The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-08-06

Florida ought to pay such man sixty
school children about the Ten Com
mandments.
He is a patriarch. What a kindly
man! What a charm he has! He is
deep purple velvet! He is a croesus
Of the soul. He is the phrase, BE of
good cheer" made flesh. He reminds
you Of the last king Of England. in
appearance Anyhow, he reminds one
of king; a real king; very much a
king. To hear him talk of his children
IS good for the heart How full of
love he is! Why, he has been miracu-
lously sheltered! Not leaf has been
blown from the oak tree! What a
massive mind he has! When he spoke
how careful he was Of other peoples
feelings. What living rebuke he was
to the representative from Franklin!
Why, he rose, expressed himself out
of his deep convictions, INDUCED in no
personalities, kept in the record, was
brief, impressive, splendid! And his
voice-surely some grandson of his will
be a world singer. Why, his voice is
luminous, musical as the beach is mu-
sicai when the tall waves fall upon its
white breast: his voice is as grand as
certain notes in q cathedral from a
cathedral organ what tune the dead
body Of your father in the black casket
rests for a while under flowers and
song, before 1t is carried out again to
tolllng Of the bells. There is bell music
in his wonderful voice, Its gold tone
is the symbol Of his deep nature.
Why, this man is a Patriarch! Think
Of a Baptist preacher big enough to
have opinions different from the people
in the Baptist church. Whe, he was
the only one who voted against the
Had 1y- II -
thing. that Gibraltar did. This man
Rodgers is man. He makes me think
of England and AssyTta and Niagara
Falls and the midday sun and the Pa
ciflc Ocean and the seven or eight
stars that seem to us to turn forever
around Polaris
But" someone says you are SOW
ing now with a sack How can any
man remind you of all those things?"
Whoever said or thought such an OBJ
lection has not read and digested this
stunt of Walt Whitman's:
20 stars you are very splendid and
sublime; but do not take off my hat
to yoN for I am as great as you"
Did you ever see a great man meet
What mutual admiration. AS when
Washington meets Vidor hugo. I saw
something like this in Tallahassee.
Preacher Rodgers. tie Gibraltar Of
Florida, greeted the greatest intellect,
with perhaps one exception, I have
been able to recogniZs-a man whose
intellect strides like healthy lion;
why, to sec this man q intellect pounce
with superb springs on a legal or
moral or philosophers problem is to
watch a human feat more inspiring
than to see Curtis in / biplane sailing
a mile above the Hudon river. Rod
gers said, General Ellis, ! am glad to
meet you again. It has been several
years since 1 saw you last. I wish to
tell you again Of my profound respect
for you" felt Lille cheering. No
clouds Of ignorance a prejudice hid
the height of w. H Ellis from the
keen eye Of my Patri.rch.
Now while I am boiling up the mir
ror to one representatives from Marion
county I will turn tie looking glass
in front Of Ray Bullock. If Rodgers
| has, burning his soul, the live coal Of
religion, Bullock has burning In his
soul, the live coal Of genius.
| taires, Byrons, Mirabaus IN the world,
blown the coal into aflame. They but
stand and wait. Emerson positively
| believed that he had met and recog-
nized several Of the geat spirits Of the
world reincarnated nd masquerading
around, this time, uI1er the DISCUSSES
| OF Smith and Jones or what not
| know a light-keeper famed David Sill
\ va whom, after midight, when / am
with him in the opel air, l believe to
be Hannibal the graf. He has the