The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-11-20

srmpa etc d the presence ~ need
ard s4licrlon as Was ever a sister Of
ue~ H. was generous and ehari-
al 70 an extreme but his henelac-
s were without csrentauoH He
as 81 rhsE character y men who
. mr. III worthless. a thing 70 b.
4 IesBised IL II b. nor lived worthy
Mr Carnacks faith IN the good
mess y God, IA he redemption Or
mankind through the blood Of the
savior was simple and childHke. He
loved the word Of God He read no
book with such devotion, such con
srancy or pleasure as BE- did the holy
scriptures. He accepted every word
| therein written As the inspired word
~ Cod, and in no public man Of his
1 general ion is there beheld a better
understanding or a higher apDrecia-
Can Of the eternal truths II the Book
81 Books. han ia Mr. Carmcak His
eechss. his editorials and his lee
lures abound with quotations from the
Bible and with Illustrations produced I
5y constant and devoted study OF the
book Likewise his character reflects
The Impress thai was made upon his
mind and hear by almost constant
association with the lives of the saints
through the Interpretation Of their
words I
In every sense OF the word Mr.
Carmack was a great man, He was
great in intellect; great in character
His ideals We're the highest and his
ambitions the loftiest. He knew no
call but thai OF Duty. he acmowl-
dyed no master but the divine ruler
# the universe; he served no inter-
ests but the interests Of all the peo-
pie His highest ambition was born
Of Al unselhsh desire to contribute
to the welfare OF his neighbors, his
county his State and his nation. He
refused most tempting financial Of
'ers because their acceptance would
rave deprived his State of his sery- !
ces
Mr. Carmack came to this county >
vhen a fatherless boy. He contribu- =
ed to the support Of his mother His
.arly life was one Of poverty and
but BY his own strength OF r
his determination and his :
he soon won place in
he affections and the appreciation Of g
is associates ard at the early age of
wenty-four was elected a member of $
he County Court Although he held
igher positions Of trust in after life q
none did he show greater fidelity Y
, duty than when a member of the -
ounty Court He was rewarded by =
grateful people two years later By ae
ection to the Legislature. where, ~
lille one of the youngest members
> soon took first rank as a debater
Id parliamentarian ~
After he returned from the Legisla str
re Mr. Carmack again took IS
the practice Of his pro t "a.
ssion, but in 1885 he ac- N,
pied call to the editorial staff en-
a Nashville daily His work rs an mo
itor attracted the attention of larger lis',
pers and 1892 he became editor Of a str
,mphis paper In the great cam rer
ign of 1896 the owners of Mr. Car cor
.ck's paper did not agree with him 'Th'
on the paramount issues His CON
tions were not for sale and he N
,mptly resigned from the most lu-
tive and agreeable position open
Tennessee to his profession In
same year he was elected t0 Con
IS IN the House he served two
ms and on March 4, 1901 he entered
Senate. No legislator in the his c
Y of this country who served SO
rt a period in the Congress ever
so great an Impress upon his
ion. He was universally aczRowE c
ed the most brilliant member of Tay
Senate. He took rank with the poir
he worlds most august body. Had niei
continued In Congress and his life Cle'
n spared he would unquestionably the
e occupied a place in our parlia SIW
ltary history that is held by Ed "
nd Burke in England In the Sen The
where Webster and Clay and Cal oFs
n and Carpenter and Sumner and Is
Hill had been accounted the Fafi'
ldards Of greatness, Carmack took satl'
B honors He was loved and ad tden
ed b. all who priced fair fighter tF1c
respected ability and integrity othe
ne vas feared by all who sought Fl
secure unfair advantage or pros trea
te the peoples interests TO selfish lrus
TT
Is last campaign was his greatest the