The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-27
sBust5of Plaster Of Paris Unveiled
3iI Last Night il, Ills
Ciurch.
ADDRESS Of REV. GRAHAM
Says Jasper Maybe Chased With Nth
Timothy and Other Apostles.
Ss. One offWorld's Greatest Men.

J 6fts famous sermons there No" s't1s
Ia, his memory a monument notaDia ~!
N,icularly in that IT was desleneu a''u
y Fashioned BY one OF his own race.
" 13eforo a fairly large audience 81 ina
A most { Representative negro Baptists o.
85fhh stnte the statue was unveiled last
I'd night In tho little church N JhcHso'1
II Ward. where Jaspcl's familiar 1roch-
u located. spare and aged. but erect, form
X was In his lifetime. most often seen.
y Preceding and following the event thul
IL "a thercd tho asse1nblage were exercises
IA ,nnrl.er, al times by an intense spirit OF
Y enthusiasm on tho pnrt OF tho coloreu
4, neouIc. An Grafton fitting the occasion
was delivered by a local pustor, ana ~ u
Tho apotheosis OF Jasper was compic
# sIe was pictured as niaster-mind OF the
nineteenth century; n great philosopher
w IN eccleE,antlcnl gonius. whn& should be
" Yevcred by the negro rs is Napoleon NY
the Frencnman, bismarck by llle uel'
h man. Gladstone by the Englishnlan,
81 washington by the American. Finally.
n az the climax was reached III great
v peroration. the speaker declared the cele-
" brated coiored man to be one OF the
greatest preachers that ever trod the
L, ca rth-"for indeed, he might be classed
i with such men as Aquilla, Apollus and
ii Timothy And to ell Of this the all
Nj Tiences sfgnifted It's delighted approval IN
5eFIl &
4, and $50 1t is.'
n "a A grandchild of Jasper. rohed In spot
less white drew ribbon that revealed
A the sta tue. A stnrt OF surprise ran
around when it was revealed. Many en-
n pected bronze or some shade in keeping
with Jasper's natural color. But it was
a a cleaning white--plaster Of paris. The
" Xix encss, however, grows upon the be-
II holder. THE brethren will have to re-
member said one Of tho colored speak
crs, shat Jasper was not a white man.
x ~ hereat there was many loud laugh,
But the textures are oil there" the
B minister continued. After that many OF
these saw In the bust a speaking Ike
ness Of tho good old colored man. who
Il was for so long unique figure IN Rlcii-
n!onG life.
The unwilling is a notable event among
Il the colored Baptists OF the State. The
exercises In connection with 1t began
last Sunday night, and Will continue
through the present week and during q
b part Of the next A number Of negroes
from, different parts of tho State are IN
III the city Owing to an admission zee
IL rye as 1t was on the night previous, or
3s will he tonight The church was nearly
FL filled Il however. 5 -
SS 8@8 The statue was modelled and cast by
q Professor Bracket, of Atlanta. Ca, who
is sculptor OF no mean skill, ana IS
IA otherwise q man of varied attainments
q He is O presiding elder In tho Methodist
Il Episcopal Church. and Is besides that q
S5 professor In Morris Brown College. lie
ss ia also n great Mason, being Inspector
s Of the Scottish Rite Masons (coloreD
34 for. several Southern States He was
81 nj esent last night and explained his
e, work The cord that loosed the veil
around tho bust was drawn by Ber1llce
Jasper Glover grandch'ld OF the
preacher.
rhc orator q the evening was ssrt the P Ren
Graham Of the I'll, tlt a S1fse. S was
& veiy apreciative and the address was
= punctuated throughout with loud eScla-
ID ma tons of approval. Rev. Graham de'
4 Of citizen He declared him to be great
and wonderful man. always Victorious
& E iii debate even with such giants a "a!
5 lors. Ryland and letter, VINO debated with
- A aIlAsTER ...M1ND.
In the COURSE OF his. address Rev. Gra.,
Gs5 ham endeayored to dlaw picture OF
sf uasper. whom he portrayed as master
4 mind OF the nineteenth century, a philos.
orher, an intellectual giant who has
made his presence felt in the world. g
mai. who should be houored by the ne.
Fl others arc by the whites. The name Of
N Jcl.r Jasper, he said. stands out as g
luminous star, rejecting IN all directions
a,r,ll:ant rays or light. scattering then
to the possibilities of a human being
ANTI 1here never would be ano,herJohn Jasper
In!ebs God Almighty cut out another ane
ssnt him down here; When, he drew ;
picture OF him walking slowly Will
$ stately tread UP the aisle. Intense enthu
siasn WAS manifested N the, audience.
Rg Jaspers very appearance. he said, wa
N Ftr,:ing-eagle eyes. caucasian features
even unique In his little habits Of life
he ished in James River, be lie
s 1isl from tho river. not III his hand. no
n on q string, but hidden Away In the peck
ct o. his coat,tall, He was UNIQUE IN ~
peeSea a su nppea rom s taa
no power higher than himself in tn
chllrch meeting
ANOTHER APOSTLE,
Permit me to say" concluded tn
f he Was one Of the greatest prea chez
B that ever trod earth since the days {
the apostles. 10 my mind, only spec;
e from the great apostles. for. indeed. !
might be classed with such mon q
# Aquila.. .Appollus and Timothy. lYh,
Vas it not becauss Of lis naa
81 tials, such as / have referred to befor
ISL his excellent chara cter. brilliant intellec
eloausnce IN oratory' a and the wontdert,
was called Of God. used of God. al
preached Gods. word; Why, II
friends. he could make you see Lazar!
as coming out OF the grave; he could NAL
the very waters Of old Jordan roll bat
a Elijah passed on to take his final y
Az from earth; he could make the Red e
While the army Of the living God pa
q over dry-shod He could make YOU. s
IRE falling from heaven when Ely;
a wonderful man was le-a Wonderf
preaching citizen