The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-26

uaa.h uae he ablest in the trial on either
ida ,yhep Governor Bragg, Governor
Graham Mr.. Edward Conigland and Major
Sparrow all spoke. Mr.. Smith served III
he Tinted states and Confederate Con
crosses In the United States House OF
Representatives he had a commanding re-
mutation. and once came very near beng
elected Speaker; if / am not trlcked by q
memory not so good now as 1t was whei
I had fewer years to bear. Since the great
war North Carolina had as Supreme
Court chief Justices several able, high
toned. most honorable gentlemen-Smlth,
Merrimon and Clark. Long may 1t be
that such a noble breed OF men shall
disappear from our annals
have mentioned above two lawyers l
had the pleasure of knowing well. l
merely wish here to state an impression
Is to Governor and Senator Thomas
Bragg. He had two distinguished broth
ers. all of humblee parentage-General
Braxton Bragg. L. S. Army and Conted-
crate Army, and Judge Bragg, Of Mobile,
Ala. Governor Bragg was the strongest
lawyer ] ever heard at the bar The
greatest law speech to which | ever listen
ed was from him in a murder case tried IN
Warren county, with our lawyers OPP
posed to him, among them Bartholomew
r. Moore. l do not except the very SUI
perior Badger, who was doubtless great
er, but | did not hear him after | was
grown. He was peerless in the judgment
Of the ablest. lawyers who attended the
famous Granville bar between 1910 and
1SGO-Gov. Iredell, Judge r. M. Saunders,
Gov. Graham, Judge r. b. Gillian, Judge
E. G. Reade, Hon. A. w. Venable, Judge
John Kerr, DR.. Marcellus V. Lanier,
Henry ". Miller, Col. Duncan K. Nc
Rae, Hugh Waddell and others. Bragg
was tremendously vigorous, Il trip ham
mer in his logic, rugged of language but
with a mighty grip on case, jury and au-
dience. My impression is that he and his
two distinguished brothers were born IN
Warren county, and perhaps IN Warren
ton. Some two or three years before his
great speech referred to, he delivered a
powerful speech in Halifax court in an
othr murder case. prosecuting IN both IN
stances. He was a thoroughly honest,
frank, earnest, bold man, and as Govern
or, U. S. Senator and great practitioner
at the State Bar deserves to be held in
faithful remembrance.
| knew the late Edward Conigland we'll.
He vas my true. personal friend. He was
a brave, pure, faithful man in all his
bearings, and was worthy of all the con-
fidence and affection | could bestow. He
was Irish born, and of noble impulses and
thoroughly independent. He was quite
deaf, and it initiated somewhat against
him, and cauSed his sad death, but IN
court he was an able advocate, and not
without some of the k%indings of genuine
Irish eloquence. He was much respected,
and died IN his prime. He was killed by
Il train on the w. and w. Railroad.
Walking on the track he did not hear
the approach of the train, and was killed.
He was a lawyer Of requirements. and
well educated otherwise. He was one of
the best lawyers in the Halifax section
Of the State beyond fair question, and en-
joyed a good practice.
1t is altogether probable that the late
eloquent and very gifted Dean Farrar's
two chief religious works. the Life of
Christ" and the Life of st. Paul." have
had a far more extended sale than any
books OF their class IN this country and in
England. The work of Conybeare and
Howson on ST. Paul is most valuable, but
it has not met with the sale of Farrar's
- CSlIlS NOlh. L nave rcdO VOL
umesy of the Lives of Christ, the very
Of many the Lives of Christ, the very
useful, large volume by my very
late Rev. DR.. Charles f. Deems; Bishop
Ellicott's work; that by Dean VaIlings:
that most scholarly and valuable work III
two volumes by Rev. DR.. Goikie. and the
one by Dean Farrar. l regard the last as
the most attractively written as to style.
but not of the purest and best. The most
learned, elaborate and informing IS by
Gelkle. 1t Is an admirable companion to
have near you for ready reference or re-
peated readings. There are many others
OF merit which T have not owned or con
suited.
Chancellor D.. w. c.. Huntington is an
eminent Northern LII. D. He has publish
ed an article giving hints or suggestions
TO some preachers" They are eight in
number. He warns against too much
FIRE particularly at the beginning. 1t
Is natural for an orator to speak in Gle
waited tones when moved by his subject 81
stirred with emotion. But bawling aud
saving the air do not constitute power
eloquence or real impressiveness. Another
warning IS to use the name of God spar
ingly and reverently.' This is sometimes
needed advice. Familiarity breeds con
'NLAPb, IL q WI hho"i dllClCilU SdW. 4
want of reverence Is "a want of sense
as Pope said of "a want of decency.' DR.
Huntington says, and it is timely and wei
put: DO not speak the name of jesus
as if He were a little boy or as if you were
mentioning a college chum. At the burn
ing bush take off thy shoes from off thy
feet, for the place whereon thou standes,
is holy ground Another bit of advice
IS to "look sharply to your English"
have afOretime commented upon the easy
repeated errors of public speakers, ant
particularly of "some preachers Th,
trouble Is ministers do not study elOcu
ton, English grammar, a good Englisl
dictionary and the best models, but follow
bad examples, and pronounce abominably
How many preachers in North Carolin;
can pronounce correctly the proper name
found in the New Testament? How man,
violate the received pronunciation anon,
scholars and cultured people. and accord
ing to the best standards of England?
: have heard a first honor graduate of
? college say in the pulpit, sergeant an,
7 hearken pronounced as spelled in the frs
| syllable. But it is needless to cite error
{ in common words for they abound.
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