The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-05-26

A 49,
The SENTINEL always takes pride 70
chronicling the success OF GRENADA
bows who have gone out in the world
to make a record. One Of these is Hon
j. D. Thames, now District Attorney OF
the Vicksburg district, a young man
who is making a proud name Tor him.
self in the field Of law as well az upon
the platform. His address delivered
at the closing exercises OF the /. |. " I.
at Columbus last week, was singled out
as the most brilliant delivered on that
occasion, among them being some by
men of national fame aud wide spread
state 0 In 1897 Mr.. Thames de-
livered the annual address before the
Thalian Literary Society Of Grenada
College and the SENTINEL then IN
part said: 1.-THE verdict IL one OF una
nimity that never in the hall OF the ola
Grenada College was there heard an
address SO eloquent, so inspiring so
lofty ia sentiment, beautiful in Ian
/, puape and delivered with such splen-
did oratorical effect" We predicted
then that his future held much Of prom
: Use. The following editorial comment
from the Columbus Commercial. a pa
per not at all given to fulsome fattery,
t in regard to his speech at The lndustrl-
a. College, shows that we predicted
knowingly:
The address before the Industrial In
~stitute and College on Monday last, o!y
!, Hon. ]. d. Thames, Of Nicksburg, Ii
a considered to have been the happlest
- most entertaining and suggestive al
dress delivered in our city in years
Mr.. Thames. though a young man, Is
thinker. and full of patriotism anc
SIS christian spirit. He Is, fortunately
pa endowed with the elements OF an or
ator. His manner is easy and grace
full, his self possession, and the conscl
nd business of his knowledge OF his subject
go to make him at once the pieasau
master OF his audience. His comman'
OF language. and the grace and ele
gance of his 6ictiOn, simply charme
is his hearers. His plea for the preserve
tion and perpetuating the chrlstla
,es home, as the safe guard OF our Amer
can institutions, met with an oulour'
ale of genuine applause and sympath!
His whitening criticism OF the veal
the lippant, the hypocritical and 10
Ing , vile In the business, social and polite;
W. atmosphere Of our time, was free an
)u- lust, and likewise brought a hearty al
proval from the audience. FROM TT
to last. in his address OF more than 6
hour, he was thorough master OF hin
self, and the many hundreds who II
Oh tened to him were interested, and we
never for a moment from under u
mo magic charm of the orator. he ga
e. his hearers something worthy to Mi
ead of, and he elevated the aims and asplI
ms tions OF all. Mr.. Thames received I
My greatest ovation that has been accor
ure ed a public speaker since the days
eed Lamar. Men and women, he your
the middle aged and the elderly, NOV
,ra hy a common impulse, crowded arou
the modest Young mar TO congratuii
and to thank him. The college p
we're conspicuous among those to hor
Mr.. Thames 'iGr his splendid ehoI
r., We requested. as eaFly as we were d
lied W nane a "oaooh Tor n,Gcatinn,
h OF lieving as we do, that it vii. not o
5 OF entertain our readers, but that II
,,isb calculated 10 do good. Mr. Thar
it, very kindly agreed to oblige US, a. =
ing as he could put his remarks III sh'
riffs for publication, explaining that WI
3elle he had mapped out his line oil thon
Gre under genera heaoS' nc AZ U =
oney oap - ~ ne P,leasnre Of placir
hich fore our readers an address that
heir out comparing or detfaclln4
others. we think we express L
eral opinion when we say 1t wa
unusual |eloQuence, force and HI
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