The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-17
HONOR THEIR MEMORY.
FLOWERS TENDERLY LAID UPON
GRAvEs or HE8nEw SOLDIERS.
Rev. DIR. Hogs Pays y Glowing Tribute to
the Bravery and Devotion to Duty OF
the Private soldier.

"A though nature herself was Wiling
and ready 10 do honor 60 the memory oil
the little band of soldiers whose remains
sleep peacefully beneath the fresh, green
sod within the beautiful martial enclosure
OF the Hebrew cemetery, the clouds that
brooded threateningly over the picturesque
hillside yesterday afternoon at ocloVN
gradually stole away, the ram ee"Seu
and when the exercises under the aus
pices OF the Hebrew Memorial ASSOCIATION
commenced a purple-tnted SKY looked
down approvingly upon the toucnlhg scene.
Az early as 4:30 O'Clock loving hahus
were busjIy engaged in laying MOVERS
upon the graves Almost every carriage
and pedestrian coming TO the ce,hsteiy
brought some variety o. me norni Mn, .s
dom until the mounds that marked the
last resfing-places OF the brave men VINO
fought so faithfully for their CONVICTIONS
were literally covered with rich pro-
fusion OF roses. carnations. gerahinnls,
daisies and other lovely blossoms Boys
and girls. as well as men and women.
iojned heartily in this demonstration OK
love and admiration. and the sight or
these young people paying thesr tribute
10 the memory Of the cad was as ele-
waiting as II was impressive.
Quite large crowd attended the eNer~
cIses. among whom were NUMBER OF
the officers and members OF me holiy-
wood and lakewood Memorial Associa-
lions. as well as many Of the officers and
members OF the Hebrew Memorial Asso-
ciation, while the badges Of the Junior
Hebrew Memorial Association were seen
on every side. From the HOLLYWOOD MI
mortal Association came beautltui nora az
design, which was hung on one emo OI
the pretty enclosure: another hahusoilc
design. sent by the Hollywood juniors,
decorating the opposite end. Am9Is tis
prominent persons present were non 11 D.
Taylor Ellyson. Rabbi y. \. CansC ,ii
Rev DR.. Moses ID. Hoge, captain ram
Cunningham and others. -. c,..a
Al o'clock the Walker Light Guard
under command Of Captain CunnihShahl'
and headed by the First Kegimeht ba da,
reached the cemetery. They took their
nositions Just outside the northside en-
closure.
THE ADDRESS.
--be exercises were opened with prayer
by Rabbi Calisch, who referred to the
bravery and devotion TO duty OF the men
10 whose memory 1t was a privilege 10
nav tribute I'm that appropriate manner.
He then introduced Rev. DR.. Hoge. VINO
made the address of the occasion. Or.
Hoge began by saying that the world
loved her heroes-her brave. unseIlish
men, who sacrificed their lives for noble
cause. and pressed forward regardless or
price. regardless of life itself; men VINO
performed the worlds great feats ana
set "A great example to excite noble emu
lation of future generations. Such men
maintained the empire of truth ana
Righteousness, and made life worth living.
When a man stood before the most
splendid piece of sculpture in the world
his admiration was aroused. and he Is
inspired by the object before him; ana
so when one reviewed the records OF the
worlds great sages and heroes his heart
swelled within him and he was inspired
10 be better and nobler.
DR.. Hoge referred to Gladstones high
opinion of the heroes of the Homerlc
age and said that though the bravery,
cit md n
great men of the HOmeric age were 10
be enthusiastically admired by posterity.
IL should be remembered that the world
then had no laws, except of rudimen-
tary and fragmentary character; II had
no noble system Of morals, and the heroes
of that age were often guilty of the
grossest vices and the most glaring
treachery The greatest heroes, said he,
were not among the Greeks or the Tro-
jams. but among the Hebrews. Their
biography was written in the old Tesla
ment Homer had never mentioned a
character as great as Abraham.
THE PRIVATE SOLDIER.
The speaker paid a glowing tribute to
the unsehsh courage and individual de-
votion TO duty of several OF the Old
Testament heroes, referring in lofty
terms To Moses, Aaron. Caleb, and others,
and touched upon the bravery of the
Israelltes In their capture of Canaan,
after which he dwelt at some length upon
who went forth in the thick of the fray
with thoughts of death. but never of
surrender. The courage with which
these men faced trial. danger. and death
excited the admiration and love of every
one present.
II am thankful" said he, FOR the
patriotism and loyalty TO duty of the
soldiers whose remains lay here before
us. The Confederate army was the
greatest army In the history of the world.
1T was not made up Of mercenaries. but
OF volunteers. young men who went out
at the first tap of the drum to fight for
the principles they believed to be right
And, oh, what manhood they showed
after the war was over. Penniless,
shattered I'm body and estate after the
war, did ever men struggle so to repair
their fortunes%'
The history OF the war had never been
written, said the speaker. 1t could never
be written until the true characters of
men Ike Lee, and Jackson, and Stuart
and other great leaders of the Confed-
crate forces were known and thoroughly
understood
In conclusion, DR.. Hoge referred In
eloquent terms to the unknown soldiers
VINO had no record of their bravery and
heroic death carved upon the white mar
Die that marked their resting place Their
record. said he, was written in the hearts
OF the southern people, and so long as
women loved truth. self-sacrifice and
courage, the memory of the unknown
soldier, as well as those who were known,
would be perpetuated ever fresh in the
hearts of our people. For all who had
lived for principle and died for what they
believed TO be right. there would be a
resurrection In the other world of peace
and happiness.
After Dr. Hoge's address. the Walker
Light Guard marched around TO the OPP
posite side of the enclosure and fired
three yolleys of tnuSkatry over tho pravae