Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-18
WANTS STATE TO ERECT
MONUMENT TO SOLDIERS
Sermon OH Subject and An
nounccs Design.
no STAND IN CAPITOL SQUARE
Not in Memory Of Statesman or
General, but for Men Who Bat
tied as Private Soldiers for Worlds
Freedom.

7 4 statue representing the brutal SEN
sual and uncouth Zoe tearing maniac
ally 1T the three womcn-RclSium.
France and Libcrty-and representing
also the clean, strong and ideal young
manhood OF America destroying the in
sane bcast. Will be erected In Capito.
SduarcNin the near future TO the glory
of American soldiers who went cru
sadirg for humanity, If the scheme OF
DR. George w Mcdaniel is realized
And this statue Will lift it's brow sky
ward to indy. duals who won distinv-
ton in this defense OF libcr,y. And IL
Will bear the name OF every son OF
Richmond who WAS in the service of
the country.
Al the First Baptist Church ycstcr-
day Or. Mcdaniel preached upon the
text from Joshua V. .: This day have
from OF you" After discussing tho
miraculous passage Of Jordan. he de-
scribed the commcmoraiion of that
event by the stones which were erected
into a monument at Gilgal. and en-
phasZcd the educational use OF monu-
mcnts. lie SAID the incident impreshcs
Il fine lcssop-thc dut: OF people to
erect monuments to commemorate d.
vine delivcr:nCc and human achieve
mcnt, and the duty OF parents TO cX-
plain TO the children the meaning OF
those monuments. In this connection
he said said: .r =, ,.
7.
men who have lived in the glamour OF
publicity Will have their share Cen
erals who have won rcnown will he
SO honorcd. The most appropriate
monument for Richmond. and tho first
that should be erected, is not the mon
ument To a statesman or any general.
but the monument to our own men
would bc an ideal ste. y French arch
itect NIGH, he the designer.
ERECT IT IN JUSTICE
TO FACTS OF HISTORY
Not in bitter feeling. nor ir per
sonal, hate. but in justice 10 the in
controvcrtibic facts OF history. IL might
appropriately represent tho uncouth
form of brute with shaggy beard and
the fierce features Of u Morse Warrior
its feet the hootS Of Il horse, it's hands
the claws OF Il tiger. its lips the mouth
Of vampire 1t could nuingly rep
trate form OF woman. Belgium. and
clawinS the face and clutching the
throat of another. struggling woman.
France. and sucking the likelihood OF
another woman. Liberty. let the ar
list carve from 1awicsa marble tho
1.-THE and nimblc stature OF young
man. tall and graceful. fearless and he
role. calm and courageous. with a
stainless sword. Let II represent the
American youth staying the beast and
freeing the women.
Let 1t be the tallcst monument in
the city and on its sides and base
carve the name OF every youth or
klcnnonu III the service OF our coun-
try. and in letters Of gold the names
Of those who d!cd i'll the struggle. and
III letters OF red our incomp pa ra b q
nurses In the generations TO come
the parents OF Richmond and Ameri-
can and European tourists would poin;
t" that monument with It's long list Of
names end say: These were the sons
and daughters Of Richmond who in the
enthusiasm of AN unsclhsh purpose and
under the inspiration OF lofty idea
counted not their lives dear unto them
selves that they might free the stricken
people across the sen and make secure
forever the liberties OF their own
land"
DR.. Mcdaniel announces that he has
TWO subscriptions OF S25 each from
sa!aricd men 70" his monument