The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-09
Judge Richardson APP
peals for Increased
Membership
BARELY A SCORE
OF FOUNDERS NOW
In Address at Cemetery
Rev. DR.. McF alden Pays
High Tribute to Faith
full Work

Although the brave Confederate
heroes went down in apparent de-
feat" the Rev. Frank T. McFaden
stated at the annual memorial SER
vices at lakewood cemetery yesterday
afternoon. the world is beginning
10 realize today that the Southern sol
dlers were not fighting for their land
or their lives, but they were fighting
tor a principle and a right not con-
fined TO their particular section but
was as large as the world Is large. As
the heat and the fervor and the pas
sion blows away more and more the
moral right Of the Southerner is be
ing realized.
Dr. McFaden made a rnasterful talk
in which he alluded to the wonder
full work the ladies who are mem
hers Of the lockwood Memorial asso-
citation had done in keeping green
tho memory Of the Confederate dead.
The orator Of the occasion was in
troduced by Judge David Crockett
Richardson. who in an opening
speech told of attending the organi-
zatjon meeting of the Oakwood asSo-
citation on April ~, 1865
Judge Richardson said he had re
turned from the battle al Appomat-
toN, when he read in Richmond
newspaper that an organization meet
ing ss9L53 be held by the ladies of
Chr FIJI at the Third Presoyter IAN
churcA. then located at Twenty fifth
and Broad streets where the Church
Hill bank now stands. Mrs. Smith.
mother of Captain Smith. OF Company
g FIRST Virginia infantry, was elect
"a president He said he is the only
living person who attended the meet
ing SO far as he knows.
81 u trL
those present 10 join the Oakwooi
Memorial association. or the junior
auxiliary. and help in keeping alive
tho memory Of the Coufedera e
heroes. Membership in the original
association is not more than a score
now.
\ parade composed OF mounted
police members Of the Memorial as
sociauon and Confederate veterans.
two companies OF the Richmond
GrayS' battalion and the John Mar
shall high school cadets and bard
preceded the exercises at the GENE
terry. Augustine Royal was marshal
Of the parade, which left st John $
church at Twenty fourth and Broad
streets at O'clock
In his speech. Or McFaden Sa Id
that he believed that the workings OF
the Divine had made America great
SO that in the last great crisis she
would preserve the cause Of freedom
for the world.
He said no war ever gave such a
demonstration of fortitude and high
principles as the civil war. That his
hat vas off to the men who made up
the rank and file Of the Confederacy
who showed patriotism and Chris
tian character in standing UP for
, The right and who against greater
physical forces, who had everything
! that money could buy, fought 70 the
/ last inch for their honest conyic-
lions.
Or McFaden said that there were
three outstanding principles Of the
army OF the Confederacy. first Of
which was their exaltation and en-
phasts Of the Christian principle OF
virtue and patriotism. Second was
the moral rectitude Of the Southern
ers, who we're great in physical
strength but We're greater in moral
courage. Lastly was their convic-
ton that service for the right is in
the long run the successful service.