Mississippi College - Tribesman Yearbook (Clinton, MS)

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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

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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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Honorable C. L. Lomax H ONORABLE C. L. LOMAX was born in Yazoo County, Miss., on December 5, 1869. His father and mother were Elder Alex A. and Mrs. M. A. Lomax. In 1869 he entered Mississippi College and remained there two years. He had to quit school to teach for two years and at the close of that time he entered Georgetown College, graduating from there in 1895 with the B. A. degree. Next he entered the Law Department of the University of Mississippi and graduated in 1897. In the same year he located in Greenwood for the practice of Law, where he has been living ever since. He was elected trustee of Missis- sippi College in 1905, succeeding his father who had been a trustee for a number of years. In October, 1904, he was married to Miss Annie May Dubard of Grenada, Miss. He was elected chairman of the Democratic State Executive Committee in June, 1904, for a term of four years, and was unanimously reelected chairman of said committee in June, 1908, for another term of four years. The firm of which he is a member is Lomax Tyson of Greenwood, Miss. 24