The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-18
HEBREW MEMORIAL DAY.
An Imposing Ceremony Participated in by
Large Audience.


The beautiful Hebrew cemetery was
thronged yesterday evening. the occasion
being the annual memorial celebration.
The graves were profusely and artist
cally decked with lovely flowers.
Above the gateway OF the iron fence
around the soldiers section was an ex-
quisite wreath. composed Of carnations.
roses and smilax. To 1t was attached
card bearing the words In sacred
memory OF our fallen heroes" and on the
reverse side. Compliments Of lakewood
Memorial Association" Rev. r. y. "a
lisch opened the proceedings with an
eloquent prayer and Rev. W. '. TUDOR
delivered the memorial address.
Or. Tudor spoke as follows: 1T is writ
In the Psalms: Precious I'm the sight OF
theLord is the death Of his saints Bor-
rowing the form OF speech. precious IN
the sight Of a country is the death OF
IT'S heroes. Precious in the sight OF
parents is the death Of their children.
Precious in the sight Of friends. neigh
bors and countrymen is the death OF
young men, who. but for cruel war
might be- alive to-day. the best ana no
blest Of an our citizenship.
What mean ye by these stones? was
Tor ages the question i'm Israel the stones
which were memorial OF the passage or
the Jordan. What mean these stones
planted here? we mirht inquire. They
mean not hate nor grudge towards the
enemy ~ the day who took the lives
buried here. Nor do they mean silent
monuments of folly, fanaticism. or rash
ness. They mean. with these ceremonies.
an honor 10 that spirit OF self-sacriiice
and patriotic courage which from time
90 time a country will need and require
Of it's men as long as there IS a nation
upon the face Of the earth. But they
mean chiefly the immortality or love,
the undying affection with which the
human heart clngs 10 the beloved dead.
Washington Irving says: The sorrow
for the dead is the only sorrow from
which we refuse 10 be divorced sun
duod and chastened by years the sorrow
is toned down into sweet perpetual
memory.
Better than the sorrow as We stand
auong these graves to-day is the thought
Of Him. who said in Hosea: i will ram
som them from the power Of the grave.
[ will redeem them from death .. death,
L will be thy plague .. grave, / will De
thv destruction Who has said i'm Isaiah:
Ha Wifi swallow up death in victory
..The dragon-hy devours the animalcule,
and then the newt swallows up the
draeon-dy; the ditiscBs, In turn. swat
lows mo the newt. and ere the ulJlscus'
with the newt buried I'm it. has flown
thi-t, wards on shining wing. the spar
roV~ has caught a. The boa constructor
suvalioyrs no the wolf that has devoured
The lamb. He will swallow up death IN
victory. The amaranth Of hope weaVes
i'm with our decorations to-day. ana me
.overereens of an immortal resurrection
To Rachael weeping for her children, the
Lord sent q word Of comfort by the
pr0phot jeremiah. Woman still Weeps
for her dead when mems harder eyes
are dried IL is woman who has ordained
this memorial to-day; let her NOT refuse
the comfort that mingles with this holy
hour The smile OF faith reflected
through falling tears creates the bow
OF promise. while the memorial place
these sacred dead have I'm woman's heart
is more precious and honorable far than
me coetlie~t memorial pile on Libby or
i'm Hollywood.
MAY God bless the Hebrew Memorial
Association
ST The conclusion Of Or. Tudor's re-
marks. tho band played America very
softly and beautifully. and the entire as
semblace. Jed by Captain Cunningham
sang two verses Of hymn.
Rev. T.. ~. Calisch then pronounced the
bcnedictiou. and the Walker Light Guard
Gyol three voIeve rs salute. and Bugler
A. T. Lcss sounded taps.
DELEGATIONS from Hollywood and oak
wood Memorial Associations attended the
ceremonies. wearing their badges.
Tho Hebrew Memorial Association
wishes osneciallv TO thank the ladies' OF
HOLLYWOOD and Oakwood Associations for
the kind assistance they have extended
to Them and also Mr. Harvey. the florist,
and others. who have so literally contrib
,,ta1 flowers. Particularly DO they desire
o., thank Capt9in Cunningham and the !
Walker Ifrht Guard for their presence |
and .rsf1fnura