Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-26
LIVE AFTER DEATH.
Dr. Kerr breaches Before the Hollywood
Ladies on Two lmmortalitie.
THE SPIRIT OF TRUE nERoIsn.
II Is This Element In Man Whether
Fighting for the Right or Not That
Causes Brave Men TO Honor "'
Memory-Other Church services.

A vast assemblage filed the auditorium
of the FRS, Presbyterian church on Sun
day night 20 participate In the memorial
service held under the auspices OF '"o
Ladies' Hollywood Memorial Association
Many were turned away, unable TO oD-
tain seats. though benches were brought
in from the lecture-room.
The singing of some of the grand ola
hymns of the church was an impressive
feature of the occasion, and the chor
rendered with fine effect beautiful an
them at the close. and at the opening Oh
the service hymn OF immortality
Land OF the Midnight Sun"-the words
and music of which were by Or. Kerr
The following is the hymn
wide peace on farthest sea,
One star from Heaven descehoS'
Sunset at midnight bell
The day In glory ENDS.
Star fades I'm light, the sun
Ascends from crest OF "d'e'
The day refuses night
And will not seek It's grave
Cold ups. stiH heart, and deah'
But light comes Ger the sea-
Sunset TO sunrise turnsi
There is no night to me-
SERMON on TWO MUNICIPALITIES
Dr. Kerrs topic was Two. lmmoftah-
ties" lie spoke in part as foio"s. ,,...
We eee I'm Christ a certain immortahS
.,d a resurrection beyond death IN etei
nity Is there not an immortality DcSONu
death In this present worlu be' 10 IN
This discourse has nothing 10 90 WIN
tho nolitics OF the great war Det"SOi
the states. That terrible suusbe
tween the two sections OF the county =,
far distant in the past. Inc pdsaloils -
aroused are fading away. ana quoIu" an
60 meet now TO clasp hands over the
100 .,ra,,cs Of soldiers who fell under
either nag. This is well. II is pest .naa
Inc hard feelings engendered by the war
sbo,Id melt away like the smoke OF its
eut.s. but il Is not meet tnat we shouiu
forget the dead who lie IN lnhuihei apie
.oldiers' graves. nor that we shouIu plusli
e., snesk of the heroic ValOr ana sen
sacri0ce of those who gave their lNes
Tor their country. This will apply alike
10 those who fell on either sue. IL -
hitting that the North should cheiisn tnc
memory of its soldiers who dled hsh'Inb
Tor the Union, and 1t is right also that Vne
south should perpetuate the IheHoIy Vi
nOrf VINO gave tlNli AiNNF 80
,o,y called the Lost Cause. Moreover,
Inc time IS coming when the whole OF
mis- great nation will rejoice TO DO hohot
a. The brave men on both sides, VINO as
tonished the world by their Valor, ana
who fell contendiug for what each De-
tcved was right.
The North has it's pantheon OF heroes
20 has the South. There VIII, al lehsth'
be a national pantheon for all the glorious
dead. ..o,,e,
ARE NOW COMMON HEROES.
II il well known that for generations
the Scottish and English races contehded
In many bloody wars. Cordially ala those
who dwclt on either side OF the 1weeu
hate one another in the olden time. But
now both of these races are united IN
one great empire. The remarkable thing
is not so much that they are united, as
that ancient enemies, men VINO tousht 10
take each others lives, are now the com
mon heroes of the nation. what u1'
Enelishman does not glory I'm the vdlor
of Robert Bruce and William wallace
What Scotchman is not proud that H.
war his ancestors had In the Ensiish
foemen worthy of their steel?
This suggests that in human events,
in war as well as other struggles, there
II often an imperishable something an
Immortality which is separate from ana
entirely independent OF the question OF
defeat or victory. There are certain
great principles which may be defeated
apparently, but which. II they are right
will ultimately prevail. The only thing
that can never be permanently successful
is wrong; and right is the thing that
never can be finally overcome. Now, In
any great conflict, one side must be right
and the other wrong or both may pe
partly right and partly wrong. But even
IN a case where the right is all on one
side and the wrong all on the other,
may there not sim, even on the wrong
side. be something of truth, something
impershabe, something that will be and
deserves to be immortal? Yes. there often
Il. This noble thing is unselfsh devotion
TO what is believed TO be duty, and that
devotion strong enough TO make man
willing to die.
THE SPIRIT OF HEROISM.
with the principles Of government
about which the war was waged the pull
Dit has nothing 10 DO. Self-sacrfce unto
death for what a man believes in is he
roism, and heroism that deserves immor-
tality. Yea, more than deserves tear
ries immortality in it's breast or this
We may properly speak tonight Is not
the unselfsh valor OF our heroes yet a
power I'm these States? Is II not one
OF the most potent influences to-day IN
shaping individual and national life
What gives this Union of States such un
daunted courage in confronting the va
rlous threatening complications which
arise from time TO time In our relations
with foreign Powers? America is moi
kept back from taking a stand for whai
she believes TO be right from fear o
war with any nation. The dread of wal
does not enter into the consideration OF
any great International question. Is this
because we are conscious of wealth anC
vast rosources2 This, indeed. enters int
the question. but II is far more becaus'
We stand in front of a glorious history
because we are the inherltors of an he
role past. and the descendants OF mel
who were ready TO die for their country
In any great international crisis the peo
pie Of the North feel stronger TO meet II
not only because their own father
were valorous In the field of battle
but also because they know that TN
sons OF those who fll Confederate grave
are brave men. like their sires. IN
heroism OF the past still lives In the pres
emit and those who would keep fron
falling into forgetfulness Of the memoir
of their heroes are not only doing IN
thing which duty TO the dead requires
but also are serving their country. thei
whole country. from east to west an
north TO south. They are not maxim
heroism immortal. but they are helpin
TO make its immortality effective In thei
own day and in the time 20 come.
DEATH NOT THE END.
Death" DIR. Kerr concluded, docs nc
end the life OF noble man. nor is hi