Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-12

The services were t.cndod by r. z. Loo Camp,
80 /. Confoiorgte Veterans. la UNIFORM ana mo
turnout WAS tho lar, ,e5t over before hai by thl7
olgauization. which az their meetinS Nonlhy
night adopted resolution requesting Dr. hos'
20 deliver no memOriai address. Commando
FrAnlor was i'm charge ot fhe veterans Who TOOK
a deep interest ia the exercises.
The large and efircii iYo choir was composed ot
meui hers o. tne various rhoirs of The fresDY-
teum churches o. this city. qni toe organ was
presided over ~ Professor IhiloW.
Key. D. {. Siewar. announced the Psalm:
Our GOD. our help lon ages past,
Cur hope for yoars lo come"
which was cranlly sung by the great congrecs-
ton. Itis was followed 0y prayer OF inyoca-
u1n ofIcre1 be- Rev. /. B. Turnhua.
The glth Psalm was then reat by Rev. j. \.
Fair. ID. d., followed 10y an appropriate solo
"s8me Sweet Day. By-ani-By "-suue byEap-
tain FranS Cunningham, and rendered with
4 most comprehensive AMI forvent prayer was
offered by Rev. Dr. Campbell. while tho auIi-
ouco bowed IN hushed and solemn silence.
DIR. HoGE'a ADDRESS.
Then followed the ma.chicss address BY Rev.
". % lloge D. D.. whose iuume'y with our de-
parted chief em.ucnty Itt'i hlm Tor lue great
duty Of lhe hour Grgudly iii tho speaker meet
tho Issue, and WIN 0rehthless interest TIE
mighty ;hr9ng ilstcuei to the end.
if WAS halfuast f. O'Clock WHOM DR.. Hogo be-
gan s9eakine. Beiag some ~hH, "eaiy' ie rs'i' u.
of onfucnrs special -srsi,e-. ho had hoped to
lr relieved or making on aitr-ss noN; but mo
invitation came ln such pressing way tn9t he
could not with proprty decline no haI pee,
SOLICITED. hs supposed, because he was one ~
thc few pasf0-- hero wao aaa reside Ot Alch-
m0ul during tno ciyu wIr
While uot claiming an intimacy with tho
President 20 the Comic lerlry, he had au oppor-
uui,y OBJ Observing Mr.. DAVIS, anu OF frequent
ass1cI4tfou vita him
WrIdii he remember NJ navls5 ars,speoch
hero, delivered from tha balcony ot the spots
wood Hotel. ana hls inaugural speech, "a he
D urI r. I
square. The Doctor rOie on hor-ebac6 With tle
President al0n ths line. of the fortlnrntion AMI
no wa away' impressed wi.h bis courage iori-
Memorial services were being hold all over
this southland ~ she hour Of mo Obs"1uie9. AMI
the mind and az, ~ many congregations went
ouf in sympathy 10 that vast congregation In tho
city where the remains ol the Geal chioitaia lay
la AIS CONN.
poLIrIc1.N AND srATEsMAN.
Tho speakcr said ne wouli not discuss those
political questions which might DO proper AZ
another time Ru1 place. He would only dwell
uuOu those qualities Anu Uhits Hni'A - ID
I'm a most etfociive style no con,rastel the
tricky demagorle aud tae noble statesman.
In speaking of statesmaushtp, Dr. Hogo quoted
.ho romark mat is often made: "Our legi-la-
lures should bo made up OF practical business
mcn,n ana sail thlt proposition Wclld do win
one Qual. .n'ati1n-ai0ng with practical business
experience tho leg i5lator should oo grounded Ia
the vital principles ~ statosWauehp. And no
man could be % state. man unless ne wore stu-
dent The men who framed the Constitution OF
tho UnltoI states oni the n0n Who Wroto lhQso
splendid State paper5 IA me early days OF mo
republic were statesmen. They were statesmen
and thinker.
IRON THE NOBLE MOULD.
Nr Davis, who ahaped aud directed ths Con-
fai-racy. came from the noble statesman
mould. W3 ueoi ln th.- day sta.esmen VINO ctn
lead Dubli, opinion. The trouble - most men
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