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

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utter simplicity. sincerity and linselns1-5
ness. The philosophic student Of our ma
ltional story Will ono day apprnise and re-
late how much ! t meant to that story; that
I4tho& vision OF Leo was not disturbed nos
distorted by dreams or fances that In
oil ages have bcset tho brain OF the hero
OF the people. This quiet man at Lex
ington had led mighty armies to, victory.
and had looked defeat innd ruir65in the
face with epic fortitude. II Iic had stood tho
| supreme figure amid tho fierce Joys and I
shoutngs OF mighty war. Fills name
rang around the world foremost In th1s
i fellowship of&t tho heroes Of the En- slish
| race: but the vision that appeared to 4
4 Lee. this conquercr and warrior II WAS tho
same that appear ed u Curry, tho schola
l and student and orator. It was 81 VI SION
ioc many millions OF child ana youth
/ standing impoverished and un taug Mt anti
llnew duties new occasions, vs. n ew n eds,
i new worlds OF, endeavor. appealing mute
/ Tvs and with outstretched hands TO thu
| Rrown-llp strength OF their generatl on, to
1 know why ttley. thrilling with the In I'm.
4 pulses Of youth and strenE TIL 81 ouid 8nol
have q country to love-. an age 70 serve
a work to do and training for thn Z works
4 lee and Curry saw 1t, and thousands Eoi
3|nlke souls followed their lead4ng ana
i fnind 4 he'll work and were happy as VIC
arc to day with our work lying belorcs
us and our hearts asking no other pless-%
i ednesy .et all Americans be grhFeiulll5 V
the God OF nations that He had Us enouBls
4 IN his care to choose for us such leaders
i 40 q hcse whose strength We rs ltiio
4 streneth OF ten, because their hearts we're
n,res' Lee rave his great example a l M
/; Il Few Years OF noble service 20 re Y
a ticn. and then passed Ike wt'lls
i tho new sun aros upon the ne "a w
,,ny,nisrs fortune befell DR.. Curry lh ere
~ ~ hin owe two decades OF time
i 'r,hict, ~ strive for tfla srealzato .oi
II. d 1,raams and the fulhliment OF nla
plans" If "a, Z 4. Z. IS
sne ding 81 the power Of public opl PIN
~, ! ~, If the igin of the Hrent q
nnnt .fnr popular ciu;a ton 1ai tis Is
man said {: q: 7, J. Il, iii.
STOOD this strong. gifted, EARNEST man.
MAJ thou ghtHto say old man. bl but mere
vas ncver any sugg q age g |.
about Dr. Curry. He met your osi n. y
4 own ground and asked no onds-ii y plulap
Tor Impulse strength for strehE I M
i Ear heart. i thank God that. - INV ny
4 thr - - e,,Ilse faded from his sight no
saw that suprenest good OF life--an non
at bit OF creative work well done e a m !.
4 bearing fruit. as @ . ai
q 81 a fter eviewing the marvellous aehle ~.
ments along the line OF universe Tree y
A 3nd,,cntIon in which work Or. Curry was
i Foremost, the speaker gives his OWL, pei
sonnl u,iniscence Of his first sight q
Il the man in these swor i5 ~ l /, \ \,
4 M saw him for the lrst time ~ ises,5
Il a thriving North Carolina tow, was PRO,
posing to tax itself for adeauHaPtte . ehooi
facilities. This was not then a n
day occurrence In North E4I Carollhn.
q curry stood before them and plead VILE
IN s,,son and power for the children OF Ing
u Community, 4 remember how, he SsPlzea
I ~ little child Simpulslvely, and with ORA
4 matte instinct placed his hand upon ms
4 curly head and pictured to the toilched
I md silent throng the meaning Of ~ llltla
Il chil,a to human society. \ I was the first
4stime I had ever heard man of SUCH sl "
q power spend himself so IN ssl onatte iyl " y
Il such a cause 1tfseemedy to me- and 20
a ali Young men who heard him, TINT hers
was n vital thitfg to work for, mere IN
4 deed a cause to whch5a man T1igh nopl y.
4 attach himself. feeling sure tllat, though y
II be himself might fail, the cause. would
& go marching grandly on,' s9ss
4 % Or, n CIhRY's 5ACTIIE5yFllMf1f,rs VI 85s II
Il n closing his magnificent panegyrlc,
Il Gpr Alderman thus sums UP the career
\ "a DR.. Curry and his achievements;
4 t.The chief work, then, OF this noble lie
a Nag to develop an Irresistible nuhlloa
i ScpInion In n democracy for : ne q fcnT1:
Enlistment of permanent public ends, Men on
!, I$mny forget the oratory, the diplomacy
4 the intellectual vigor, the gracious, COM
Itnelling charm OF Curry the man. but
lSthev Will not forget the earnestness, the
/, zml. the self-surrender Of Curry the
social reformer and civic patriot, and
when tho final roll shall be8 called OF thu
4 great sons Of the sollth and "a the lla,,
liition, who served society well when. ser
Twice was most needed, II believe that no
lsnnswer will RING out clearer and higher
and sweater than the ndsnm OF 7, T., NJ.
Curry His work Inns been accomplished
4 ana has been handed on to the living and
! ha has gone. Ills fame Ia secure, fort
4 Is the persistent fame OF the teacher and
4 rerarmer"
i After Or. Abbott had invoked a hene.
:. diction4 Mr.. John T. Branch after extN
:. pressing the pleasure of the people OF
J, Richmond in Misunderstanding the e1uchtors,
l disclaimer thanks ;thernfor, and declared
& that the people or this city were 'the
!; debtors. He then offered a resolution re-
! citing that the people OF Richmond were
honored by having had the visitors In
4 their homes, and inviting them to como
q again next year Mr., Branch then nut
I, his resolution. and. after taking the dr.
y ma tive vote. "a clarsd "A carried. and tooh
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