The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-09

Iohn a BroaGus to reach UP to the
standard OF his high calling: in his fam
ily, his State and his denomination.
There were giants IN the earth IN l hose
days; none but 4 giant could Wear lii l
mantle that had fallen upon ms SMUT
ders At nineteen years OF age ne eA-
.,Yei.ieuced tie first se1io@s trial and faced
a great cloud of witnesses. when ne pc
gan a course. OF study At the University
- Virginia. That was the seyereSt test,
/ fercy. to which lad OF the :5roauus
,a.,a had VET been exposed. Well vas II
,,- ths Young man tina. he had inherited
y genius for woris. Sc.n:lS Else cou!u
,at,s.ye- the demands OF his s1hatioIl.
-~at. issue was .reineiiuoas. nut ne ''ie.
III family AND moved steadily 10 the from
rank Of sc.ao,sl i:p. Ere long MS na1,'e
vas l,ro-.a every lip. and the eye OF the
I'D iooa,;;l;cr ressea proudly On her@ sou.
:, no in the fccties Vas cclns y -. :
v,c1-,,2 He shares with .il6sar Pce z 1'ie
,,..n.r of being the s;eates atu ' -
80 school. such a work Tor the pap
lists had not been enacted sillce ~, ~
,i.,.s when Craig ard Waller Went 70
80. ~, i,,.e-rre:ss 10 t,era their better
80. ,,as ;=4t,-:s1-;re.3 stlnr1 TO their
wo,tlli,st ideals. There are few nner
.e,,.,s -,....r7 a ;;s,e2>z University may q,
go a piite. yolln, man to serve Goo
and his ,,eop!e
o~,, or FOREMOST CITIZENS.
..,,,. 1,,oaars the speaker continued.
,na .: tn. foremost citizens OF INC
c,,to and community where he resloeo:
1,.,a,,-,, ha was strict 70 attend the Waro
.s.i,,-e of his fcllow-citizcns. lie TOOK
o.ber mart in politics. But all men
,,.,e r,ad 10 know what might be MS
;.,Grment regarding daily issues. ana ne
vas studious to form judgment "hle'l
7eyer failed to be respected. u e'A ' /" % %
ocoasi to express 1t
..1Ie held no office in the lsaptlst Con-
,.a,+3o, When it was proposed at Mem
,,,is ~ elect him to the Office OF rres-
5ent he playfully declined the nonor.
,,;+,, tho remark that there were Two
.h;,,rs he could not do-he cou!a not TUG
,>;cycle or preside over the southern
I.an;ist Convention. And yet Ia was the
leading influence in the counaels Oh the
convention and of the Baptist deromna-
tion. He entered into every item OF tnelr
life and often as at Birmingham spoke
no ripl,t word at the psychological mo-
mont with a degree Of power ana tact
tre+ turned the hearts of the people ke
,.:,.ere@ of water. Both in the church ana
s,ate. men were glad to put min, forward
T., represent them in trying emers ices.
ard worthily to interpret their MIND ana
rurnose He kept his feet 1irnnlS piah.eo
mon The earth. That is a wise lesson for
Iii sorts of men. There was no man
an,onc MS In whom the clements were so
1:nr,lyT mixed. He was greater than we
unaerstood-1nuch greater than we de-
served. We were never worthy Of him
in lis own generation. Let us hope that
the generation that is now coming for
ward viii rise to better heights and COM
r,e1,nd the excellence Of the ;s'et that
was bestowed en- us and them
IN THE LECTURE HALL.
DR.. whitsitt gave very interesting
review of the life of DR.. Rroadus and Of
his greatness in The cause of education.
He also dwelt upon his attachments as
= scholar, and concluded:
.,lf he was a man of mark in the study,
he was unapproachable in The lecture
leall There we met the real ma gician.
Who can forget the abundance of his re-
sources. the f.neness OF his touch. the skill
OF his presentation. the changeful r1oods
II his scloaucnce-SO many treasures and
charms and raptures? I was constantly
oppressed by the feeling that was not
worthy OF my teacher ana my opportuni-
Ties. Now and then l could catch a CLEAN,