Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-09
.REV.JOHh A, BR0ADUS
a1osUMENr TO ms nEnoRr EN-
YELLED IN LOUISVILLE.
YESTERDAY.
THE GIFT OF AN ADMlRER.
memorial wa. Erected sy capt.ia
w. F. Norris. Jr.
ADDRESS By REV. DR. wHrrs1rn
The Richmond Scholar and Divins
tho orator ut the Unvei1ins-Ha
Paid a High tribute to the Lie
and work of the Clergyman and
Teacher, who Was His Colleague
Mt the Seminary.
rne R1chmond scholar and Divine

louisville, KY. October S.-tSp@
cia1o-Tbe granite monument erected IN
memory of the Rev. John A. Brcadaa
by Captain w. f Norton, Jr.. was un
yelled at Cave Hill Gem tery this AFTER
noon at clock by John Broadus ROOM
son, a grandson OF the Souths grssf
preacher.
Rev. DR.. w. H. Whitsitt formerly presS
dent of the Baptist Theological Semfs
nary. now resident of Richmond. sa-s
delivered the address in which he PAID
a sn1endid tribute to DIR. Broadus's char
acter. life. and genius The opening prayer
was offered by the Rev. DR.. E. T. MuliinSt
president Of the Baptist Theological Semi-
nary. and as the monument was unveiled
the Palms was sung by Mrs. Margaret
Story There was a large audience pfes-
ent. composed of many of the leading
ministers and church workers OF the city,
and the faculty of the Southern Baptiss
Theological Seminary. at which DR..
Broadus worked the greatest portion OF
his life.
DR.. whitsitt,s Address.
simple eulogy of the great man. eloquent,
thoughtful. and eminently appropriate-
He was for years an associate OF Dr.
Broadus's in the faculty of the Semt-
nary. DR.. Whitsitt said:
."The venerable William p. Parish, oz
/. Charlottesville, once recited to me the
terms of an Interview that he had held
with Mr.. Clay concerning public de-
bate on religious questions that had just
1yoy y,1o in, T W
the famous senator played the role OF
moderator. The merits of the arguments
were first discussed. and then of the com
tending disputants. Mr.. Clay was lavish
OF compliments. as might have been an-
ticipated but. in conclusion. he assured
Mr.. Parish that neither Of the parties en-
gagged could be compared for oratory with
the Old Man of Caroline. The Old Man
of Caroline the senator repeated. with
measured utterance, is unapproachable-
The Old Man of Caroline Is the past mas
ter of eIoquence. The Old Man of Caro-
line can show us all the way. The young
man Of Culpeper. found IN the Old Man
of Caroline the very glass In which to
dress himself Here. In the bosom of his
own family, was provided for him the
highest ideal and fncitenent. It was ever
! before his eye and in his heart. It rose
I'D in his waking thoughts and haunted
his very dreams.
These two great men OF the Broaddua
name flourished in the golden age OF Vir-
ginia. one Of them being born in ITO, and
the other In 1927. Together they were
contemporary with Washington. Jeffer>
son. Madison. Monroe. Marshall. Lee. and
Jackson. It was truly an heroic period.
The Old Dominion throughout the great
er. portion OF their lives was marching
at the head Of the procession OF human
progress She had introduced In 1T6 the
grandest epoch In the history OF our
race, and was now illustrating Its glo.
ries. It was the study of both these
preachers OF righteousness to be worthy
Of the mighty Commonwealth and OF thel1
illustr1ous contemporaries.
FIGHT FOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.
"It was likewise the golden age of the
Baptist denomination of Christians. With
which they stood connected. While the
Baptists had taken the lead In the strus-
gle that was waged for religious free
dom in Virginia, they received valuable
assistance from other sources. The Pres
| byterians Of Virginia in particular wera
active and helpful. But in the effort
made to introduce that principle into the
Constitution of the Federal government.
in the year 1889. the Baptists OF Virginia
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