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BKK\4R» MALLOW.
(From a Drawing b,r Onr Special Artist, J. H. Maser )
The Lamented Mallon.
HIS DEATH AND BURIAL
We are pleased to present in this issue, with
, of our Home, too feel 1 * to follow h's remains,
! mingled their tears with those of childhood
! and youth in the quiet home he had helped to
j make an asylum for the homeless, a shelter
! for the helpless and a rest for the (lying. In
! the name of those cherishing his memory,
and in our own name who received so much
encouragement from his cheering voice and
such life-like accuracy, the familiar face of hoping hand, we lay one little wreath on that
this distingushed and universally-beloved ed- ! ot evergreens anil flowers which
ucator, whose sudden demise impressed all j cover ms monument and keep his memo-
hearts and whose obsequies called forth the : r -' ev, “ r 1 1,1 ^ u ‘ CI ty he loved and served
most imposing demonstration ever seen in * s0 we “-
this great city. By an humble, Christian i ■ li«‘ *<'<1 resses.
walk, courteous and unostentatious demeanor, i AVe give below the beautiful addresses
faithful and untiring devotion to duty, he which were delivered by Gov Colquit Dr
won the highest esteem of all our Jieople, and Havgood and Mavor Calhoun. Gov. Colquit
the great outpouring of the masses was the j sai«I;
voluntary expression of a real personal sor- < My Friends: This vast concourse of nioum-
row which each and all felt as they followed ers j s silently paying ns noble a tribute ns cv-
his remains to the grave, ^o man in the his- j er was paid to a mortal man. The aged and
tory of the State, says an esteemed contem- i the young, the families he visited, the homes
porary. has ever so endeared himself to the I he blest
hearts exult with joy when we hear the songs
of the harvest home, but who th nks then of
the lone sower of the seeds who follows the
furrow in the chilly Novemlier. Bernard
Mallon walked along the furrows of life sow
ing seeds in the hearts of the youths of the
country. He has gone, but the harvest is yet
to come in the lives of noble men and lovely
women. His labors are over! He needs no
trunqiet to sound liis fame, for his mentor#
ingel’s alxiut every hearthstone in this city
with the sweetness and fragrance of a hidden
bank of flowers. He lives in the hearts of
these youths, these boys and maidens, and in
long after years they will look Iwick with
tears and gratitude to the teaching and ex
ample of Bernard Mallon, who lies speechless
here to-day. We all remember his pale, tran
quil face, his gentle stooping figure, his lova
ble tender manner. They are coffined here
and we grow sad as we think they are stilled
in the silence of death. He has gone to his
reward. From teaching here he has gone to
learn the lesson of immortality over yonder!
God grant that you all, young and old, shall
so treasure the precepts of his life and imitate
the virtues of his walk, that you with him
may have joys immortal in the land to which
we are assured he has gone!
Rev. Dr. A. <». Haygood,
President of Emory College, was next to
speak :
For our common friend and brother, for his
memory, work and name, we have no fit
words to-day. As a teacher, speaking for
the teachers, I give you, citizens of Atlanta,
my judgment that Georgia and that Texas
had no such organizer of schools to lose. The
Powers aliove called him to that work and he
did it well. Hugh Miller said of the good old
Scotchman who taught him masonry, that
“ he put his conscience in every stone he laid
down.” Bernard Mallon did that! Jean
Paul said he “ loved God and little children,”
and the man who loved God and little child
ren did his work as ever in the Great Task
Master's eye ! Atlanta never saw such a fu
neral as this before; Georgia never did; and I
loubt if you will ever see it again. It is
enough to move hearts of stone. These
thousands, these young men, these maidens,
these little children of all ages and colors, in
God’s name he loved them every one and
worked for them every one: and you, my
children, never knew how you loved him
until this cloudy day that will not let the
bright sun shine upon his mortal remains.
There is this aliout men like Bernard Mallon
we never know how we loved them until we
lose them. As England’s poet laureate said
of the prill ie consort, one of the noblest and
gentlest of gentlemen, we may say of him:
*‘ He is gone! We have lost him ! We know
him now ! All petty jealousies are silent and
he moves Indore us, how brave, how modest,
all accomplished, wise ! * * * *
Within what limits and how tenderly!” It
was said on one occasion when Harvard Col
lege lost its president that it would be easier
to find a president for the United States than
a president for Harvard College; and when
Governor Roberts telegraphed a few daysago
to Dr. Sears that Mallon was dead, he tele-
raphed one of the most mournful facts to the
The Grave of Bernard Mallon, after being Decorated by tlie Tendiers and Pnpllst. (from a Drawing by
Onr Special Artist. J. II. Moser.J
haps it would lie sufficient if I should simply as
sert to you to-day, on behalf of the hoard of edu
cation, that Professor Mallon, in the exercise of
his offices as superintendent and ex-offieio secre
tary of the board of education, always did his
duty. Perhaps these few words would be the
most comprehensive eulogy 1 could pay to his
memory, but 1 feel that more should lie said.
Professor Mallon was not born in America, hut in
Ireland. He came to this country in eariy life
and was educated In New York, lie then select
ed as his home the city of Savannah, in our own.
State, and as has been so eloquently said by the
Governor, the impress of bis work stands to-day to
his memory in that beautiful city by the sea, and
it will last forever! After building up a system
of public schools there, and when we were about
to organize onr system of schools here, we invited
him hither and became hoping to make this his
homo for the remainder of his da vs. It is need
new-born hopes of Texas and to every heart
that knew him, from the Blue Ridge to the j lesst0 say what his work was here. Our public
sea. Ten years I knew lnm and I knew linn ; school system is a monument of which we may l»e
as a Christian man. 1 never knew what | proud, and is a monument to his meinvry graml-
chureh he lielonged to, but I knew him as a i er than could he built of marble or brass. His
brave, modest. Christian gentleman—he led devotion to the schools was unexcelled. Day after
all tlu* rest. His heart wandered back to At- , a >' ? n 1 ( '. ' l ' ar year it was my pleasure to
lanta in his last hours. I am informed by one !
. .... ... —.- -i by his ministrations, the citizens of of your hoard that when he could do no more I up ^ n ' p ut w h at shall I sav „f the iiiilre ten-
ihofet or ft™rd'^'w d'lon < 0 'Hg' 0 .''vcellent ' thi ? entire e . it J' of every class, denomination | for the Lone Star State he made his will and ; dJr relationship which' existed between him and
Professor Be rnard Mallon. Ills excellent; and race, with sighs and with tears pay the j left his splendid library to the Girls' High i the grammar schools, the relations between bim
character and ripe culture won for hi in Hie | homage of their hearts to the life of one who School of Atlanta. They will keep it. for : and the girls’ high school, the Browning society
esteem of the liest minds and Iom* of the liest ( did so well. The silent composed body, once they knew him, and thdse who come after j 'TI* the Ma|lon society
hearts that knew him. Ills’ kindness his char- j so familiar, once so loved, once so venerated, | them will keep it in his memory, and, receiv- ' nl< ‘ °' 1 1
t., an ,, , gonial, considerate intercourse now lying cold and senseless won his wav* in- ing from it lessons of virtue andlwisdoni, will
,.th all who were brought into contact with ; to our hearts as the dew and sunshine sink springtime after 'springtime evarland with
Jin, either socially or m a business way, at- j Into the opening flowers. Men never mourn- new white flowers the tc/ib oft him whom
.died to him friends and champions of the ; ed, women never loved, children never wept | they bury to-day as a coniueror
ruest and tenderest kind. _ Among t ie youth j for a purer and gentler life than once ani- is right to lay upon this coffin
recipient of their love | mated that now pulseless and silent heart, j white chrysanthemums They
His brains not fired by ambition, dwelt trail- ! summer is gone, but wlivr not v
*• i quilly and thoughtfully upon the problems of j did not live to see his ' inter ti
i peace, phii*nthropv and enlightenment, and i gathered from us in hi-smmer of
The National Congress.—Today con
gress will enter upon the second week of the
sessio n. The notable events of the last week
in Washington were: (1) The reading of the
President’s message, after it had been printed
and read in nearly every large city in the
Union, and the excitement consequent upon
its surreptitious procurement and publica
tion. (2) The discovery that the President
had made some financial suggestions that
were so promptly antagonized by some of | The last issue of THE INDEX contained twelve
the prominent Republicans of the vvest that I portraits—life-like pictures, taken from the msg-
he immediately “took water” on the subject : nificent “Portrait Gallery” of THE CHRISTIAN
and declared that lie did not mean to raise an INDEX The portraits were those of distinguish-
“The Christian Index,
ILLUSTRATED.
HENRY H. TUCKER, Editor.
:tr,t ba exist ministers—living
ANI* I*EA I*.
•f the city he was the
and fullest confidence, and to them liis death
was equal to the loss of some dear relative.
Tliesi- may be called the chief charms aiu
characteristics of the mao .« h/> has done
great work for Georgia and interwoven ms
name with the cliiefest glory of Atlanta.
The ceremonies occurred
In llir City Hall Hark,
where a platform had been built at the south
ern portal. The children of the high and
grammar schools were assembled at t’leir res
pective buildings and marched to the grounds
taking position in front of the platform. The
children of the colored schools were present
almost in complete numbers. The ranks of
the others were full, and no less than three
thousand children were thus massed around
the stand, wearing sad faces and liearing in
their hands floral tributes for the tomb of
their friend. Surrounding the children were
thousands of the citizens of the city, ladies
aiul gentlemen, who stood sorrowfully await-
ing to res]>ond in lieart-felt “aniens to the
eulogies of the deceased.
Our engraving is a perfect representation
of the grand scene which was here presented
and a number of familiar faces will be readi-
lv recognized. The distinguished and sym
pathetic Governor of the State is delivering
the beautiful tribute which we publish below
and which brought forth many tears. The
Rev. H. H. Tucker D. D., who conducted the
religious ceremonies in a most feeling and
impressive manner, sits to the Governor’s
right, while that universally esteemed and
cultured Israelite and member of the Board
of Education, David Meyer, sits to tlie left
nf tlie coffin and liis tears flowed freely dur
ing the service. Prof. W. F. Slaton, the
worthy and efficient successor of Prof. Mal
lon, stands at the head of the casket and his
warm and generous heart swelled with deep
est emotion and lit* was one of the last to
leave the grave. Mayor Calhoun, Rev. At-
ticus G. Havgood. Col. Blanchard. Col. Jno.
Flynn, Dr. R. D. Spalding, Col. Bob. Lowry,
Col. Sam Small taking notes, and many oth
ers will lie recognized though the likenesses
could not lie perfect in so small a space as
each must occupy in a jieneil drawing of so
large a group. In a window to the extreme
right will lie seen the familiar face of Ex-Gov.
Jos. E. Brown. Though he had actively op
posed and voted against the retention of
Prof. Mallon as Superintendent of the Public
Schools lie did so through no personal disre-
pect for the faithful and honest teacher; and
when the thousands of personal friends gath
ered around his lifeless body, Gov. Brown,
and others who had voted w ith him, came too
to express their personal sorrow at his death.
The Grave.
Our engraving is a fac-simile of the grave
after the countless floral offerings had been !
arranged by the tasteful hands of devoted j
friends. They were arranged by some of the
lady teachers and it was touching in the ex
treme to see how they lingered and with
what care they decorated the last resting
place of their friend and former principal.
A tl ointment.
It is a source of great pleasure to ull his
friends to know that the teachers and chil
dren of the public schools have undertaken
the fitting task of raising the means for erect
ing a monument over his grave, and all his
tersonal friends and all friends of the public
•;hools should aid in the undertaking. He , io »am u* Vn,„ l.ro.m.les
«s the organizer of our school system and which he ever sought to remove the >
’ ’ ’ of his life and the and entanglements that little children might
What of liis works
charitable institutions of the city’.’ You
of the Browning society will remember him bet
ter than I. He used to meet with you, ami I had
the pleasure of seeing him there. It was bis habit
on some melancholy occasion to read Lnngfcl-
,nd hero. It low’s beautiful poem entitled ’‘Resignation.” Its
IP,*} pearly- sentiments were in harmony with bis own life
' Vj 1 f and character, lie told yen' that there wasn’t a
r>ntrw» household in this laud without its vacant chair,
■U -ome. ri nn( ] u la j wo must bear these hisses with resignation
d so live its to meet our loved
as my pleasure to meet him and
issue in congress or in his party on the money
question, (3) The discovery also by Mr.
John Sherman that he had made a grave mis-
! take in certain recommendations contained
in his last annual report on finance which are
likely to diminish the slight chances that ho
was supposed to have a few weeks ago of ob
taining tlie Republiean nomination for the
Presidency. The eminent Secretary of the
Treasury has found it convenient to craw
fish with tlie alacrity that distinguishes all
gentlemen who have a covetous eye on t he
White House. (4) The introduction of a joint
resolution by Senator Bayard, of Delaware,
proposing to destroy the legal-tender quality
of the greenback circulation of the country,
in accordance with Secretary Sherman's plan,
which resolution promises to lie a fair sized
firebrand in the camp of the Demo-con feder
ate party, and the attempt may yet prove as
! damaging to the Presidential aspirations of
Mr. Bayard as it. has been to those of Mr.
Sherman, I^p The introduction of another
joint resolution by Senator Ingalls, of Kan
sas, declaring it to be tlie opinion of congress
ed and honorable Baptist ministers, who, though
dead, sneak with thrilling effect through the ar
tist’s power, in every line und feature.
The next issue will contain ihe portrait of the
sainted Rev. Jesse Mercer, founder of Mercer Uni
versity, whose lustrous life forms one of the bright
est i.ages of Baptist denominational history,
and whose memory is so precious to all. Also the
portraits of Rev. I). E. Butler and of I)r. James S.
bnwton, our associates, who have latHired so faith
fully and so long for THE CHRISTIAN INDEX,
and for the Baptist cause in Georgia. These por
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perfection of the likenesses which are in the'com
plete “Portrait Gallery’’—a work of art rarely
equaled, and never excelled, in this country.
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Governor Colquitt. Mel tiering Ills Eulogy Ov'e t’oflin In the City Hall Park. <front a Pencil Pruning by Onr Special
his*feet,*never k temf>ted by the love of gain,
. turned aside from the highways of preferment
| to walk in the modest paths of learning, lr
ve to it the liest years
mds of education everywhere would do
W to themselves in contrtbutin to so
able a purpose. A strong circular signed
aj. W. F. Slaton, Miss Laura Haygood
Professors Moore and Bounell has been
sed to all the children of the public
4 to contribute what they can and the
. \i of all who do so will be kept and filed
f’-e records of the school. We are
Bil
' “ u I( ’ ol
vien window j s acting as treasurer,
posed/: roup by 3lmeans.
V } }° hi i A,m * of ladies consisting of
0ld ’j“ l iJV id tlie woMrs. C. C. RodesTMre.
1 sh<T. Eichbergand Miss
Edith nearly twentjtod by the managers
•hall look oulpvppted a few days
Tkn,tws ch “*
She can
room and her
walk therein. He had no gifts to bestow
cent such as would make men and women no
bler, more useful and happy. In summing
up the accomplishments ot such a life we are
struck with wonder that one so quiet, so mod
est so gentle, so unselfish, so unobstrusive,
could have done so much. It serves to re
mind us that it is not the noisy cataract, that
• wioirflw the valleys reverlierate with its thun
der. that does the greatest work, but the
tranquil, quiet river that glides along
through the meadows, liearing upon its
uponrts silver current fertility and refresh
meat, and blending the promise of harvests
with its rippling song. It is easy to work
when the result of our work is manifest be
fore us • it is easy to work when we are cheer
ed by the applause of the multitude; it is easy
to work when drum and fife and flag are
waiting to announce our triumph; but how
difficult to labor in the unnoticed and incon
spicuous walks of life where the results are
to be gathered in the long years that are to
come. We gaze with admiration when we
come to reap the golden harvest and our
Caesar had his “i ,1)s captive princes fol
lowed at his ot*wkeeLs, but I would rath
er have to follY bier to its last resting
place these t llds of weeping children
than all the rt and banners of victory
that f( >llowed r i . n . I!< n, arcli9S ! * *
You have h distinguished governor, a
you never lc’ ue . r tr,, ‘iid. The children
all over this' wiil join hands with you
to-day in tb* ons t n *tion of affection and
love. If w iu ''! oatch his spirit so true
and so goot ““Rate his example so no
ble and v’ ur time came die like him
at our posf vo “ ld hav o lived well and
died well ear t“ s blessings and God’s
blessings* 6 with •'
yor Calhoun
was the n’ •ddressed the hsscmblage. He
said:
Frllo t! " s: T be death of Professor Mal
lon imni e > ,ui *t has the citizens of Atlanta,
most nrf * an d when, on yesterday after
noon I Aed by the board of education of
this fit/’ on dieir behalf, an humble
dower * roffln, I wished that some abler
tonmiei\ ow V ba<1 i*’* 311 selected for this
solemiM't' * ie't that to me personally,
hn.vim idmso long and so well, it would
be a v ove ' 1 would W bere d^t per-
Ih; with him ju-t before lie left here.
Artial. .1. ||. Moser.)
then to return iii June next,' and" imlP promised’ ! ?* h6 ^t policy to keep hands off and
the Mallon society, which was named in his lion- I tn liT na 1 11 . ees country alone. These
* ' ... | rhu olii/.f’ i. o.i . .
or, to meet them here at their tirst anniversary or
to send them a letter which could he reiul then
lie left this city with much regret. I believe that
ms warmest feelings were for tlie people of this
city. He expected, alter doing liis appointed
work m a distant State, to return to Georgia and
end his life with us. While his heirt and judg
ment told him it was better to go to his field of
abor m that distant State, lie still felt hound to
the fortunes of Atlanta. His wife, his companion
and helpmeet, went with him, and there among
strangers she was with him to eomfort him Tliev
are seperated here, bill I believe they will meet
again. • L
Ma ytkey meet in the land where spring is eter-
Where darkness never cometh, nor sorrow uor
pain; ’
Where flowers never fade, in that clime ever
venial,
MBT ag^nP’ mee t and d»eir parting he never
His spiritha» flown to the silent land: let us
bury his body in our beautiful cemetery, be-
neath the sod he loved so well, and may kind
and gentle hands plant beautiful flowers upon
his grave tnd water them with tears, that in me
SpKwmlP*
ere the chief incidents of the weeks tierf.jr-
\ n th r b,g te “ t of the national circus
at \V ashmgton.—Chicago Tribune, Rep.
The Sisters of Mercy of Savannah h ive
opened a Bazaar to relieve the pressure of
ebt mxm them. The epidemic of .S 7 6 broke
up their flourishing sehool-their t.Vii ch
source of support. The Bazaar is attended
throngs of visitors ami a few evenimre
Arctic te* ";’ b “*
SI .ring music. ^ JW marchedThougf
feast
'p». K '“cm with in-
hand«ome r fffit of a h»ie C rT??_ a , nd ra . fflwi
nanaaome suit of hair f™ *i, , lalue <i
Hood babies 1 tk. for the Gnefit, of
the rounds of the now 9
make it more so as it w*™ P u ress ’
has been reduced’ Pi * .? ere ! the 8uit
the
J. fuhe/R,
manufacture
Wigs, Toupees, p JS <5 furls,
«« Whitehall S'*** *° Ko «‘*y.
Atlunia, j - *
Xali*lartl^ , " ari,,,, rtNl.
Parties at a dirt-'h ing sen,?' 11 ,' 11 "" Stmpl
of hair. 1’artik lf,r «
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