Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-07

the tree, and the vine, the haOtauohs
OF man. the arts and the Industries OF
life, the Ravens OF the sea, and the
freighted ships at anchor. but the busy
toilers who laid the beams OF the beauti-
full isle, are buried In their work, and for
gotten In their tomb.
What I have said upon this inspiring
topic. did ] stop just here. would
be incomplete. for up TO this
time l have spoken only or the
aid which literary culture affords
the lawyer In the fierce contest OF
active practice. or In the judicial poise
of the bench. This Is far from being
its only value. and any estimate with no
higher scale will do 1t an injustice.
a SAD FACT.
Every man desires to live long; but no
man would be old, yet old we are sure TO
grow. and
on our quickest DEGREES
The inaudible and noiseless foot OF time
Steals ere We can effect them.
This is a sad fact. and IT is sadder still
TO think that the lawyer, however elo-
quent, however successful, must yield to
slow consuming pge, must "sthaiaw
/ from the heat and toll Of the
| forum. and that even the ermine
! OF the Judge must become a bur-
den. The vigor OF our grasp must be
/ loosened. Those who for years have been
u
/ protected by our strength and guided by
1 our advice will begin, long before we do.
I to think us growing old, and that more
| nervous energy and more aggressive coun-
/ sci should be sought than we can afford.
I They will pass us by TO seek tnose. the
| vigor OF whose youth Is better preserved
/ and the ripencd maturity OF whose Jung-
ment is still unimpaired by advanc-
! ing years. These are the signs
| that mark the close OF LIES jOurnsy--the
! terminal signals OF our mortality. But
there may yet be many slow miles 10
run and many long days TO be spent.
| How to smooth those miles and how be-
! guile those days is one Of the problems
of humanity.
NEED BE NO MOPING.
There need he no moping, no sighing
| no repining, to the lawyer, noary with
age and SCARED with countless COM
bats, who has provided n shelter In let
tiers against the winter OF his life ana
has made friends amid the writer's OF the
past with whom he can commune. after
| the companions of his youth have been
'outliyed and he has surrendered the
active affairs OF life to younger hands.
Amidst such constant friends, these
! unchanging witnesses of time, though ms
! counsel may no longer be sought, nor MS
voice heard in the forum, he can ma
solace In his easy chair the JOY OF which
will soothe in peace his parting days.
"As these friends smile on him from their
! shelves and hold commune with MS SOUL
he can forget stranded hopes. and unsated
ambition, and wandering in the pouhuiess
realms of their sovereignty, revei III 'h7
| garnered wealth of ages.
"How boundless his range, how great
his possibilities. as in the presence OF
the endless past. ne is oblivous OF the meet
ing present, There he can hear the elo-
ouence of Pericles as he tells his mighty
deeds TO the lovely Aspasia. hear Plato
prove the immortality OF the soul, OF
! watch the silent throes OF Archiheues
over problem. Demosthenes. TO hih'
may vet denounce the Macedonian. or
/ Sappho sing the sad story of her love.
/ He can note the fall OF Athens ana the
rise of Rome. and from the philosophy OF
history. ne can learn how nations form
and empires crumble, how liberty became
a heritage OF our race, and the rights OF
/ the peonle its prOudest boast. or. should
/ softer mood possess his soul, the loving
| memories of his youth may return in the
burning verse of Byron or the piaintive
! song of Moore; with ID Vernon he may
! tread the dangerous wilds of Rob Roy
! land OF shed uni idden tears over the
death-bed of Little Nell or yet. again,
and seek the germs OF modern Jurispru-
dence in the Pandects Of Justinlan. or
even revive the ambition of his early life
as he glories IN the learning of Hard
wlcke and Of Marshall, or applauds the
soul-stirring eloquence OF Henry and OF
Erskine.
ITO secure such ends and such joys II
is that have undertaken to tell what
literature can do for the lawyer. Its
| claims cannot be disputed or its title TO
his homage denied. To him and his aid
IL opens the range Of boundlass thought,
/ while i'm the fresh blossom Of his youth,
and as in age ne slowly yields the intent
| and hope OF maturer life. II tenders as
| a well-won reward, the rich promise and
grateful solace ever found in the
silent worship OF the great
of old.
The dead. but sceptered. sovereigns who
still rule
Our spirits from our urns."
All through the address the speaker
INDUCED in side remarks, scintllating
with wit. and at its conclusion business
was for a time suspended, while the men,
beers crowded around the president and
extended 10 him their warmest congratu-
lations-
MR.. GUYS REPORT
|
as secretary and treasurer. showing that
there were i22 members Of the association
and that he had received during the year
S2.1S7O3
Judge Leake presented the report OF the
Executive Committee, and in doing SC
paid a brief but eloquent tribute 10 the
memory of his predecessor. Frank ii. Nc
CURE. whom he styled the father of the
association.
Mr.. A. j. Montague. chairman of the
Committee on Admissions, made his re-
port, and on the recommendation of the
committee the following persons were
elected members OF the associations: John
&. Dew. Claggett Il. Jones. j. w. Fleet.
Kirkwood Mitchell. II. II. T. Adams. Jr.,
James Aston Cabell. ID. c. O'Flaherty
r. W. Blair, George ID. Wise, Barton II
Wise. John Dunlop. j. l.. Jeffries, c. ~
| White, Samuel G.. Brent, David ID. Hail.
Jr.. Charles L. Williams, G.. f. Cary
John Howard, Julian Bryant. James y.
Goode, Isaac Sggs. John II. Person
George S. Shackelford Wallace F. Brown
Charles 5. Stringfellow q. ID. Gray. How
ell G. Featherstone, and Judge W. f.
Homes.
LEGAL EDUCATION.
Mr.. James l.. Anderson, chairman, read
the report of the Committee on Legal
Education and Admission to the Bar, and
also submitted the draft OF two bills for
consideration by the association 10 b.
presented TO the next Legislature. The
report states that the evils attendant
uuon the loose manner In which appli-
cants are admitted To the practice of Law
are constantly Increasing, and that there
is a growing necessity for a change.
The first bill submitted provides for tbs
appointment by the Supreme Court OF
Appeals OF an examining board in eacf
conar5 sslonal district. 10 consist OF five
practicing attorneys. who shall examine
IN ,nuiicants for admission 10 the bar