The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-23

nome OF MISS Florence Harvey, 10 sSa-
ratoga street. An excellent programme
containing two parts Of six and seven
| numbers respectively has been ar
ranged.
THEY DESERVE HELP.
The transportation committee OF the
Tom Smith Camp of Confederate Vete-
rams has written to charter the steamer
Ariel for an excursion to be run on
Wednesday,, June 2d. They will Know
by Monday whether 1t can be secured.
The veterans want to Increase their
Nashville fund.
LITTLE PIECES.
The Junior I:pworth League will have
meeting at the Main Street NJ. H.
church Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The remains of Mrs. Rosa Outlantl Nc
lntNre arrived this morning from New
York, and were buried III Cedar Hill
!. S. p. NandersiCe ana 10 Lane Stern
have trustees sale advertised on the
auction ad. page. Read it.
Inspector Ciuln, OF Washington, ID. c..
was here to-day.
NIiss Juiiette Hatton left this after
noon TO visit friends III Scotland Neck
NC.
George p. Rogers. ESD, or Norfolk.
was here to-day on business.
There Will he Childrens Day exercises
III the East Suffolk Methodist church. OF
which Rev. -. E. Austin Is pastor, to-
HUTTON ittlcEhOOn q I 4 O'Clock, b. s
Sheriff and Mrs. A. H. Baker left this
afternoon for Elwood to spend Sunday
with Dr.. Thomas II. Barnes, former
State Senator.
MIR. BARR'S ADDRESS.
The following is Rev. Mr.. Barr's adj
dress delivered on Memorial Day:
Fellows Citizens:
We ara gathered together in this silent
restinS-place of the dead upon. an an
nual occ sion that wc,call memorial day.
~ memo:ial day is that which calls 10
mind some past event III the eNper.ecc
Of individuals or communities. I Is m
Instinct, decp-bcdded In our humanity
10 pceGerre the memory b some out
ward max. great and critical events Of
our pc experience and History IN the
primitive age OF The weird tile servants
or Goa sets up simple stone as n me-
moran Of the fact that up TO that roi 1T
N their history. his people had heei, UNI
form!E blessed by the pres. nca and help
or SOD; ana the patr.ach Jacob Gree :;
an altar 10 commemorate the personal
visitation CT the Divine presence, 10
mark the spot that had been 10 him. in
q peculiar sense the house Of God to II
shrine this SILL epoch in his career in
the the memory Of II self and his. Md
50 al down the history of the race. Men
have bui!ded monuments, have &c; days
apart from common days, have appoint
ed festivals ana strcWn their Sarlans to
make vivid in their memory decisive bat
Ties, movements hat lave been pivotal
In their national history or the achieve
men.s Of their heroes who have led them
on to sublime destiny. And all over
Chr.stiandOm to-day, men reverently
unite in that simplest and subl.mes; Of
all movements, the putting OF the lrts to
the consecrated fruit Of the vine,the en-
b!em OF the precious blood that was shed
by the Son OF God for the redemption OF
our race.
And with the very name. memorial.
we instinctively associate emotions OF
gratitude and Joy. a certain Thrill Of ella
ton OF honest p7.de. But, as we gather
10 honor the memory today OF ;Eo;c WHO
fell in rhat great struggle OF a genera
ton ago, axe we not reminded at the
slme time that the cause in which they
fell has long since rec ivld the popular
appciiatlon Of the Lost Cause? The
| Lost Cause! No cause Is ever Leaf that
has In It Integrity OF pu; pasc and an
| honest conviction OF the right. AS tenn
| porarS triumph can never make unr;eht-
! eousneSs righteous, go defeat is power
less 10 de'rac; enc jot from any tithiui
| and conscientious endeavor. Had the
struggle of our foresa hars fer the indie
pendence ended in defeat and disas ar
| Geo. Washington would have been no
| less revered as the father OF his people,
though he would never have been the
!
| er and greater Washington. Robert L.
Lee. shines only with the brighten lustre
| for that he was compelled TO drink the
| cup of defeat Though overcome by
circumstances in the. end, he was none
| the less great in War,so great as to be al
| ready conceded one Of the ablest mill
| taly leaders OF the cen Jury; but grea;
az he was in war, he was still greater in
peace, and greatest Of all in the place
| that he holds in the hearts OF his coun-
| trymen.
| But short time ago, q nation gather
| ed IN the metropolis Of this great coun-
try TO render homage at the splendid
| tomb OF the cheftaln Of the other side,
! In that momentous struggle. The gra-
cious tributes Offered at his sepulchre
were only his just need For although
! those nearest him may at times have
scofTed at him az only creature Of ely
! cumStances. Gen. Grant possessed true
elements SO greatness and posterity will
! a.suledly write his II me RI: II IN the roll
| OF this country'ts heroes. But while l
| would not rob him Of one laurel vhit
adoGns his brow, who can resist the re-
| Election that Lee, had he so wi!leu might
| have shared IN the v.ctor's triumph
| BY only little sacrifice OF his integrity
1 and his lofty GenSe OF honor, he. might
| have masSed nunlberiess troops behind
| him and made those days his own. This
| he could have done moreover, with 4
very fair exterior since his position as to
the eXpedlency Of movement was
! brought on the issue was perfectly well
known. But the suggestion Of bartering
with his perfect fidelity TO his people and
MS peoples cause, could find not a SOL
| itary moments lodgmcnt in that unsill-
lied spirit. He reminds us Of tho her0