The age-herald., 1900-06-04
He Was a Statesman, Soldier
 and. Christian.
ADDRESSES BY PROMINENT MEN
Rev. MT. Jones Preached an Interesting Sermon, Telling Many Incidents in the Life of the De-
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Louisville, June 3.-The last exercises connected with the tenth annual reunion of the United Confederate Veterans oc- cured today when the 92d anniversary of the birth of Jefferson Davis was observed at Reunion hail. with services in memory of Mr Davis Winnie Davis, the "Daugh- ter of the Confederacy," and the Confed- crate dead Although thousands of the Confederate reunion visitors had left the city, five thousand persons attended the exercises. They were largely of a religious character, but nevertheless there was ap- plause at times from the audience. Gener- al Stephen D. Lee, who presided, suggest ed that there be no demonstrations The Rev. J. William Jones of Virginia, who de- livered the sermon of the occasion, earn estly made the same suggestion, and a few minutes later caused not only laud ap- plause, but one cheer by relating a well known incident of Spottsylvania.
 Mrs. Hayes, the daughter of Jefferson Davis, and her daughter, Miss Varina Hayes, were on the platform, but as the services were concluding had to hasten to the railroad station to catch train Af- ter they had left General Stephen D. Lee held up to the sight of the audience a bat tie flag bearing the same crepe it bore when it waved over the grave of Winnie Davis, who had always heretofore attend ed the reunions of the Confederate Veter- ans. A daughter of General E. Kirby Smith was also on the platform. General Gordon had been expected to preside and also to address the audience, but he was called away from Louisville this morning and his place was taken by General Stephen D. Lee
 General Evans Spoke First
 After the singing of a hymn the opening prayer was offered by the Rev B. S. High ley of Trappe, Md, who was chaplain of the Fiftyfirst Virginia regiment during the civil war. The first speaker was Gen. eral Clement A. Evans of Georgia. He said this day would always be observed by liberty loving people," Some states had made it legal holiday, and this au- dience was present today to express the same sentiment that was expressed in these legislative enactments. He would not stir up the past, although it is history He would not carry vengeance, notwith- standing his love and admiration for the man that led the Confederates. "The southern people celebrated Jefferson Davis birthday said General Evans, "be- cause he was the first, the last, the pres ent and the everlasting president of that invisible republic known as the Confeder- ate States of America. Jefferson Davis is still counselng the southern people to the truth of all those things that constitute the best elements of human liberty"
 General Lee next introduced ex-United States Senator Reagan of Texas, the sur viving member of the Confederate cabinet. Judge Reagan said that probably not in the worlds history had the same amount of honor been shown to a man who had represented an unsuccessful cause as had been shown to Jefferson Davis. And homage could not be more wortl1ily be- slowed" he said, than on this man whose life was full of goodness. greatness and labor and love for the cause he held dear.'
 Incident in His Career
 Judge Reagan said that to show Jeffer- son Davis spirit of sacrifice he would tell how MT. Davis refused to put men to guard his home and his plantations in Mis- sissippi when his personal property was in danger of being carried away. When MT. Davis and his cabinet were going south after the fall of Richmond, a woman in & cabin where the party stopped to get drink of water. told MT. Davis that her little child playing at the door was his namesake. Mr. Davis gave the child a gold coin, and as they rode off told MT. Began that that was the last money he had in the world, and that he would not have had that but for the fact that it was a foreign coin and he had long carried it as a pocket piece.
 At another time when the members of the cabinet, who had been wrecked finan- cially, where casting up their affairs. MT. Davis, taking out his pocketbook, and showing a few Confederate bills of small denomination, said: Here's my inventory" He then expressed his qualification that no member of his cabinet had made money during the war.
 Judge Began said that Jefferson Davis was, moreover, an earnest Christian. When MT. Davis and Judge Began, both prison- CTS, were separated at Hampton Roads, MT. Davis told Judge Began to read the 18th Psalm, which had given him much consolation. Judge Began said that Mr. Davis. in his judgment, possessed in com bination more elements of greatness than any man he had ever known.