The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-01-10

Mr.. JANIS PARK. died st the residence OF
| his father, ir this place. on the evening o.
! the second of January. 1878, and was buried
on last Saturday at Franklin. the Rev. Messrs.
| Rice and Otis conducting the services.
Mr.. Park WAS born at Franklin. Tennessee
! on :he 18th OF February 1887, where be receiv.
ed bis primary and academic,l ranug, under
the thorough tuition of sir. Andrew Camp
bell who still lives. and has the reputation Of
being one of the most accomplished scholars
and best teachers that Tennessee has ever
had. Mir Campbell has, as we have been inform
ell, frequently said that James Park was en-
GOWed with intellect among the strongest
and brightest of all that ever came under his
training. We may here say n t such an in
teect was Fortunate III h1vi1I such a training
in the oUgi inning o. its educ Il develop
mert as that Mr.. Campbell gave his pupils, by
which broad and solid foundation was laid
for those high and superior Attachments made
by this tavorite pupil in after years.
The family moved 70 Columbia in 1871, and
James Park, then under fourteen veus of ag.
became a student in jackson. Culage, in this
place, in which he graduated with high dis inc
ton, in 1874. and one year afterwards he grad.
uated with like high distinction 10 the uniyer-
sity OF North Carolina. After his re turn from
College he was YariousIy enploved, as book
keeper in his father store snd.ralr0ad agent,
until the breaking out ofthe late war; he then
entered the army on the Southern side. His
tastes, training and habits we're those oF
student; and We have been told that he VAS
known IN the army as the great reader. He al
ways had a book i'll his hand; and not Ioag did
he ever hold book before he took into his
mind, aud made part Of his own thoughts,
very valuable idea it contained He was not
only great reader, but also deep and logic
al thinker. Whatever bn read he mastered;
snd whatever once made his own he never al
forwards lost. Els memory was remarkably
retentiVe; and, az heread much, and forgot lit.
tie, ms information in regard 10 general liter
AZURE, especially on gcograp hicil aud historic
al point, as extensive, aud at the same time
precise and accurate. With these superior a.
.f1ments and high abilities, and his brilia: /
and sparkling ima ginAtion, he possessed al
the clements of a first class conversatinhaiist,
and We will here say that we have me! with
very few persons with whom we have erjoved
as much satisfaction in conversation on htera-
ry points as we have with Mr.. James Park.
We take pleasure il saying this as n2rited
tribute 10 the memory of one, with whom in
the last few years We have converse1 often
and much eboui the books in the library where
| now write, which are the pride and joy OF our
life; and many OF which have ben purchased
at hl5 suggestion, and il net Cje thus Purct -
ed have We been disappointed
r or the last three years OF his life he was
engaged 10 the study Of medicine in Dr. Rains
drugstore; and II is understood that his attain
mems in this line were extensive and accurate
the practice of medicine, there ia no doubt but
that he soon would have taken high rank il
the profession.
Dir. Park was never marie j. and, ex 'eptiug
the me he was az Col eye and in the army, he
lived hIl his life under his f'theF's roo,. ara
vast constant companion fh m Their no,
Ike her highly gltted sou. Is not on a greas
reader, bat also deep thinker, AMI a wunaar
Of sxtt nsive and varied information. Between
her and her son James there was such O con-
slant companions ship AMI such cong niality of
literary tastes an pursuits As g sGidnm eve
between a mother and son in the III tturirv of
his manhood. Brilliant in intellect. kind in
heart, generous in impulse, truthful in word
End nj nly IN character, he hts passed away
in The full maturity Of his manhood, and his
body now sleeps in the silent tomb, where the
voice 0 praise and blame IRE alike unhelrd
and his soul has gone into the presence CT that
God, whose mercy is more kind than the com
passion OF father, emit whose love is more
gentle than the tenderness Of mother.
Jan, 9Th 1873 A FRIEND!o