The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-10-18
HON. SECREST A.
MORRISON DEAD.

MORRISON DEAD.
On Tuesday morning, October Is.
death came to aHon. S. A. Morrison
at his home on College Avenue, this
city. More than a week previous he
contracted influenza which developed
into pneumonia in an aggravated
form. For several days before the
end came, he was in semi-cOnscious
state.
Mr.. Morrison was son of a
Presbyterian minister, Rev. H. M.
Morrison. He was born in the east
ern edge of Pamela county, January
27, 1867. He got his elementary
education in the ordinary public
schools and his college train
ing at the Southwestern Presby-
terian University. Clarksville, Tenn,
and at the Iuka Normal, Iuka, Miss.
He taught school at number of
small places. He was elected the
head of the Grenada City Schools
ton he filed with great satisfaction
to the community and with much
credit to himself. After being here
eight years, he decided to abandon
teaching for the profession of law.
so he entered the law department Of
the State University, completing the
then two years required course in
one wear. He came back to Grenada
and hung out his shingle as a legal
solicitor and was Immediately chosen
by the city council as city attorney.
a place he filled with great skill and
ability.
In 1908, he was elected to a seat
in the lower house of the state leg
islature, a place (which he soon
took first rank He was reelected
in 1907 and 1911, and during the
last two terms was chairman of the
committee on appropriations, one OF
the most important, if not the most
important. committees of that body.
Mr.. Morrison was not only the head
of the committee but he was well
nigh the body and limbs also. His
wide information, his accurate
knowledge of history and his sledge
hammer methods in debate gave him
an overtowering influence in the
law-making body.
S. a. Morrison was unique char
acter. He was rugged character,
but withall, was as tender and SYM
pathetic as a woman. Time and time
again has this writer sat alone with
him in his office when some sacred
things of the past would be men,
toned OF some pathetic thing of the
present. and great tears would roll
down his rugged cheek. He said to
the writer often, "You are about the
only one now that understands me-"
and in uttering that sentence he was
thinking of his departed friend,
Prof. A. H. Elicit, who died in 1911.
He was devoid of deceit or dissimu-
lation. Perhaps he would have Jared
better at the hands of the world had
he been less frank and candid. He
was absolutely wanting in any OF the
arts of the diplomat. He had a
great mind and almost a store house
of information. He kept the facts
of history at his tongues end. He
was honest. Just and upright and it
was his aim at all times to be fair
and lust with his fellow man.
The Bible was a refreshing study
to him and it was indeed remarkable
with what ease he could locate pas
sapes of scripture and quote from Its
sacred pages.
About twelve years ago, he be-
came sufferer from an affliction
which neither the surgeons knife nor
the skill of physicians could relieve
him. This afflictiOn greatly marred
hs life and interferred much with
his associations with his fellowman.
1t kept him in an uneasy and appre-
hensive state of mind at all times.
There were but few that knew any
thing about the intensity Of his SUI.
fering. Not one mau is a<hundred
outside of S. Morrison would
have stood up ,under:it. He told his
troubles to hut few = = s
: The writer saw him frequently IN
the school room and at teachers IN
stitutes and believes that he could
get more out of recitation tnan
any teacher he ever saw.
Notwithstanding he did not enter
the law until he was in the 3O's ana
the great impairment of his health
a few years later, he achieved far
more than an ordinary distinction
as lawyer.
ne Was a ICSOy SCAA&s VI = =
terians in religious faith and died
in the belief of Crucified and Risen
Lord as interpreted by that church.
He was a Mason and that body
officiated at his funeral Wednesday
afternoon at 3 O'Clock at Odd Fellows
Cemetery, where a large concourse
of friends and relatives assembled to
nav their last respects. Revs. j. 4.
Countess Of the Methodist church
and ]. B. Quinn of the First Baptist
both took part in the funeral servl-
ces. Rev. ]. C. Carothers, pastor
emeritus of the Presbyterian church
being too feeble to attend. :.
Mr.. Morrison is survived by wife
and adopted son about Is years OF
age. one sister, Mrs. T. E. Moody
Of Grenada and one brother, H. M;
Morrison of Ft. Worth, Texas, all
of whom were present at the burial.