Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-13
velops and the reputation he makes. tnat
VIII determine his position In the world
MEN WHO STOOD ALONE.

MEN WhOE SIOOD AisC->A..
Jesus Christ trod The wine-press alone;
In the garden, where the blood-drops OF
agony exuded from His brow; before W.
hlgl, priests. where lie was buneted anu
spit upon, and on the cross, WIZ, ,,,,
endured the malice of the mop, ,ne ,ui
Him. and the darkened heavens aDo rIt.
He was alone. But did lie ian! Dlu ii,T
banner go down in defeaty NO. fOIe'ti
no, When lie exclaimed from me ciosS.
1T le fnishedi" He announced the y ~ ~
est victory that man or anger VIII e. n.
record To-day lie is the magnet OF tns
world -Four hundred millions OF nui ,
beings are gathered beneath his stahuat1
on earth. and countless mih'v,s' ~, ,.
in ris cleansing blood. encirclc Ills IL IL
diant throne I'm Heaven and worship fi'''
as King Of kings and l.O1d on loiu1' 49,
Reforc heather magistrates ana nlo ,
narchs paul stood alone anu ~ 1890
Jesus and the rcsurrcctl9h' hut 80,
he died he saw muit'l9u.s u,'ing God
idols TO the service OF the nNlhs go
and the beginning Of reloIndt ION ,m. .'Nr
cuin,lnated In the moral ana rehgl0us
transformation of the mlghuest e." 13o,,e
on the globe. ChrysostOm stood aiVne
when he denounced the corruption OF tne
court and the liccntiousness or lhe prlea ~
hood. For this righteous audacltN ne we
banished from the realm bu' aI.Si
wards the hearts or the people tuiheu
back 10 him as their anointed leader ana
l.
themselves as suppliants at his feet
Roger williams was alone WHcn NJ
stood among the Romanists ana fuiltdn ms
Of New England and pleaded Tor ielislouS
freedom. but to-day his doctrine - Inn
poratod IN that great organic law Wn'cn
secures TO 100000 Of people liberty OIL
conscience and worship. -
" you have registered the unconquer-
able purpose 90 initiate the herolsH O,
these men in cOntcndng for truth ana
al,
recording angel has already lhscrlpcu
your name on the roll OF the great. ! GU
shall be great in this world and ineiiaply
great in The grander ana Ndster WORTH u
come. 49,, 1T,
The new century into which you Will
soon pass will furnish magnificent oppor-
tunitios for the display Of those virtues
which made Jesus the greatest OF man
kind.
"LONG LIVE RICHMOND COLLEGE,"
II a pure Gospel IL 20 be preached; II
spiritual religion is 10 be preserved; II
the macademlzed bigotry of modern
phariseeisr' H. to he pulvcrized; If the |
soul-degrading infideity of lngersoll and |
h,, satellites Is TO be smitten with paraly-
sis and death; If communism. socialism. |
free- lovism. new-w omanism, and all their |
kindred evils are 10 be uprOotcd from |
American SOIL: II ballOt-bOX stufting, false !
registration, ard bribery are ever abOl- !
ished; if the despotism of monopoly and |
privileged classes j. ever oVerthrown; II |
we are ever 10 repeal those Infamous |
laws which arc golden girdles to one class |
and calling shackles 10 another: If the |
power Of the whiskey ring is ever broken; |
r mobocracy and other forms of insu- |
bordlnatiOn to civ1 authority are ever |
put down: If the Church OF the living God |
is over cleansed OF her dellements and |
made worthy to he called the VIRGIN |
Bride Of Christ"-if these reforms. are
possible rhey must be accomplished by |
neu who possess the same virtues which
christ illustrated in his conflicts with eVll !
loors and which made him the greatest
# mankind.
As the divine Captain Of our salvation
.osc from Obvet the everlasting gates
we're lifted up 10 receive Him. the ban
iers Of glory waved. the bells OF eternity
lng. ard all Heaven sung coronation
lymn. II we follow Him in answering
evotion to duty, by and by we shall have
M Olivet and our Ascension-Day. For
Is the hOrsemen and chGriOts Of God viii
One down: for us the everlasting gates
hall be lifted up; 20 us robes and crowns
hail be g;Vcn-suCh robes ana crowns as
aints and soraphs wear in Heaven.
II the instruction. discipline. ana the
nnuences surrounding this institution are
UGH as will kndlo within these young
1en aspirations for such career and
uch a destiny as / have depicted / am
ure that | voice the sentiment OF every |
Dvcr of truth. righteousness. country, and
;od. when l say: Long live Richmond
'ollocc.