Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-20

by angels: 20 man alone IA committed this
grand mission lie Il the true light Doarcr; and
IL II only by bearing this true celestial light Of
Christian lovc and truth that he eau mako his
life effective
There are many ways OF bearing truths
Truths have been born 10 the world by Invention
and discovery. and by Intellectual culture, but
these are insufficient lighta compared 70 tho full
The only way 20 bear this truth is to live Il. 10
be IL TO be living light fountain OF truth. This
Is the great Ugh; that the world SOCKS and the
light that the world needs.
There Is 40 one 20 humble that he cannot live
the truth aud thus bear the real light
Earthly greatness ie worthless True great
ness Is IN fulhNing our nission IN mo world py
bearing truth and thus becoming Ike Him who
Ia truth.
GEORGE W. RAY, SIR.
Mr.. RAYS subject WAS Wanted, a Man
Of Letters" lie had no notes.
W r. THOMPSON.
Mr.. Thompson's subject was Jefferson
Davis which he treated as follows:
As statesman Jefferson Davis "a without
peer. lie understood the framework and foun-
dalton Of constitutional law; was familiar with
tho great streams and currents and tidoe OF au-
tn0rity--the principles mat have been settled on
the fields OF war lie was orig ual, thoughtful,
and profound. Tie hal breadth and scope re-
source. learning, logic, aud, above all, sense
OF justice.
ITO was an orator, earnest logical, intense, and
picturesque. lie laid tho foundation with care,
accuracy, snd skiil. and rose by cold graduation
aud wcl-halancod form nom tho cornerstone Of
statement 20 he doomed conclusion.
As a man he is absolutely honest He had the
tastes Of n frieni-the fortunes OF peasant \ ct
he never swerved. No copper alton was great
enough or rich enough 90 purchase him. His
hands we're mover touched by any Dribe, and on
his soul lhcre mover was a sordid sinIn. Poverty
Is his priceless crown.
lie was = rnAu OF superb courage. Ho not only
HsU fam hot a nj HIFtl d Il
soul that bears tho consequences Of the course
pursuod without complaint lie know tho
CHASTITY meaning Of defeat but disasters IN
the nei1, reyerses at The coils, did not ana could
not shake ms courage or his iAith.
Above bis marvellous intellectual gdtS :
above all place be ever reached above the
efmne no refused, rises his integrity ike some
great mou,thin peak. AMI there IL stands firm
as tro earth beneath pure a. the stars above.
A. n. HUGHLETT.
Nj IIughlett's subject was True Great
ness lie said:
Man has essentially three naturos-physical,
intellectual, and moral These threc natures
correspond with mrce systtms Of education
charHctoriTiuR three stagcs OF human progress.
Education OF The bodily powers has caused mon
OF physical proves 70 be esteemed great; that
Of tne intellectual has made the intellectual
giant the hero. civilization IA now in a state Of
transition from Tho roign and dominion OF intel
let 10 the reign aud dominion Of harscter, aud
whom This transition is cOmpleted The moral
giaut Will aloue 30 csteomea great 1hon and
then only VIII greatness Ie absolute ana not
sub beet 10 GucmatAOus Of ia hion aud Oi educa-
/ ton.
The efforts OF the Young men were par
ticuiarly good and il viii require consider
able thought and time TO decide who Is the
fortunate one.
EyENING TXERc1sEs.
Tho evenings exercises Of the Washing
ton Literary Society took place IN the
chapel. The orators. Mcssrs. ". III. H..
joyce and K. L. Fultz, spoke at some
length and received an unusual amount OF
applause. The society was very tortu-
nate i'm having selected two such worthy
representatives.
lion. William L. Wilson, Of West Viz
gina, the prcsldent-clect, delivered "a
splendid address, which WAS listened to
most attentively and gave the many per
sons who We're present much fruitful food
for solid and deep meditation.
THE SECOND cENTUHY.
The subject Of Mr.. Wilson's address was
the second century of our constitutional
government. theme. he said. suggested 20
/ him by the name Of the society whose
guest he was and the recent national celc-
/ Lratiou Of the succo sful close of hun
! bred wears free ONcTumcut ~ tins c0uh-
/ try. UI- effort would be- 80 sketch sober
; ly and di~creetly some Of the political
condition. under which the young men
now passing ont from our colleges are to
assume the flu. duties of citizenship. A
hundred years. success FOR free in
~uiuuCus raised uo conclusive on even
great presumption for the iutuTc.
/ Mc had had whole continent 10 try the
/ experiment upon and conditions never be-
l fore eQuullrQ and never again atianable,
and We could hardly have failed of success
even If our foundations had been laid bN
men Jess wise and f0rescciug than the
| trainers Of our Constitution. ortunateiN,
how ever our free institutions come TO Us
not from tine men of hundred years ago,
I but hy direct Inheritance from these
| lbertg-lONug IcutOns who first and fo~-
/ ever STAYED the progress of home and ~
after wear. c0lOniZcd England. and through
/ Irol4ud America. NepOsscss the growth
OF =. 00OYCIrs, and TINS steady growth never
seriously checked was the Assurance tnat
we should succeed lu all the difficulties II
the future. lie sand that the grdvcsi and
most ucTplcWug political questions be-
came In some respects the newest, would
confront the craftsmanship of the future,
aud congratulated the young men that
they would become citizens at the most IN
tcrcstlug period IN our history. He argued
that the greatest stress upon free instltu-
tpus was 90 come IN the immediate
future from the phenomenal dccuIl uldllou
of wealth and the rapid Capitalization into
,reat combinations which seek 10 control
industrial production and distribution.
These combination. are inimical 10 pure
government and 90 individual indopcud-
cuce. aud must Doc brought under the sway
~ equal laws which. while interPOsing no
barriers TO their Development A. the ser
wants Of modern PROCESS, shall prevent
their becoming a privileged order IN
individuals on leSscnine the opportunities
Of youth. He quoted the remark of Mr..
Madison that ia ali great matters Virginia
was In the habit of taking the lead, and
urged be duty of her Young men IN seek
ins 20 restore hcr 20 the position of lead
orshp and prestige She had enjoyed in the
early history Of the republic. That was "a
leadership Of ideas and political courage.
and there is as much room and even greater
I.r.1u9 t,r 1vch leadership TODAY tuan