles Samuel Fallows, law
yer, Saratoga, Cal, Mrs. Helen May
Katherine Fallows, residing with
her father.
Organized College Students
When the civil war began he help
ed to organize the 32nd regiment
of college students and faculty
men and became its lieutenant col :
onel. ater he was made colonel of
the forty ninth regiment and for
"meritorious service" he was bre-
vetted brigadier general of volun-
teers.
Upon his return from the war,
Colonel Fallows was appointed Su-
perintendent of Public instruction
for the state of Wisconsin,; for this
Office he was twice later reelected
Following he went as president to
Illinois Wesleyan University at
Bloomington.
At wesleyan, President Fallows
inaugurated the first law school
connected with any college or uni
versity in Illinois. At Wesleyan.
tOO, ne luSdLuLCu IudI oyoLSm VI
long distance learning known today
as university extension"
In 1875 Bishop I Fallows became
rector Of st. Paul's Reformed
Episcopal church of Chicago and
continued so for the succeeding
Years until the time of his death
Simultaneous with his assumption
Of the rectorate, he assumed the
title, missionary bishop Of the
west" and soon thereafter he be-
came presiding bishop Of the en-
tire church both in the United
States and Canada.
Was Writer Of Note
For twenty one years he was
president of the board of managers
Of the Illinois State Reformatory
ut Pontiac In 1898, at the Worlds
Fair, DR.. Fallows served as one OF
council of seven at the head oil
the Worlds Congress of Education
In 1907 he was made Chancellor oil
the University Association. In the
year following he succeeded Arch
bishop Ireland as chaplain in CHIEF
Of the Grand Army. From 1913 tc
1914 he was department command
er Of the Illinois G. A. r.
As a writer. DR.. Fallows' claims
to recognition, are so deeply root
ed that critics assure him perma.
nent honor in American letters
for his contributions to critical
and encyclopedia literature. In the
i preparation of one volume alone