The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-28

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5nrnond College. was the first speaker. and
I5 IN va a resume OF the varied and usctul
|3lifo work Of the subject Of the memorial
| Dr. Curry'e career In war and IN peace,
I'm the field OF statesmanshlp,& the
realm OF diplomacy, and above az, III In
the cause OF education and the etcra = =
tion OF the mass OF humanity through s
tho medium Of the public free rec achools,
were traced by! Dir. cartwright. N GO ens Il
ing him Il By tho test & OF grca tness of
STrorde Dr.. Curry had left behind him
much that $wag OF permanent value to
humanity, and had entirely lost sight Of
| his own personality In his zeal IN MS
| great life s work. Reviewing Or. Curry's
work and lie In .Richmond, Dr. Boat
wright said, In the course OF his 90 ~: 4
dress: 55s III IN * 3zsi III e u
"srany In this audience, have seen his ~
1 kindly form and have heard his thrliis.} q
/ Ing eloquencc. During the days w vI1fi
lRichmond was the capital OF Che Con
federacy. and then a for thirteen years.
while he was professor Ii Richmond Col
| legc. Dr., Curry was a resident OF tins
l city, closely linked with our social, cdu-l
i catlonal and religious life. When, In
4 1851. at the call OF the Peabody Board.
/ he. went out from among us to become
i a citizen OF the United states. he still
i claimed Richmond ns his civil and re
4 liEious home.5 His body lies here en- !;
\ tombed.'' ifsa555 es5 III a,E 59
or his characteristics and Of his his
i powers as m orator. when pleading Tor
j the cause Of education. the speaker said: :
.IIe could not be otherwise than nr
u dent Es8 Earnestness inspired his thoughts
and H his nctlyity. He loved the cause
A he espolsed, and threw Into them the
! whole force OF his pondcrous personality.
when he smoke on religious liberty.
i whether In New York before an ecu
4 menicnl council. or In Virginia before q
district association. he set his MASSIVE
form on. FIRE and kindled q conflagra Ion %,
OF emotion among Ibis hearers c ~ 2
i thinks OF Peter. the Hermit, when one
reads Dr.. Currys speeches on educa :;
tion.' III Z
In summing up the life-work OF Dr..
4 Curry, the speaker quoted from speech
l delivered byihim at the Confederat to re-
union here July n, " 1896. In which Dr..
I curry stated that he felt that mis- high
4 est duty toward the South after the war
1 was the restoration Of fraternity OF OF
4 spirit through the medium Of free uni uni
4 yersal education. This he regarded a >
! the cornerstone Of the New South %
efra cement OF sectionalism by the ndyo-
A caoy Of such great. broad issues was his
conception OF his duty. In closing the
4 speaker related the story OF Lieutenant
I lRawson, who had guided the British
i troops In the march preceding the bat
i Ito OF Tel. ell Kebir, wherein that officer
Il in his dying moment was concerned only
4 to know whether no had led his forces
4 straight, pr. Garry. said the speaker g !,
Z had in days OF distress and difficulty leo
i his country straight.
/. DR. ALDERMAN SPEAKS.
\ Following Dr.. Boatwright, Mr.. Ogden
introduced Dr. Alderman. who spoke for
! nearly an hour OF the characteristics
End the work OF the fallen leader OF his
{ pcoola. FIe expressed communication OF
the purpose q the 10 service. which was
"A that others, from study OF Or, Cnrry's
r Iifo, might gain fresh strength and VIII
Z for their work from his purposeful
4 career. In his death the people mr. 'irn
Z no Young Lycldas, out of ere his prime,
4 but splendid Ulynscs who had dunk
Z, honorable life to Its Ices. After SUM
ming up Or. Curry's varied s.rvices.
pr. Alderman declared that II Was his
i ambition to- give his felow-men 2
4 chance ito inherit tho beauty richness
s and power OF life. His early life had
a been passed in m age wherein men were
4 lin earnest about deep, vital things,
4 There lived In that age beauty and force
and a great central note OF exaltatton
z OF personality above social progress. It
4 was day when sordidness and self-
seeking were scorned and when Ideals
were cherished, Il tB.l III
Dr., Curry had the spirit Of his time
In his conception OF politics as q lofty
4 profession to be entered upon by the pes1
men for unsenah purposes. Though Ions
OUTLYING that age, he cherished the couI'-
age and the spirit OF IT., unspoll led py ll'a .
or bitter memories. Too great for ThNla'
scovn or for stiffness or puerile onstll'ac 7.
4 his eyes were clear to see Gnas nah ~ y,
the moY ements OF society, and MS neslre
wac to engage in the great work OF re,
n creating and setting In order Like az
4 sincere, unselfsh men, he saw his ta,sl'
Lying before him like a suHli ROAD stretcil.
4 Zig straight before his feet, He was, y
q walk in that path for the remainder O
his days i,f D
LIED, CURRY, PEABODY,
THE feature of the address Of Pr, Alder %
4 man was his grouping Of Curry WIN Is sIs
era. Leo and George Peabody, ans pp M !, =
ing out the analogy in their lyes. I, Z y
"A ltriumvirate OF great men haa risen ~ y, y
4 all the bitternesses and pleketlngs. W. y
OF war and Its results ana haa 8,
II that 1t was their duty and 4 elr w, MofA
Il Ia build in tho nation along ,adneatt Iona
lines. Along This line pr. Alderman said
Euoyer at Lexington, by the aulef, lloV''
ing river. and the simple noble ili w
Robert %, Lee saw the same vision, pc
s cause there dwelt In him tQo, the 4 sans ''''