The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-23


wall Jackson, Johnston, and jefferson
Davis. When the strong face and vener-
able 1gure Of Rev. DR.. hOge was seen
20 enter The main door there was a gem
cral hush. for his arrival was the signal
that o'clock bad arrived The face and
figure. the fine mind and splendid heart,
have lived through so many crises in Nlr-
Cinia and southern history and the mine
istry of The great preacher been so thor
olghiy part Of the latter. that it was
: ESPECIALLY fitting DE should be chosen 10
fmakc tue PRAYER linking, as his years do,
the present with the stirring past. Judge
Christian. always so happy a speaker, in-'
troducei Dr. IOge whose prayer, indeed
benedicii0n. was as follows
DIR. HOGES PRAYER.
Almighty Godl Thou livest ana reign
est fOreyermorc, and with Thee do live
1le souls of aIl who having cOnseclatcd
their lives 90 Thy service died commit
ting their spirits 10 Iny hands and
their memories 10 our hearts. BY Thy
help We VIII De faithful 10 the sacred
trust. We viii perpctuate the story or
their virtue. vaOI ana piety as
precious legacy 20 all succeeding genera
tious.
We gather Eere to-day with hearts sub
duCl Nr tne tender recolecuons OF the
past and with deyOut gratitude Tor the
mercies ot the present hour.
We recognize Thy kindness IN permit
ting Che noble women OF our Southland
20 rCnotate and beauu1y this buiidins,
which wc dedicate with these impress
sive ceremonies TO all the sorrOw-shroud-
cd glorios OF our departed COniedcracy.
We come ON this day. hallOwed as the
birthday OF the Father of his Country,
aui hy tho inauguration Of the Chlettain,
VINO being dead, yet lives in tins hearts
of those who followed the banner now
forever flrIed. We dedicate this man
sion as tho shrine so which all right
minded and rieht-hcarted men VIII gath
cr from every state and from every
land to pay homage 10 exalted worth.
Tne shrine. which win be hallowed hy
men bound TO as by no tie. save that
which admiration Tor such worth estaD-
fishes between aH magnanimous souls.
the tle which VIII never be sundered
while tho efeat heart OF humanity throbs
in sympathy with heroic endeaNoi, anu
most OF AN when heroic endeavor is over
Whelmci with defeat
1fcre wo would preserve the relies ana
tho records of struggle ncvermore 10
Dos repeated and neHclmorc 10 be Tor
gotten. 49,.
our Father. we cannot forget the merry
trials. tho disasters ana oesoia'lons'
which in years gone by, caused va such
humuAtfon and bitter tears, nut We
gratefully remember also the lofutuoe'
tho courage. the uuiaul;erng trust ia
Thee which characterized our people !"
tne.r fmc OF peril ana bereavement
And now turning from the stIlieS anu
sorr0ws of tho past we resoluteiy lace
tho future. hessechlng Thee 10 grant us
the wisdom and the grace 10 make thal
future prosperous and happy-an era OF
progress in an that cngiches ana en-
mobiles "a people whose God is the LoTd.
And now. chr Father. amidst the res
tivlties OF thls hour. We implore Ihee
deeply 90 impress upon our hearts the
great truth that am the temporal hOnors
end fiories of earth are worthless IN
comparison With the hOnors ThOu dOst
and who seek the eternal glory 20 which
Noutiy thank Thee that the picty Qf the
great leaders o. our armies was the
flower ana crown OF all their virtues.
and nothing now mls us with a salts
faction 80 pure ana with "a gratitude 50
urofound as fhe rCmcU brance or their
consecraton 90 Thee and their supreme
devotion 10 Thy service.
May these great lessons be impressed
anew or our minds, and hearts by
Thine hOrored servant who comes 10
address us to-day. ana may IL please
T-hce 20 hasten inc coming of the time
when all the inhabitants OF this great
md may be brought more anu more 10