The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-01-22
MEMORIAL SERVICES.
Or. Lindsay Delivers Beautiful Tribute
to the Memory of Longstreet and
Gordon.

ICSby ACIiaiI CuuIt1' tIcdCueh very
beautiful sermon Sunday morning in
memory of the SOuth's fallen heroes,
Gen. Longstreet aud Gen. Gordon.
A number of the Daughters of the
COnfederacy and remnant of the
Confederate veterans marched to the
church in body and occupied front
seats.
The Confederate veterans who at
'endt d the services included the fol-
lowing: Gen. Robt. Bullock, Maj. G.
u. Hubbard, Hon. &. NJ. Brown, H.
&. Gates, d. A. Ai,l,r, p. H. Morris,
ID. +. WhetsOn, John Pasteur, f. T.
Williams, w. e. Jelf"rd,, }. H. Liv-
IngsIOD, sr J H. Kennedy, Frank
Harris and DR.. Mcintosh, of Hickory,
n. &.
Dr.. L;ndsay's text was takes from
the 5th and 9Th verses Of the Saith
Psalm, viz: I'm whose heart are the
highways of Z'On; passing the valley
Of weeping, they make il. place Of
springs"
The able divine made his remarks
fit elOquently the beauty OF the text.
The SOuth's Zion" was the cause
which was lost and the passing the
valley of weeping" was the SOuth's
struggle after her flag was furled and
the successful efforts of these two
great heroes in the healing of the
scars of war and cementing the sec.
tiOns in brOtherly love, make the
present years "a place of springs"
DIR. Lindsay psid very glowing
euIOgy 90 the stubborn bravery of
LOngsureet and the matchless gallan-
try of Gordon.
He said that the south would live
in the deeds of devotion of these
illustriOus men. That Lee in affec-
tiOnate endearment referred to Long
street rs his "trusted war horse" and
that LOngstreet's nsme would never
perish frOm the sOuth's emblazOned
scroll of fame.
Referring to GOrdOn's death be
elOQuenIly said: 1.-The south is in
tears. She sits like Noble over her
slaughtered children weeping at the
grave in which sleeps her patriot,
statesman, hero, Christian. Her affairs
are wreathed in cypress, her flags are
dropped, her drums are muff1ed. The
soul Of Gordon is with God but his
name is enshrined in the hearts Of the
people of a reunited land. A gallant
hero indeed is f4llen. The south need
not turn TO Marathon nor ThermO-
pylae to find warriors who have
wreathed their brows with unfaded
chaplets, nor search the stored arch
ives of Spartan valOr for names that
were not not born to die. We need
not decIpher the moss grown cenO-
taphs of Rome to find the names of
those who carved their way to glory
and went up from the battle and the
burning Of their homes among the
stars"
DIR. Lindsay ended his tribute to
Gordon by quoting the beautiful and
appropriate peem written by Capt.
Jack Crawford that recently appear
ed in the Atlanta Constitution.
Remembering the deeds of these
great men, embalming all that is
heroic in action, pure in patriotism,
lovely 10 virtue, and sublime in
Christianity, will sweeten and bios.
som in the ages yet to come. The
south still lives. The republic is one
and the men of the south, believing
the divinity of humanity and the
example of her heroes, is marching
forward to sublime goal. AS in the
past so in the future she shall furnish
the nation with noble band of lead
ers in literature, art, politics and
Christian living.
Passing through "the valley of
weeping" our men and women, living
noble, lovely, helpful lives, will make
it "a place of springs"
For q bad taste in the mouth take a
few doses Of Chamberlain Stomach