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


At the Second Baptist church a. 1880 every
seat was occupied aud the hundreds who came
Afterwards were turned away. Tho Baptst pas
tors Of Richmond nnd Manchestor were on tho
platform. Dr. Hatcher presided, DR.. whitfield
led N prayer, and Drs. Cooper and Frost and
Keys. g. c. Clopt0n and l. Il 1horuhiil took part
H. ne serycet
In introducing the speakers DR.. Hatcher said
that DR.. curry hal been invited 70 make I've
speech of the OCCASION. bat bal Dec mod 10 DO 90
Ottcr speakers had therefore been q fei un1
would RESPOND. He spoke briefly, bui very
feuicrly. aud with simple eiO1uouce or hr. Ie-
vi4 q. be reuaefn bereI him iu tho dark days that
wore now 20 vividly recalled. il seemed 10 MN
euiinoutly ftunC fhat al ovor the SOuin ~ THIS
hour the peopie slou'd gamer io pay tn.,' 9'ln-
bio tribute ot love and respect io tho ds3d nero
iis then introduced tho first speaker Di' ro0u-
win.
PATRIOT. SOLDIER, sriTFsMtN.
Hc spoke in eloquent phrase q Nr. Davis In
the varied relations Of his oyenuul career
J. Mr. Davis, the speaker said, Tns patriot
Sweet O. tho momory n overy fOuihern leatl is
fh7 proud consciousness thut % Wa no lu-t Tor
pc.f or power, no love for goI or gam, TO si lc
Tor corouet or crown that induced hin 10 Tor
swear the Government under Who-o @gl- ne
was born, whose institutions no lOfcl, whose
battles ho nG1 fought, and upon whose 60
cufcneon no shed ~ AMI richer lH-tt~. me
gigantic struggle which De guided hal 10 como
iII.' - n,a .5i. Si'u p.5 '..,',, v',' "
>. wr Da.ts ,yas eta.csman. Tho cousum-
rnofa erfii .ifb which h. euitaI the infant Com
folsrarv through the storms Viii fh kel DO ana
,to ff.ifeu f.ea which Threatened it IA not
erIip4ed hv the prudence Of Fiti nor ihe polty
~ %anoioon PLACED - tho head ~ q people
ttro rtthot,t t,rer,er.ti,u Ia tho midst of Tho
rnig,tisat con6ict Of tne aces ho was without
roternriaut. without soldiers. without any OF
lilo munitions OF war, lut ho supplied evory DO
hciAncy aud m-t every Wnot
Q NJ Davis was q soldier. Suffice it y say
ha- hts gallant charge af Monterey, his skill and
etrafegv IL Bueua Vista. the Improvements
wh ch ho effected la the orgnn zation aul equip,
melt OF the army While Secretary OF var all
demonstrate fhathe was p soldlor - the highest
type. II he had chosen so 20 60 his name might
hnrr shorc win equal s'icnlor Win tnat OF Lee
or else he ght haF1 hll4nn Dr. from lao SINAI ~
OF caiumny Ia n frnye ike that OF Stuart or
JAcksOu OK johnston ..
g. Nr Uav.. character NAs ,''.'l' ~ 'a
anl 3 ,y. lHu1s u Do'l.'u - -, a. % g.. 80
vihe4 @' ~ -' oi' a., ~ -' m vim mont
nm, ,no ,,,.i. .o-vico f0 % l.7teend-. During
an he 49,, ~ war fhe trials ~ public life,
u .'' ..o "a. , ',- ~, ftote s-,i tfe rer-eeliion Of
l,l,,,isl no Ioa.rtoi,ct a s,a.nless character
"in an u~ ,,, ,o f. blood for liberty has
-, ~. t,at. tto lig- mat we're eloquent in
90 ,.. .',., CLINT t,. e,-n,s HAT did batte
our @ u. rio.. n,,t nj. leeds emhaiminc
nil mat is heroic I'm action. pure in patriotism.
af,l lovely lu virtue Will smell sweet and bios
som IN the iu.t.n
The speech made 400 impression ana II Il
sai4 That IL WIZ po p"N4sn'' '"'"''
rrreo,-s or ,rrrr HOUR
Dr Tonlrum smoke on tho lessons Of tho
n |
uss,tI Mr. Dovis is pro-ouiuoutIy ours be-
- - ,.'tv vr.s f,r..e,oine,ifiv tho piyoial
,,,,,t of tn. ,,v.rlIne1t nc soughf % estlbHsh.
tor'iar on mo eapifoline hin he maIe hi, nsme
,rl f4rno e. &. meet that ho~a ln no capital of
' rl. ,a.. s,',,,orn Conf.Iorocv speriql h0no~s
Iii i,. ,,ait q, ia lafo prc.itenf Tho Ngvor
-. ,,ttav ,gb,re b, oyrqf to be-. hre-
- ~ r',.-'.., t,.t,.e fitat ,t. boIv "a tho
f'i's,rtl ro NAV b.. ail.r, 10 r,si where the
et..-r,t Cfoa-a .f Things -sruires that he ahoult
~, -'i,ii, 10 bar.l,fs ot trs so.rn'5 historic,
..,.fr,
Jefferson Davis was The impsrs0na;iou and ex-
Of her army ami navy, rll TIE patriotic and
hr Davis in prosperity W. ~ liHt 'Hf li atN'l-