 During his time as Archbishop , O 'Reily had formed positive relationships with many senior members of South Australian society , including the Anglican Bishop of Adelaide Nutter Thomas , and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia , Samuel Way , who considered him a friend . In an editorial in 1913 , The Advertiser praised O 'Reily , lauding his administrative abilities and crediting the good relations between Protestants and Catholics in South Australia to his " broadness of mind and to his quiet determination to avoid all unnecessary controversy . " Upon his death , The Register gave a glowing editorial , describing him as " loveable and highly estimable " , a " hard hitter " and asserting that , had he not been a religious leader , he could have been " a leading financier , Imperial legislator or even an eminent military commander . " 
