The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-05

alive with high purpose who strove
and struggled increasingly for moral
pTtnctpie---at times the leader OF a
host at times alone and without FOL
lowers superior among his fellows
Worthy o! all the PARTS OF q man
May VIC Iesrn tina, this pre- emf.
hence .a accorded 70 one whose ,oyc
TOR country was kndled ~ the ,ouci,
and warmth Of the breathing lie OF
| Cod OF whom IL Is said lie was true
patriot. cyer loyal ana devoted Ia
ms country; true to his people true Ia
MS conscience. true 20 ris God.
Grant. O Lord. tha, w.. AND tho
generations 10 come may, Win Iu..
t0lT light, o-ini. in some of The essons
81 love. aHcrificc, herciAm and patriot
Ism which marked his career here ba.
iow.
lie, nis oft-repea,ea prayer 10 &C.
main III .rhy holy keeping be ours
ttt It's full meaning penetrate our
who!a being, 90 that our minds. en-
NSntened by ray o; Tivifyine love.
may tho more readily he awakened Ia
a aewer. happier WORLD OF ideas, OF love
and of solicitude
Ma! We learn that ;,uc patriotism
rs based upon Thee, the only true love
"a love that transfornlS. cicvates en-
mobiles atd eriightcns Il love tina;
hoods the mind of man with refresh
Ing and consoling thoughts tina, makes
Us realize that devotcdncss every
'unre and arrays, reHps q !iuu,retifold
not only Tor what II docs, tut what ii
gives love that opens to.our view, q
!no&t extended horizon 81 human ma
,ure. reveals undrcamcd- OF secrets ana
thereby tends measurhbly to our own
intellectual and moral development
May our love for country. be q,
nobled viviiicd md strengthened BY
-. - -.
welded together in one great love. as
strong as IL Is tender. as mastcrful as
II Is gentle. as rcsolUtc as 4, Is deli :
cate. as far-sceins as IL is ouick AZ
proVident rs il is sympathetic. II ma v
became love filled with outpourinc
aHecuon. spring!ng from souls thu /
have come forth from Thu. breath. ~
the very likoness Of Thine own spirit.
But as messages come to us OF
Ihee rs Thou art inirrored In Thy
WORKS. SO, too, from behind the bank
q all creation comes the voice OF
my Divine Son, speaking OF n life di :
Nlncly purchased. diyincly given, al!
Vthely guaranteed, that all who reach
out for II may feel its Zig hit, its strength.
It's power and It's beauty.
And we raise our evcs 4, 10.
hold one whose life wac an object
lesson OF patriotism. SO may we pierce
the clouds. behold the loving counter
ance. hear the loving, tender voice OF
Him who said: This is my command
m +h'' tnat you love one another, as 7
nave loved you, Greater love than this
no man hath. that may lay down his
life for his friends
Grant that what VIC ask in faith
we may In deed obtain through tho
merits Of Jesus Christ. Thy Son
Who Sith the Father iivest and
reisnest in the unity of tile Holy Ghost.
one COD. world without end. Amen
General William Z. Niche, adi,itant
general OF the United Confederat g
Veterans, then rand In full the general
o!oes recently issued by General Geo.
w. Gordon, the comma nd erin CHI ef
which has already been published. but
OF which the last para graph is worthy
of repetition:
TOO much praise cannot be given 10
the nohle women who inauGurated or
VINO have assisted in The work ~
erecting this testimonial to the memory
ana glory OF our illustrlous and ven
grated cn'intrynan, no matter what
may be the name OF the society or or
SANITATION TO which they belong; but
hish on the list OF these must appear
mat or the Confederate Southern Me-
lnoriai Association. and chief among its
iilustrious mem bers should be the name
OF its faithful president. through whose
HlNlnc!bic devotion and persistent ef-
io''. IN Il great measure. this memorial
10 the foremost man OF the South In
me 9rcat.st crisis Of our country.s
history has been established Tho oc :
c;sslon 81 therefore, OF exceptional In :
port and prominence. and IL is greatly
desired that representatives from ali
parss OF the South be present, and the
general commanding hopes that tho
hticnqancc NIL be such as to give lus-
trc 70 the ceremony. duly signalize the
event and serve as an>inspiration to
the youth and manhood OF the entire
country"
In presenting the Governor of Louis
lana, General J1everet said
Ladies and gentlemen: In 1s47. in
this city, a public reception was given
10 Colonel Jefferson Davis and his gal
liant regiment Of Mississlp plans re-
turning from the Mexican War crown
cd with laurels won on the battlehelds
Or M$ntere5 and Buena Vista. Tie dis
ttnguished orator. Sargent s. Prenti.s
welcomed them with UNSURPASSED aIo
auenee, and the citizens with eurnp-
tuous feast spread upon our piacs
d'Arn7es. testified to their high ap-
probation OF their sallantry and nat,
trtotic services. From that rnernorabla
day to this every patrlotic citizen Of
this city. yea. OF the South, has been
paying trihute to the name aud fame
Of this truly great man. To-day wa
have met to dedicate to his nlemory
o monument which shall tell to com :
ms generations his greatness ana the
high esteem OF his fallow. citizens. But.
my friends, our speakers will toll In
glowing rhetoric OF his lofty deeds ana
colossal ohara ctAr. Our farst speaker
VIII act IN double capacity, frst az
the mouthpiece OF this great State
Of which he Is governor, and, secondly.
asa son OF a distinguished Confederate
soldier that followed tha Lost Cause
TO. the end Ladies and gentlemen, L
have tho honor OF introducing to you
Jared Y Sanders Governor Of Louis
inna, and son OF a ConfederateD &
AS Governor Sanders stepped for
ward ths 1fttle chi1dpe ~ Form II, ~ " tt,a