Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-17

Dr Hoge's Address.
The reverend gentleman. in acknowledge
ing the Introduction. said: Il only wish
could give voice 10 an address animated
iy so kindly a spirit as has been shown
lu the introduction my friend has kindly
given me
Continuing he said: AS We stand here.
81. this sacred enclosure Ne are remind
g that the world loves heroes. II always
a.i. 10 always will. and it always ought
Co., Brave men who conscCrate their lives
90 "a cause which they think u be right
aul who push forward. regardless OF
peril. these are the men who give 10 the
world thu greatest examples. 1t Is these
mon who maintain the empires of truth
AuI righteousness in the world and 50
when We read Of the great commanders
who land ON hostile shores and Of the
private soldiers who 20 into battle with
DID thought OF danger. facing possible
cath ready TO die II need be, but never
accepting defeat. We should be reminded
taat these are the examples that We all
l1v. 10 emulate
Tho speaker referred TO the statue OF
Apollo Belvcdcre and drew a beautiful
smile therefrom. saving that when one
gaz,- on tho magnificent proportions OF
OBJ. .tatue and sees how erect the neure
stands the gazer will, unconsciously.
-ffarlten himself up. Such. he said
.n.ul1 be- the eject of the example set
ta- world by its heroes.
THE TRUE HERO. THE HEBREW.
Mr.. Gladstone wrote a book some time
..." continued Or. Hogc. Ito which he
l4N. Latin name. Translated into Eng
lst % means The Youth of the World.
a. this work he asks the question.
rs bat was the heroic age OF the world?
AuI further on answers his own interro-
t.toa by claiming that the Homeric age
Wt- Mr. Gladstone being a man OF
pi.it and deep learning. may have
thought this to be a fact. but ! can't help
aI.s ring from that opinion. The grand.
90 heroes were not among the Trojans,
a.r thc Greeks. but among the Hebrews"
Al,.r speaking OF the vices Of the Homcric
.r-. The Doctor said. Look through the
ora Testament There We find true
heroes Homer never imagined cha
ra.t.r as grand as Abraham" Moses.
Cl.ch. and several other Hebrew cha
ract.rs treated OF In the Old Testament
W.r. spoken Of by the Doctor in beauti-
f.A language.
HE OF ONE HEART.
The speaker turned. and. addressing
himself directly TO the soldiers. said 1--WE
can't expect 10 find everything in the
Bible that touches human nature. Yes.
~ can. too. / viii say to you. friends, in
THIS company that YOU can find five mus
tcr rolls in the books OF Moses. Tie
also tells II JD.rJ men who could KEEP
ranks They d.d not he said. have
double hearts. You think IL Is mighty
easy 20 keep ranks don't you. but have
Sc u you at times. when dressed to the
right. your ranks would be wavering
Bat this reference 10 the single-heartcd-
ness OF these men mcadt that they could
keep ranks even In the face OF battle
They aid not have "A heart for danger
and heart for battle. They were of one
heart.
Il am thankful for one thing That
is that patriotism. devotion. and COURAGE
stand together. They are not bounded by
geographic lines. Thess women who
stand here are jealous. They love To do
honor 10 the dead who fell In battle for
them. And could they do honor to "a more
glorious dead?
Az ARMY WITHOUT PARALLEL.
"The Confederate army was the grand
est army know or They did not stop
al priVation and starvation. They
fought through TO the bitter end. and
when forced TO surrender returned TO their
shattered homes like the heroes that they
were, and toiled and laborgd and from
chaos aud desolation they brought order
and beauty The history OF the war will
never be written. 1t can never be. The
deeds Of Lee and Jackson and the men
who fought with them shall be like unto
the headstone over yoDder grave-thai
plain smooth marble unmarked with arg
name. There sleeps a hero, his name un
known and unmarked. Yet his memory
Is enshrined In the hearts OF all OF u'
who love the right and honor the brave
So the history OF IN. confederacy car
never be written In books. but ! can tel
you where IL IL written--on the tablets OF
our hearts-and 30 long as IL remains
In our hearts these loyal women VII
come and decorate these graves VIII
flowers. The flowers on the graves ma,
wither. but the flowers In our hearts VII