The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-08-10
Tribute of Respect.

our venerable and distinguished
Brother, Past Grand Master, Samuel
James Powell.
III paying our tribute Of affection
to him whom we all loved, and
those loved most who knew him
best, we feel that
''To those who knew him not, no
words can paint,
And those who knew him, know
ill words arc faint"
Seldom, if ever, has death cast so
dark shadow over this Lodge.
We have been called to mourn the
departure Of brothers good and true
whose noble characters and worthy
deeds have won our admiration and
love; in Gods good providence, we
have still spared to us the helpful
presence and wise guidance of
many strong and noble leaders; but
we do no wrong to dead Or living
when We say our best loved friend
and wisest counsellor has been ia
ken from rs.
Sorrow and affection sometimes
find their tittest expression in 81
lence, and it would be most CRATE
full to us cOuld we remain dumb of
tongue while the voice of the heart
should respond to the kind words
Which Others speak of him who, liv.
ing was our friend and brother be-
loved, and whom, dead, we sincere
ly mourn,
lii his character and life Samuel
James Powell combined, in unusual
degree, those qualities which are
essential to the best and truest man.
hood, "the elements were 50 mixed
in him, that Nature might stand up
and say TO all the world, This was
IL Man."
In the varied experiences ola busy
life lie was called to positions Of
high honor and responsibility, and
he filed them all with credit and
dignity, rs citizen he was active
: alert and public spirited;as a soldier
he was patriotic, brave and loyal
us a judge andpublic official he was
without reprOaCh, as Grand Master
: of Masons in Louisiana, he lives il
the hearts of his brethren.
7 In character and action he wa!
essentially strong man. Decided
in his opinions, and brave an(
manly in their assertion and main
tenance, lie never hesitated to give
utterance to his honest conviction
| and his words bore with them tina
2 weight, influence and power which
| come from trained thought ant
wise judgment, At the same time
there was an utter absence of tina
offensive self>asScrtiOn which is to,
frequently united with consciou
intellectual strength. With cOurag
strength, and the more robust quail
ties of character and life, lie com
bined gcniality of greeting, 4 con
sideration and kindlincss of manner
a courtesy of action, which wer
alike exceptional and admirable
and which endearcd him to all. j.
AS Il Mason he exempliied thu
best principles of our institution
His great soul went out in lovin,
sympathy to all, and he was "on
to whom the burdened heart coult
pour out its sorrows: to whom dis
tress could prefer its suit, who's
hand was guided by justice, an,
) whose heart WAS expanded b,
beneyolence."' He was inspires
with q large measure Of that Chart,
which suffereth long and is kind
which envieth not, which vauntetl
not, and is not pulled up, whicl
secketh not her own, and is no
easily provoked, and which rejoicetl
in the truth"
In his death column of Dorit
strength and Corirtllian beauty ha
fallen which will not soon or easil,,
be replaced. We shall sadly mis-
his fraternal spirit and wise counsel
: But, tho dead he lives in the i'm
press he has left upon our mind
and hearts. Thro that mysteriou
law which, like golden cord, unite: