The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-03

what u record OF noble ana NApful ilNFNl
During that time gcnius, coupled with high
intellectual attachments and dVcp research,
has had full sway. Such names as Long
fellow, Tenuyson, Ruakiu Hawthorne aud
countless others aduru the pages of iitcra,
turc and art, while u mechanics ana other
branches of science the Nineteenth century
marks an era OF the most wonderful adj
Nancpnent known TO the history of the
world Aud evangelical work has met with
great progress, for Who has not heard of
Dwight l.. Moody, under whose ministry 80
many souls nave been brought from dark
ness into lishtf on Of Marvin, Pctcr Cart
wright, VamuEe aud uumhcrless others
who have pcrsevcrcd their labor Of love
with zeal and iuitbiulnCss which Is truly
wonderful. Indeed, ii is hard TO decide
which is the greatest when there nre SO
many great men who have left their foot
prints on the sands of time But 10 ms
MUD there is one who rises above them all,
who ovcrtops them an In true greatness
Robert u. Lee As "a general he has been
ranked by the foremost military critics OF
the world as one of che greatest command.
ers Of modern times equal II NOT superior,
to such generals as Wellington aud Wash
ington His record as president Of Wash
ugton aud Lee university proves him 70
be scholar and an educator OF great abl
lily, and above all The simple goodness, the
true manlness of his character adds a
glowing lustre to his fame which nothing
else can give. The Northern children may
say that we Southern boys and girls are
partial In our opinion Of him. hut J do not
think il IS thus with me. As BIZ Arp says,
Andrews, a N0rtheru man, president of q
Northern college, who was himself a soldier
In the Federal army, voluntarily prpnounces
Lee as peerless the greutest general OF
modern times, ana tho hest Of men He
further SAYS: Oils cause was not the lost
cause so much as Is suspected The doc
trine of States rights, Ger which he fought,
as now interpreted by our supreme court,
IL In exact accordance with his claims upoH
the point" think Lincoln was Ia some
respects great man und Il good man, but
because his generals OY0rpnWercd 4 hep-
less army and because he issued the ehail-
cipation proclamation, does not show that
he was "A great man at all. II must be re.
membered that the North hnd every aus
soldiers and commanders Some say ne
had q humble beginning; that he was a
| self mudo man, Many Of the greatest men
who ever lived Were IN the trnesl sense OF
overcome more difficulties than Lincoln.
| Take for instance, men OF the present tlme.
John g., BRADY governor OF Alasha "ns
once a homeless, pennlless street WaiI o.
| New York, who slept where fhe night tounI
him. And what is ne now sleas Hnu
| good man, gone forth IN the cause OF lgs-
| lice and righteousness, trying To cVillEe
| and Christanlze the people over whom ne
has dominion Some say thAt II Llne9ln
| had lived he would have palu inc sIa{cholu,
| ers for their slaves. | don't Qcltev@ y anu
even If That was his intention, that was
not the proper time; he should nave paln
| them before the war began and thus haye
saved al the hloodshed ana "XPehHs WY id
should cause every trng so4lhrTner g hrh "
to thriIl with PRIDE aha puIip,lHhi' iut ~ ~,
man. In my opinion was ever more htSo,6 +,
70 ms County,, W. lngy' ,,i trbanl,CI in
cause OF an oppIes5eu pV"pt l nrt "' 70 -,
victory, resigned IN tclsh,' StlNtlns H.
verses WIN patience am tr ,.i.,,,e
rpinoaleh me very esSshl i4Is ~ lIDrJJon,t ~
Lee, and ] hope every tpMe S9ulhrrn, Wy
and girl who writes 10 Int Iosi WIZ y,