Mississippi College - Tribesman Yearbook (Clinton, MS)

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Ernest Lott Carter E RNEST LOTT CARTER, of Meridian, was born in Mobile, Ala., in 1870, - to which city his father, Thomas C. Carter, a native Mississippian and a descendant of an old family of Misisssippi, had removed at the close of the Civil War. On the maternal side Mr. Carter is a member of a highly-respected Alabama family. In his fourteenth year his home was changed to Meridian, where he has since resided. In his fifteenth year he entered the service of a local banking institution. Except for a session spent in 1887 -’88 at the University of Mississippi he was continuously connected with this bank, and for a number of years as one of its officers, until late in 1903, when he removed temporarily to Laurel to become managing officer of a hank at that point. In 1905 he became connected with a cotton exporting house at Meridian. In this line of business he is now engaged, in association with a brother. He is a member of the First Baptist Church, Meridian, and is unmarried. He became a member of the Board of Trustees of Mississippi College several years ago and has been deeply interested from that time in the wel- fare and upbuilding of this Institution. 5

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J. R. Carter, D. D. J OSEPH REDMOND CARTER was born April 27, i860, near old Ebenezer Church in Lawrence County, Mississippi. He was reared on a farm, living at home till twenty-one years of age; having attended the country school for two years of that time. Entered Mississippi College in 1883 and remained till graduation five years later. While in school he paid his way by hatching and working around town for two years; the last three he preached to churches and in this way secured means to finish the course. Went to Southern Baptist Theological Seminary for two years. His first pastorate was at Columbia, Mississippi, and churches adjacent. From there he went to Hebron and from thence to Blue Mountain, where he was pastor for five years. One year was spent in Mission work in Tippah Association. In 1903 he took charge of the Baptist Orphanage at Jackson, which position he still holds. Dr. Carter has been twice married; first to Miss Lou Sumrall of Blue Mountain, who died in 1906. Two years later he was married to Miss Ida flowers, who has proved so valuable an aid at the Orphanage. Dr. Carter was made a trus- tee of Mississippi College in 1906. 14

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Reverend S. G. Cooper I T WAS in Hinds County, Miss., on July 13, 1853, that Reverend S.G. Cooper was born. Until manhood he worked on the farm. Being conveited at the age of seventeen he received the impression to preach, hut fought it foi some time. In 1881, however, he was licensed to preach. Seeing his need of an education he entered Mississippi College in 1882, paying his own way through school. While attending College he preached to country churches. On December 25, 1883, he was married to Miss Annie Jones of Osyka, Miss. From 1884 to 1890 he was pastor at Beaulah Church, Brownsville, Miss. During 1886 he was also pastor at Edwards Depot. He closed his work there at the end of the year and became pastor at Utica. He was next called to 1 upelo. There he did excellent service, having, in addition to his I upelo Church, country churches most of the time. From I upelo he went to Canton. The church there has more than doubled and the saloon power been broken and driven from the county before the State law. 16