The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-11
I'M: TOUCH Or GOD
MAKES LIFE GREAT
| TRIALS AND TROUBLES GIVE
SOULS THE GRACE TO
| GROW.
|OAKWOOD MEMORIAL
REV. w. RUSSELL BOWIE AD-
DRESSES LARGE CROWD ON
ANNIVERSARY OF BATTLE OF
CHANCELLOREvILL

In observing lakewood memorial
day yesterday the thousands who
went to that beautiful resting place
OF the dead also observed the fiftieth
anniversary of the battle of Chan
cellorsvi1le, where General Stonewall
jackson met his death.
Rev. w. Russell Bowie. of st. Paul..
Episcopal church. delivered the al.
dress, which dwelt largely on mat.
ters historic. Rev. ]. P. Smith de.
iivered the invocation, and Rev. DR.
Goodwin pronounced the benedic.
ton.
The vocal music was furnished BY
st. James Episcopal church choir, EN-
bracing Mrs. s. NJ. Brown, soprano
Miss Caroline Bragg. contralto; Cliff
ford L. Walker. tenor. and w. Doug
las Gordon, baritone. The choir WI
accompanied by Kessnich's band
They sang How Firm Foundation
still, Still With Thee" and For AL
the Saints Who from Their Labor.
Rest" The band played Onward
Christian Soldier"
Fully Ave thousand people were Al
the ceremony TO welcome the old vet
of the lakewood Memorial associa
ton and those of the Junior associa
ton. The line of march began a.
st. Johns church, Twenty fifth and
Broad streets. IT was headed by q
detachment Of mounted policemen
under command of Sergeant Sowell
of the First district. Following was
Kessnich's band, the Howitzers and
the First regiment. Then came the
veterans OF Lee and Pickett camps
and many from the Soldiers home
while carriages conveying the ladies
and those who were to take part In
the ceremonies brought up the rear
Introduces the Orator.
Judge ID. c. Richardson was mas.
ter of ceremonies. Surrounded by the
thousands who had gathered and the
old and young soldiers. standing ir
the midst of the beautiful green GENE.
terry with the delightful spring atmos.
phere scented with roses. and the
birds singing in the trees, in graceful
language, he introduced the young
orator OF the day.
Never before did lakewood appear
prettier. During the day hundreds had
gone to the cemetery burdened with
flowers for the last resting places oil
their loved ones. and there was not a
mound that did not carry its remem-
Superintendent Dickerson had per
fected all preliminary arrangements
and there was not a hitch in the en-
tire program.
After the ceremonies at the GENE.
terry the soldiers and the ladies of the
association went to Libby Hill where a
salute was fred. and then the juniors
accompanied by the Howitzers and
militia. went to the river where from
the deck of the city tug a foraI
anchor was thrown, to the waves in
memory Of the sailors who lost the
"Matrons and maids, and matrons
agar again' and boys who have grown e
10 emulate the deeds Of their fathers
have year after year heard from this
stand the story of deeds of bravery
and they will gather here every year
Judge Richardson. But there are few
left of those who took part in tina,
great strife, They come year afte,
year with faltertng step.
The speaker today is one whose
eonfiict.Rey- ", Russell RewIe
up a5 b, he~ ssas address awelt largely
Chanceiloreviile. He drew vivit
picture Of the events which led VI
To- that battle. in which many of the
II refer to this battle" said Mr.
Bowie. because this is it's anniver'
sary. and because Il showed the re,
NptILt Ok tHG SUBJECTS OF tnt
South--particularly those of the arm,
of Northern Virginia We come her,
not with waiting. but with great re,
Joicing in the heritage which cam.
through the. fortitude and self
sacrifice and heroism of those fou,
great and glorious years.
THE time may come when the
memory OF the tragedy of yesterday
The ruin and desoiation which facee
the South after the war have beer
wiped out and are now but sad memo
ries. The bravery. the honor anc
heroism which embraced the manhood
of those who fought Is apparent III
| the men of today. The transforms
ton through which the South has gone
shows the stability OF the character o.
its people. Tumult and shout and echs
of strife have given way to thought.
of things unseen and thoughts of God
The trials and the struggles OF thos,
! four years have given the souls o
men the grace to grow The con
seriousness Of the touch OF God is VIVA
| makes life worthy and great"
Then taps was sounded, the Howitx
ers and militia fred the salute AN,