Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-05
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Colonel McCabe said;
az. chairman. Fellow-C itizens,-l did
"a, know until a few moments ago tha'
I, would be possible for me 10 attest py
=, ,,rcsencc here tonight the love ana
aS,,,r,,ton I bore this man, whose memo
-. cIo,ms the reverence Of US all, rlch
ana moor gentle and simple. alike. ANU
4, be,ng present. ] shall speak put lev
words I pray you remember IN the "c ,is
az The tender old love-song, tha'
haart feels most when the hpS Inyr,S
49,, II ia NOT mine to dazzle you Win
,ricks of rhetoric or charm your ear WIZ
snoothly-howing~ periods-Dut even an,
ench mastery given 10 me, IL "Ouiu ~,
beut this occasion, when we meet " 80
49, 49, 90 ,he memory of man whose Iue
,ras In truth. so simple, 50 direct, %
''cracious as 10 check with robust Scolh
The ripping periods Of studied euio6y
OF his extraordinary business lev
Of his prescience ana pIea 49, FAR more
as a man OF affairs. others are lsI mi Uiy
co,nnefent TO speak than | am. oi'i
NEW what is seen and known Oh a"
HIS WORKS HIS MONUMENT.
ON the crypt of St Paurs Cathe eIra,
In London, above the Iast iSchrisstdnber
~ - great architect. sir IhlIstot ~,
w., stherc Is the simple lnscrlptloh'
81 rnonumentum quaeris, circumsplCe
m YOU seek his monument LOOK aiou"'
you ,...,.,, monument TO
roy.is- Csinter in the beautiful enVirons OF
our civ. made thus beeuutul 10y M
noble generosity and exquisite tas'e a nc
i'm those other public benefactiohs ol ~
destined long TO rebound TO the materldi
1sara ~ Richmond and of the Com
,,,onwcaltb. surely we may yield 10 MN
a. 10 ,nv man who has lived In our gene
ration. the fine old Roman meeu
praise-'He has deserved wen VI ~.
.l.n
him and loved him. and can say. wiz
simUIc truth. that the better KNEW nm nm
the more / respected, loved ana dH ns. "a "a
him OF the simple genial uhaHec' ~
gentlemen as ne was 10 suo he b,oi nriyileee
and 10 those who enjoyed the PIINissess J.
~ III. intimate friendship ! almost rear
20 sneak lest | should injure mat memo
nv which / would honor For, 10 ms hose
who knew him not, the slhlpIsst JUN. .
| 90 character so finely tempered by steiH
ga gentIe virtues. would seem but an
ideal picture touched with the tehueI
exaggeratiOn of sudden SreI-WhIit -
| hose who did thus know him. any POI llaI'
must proye at best, but blurred GEM
! blancc of this loyal friend, so nome ~
| sIrnple.' as Madame Huber said OF IoIu
! Dacre that each virtue seemed IN mn
an instinct But this much WIN sds
! as conveying a lesson TO certainly mos
30 ne. Though he was q man of the very
| Strongest convictions and born dlalSc-
| tician. I never knew him 10 become us -
! courteous in the heat Of argum1enI OF
| give uttcrance TO a cehsorlouS J"N5'N''
! on his fellowman.
HARSH WORDS FOR NONE
representatives. of all sorts were distaste-
| Col IN him when the 'argumentum az
! bomlnenNof the uncnaritable type began
! ne al once maintained kindly reucehce
that was often repuke 10 me. o,i,,ior
! "Bv judicoUs reading, by associH'lou
| from his young manhood with cieNSi
! men CSho were ever proud or ms lrlehu-
| shiu) by travel and by his own Keen aiIo
! close observation OF men ana c i,les, io. ~
| achieved for himself liberal euucdt IolI,
| and could hold his own Wofthlly III 5 ~?
! company. His sense OF humor was Geii,
| cate and genuine-as reconteur ne haU
| few EQUALS while the eNaltel purify ~
| his character checked in his presehc,,
| even over the walnuts ana the WHY,
| no matter how fast and furious might De
| the fun any risque story, WhlCh H ssIS
wound the delcacy OF the most Ieiiheu
"As Won nave heard again and again;
| his fidelity to his old friends VINO had
| known him in his less fortunate uayS
was one Of the most salient ana Deauu-
| full traits i'm his character ana ms ueI-
! cacy i'm tightening the burdens OF sucn
! of these as came to. adversely stanpeu
him as a very prince among Nature
| nOblemen.'
HE HAS FALLEN ON SLEEP.
..Tb,Is. like him of La Mancha, 'chaste
i'm his thoughts, modest IN ms WoTrHs,
! liberal and valiant i'm deeds, he mas faHeii
! ON sleep-not 'tne iron sleep OF Homerlc
hero. who fell fighting for fathtrlahu;
even as he fought in the brave days Oh
old but that blessed sleep, fraught WIN
life eternal, which He giveth his beloVeui
And. if from the happier land the dead
look down and are touched In any mea-
sure bv concerns of earth. perhaps-Wh1
knows there is an added JOY IN heaEeu
tonight to that simple, resolute' ano
modest soul to know that he IS not only
honored Of all men as the pubhc-splIlteu
citizen the open-handed philanthroplst
the sagacious man OF affairs. but tha'
his memory is cherished and shall pt
cherished so long as this geheratoh Sh"'
endure as that of one
Who bore without abuse
The grand old name of gentleman.
DIR. CALISCH's NOTE.
The next speaker was Rev. DR.. H.
y. Calisch, who made a most eloquent
talk. He said.
con On occasion such as this when 81
much is being said by those VINO ale
under conditions far more able 10 DO -
than am l. IL is difficult for me to strlk'
a new note in this anthem OF our ~ ,'o.
rental praise or to touch Key 'nat ma
NOT already been sounded. But leaNlit
10 those who were closer and nearer t'
Mr. GInter 10 speak Of the beautlful lialt'
of his character, and OF his loVaDie uispo
| sition | desire to call attention 10 'lio
thing which made him 10 be admired an
loved beyond the circle OF ms lh''ih"''
friends. ,, 60 on
CITY and 10 this assemblage tonight, IN
might marvel at this wonderful ana sPOil
taneous demonstration OF anecuoii' siNei
i'm honor of man who was perhaps 10
known by sight to many mere pai ti iS
Mating. He might say, and truthiully
there have been other men OF vast WealInn
and whose wealth was the fruit OF Ihei
2 own labor of hand and head, ana the.
. have been other men who gave OF tnei
wealth TO their felow-men, but none ma
quite given as Lewis elmer ,1iassca he
! rendered that giving douDly pressed Do
cause Of the tenderness and consldefauo
and modesty with which ii was done.
KNEW THE VALUE OF RICHES.
"Ne praise him not because he was
: | rich man. but because he understood IN
value of riches; we honor not the mn mn
lionaire. but the man, ministering UNI
, his fellow-man. lie was hOt d scr VIZ -. /.
! | his wealth. as many wealthy men ar
| but he made his wealth serve nm, an
[ ! through him the community, IN thou
e | sandfold manner of blessing. lie kneN
I that wealth was Il power-a treInenuou
% nower-that could be used for good or IL
. ana ne used IL for noble benetactions. I
a stir into activity works and enterprise
4 that were helpful and sustaining TO TN
0 entire community enrlchlng ana beaut
. fving the city he loved so well. II IS De
A cause his stewardship was so faithful an
. faultless; because his ministerlng was 5
genYle and generous, and lovable. tina
. we bring here the flowers OF our praise
and Wreathe them into garland Whert
n with TO enshrine his brow. His noble near
n is stilled; the kindly eye Is closed; IN
a vet unsepultured body lies in the calm
sweet rest of death, but when all thes
sr.t mass from our mortal eyes, on