The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-01-06
THE TALLEsT TREE IN LEBANON
HAS FALLEN.

senator "A. j. McLaur1n Is not dead.
He yet speaks to those whom he has left
behind. To know him was to love him
because in that bosom of his was a big
heart and in it was room for all mankind.
He took upon himself the services of his
country in 1872 and stayed at the wheel
of the nations service until 1909, which
leads me to believe that it was too long
for him to carry the burden of his country.
He was a brave hearted statesman, he
knew no retreat and / can't see how on
earth his place can be filled at the head
of the nation. When in the senate he was
heard and felt and carried his hearers
the way he desired.
No one wants to send a man to the
senate to second motions all the times
Senator A. J. McLaurin got in the book
of "Acts" and he acted for the state of
Mississippi and for the people whom he
loved so dear.
I know not who shall succeed Senator
A. J. McLaurin, but for God sake let us
send a good man whom the whole coun-
try will love and cheer. Oh, death is so
cruel to rob this country of one of its
brightest jewels, one whose life shined
like yonders star, and gave light of intel
ligence and inspiration to all who beheld
him as he walked the streets of Brandon
and elsewhere. Yes, it is indeed sad that
such great man like that had to die.
Now, let me speak for my race and
people. Senator McLaurin was certainly
kind to the colored people of Rankin
county, and everywhere, especially those
who had learned to respect themselves.
He would help any man or woman that
was in trouble regardless of their color
or previous condition. 1t always hurt
his heart to see any one treated wrong,
or oppressed by the stronger ones. /
have known him on account of the mis-
fortune of my people to give as much as
five dollars at a time to help them out
of their distress. On no occasion would he
turn my race down who went to him for
help.
l have had many occasions to visit the
NJ. E. Church South, and every time
went there l saw him in his seat, on the
right side of the church near the pulpit
Yes he was a Christian in the highest
sense. His love for his church was ever
and growing all the time. His
love for his family can never, never be
told in this life, it will take all of eternity
to ten it. Yes, am so glad that there
is chance for US all to meet again.
"God calling yet, from Him can
not stay, My all I yield without delay
Vain world farewell from the 1 part,
the voice of God has reached my heart"
Senator McLaurin was not man of
chance, he was natural-born leader of
American people.
The world it is said is always looking
for men who are not for sale-men who
are honest, sound from center to circum-
ferencet true to the hearts core, men who
will stand for the right if the heavens tat
ter and the earth reels, men that neither
fay nor finch, men in whom the courage
of everlasting life runs still deep and
strong. Senator McLaurin knew his mes
sage and could tell it as statesman.
He brought the state of Mississippi out Of
the wilderness into the land of sunshine
and peace to all mankind.
Ask the hundreds of thousands who have
gazed with rapt souls upon his immor-
tai works at the white house and they will
say his place is hard to fill.
While on the verge of life l stand,
and view the scene on either hand, my
spirit struggles with its clay, and longs
to wing its flight away. Where Jesus
dwells my soul would be, l long that
upper world to see. Earth Irvine no
more about my heart, for It's far better to
depart Picture to yourself if you can,
what was Athens without her Demosthenes,
Phidias, Socrates, or Plato? What was
Rome without her Caesar? and many Others
| might name but time will not per-
nit me to do SO just now7
Oh Lord Jesus remember his family
and keep them close to Thy beating heart
and may Thy Spirit comfort them on that
read with leads to a better life and at
last bring them all into the heaven Of
everlasting rest.
REV. N. N. SIDNEY, Brandon, Miss.