The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-21
BON Speakers EioquertIy Portray The
Splendid Qua,,taes Of Heart and
Mind wach conbined in
Juoah p. 81. j7rninto Make
Him Beloved by Al aud
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snacious Lee camp Hall was filled to
the 4ast iootol sl.tiaa3ils room last aisila
g3Iea tlle si34endid oil ioitlass' oi ) Sioaa
= as,ai4llli. secretary ot State in the
c5.. ,.eg. l.slJi.let. the SUI OF nlelnbefs
al tae Je,Iefsoa Cab. was presented 70
tHe camp
16i..s t5,lieaee was a reRreserltise= and
dfstlns5l!sae Many ms,npers Of 1he
iaf Assembly, lawyers, doctors,
,aEisiefs. ti.i merchants formed an ele-
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a. .Ie4 rs tae attenqa4ce OF many
.s.,5 Il. .grsI1lne. consisting q excellent
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s.I4 eAsIcsses Me4s e3s.e.seea yet SO
Interested we're all tilat d.oat thousht II
ys ii, .ate.
5l3siilaIaer GerNas Storrs called the
tneetl4ig d, oi1si snaitig alters O'clock
ls t5tsi time every o.lalg IL tlls room
Has 0taapie9, aid n9a4s camp stpols MAO
ta#be bll,sssilt Ia.
l...s!lg ttle i4lst object seen on enterins
tho rjtpfn Was tie o-tt.ii oi Ise great
i;3ssge l;3d l3utla0t isesllnss glSsce4lSliy
,ilsGn nj. eaSri festooat.d vain The ataIs
e!ltl Dsiis tlie atteatat3l n al @as ~
once drawn t9 ii Ille likeness 10 The
t}jsstfl:s4s is siisa hE Those 5Ea6 rcneTlAlar
air iseA3allflli. Il, be striking, and the
tlle re Is eleEal,a ia us finish ana
Ilsftle iii gqis,.
isabl1 Il. N ca'isch opened the exer-
eisss Will i3la5eI Ml4{G!l ~2s fslloNed
bsillgiaI. ati5 JOHN .. -ayghton. r..
t'iIsl4rgflails s til. fetcta!e Co1nnnlttee, upon
Ilgaiag glesenied, briefly iiitr4ducca Mr
Pliiip At aitIieks vile. III t3l3n a$sfSe'l
J{a45iois6 al!sca on behalf f1Gfaceriatn mem
hs,ts. lil d. Js.ilsHson Club. to present the
portrait 10 tie camp The a !arcss which
fol4olsed3 Mas pronounced by all 10 have
been ,j,s, IL the lnast t.nishGd and eio-
s,;3ssrit heard III the walls o. this building
wherc So many distinguished orators
have sneiSen
Ai9I,a.lssss OF DR. @cALIsf'fI.
Isa-bai Caarch hsgan by saving that
i, iii tluiis.s impossible to estsnlate the iils.
,laenca that any one Individual eAer-
rile4 lpan ms community ar upon the
e8,lsiils.tls h,ili3aa AfogHtssS ~ apt.s all
ws,ys neesssa n y tia'e tn those oc-
c1I5 tiie lsl2st cons P!e3sol.s i,os ttti.s gre
,ifs most sNectiVe factors in human his
iery or progress. Often the most 4 ces;
rissye enn8iiat is fought utlhera3tf@d and
81, silence Among those Who fought in
.fs stlaHt md urhefaidei battle or
bra4ns and not OF hrawn. VAS one VINO
gave. its, the South in her hour OF sorost
reed. tlse power OF q mighty intellect.
.l4e loyalty Of a loving healt the gem
erotis n9eed of q devoted and seli-Sae-
rflcipg service. one who because Of the
woilh ard asiiciency Of this service
.sfr.fei tia <ofripuet of the p ai1s Of
Tic Cofed5racy ~ the ore whoe portrait
h. he'd t34e honor to lplet etlr, SUDAN
lohilip benjamin.
The rabbi then gave a sketch Of the
lifeHof 4Ii. Benjamin touching upon his
l,i3fh Ms eafiv8 Years his legal tI'ia:nnhs,
nls s0Spess Ia tie United States senate.
10 which he was elected from Louisiana
IN lS5o and. was tha first Jew TO occupy
a seat ia the chamher. his work IN tie
CahiYaet Of the Confedaracgs his tight3sfo
4-neiand his ttiurnpis again at the Eng
lish bar his honor and his death IN
I.afis iday, 1881.
Tl,Iss5g,Ss the life of Judah p. Benja
min THIS sketch OF it. cHrsory and m
complete as it Is. tells plainly what the
man was HIS struggles. his achieve
merits. his conduct during prosperity
and adversity give eloquent testimony
TO Ms .nagf itlcelit rlenraiitS, t1is uIeless
.ne3gss his iudomitaale coaraSe. rs
a1lyarSiiIlg !1yalty to tie South l1ls
n9et4tal faculties We're OF the massive
and majestic order. possessing solidits.
Strength and eNlsausi4ess power. But
because titanic his intellect was by no
tne;alia slow or heavy. He was quick
ana keen inadehate, siiiilful and incislNe
ia lcpnftee, act5Se ad accurate In those.
legal and tore1ls ic Journeys in which his
profess pnal and civic duties called him
10 i,alifc ila;e. Charles Sumner. of Mas.
eacf;3setts who was his constant polit-s
'cal ois38onetlt, paid high tribute to his.
abiSitys ana Declared t.iin the ablest and
rost eloquent man In tie Ssnate. And
ttose Mt:iN. aaNs when the Senate Of the
United States was an. auguet body. and
nliiiN and elaauence the characteristic
OF its deliberations
Iitss mind was constituted to deal with
large things. He loved TO plead large
causes. mud though hescoJid when ne
cassi;y aeinaiaed, play with cSnsunlmate
rilM uiIon logicn9 premises ana twist
them TO fuit MS case S.t he could not
.treduca his infl2a 70 q level with those
speciosiues that are often rcsorted to
10 twist VERDICT from q jury His ca
Yacitv for work was apparently mex
hansttale He would ofian word from
A M til 2 and of The following morn
tnr President Davis recognized this
caraclty. and gave him much work that
ala not belong to his department. II was
eata ,at he was the only officer in the
Canine, who could fiji any other mans
MAN or TREMENDOUS POWER.
Mr. BcnJamins success and his elo
cnence we're the fruit OF his t,rnend-.
ous mental power more than of any
.nec,ai physical grace or gift In ilsn5 q
he was short and inclined to be stout
Tn feature. whEie not typicaliy he was
atsfing,lishahly Jewish. HIS eyes. hair.
and beard were dark. the face rornd