The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-21
kefer to Noble Character OF
Great Confederate Chieftain
Born Hundred Years Ago.
IMPORTANCE TO THE SOUTH
Dr. Gardner and DR.. Young Both
Pay Tribute 70
General.

TIE message or General r. f.. Lees char
Acter 20 The world. lie spoke in part as
follows
-it is yety Important that We should
distinctly apprehend and appreciate tho
real message 20 Lees career Their. is no
lie I'm ga history that teaches an f-npor-
tant lesson with greater cIcarncss and
more powerful emphasis Trlt lesson IS
tho true iaeal ~ success n plccess f.
TIE complainant az natEiai results.
then We must frankly admit that Lees
fa vas not a success IIe was q greet
eAptain. entitled 90 stand ir :ac front
reuk ~ fns worlds military stl-ftalns.
81 he was overN ii-ir1cl he was borne
9ovn. lie Finally failed 90 achieve tie
military results for which 30 strov- Wit
perfect devotion and A. supreme ability
he saw tie nation whose eriztence ne
sought 70 cor f-ru and rerysetuatc. de-
Stroyed from The earth. a sweet mecnory.
cherished but forever impossible dream.
lie accumulated n9 wealth Indeed. be
declined o. enter tile race FOR 90 lie even
Nasc d a"af tie voluntary overtu-es
O. material fortune
WAY. then. is this raa l1nore1 AZ
most equally by those whom De led in
defeated enterprise and oy those who
defeated hlmt would certainly SAY
nothing % derogat.on % the great uaii-
itary captain 70 whom Lee surrendered.
bAt VINO does not perceive The strange
r'ct tfat oven Grants follower s--e
coming 70 bow 10 the memory u Ice
with an admiration r.ali, ,,,o~. -.
tnau fAav ~ ,o-tss. - '.' .e--
Say this 80 fud appreciation! ~ the great
ress Of Grant, ob'.r.-,,. e.. e.e"t
amy OF MS deeds But I believe that
80 memory strikes a deeper chord Ia
re hearts Of urpre iudiced men thro.rt
,r,a-,r,,. - 49,. - s''ck tf the
dercd , 49,, % NN'" No sDrrcn-
,~t.- ~ T''
T. tho e,d - - r"'t ~ men
y-o-,. -. ,''""- an" " nose achieve
N'.'f 10 Dehitled .-r-
.D- O".-l+Fl of tho lapse ~ wears
-' "a et0it success on the piano
-' a'nle'efnent B.. was q far
80 -, ~ 'Ien Leo And set in
above bt-,, ~ history Leo viii rank
60 'l" "A nero. a. human ideal
liant "Hs slccess hlt Lee va .,....
e-4'er one
-'n ~ tl.s hl~torl- rlo-o.,
i--tt the highest s7icres, 49,,
r't iie ln material sel-f..,-.--,-. ~
u les ia characte- -
~" OF moral ideals in conf~ft,,,'-..''~
-l.'"4 riches ~ lnankind 49,
~. u" eF'a s y - lu lis .bsrs...-
nNng a high ideal stvoe !. T'a-
W tne hearts OF man .
rr 81" supreme service 10 f.-f--o ,.....
.- 100 -..r greatness u Too a.
f-f,-~.s -.''"' victor ae failed o. wiz
fs-.- 'of the new nation. hfs
1870 went down in 6efea. r.. 80
49, proved 70 b- tle .erv r-.s.'.-.,
winch his respleudert ,t.,
80 '-f upon tho world Tffs
. -,.-, ''t' p'N0s on which etoo4
80 Whirn in my judgment
meet ~, " "a care IS tho most i'm
aiu sublime that has Vet an
I'D tne j. blic iile Of Ane-,|o
ccs.a '"e ordeal OF failure was NO
% 4ts perfection And = ~.
which the Sauts , osss-I ,.'. suffering into
tivil War there had COM 49, tHe
The resplendent concrete fdesl -. ".t
'"asteued personality. the p-fce -,
.'t nave been too high For We -
Ia loea- We are now well in,o
- s., i'i4, ial prosperity. a time ,yter
-. material temptations viii
-. o.. YOUTH. a time when the ten.
+Ydys - 20 "eiihigh irresistible 10
suooe.. ~. STANDARDS OF material
fhresboia =, - 70" that upon the
5estic flxurc - "a STANDS tie ma
most striking 80, uSlng IN tie
Cf success and efvf,, ''"'aI ldeai
tHority over tile hoa-Ts -, w au-
men. ~' young
To-day. and IN tie ds--s.
non seek 20 exaIt tl. f,v, go. " 'l-n
ara or material achievement as = ot, 80
Dy which 10 Judge men. We can 90 , 10y
Suali give the lie 20 their uaterislts,,
bo'll'lhE 70 Robert Edward Lee Ills mil
-'afy genius needs no praise. In tbts -
80 ne stands among the Few !rnuor-
- OUT the galaxy in which his star viii
Illld us most fitting place will be Tho a.,
- D'li'laht one Of moral heroes. WHO
$500 "ot o'heis but themselves A
b. - - o-1loTlty mas declared him 10
- ~ E'eAteSt c. ptain OF the English
a. 1-N-ls rae, nevertheless. ne had more
t5ooo o.'.i.lO" WIN Jesus than he had with
'e ana caesar
Sermon by DIR. YOUNG
There was a largely attended co..
~ Centenary Methodist Church iest
night when Rev Dr. w v, iast
pastor, preached on a Natioo,s - ~
and a Nations Cold" the s.rn9or, -.
ing especial reference to the Lee ce1ter