The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-20
MEMORIAL SERVICE.
TO The LATE c. II.
ALEXANDER
LARGE AUDIENCE ATTENDED
COMMEMORATIVE sERvIcEAT
BAY STREET CHURCH.
LIFE OF LEADER ELOQUENTLY
REVIEWED BY ABLE SPEAKERS
As a Lawyer, Christian and Citizen
He Stood Pre-eminent in the Lead
Lived Life of Great Usefulness and
His Death Makes Heaven Richer.

The memorial service commemora-
tive of the life and character of the
lamented Charlton H. Alexander held
at Bay Street Presbyterian church at
$3.50 p. m. Sunday was largely attend
ed by citizens from every section of
the city. The pastor Rev. Mr.. Camp
bell conducted the service, reading the
Goth Psalm after the singing of What
a Friend we have in Jesus"
Mr.. Alexander as a Lawyer.
The pastor announced each feature
In Mr.. Alexander's life to be treated
by the speakers, and introduced each
after a personal reference to that
phase of character. Mr.. Travis spoke
of Mr.. Alexander as lawyer, saying:
great christian lawyer has been
stricken down. It is appropriate that
such service should be held in his
name. Associated with Mr.. Alexan-
der for nearly twenty years, he knew
him as a man of splendid ability and
If sterling worth. He was an ideal
lawyer. The more intimately one
knew him, and of his professional
career, the greater became his admira-
tion for him as a lawyer. The legal
profession in Mississippi has had no
such shock in this generation, as that
given by the sudden taking off of Mr..
Alexander. 1t requires truly a great
man to make an ideal lawyer. Mr..
Alexander was great lawyer. HUI
man law is based on divine commands,
the man who measures up to the
standards, must be a great lawyer.
Many of the greatest legal minds
have been lacking in that moral quail
ty needed to keep them from being
swept by avarice, from the pedestal of
perfection in human character. They
have been allured by the offer of for
tune or fame, to depart from those
standards fixed by the perfect law
giver. Not so, with Mr.. Alexander.
The question of right was the domi-
nant one in his life. His familiarity
with fundamentals, led intuitively to
correct ends.
His work was monumental. His
force of character, discriminating
mind, supreme belief in the majesty
of the law, enabled him to understand
and appreciate the rights of man. His
character was without spot or blem-
ish. His usefulness as lawyer was
not confined to the courts, but effected
the social and material interests OF
the people. He was the author of
many beneficial laws on the statute
books, which never bore his name. In
every walk in his life his conduct ad-
ded luster to his profession. He was
indeed good and great lawyer.
Address of DR.. Watkins.
DIR. A. F. Watkins spoke of Mr.
Alexander as a christian, saying: He
was the choicest product of chris
tian civilization. 1t would have been
violative of every law of heredity and
environment, had not Mr.. Alexander
developed character of high chris
tian merit. In him we have another
evidence that sons coming out of the
parsonage or manse adorn every walk
and calling; another evidence of the
product of the poor but cultured home
life Inheritor of the best traditions
of the old southern civilization, he
developed a genius for leadership. He
was true knight of noble birth and
bearing, who never drew sword ex
cept in defense of the right or in ad
! vocacy of a worthy cause. Yester
/ day, easily the most influential citizei
of Mississippi, her people may wei
lament their loss.
Mississippi is not favored as som
} of the sisterhood, with unlimite
} wealth Of material things. Her wealt
lies chiefly in her citizenship. View
} ed as a christian citizen, there wa
} none whose character was more beal
) tiful or life more useful than Charlto
) H. Alexander. In his death Missi
> sippi is made poorer-heaven richie
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