Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-07-11
HORACE WATERS.
". Jennings Democrats Eloquent Word
at the Waters Memorial Meeting.


at the Waters Memorial Meeting.
At the Horace Waters Memorial
Meeting held in New York Mr.. W.
Jennings Demorest, who was one of
Mr. Waters most intimate and valued
friends, made the following remarks:
Standing in this place and realizing
the fact that Horace Waters was 80
closely idenAfied with the welfare of
this church, we cannot feel otherwise
than deeply impressed with sense of
loneliness.
Our departed friend, Horace Waters,
has gone to his reward AS n we'll
tried veteran of a battlefield that has
been strewn with many heroic friend
of humanity, with many virtuous and
diligent workers on the line of high and
noble principle; men who had strong
convictions of duty, and still stronger
sympathetic feelings of real interest in
the welfare of society, Horace Waters
life and history stand out before our
mental vision as distinguished and
noble example of the highest type. His
large hearted philanthropy and noble
achievements are n matter of history.
What he has dcne for his country,
his church, the poor and downtrodden
of the black race, but more particu-
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reform in an aggressive warfare on the
terrible curse of our civilization-th
liquor traffic-is too well known to need
recapitulation here.
Horace Waters will be a beacon of
Prohibition sentiment, whose influence
andexa mple viii shed a halo of light
and beauty to radiate our path and en-
Tighten and encourage any faltcring
steps or uncertain convictions of duty
on this great question.
Those who knew him best, those
who had the most favorable oppor tun
tiles to appreciate his unfaltering faith
and indomitable energy; those who
were most intimate with his daily life
and felt the force of his strong convic-
tions who were favored with an insight
into the depth of his religious feelings
and his clear conceptions of political
duty, will remember Horace Waters
with the most grateful emotions.
While we fully realize the extent of
our loss; while we lament our dear
brothers bsence from our gatherings;
while it is true we shall be no more
greeted with that cordial grasp of his
hand. or see his manly form, or listen
to the expressions of his genial voice
on the line of duty, we rejoice to re-
member that it was our privilege to
have the benefit of his presence and eX-
ample and a recollection of his pres
ence and influence will be one of the
most effective incite ments to our future
activity in the great work that engaged
his mind and stirred his emotions.
Ills name will always be associated
with our conception of noble deeds and
great achievements for the good OF his
country.
ITO illustrate this we have only to
gather up few of the many things to
which he gave his life and fortune
Zone of the best of these is EN- braced
in the very extensive circulation of his
tract "A Third Party Needed;' this was
his last and the most effective demon
stration of his acute sense of duty and
keen perception of the real difficulty
with which our whole civilization has
to contend
Those of you who have copy OF
this tract, may keep and preserve it as
mcmento of this truly good man, read
it over and over and gather the inspira-
tion of his genius. AS you sean each line
you will find that it bristles with living
truths which he saw as with a prophetic
vision.
How our hearts burn with enthssi-
asm as we catch the spirit that
prom pied these noble sentiments, these
evidences of his strong conviction.
Noble man, thou art our mentor, our
bright and consistent example of per-
severing energy i'll weli-doing.
May we be constrained and prompt
ed to emulate thy virtues and perpetu-
ate thy memory, and when the last
messenger shall summon US away, may
we be as well prepared as was Horace
Waters to enter that rest which we are
well assured he now enjoys after his
well spent life.