The leader., 1903-10-07
"A REMARKABLE FAMILY |WHITECAPs IN ANTE.
SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF GENERAL
MI LONREY.
Have All Gained Fame and Are an Honor
to the Name Of Their Father.

A family more interesting and
more worthy of emulation, says
the Grenada Sentinel, than the
Lowreys would, indeed, be
difficult to find. They are sue
cess in every respect.
When Gen. M. P. Lowrey, the
fighting parson," returned home
from the heroic achievements of
the civil war, he found chief among
his remaining possessions his own
good name, and his wife and grow
ing children. Collecting h i S
broken fortunes in true Confeder-
ate soldier style, he and Mrs.
Lowrey, every bit a helpmeet,
met the ad verse conditions
brought about by the war, uncom-
plainingly and set about to make
an honorable livelihood for their
family. Besides many other good
and great things which they did,
two things now remain to perpet-
uate theil honored name: Blue
Mountain Female College and
eleven children. Gen. Lowrey
was known and loved as soldier,
statesman, educator and preacher.
However, the work was not his
alone, but his and Mrs. Lowrey's.
The eleven children-all yet
living, consist of six sons and FIVE
daughters. Tho the parents have
long since passed to their reward,
their character and their memory
still live in their distinguished de-
scendents. The four oldest of the
family are daughters.
Mrs. Modena Berry, wife of
Rev. W. E. Berry, is lady princi-
pal of the college founded by her
father, of which institution her
husband is business manager. If
that school had no other manage
ment, it would be safe in Mrs.
Berry's hand alone. Mrs. Maggie
Anderson is the wife of Rev. j.
D. Anderson, of Blue Mountain.
She is also connected with Blue
Mountain college. Mrs. jamie
Graves with her husband, DR.. R.
H. Graves, is a foreign mission
airy, representing the Baptist de-
nomination at Canton, China.
Mrs. Linnie Ray, widow of Rev.
L. [. Ray, is supervisor of the
college dormitories at Blue Noun
tain. Also the youngest of the
children is daughter, Mrs. Sallie
Potter, wife of DR.. W. D. Potter,
of Senatobia. These members of
the family, though less known are
not less deserving of recognition
because they are women. There
is exemplified in each of them the
best graces of Southern woman
hood, great amount of common
sense and the noblest Christian
character.
DR., W. T. Lowrey, the Oldest
of the sons, is president of Mis-
sissippi College, Clinton, Miss.
Under his administration, that in
stitution has increased its endow-
ment more than fifty thousand
dollars, and has otherwise greatly
prospered. 1t is said of him that
he probably knows personally as
many or more people than any
man in the state. He is a recog-
nized leader in educational and
church affairs. Following h i m
comes the twin brothers: Judge
?. II. Lowrey, of the third Ju-
dicial district 1.-THE ermine of the
bench does not rest on worthier
shoulders) and Prof. Booth Low
rey, poet and popular platform
entertainer. Another set of twins
no less distinguished is. Prof. B.
6. Lowrey, president of the Blue
Mountain College, the largest
private seminary in the south, and
Mr.. I. G. Lowrey, the efficient
secretary of the same Institution.
The younger brother, Mr.. Joe
j. Lowrey, is successful cotton
broker in Monroe, La.
Each of the brothers has his own
distinct personality, yet they be-
lieve in each other, and in things
essential, they will be found
united. They are without excep-
ton, m en- of strong, positive
character, and men who bring
things to pass. They take an ac-
tive interest in all problems affect
ing their church, community OF
state. Their influence is felt and
is always given to the right side
of every question, so far as they
are able tO see riOht.