The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-02
Sermon Veterans /.
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w sstr--Thc annual sermon orc Lee. anu
Risfsss eshe
jackson, was preached on. tlG Il evening
OF the 10Th instant I'm Grace street Press
6yterlan Church by III sey u
MI. ~ cbsa d. commenced Ills great AM, 4; \;
.t!on reply to sena tor IS, g With
atllese memorable words: q. $Ss y. y. ,Ff48 <,
unknown sea, and tossed by Its tenpes-
5tuous waves, Ills first ca 70 ISL 70 consult
his chart and comp ASS that he ma Y IND !1ti
h Is p POSITION ana ihGs ba enabled 20 steer
The passage 81 Scripture selected ~ the
Me hs
his hos ra.I III
when 10 had thus spoke Il e s
Went before ascending up ~ salen.
two fold relation TO 4 Ills church q NJ to
the whole world: s Fi rst.;t MS lcaier, !, ie
goes fore t. show he am 1T r rss
of Il i Tins and il both able and Willing
IT. conduct 1 LIS dlscip to their \.
home beyond he ski at,-J crtisai len. me
golden. In Ny IA hers houseEarre many
lyoli.'s the next place is rnanifesst |,
Ito ,ls as an3exemnlnr of duty tld ~
up; 70 Jerusalem hough !! " knew IN, that
Sublime sense OF 5du, y had been the con:
trolling motive In the lives 81. many q
the prophets and martyrs and q pottlcs
ofthe oden M : ponds z nor I'm
$thenlafronl3 the faithful performs ncestof 7
duty Is f III trt ,35 4 HI y,
The three poems The u n, Engl!IY II
sMenlorinm. Of 1ennyson. !" I'arad Sc 4 .osti.
and tho = Hnmlet'sof Shakespeare. hui.
when those and other " orks. OF reat an,
f hfo bnS hs aaa
< the Sltnnle 1T cries spoken by HIM hescl
sayings OF Mine. az II &cnlls hem
constitute part Of the shong hts +, a ~
their conduct az every ms II of the world
to tho end OF I line. 3f Y .25
This sense of duty, said the ID octor. was
eral 'G Iea n0x . ~ honi Il had
frend, Iii ancient and modern Ines. no
was, al he believed. more free from,
$blemlsh than one " hose n, ~ . ne e
ey IS Po g e cold
fear and E3without reproach lAs the great
8izen. III the j humble Christian lie full
filled all tine sreau!relnents5of the placo.i
Whether lp victory Or. defeat The tine "
dansersytsn Sn sle f'
Via doloroSa(. he exhibited the same 4 ran
|&0uil and placid Sdemcanpr. Il. & Fl y.
SS4 III the supreme. moment Of his II fc ~
lSAppolnatso on when informed by 4 he gem
anolhing more. then said he, the only
lfthing for Emes.to do "A Ia to Sc cS5 General
Grant, and when some one made ,nenti IGN
Of 5 the 5disc6ntenti NJ and 4A dissat islnctlol
which would he felt and expressed by ~ .
| people, ~ that sud he,4.issnUt tho quea-
l$tion X tho duestlonSls whether n is 4irlgh I,
sand,,if light VIII Assume the respoh 7
Us 1T Is doubtful whether any $unsrc cessf1ll
| general has over been received with sncll
universal demonstrations OF q tfection and 4.
3admiratlon, N Il, &, !, =.
Ito continue this discusslo on, but ! tcar : !
have already transcended the limits o.
Let mo say briefly that. the fine delivery
1 OF the speaker and his attractive per-
scnaqity were well calculated to clai I'm IN =
/ 10 hold the attention Of an audlen &c, even
1 OF one not so entirely In accord and syl1i-
{pathy with him as was the one Il h;cn
| had tho good fortune to heal MIN on thiH
Interesting occasion. Thoug mot q vet.
\ Gran himself, he belongs to "a family OF
soldiers. 1Ie had three bro tlerastl h 4,
6armes OF the Confederacy. One gave ils
| life for the cause and sleeps in a soul
| ern State His Oldest brother belonged 20
1.-THE inconlpnnb bic Army of Northern Viz
/ gnia, and followed our illustrious schie,f,
] ana Tic 'V6tGrdns We're highly grAtlHed "a
/ hearsan advocate able and WILLING utoS giYc
\ them an admirable sermon and ll!SeWl sc
| to do Justice to our causo ana 70 oul
great leaders, Reisspesfstfflb1lalyy I, q /,
CThIs communication. was written some
weeks ago but Its publ cat Oh ,yils ~ W.
vo!dably delaSed.--IGd isg Al x f.i