The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-10-12
TRIBUTES TO COL. POWER.

State, and elsewhere, wherever the
telegraph goes, Col. j. l.. Power, Secre-
tary of State, Grand Secretary of Ma
sonic bodies, the friend of the widow
and the orphan, the Christian gentle
man, printer, publisher and historian
-Mississippi's Grand Old Man. is no
more.
Mississippi, mourn as they perhaps
would not for any other man. There
is not a town or hamlet in the State
where he was not known, personally,
and to know him was to love him.
For nearly fifty years Colonel Power
has laborsd with these people, and al
ways on the side Of the oppressed, the
sore and needy. He has been the
good Samaritan in thousands of homes
and his name is in~dissolubly connected
with every general act of charity that
has been performed in the State dur
ing the nearly one half century of
his residence here.
No man in the State would be more
oatiJ IliooCa tiioA Will SOlOIltl L "
he has been NJ States most useful
citizen, and his lare can not be filled.
He was Il man. take him for ali in all,
l shall not look upon his like again.
will be echoed from one end Of the
State to the other.
In the death of President Mckinley
a few days ago the United States suf-
fered a great loss, one that was felt
throughout the hills and valleys of
Mississippi, but it did not come home
to M~ississippians with the same sad
force and effect a. does the death of
him VT Dur today.
The nation has lost a patriotic citi-
zen, the State q well beloved and eff
cient official, the city of Jackson a
useful and honored resident, the
church a strong and upright pillar,
the secret orders a faithful brother,
his family a devoted husband and
father, the widow and the orphan a
friend indeed.
Peace to his noble ashes!-Jackson
News.
In speaking Of the death of Colonel
]. L. Power, the lamented Secretary
Of State, we are reminded of a phrase
that has been handed down from
generation to generation: 1t is this:
AN honest man is the noblest work
Of God" Colonel John Logan Power
was an honest man-and more, he was
a brilliant, brainy man, who devoted
all the years of his manhood to doing
good for others. In his quiet, unos-
tentatious way, he took the Bible for
his beacon light and held closely TO
the line throughout all the years of
his long and useful life. Honesty was
his sole capital and, though he may
not have accumulated much Of that
wealth which is composed Of gold and
jewels, he leaves to his children a
heritage worth far more than any
worldly wealth and is found in the
heritage of a name which is known far
and wide and synonymous with all that
AZ 6OoNt hODiS dha 1hSp q hohlC ~
reputation for honesty. A name which
needs but to be mentioned to elicit
the sweetest encomiums of praise.
Praise for his noble arts of kindness;
for the innate nobility of his soul and
for a mind whose sole thought was to
do good unto others. His was a self
sacrincing disposition. The welfare
and comfort of others were first in his
thought and his unself1sh devotion tc
the cause of the people, to the widow
and orphan, was beautiful in it's in
tensity and sublime in it's sincerity
His reputation has remained as pure
and unsullied as the driven snow. NJ
Interior motive has ever been at.
tributed to his words and his deeds
have been as open as the day and a!
bright as the loveliest sunshine
Natchez Democrat.
The Herald knows of no man wht
can take the place of Col. Power. TIL,
rress had in him In earnest, tru'
friend; his church, one of the mos
consistent and devoted of members
the various secret orders-Masonry
knights of Pythias and Odd Follows
a brother whom they could trust; edu
cational and charitable institutions,
reacJ helper.
Well may Mississippians mourn tn
death of such a IA Long after tn
body that was laid to rest in the GENE
terry at Jackson on Wednesday after
noon has returned to dust, will til
) memory of this illustrious man b
fresh in the hearts of the thousand
who esteemed him in life. Last wee,
: the nation mourned the death of it
l President; today Mississippi mourn
; the death of one whose loss is create
; to the State than was Mr.. Mckinley
: to the nation.
Col. j. L. Power is dead; a great an
. good man has fallen. Peace to hi
;, ashes.-Yazoo Herald.
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