Mississippi College - Tribesman Yearbook (Clinton, MS)

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|ERRIN H. LOWREY is a son of General M. P. Lowrey, the founder of Blue Moun- tain F emale College. He was born April 2, i860, at Kossuth, Miss. After the war he worked on the farm, attended the public schools of Tippah County and was finally prepared for the Sophomore class of Mississippi College in the Blue Mountain Male Academy, which was then presided over by Captain 1 . B. Winston. He graduated at Mississippi College in 1882. He made a high record at College and in his Senior year was anniversarian of the Philo- mathean Society. After graduating he taught school for one year and then entered upon the study of Law in the office of Judge J. G. Hall of Sardis, Miss. Judge Lowrey has devoted most of his life to the practice of Law. He has not sought political honors, though often urged to do so. It has been his choice to devote himself strictly to his profes- sion. He served for three years as Circuit Judge of his district, having been appointed by Governor A. H. Longino, but he resigned before his term expired, because he preferred the private practice and found it more profitable. He has the honor of being the first Mississippi judge to call a special term of court in order to prevent a lynching. Judge P. H. Lowrey For a dozen years fudge Lowrey has been an efficient member of the Board of Trustees of Mississippi College. He is known throughout the State as a lawyer of large ability and conspicuous integrity. He is a Baptist deacon; has always been either a teacher or superintendent in the Sunday School of his church; has been moderator of his association, and vice-president of the Mississippi Baptist Convention. He is a younger brother of the present president of Mississippi College and the twin brother of Booth Lowrey, the noted poet and platform lecturer. 22

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Reverend Charles L. Lewis EREND CHARLES L. LEWIS was born near Philadelphia, Miss., Octo- ber 2, 1853. Our Civil War and the years of reconstruction made it quite impossible tor him to prepare tor college betore manhood. His boyhood days were spent on the farm. He entered Mississippi College in the fall of 1876 and spent toui and a halt years in College, with distinction every year in class standing. An attack ot measles so weakened his eyes that he was never able to finish his Senior }ear. Mr. Lewis was licensed to preach in 1876 and was ordained by the Clinton Church in 1881. He has been a pastor with full work for the last twenty-eight years, during twenty ot these being pastor at Raymond, Miss. He was mar- ried to Miss Jennie Gully, September 30, 1883. From 1884 to 1887 he was a proctor at Mississippi College. He was a financial agent of the College from 1893 to 1896 and is now auditor ot both Mississippi College and the Mississippi Baptist Orphanage. 21

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Reverend John Lewis Low J OHN LEWIS LOW was born in Lafayette County, Miss., in 1862. While a boy he worked here on the farm, but having a talent and taste for the mechanic trade he left the farm at twenty years of age and followed his trade for nine years. At the end of that time, realizing his need of a good and thorough education, he entered Mississippi College which he attended for seven successive years, graduating with a B. L. degree in 1898. During the last five years of his college course he preached every Sunday, thus doing his college work and also attending to his duties as a preacher. For three years he was pastor of the Baptist Church at Utica, then for three years at Laurel. In I 9°5 he moved to Water Valley, where he was pastor for two years. He now resides at Ellisville, where he is pastor of the Baptist Church. He has also the pastorate at Seminary. He was married in 1887 to Miss Julia Sharp, of Natchez, one of the wisest things that he ever did. 23 BBSS