The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-03-03

that long, long night. Their superstition wa.
the national religion, while ignorance was al
a premium. The less one knew the wiser he
was considered. During this period, there
were no great Inventions; few brainy mer
stood out In bold relief, Every thing was
stagnation while the miasm which was gem
Grated poisoned the minds and hearts OF
people. Would you know the reason for all
thisr There were no printing. presses! Be-
Ing no way TO publish books T there re-. were con- on
mand for knowledge, hence knowledge was
not. Nor did all this disappear until young
Johann Gensiieisch accidently discovered
the use. of individual type. Then CANT
the books, the papers. the authors, educa-
tion, embellishments, national awakenings;
and back behind all, as the power. behind
the throne, his brain planning and his hand
guiding, came the editor.
Given: A nation or Il state with many edi-
tors and 1t is not difficult to find a nation CT
n state that IL progressive and abreast with
the lines. Campbell spoke In an ambiguous
way when he said:
Coming event. cast their shadows before
We assure you no shadow has been cast
before the coming of this Editors Associa-
tion to Grenada. We have been glad ever
since the moment we received the assurance
ne welcome you. This is a place where nine
church spires point the way to a better
world, and where two graded schools ard a
college teach our children to be noble men
and women, tit to take up the duties of life.
| Grenada's struggles nave been many.
Fire has come and left us almost au ash
heap; pestilence Siezed upon us at one time
and left us more like n city of the dead than
of the living; one day the winds .conspired
against, us, and gathering their forces,
they, charged upon. us, leaving wrecked
buildings and confusion in their wake. Yet
today Grenada lives, as is shown by her
ability to entertain four hundred editors
and her hospitality is large enough to enter
tain four hundred more had you only
brought them with you. This is the kind OF
city which welcomes you. There is not a
home here nor q room in any home in which
we say this and we mean it. Try. us and
see. And now. glad that you are here, let
me in behalf OF Grenada, wish you a pleas
ant mist, stay, a profitable journey to your dssti-
above All, may lie who rules the world, bless
you and guide you and keep you!"
Mr.. Hamlet was followed by Garry
A. Willard, of Bonneville, New Yorl.,
who made a magnificent speech II per-
haps ten minutes. We are Sorry that
we could not obtain the address of Mr..
Willard and hope to secure at least a
synopsis of it al some future day for
publication, as it vac a magnificent
effort Of a magnificent man.
The hour for their departure being
hand" the meeting was adjourned
and the visitors were accompanied to
the depot by our citizens where they
boarded their private cars, and amid a
din of cheers, handkerchief
and kodak picture snatching
they were whirled away towards jack
son, where they spent the day as
guests of the capital city.
This was one of the most important
and influential bodies that ever visited
our city, and our citizens generally,
aud the ladies especially, did the right
Ind proper thing by way Of dispensing
hospitality. If no other visible benefits
ire ever realized from their visit to
city, the satisfaction of knowing
hat they went away singing our prais-
IS for the kind treatment accorded
hem will be ample rewarded for our