Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-24
:B|sHOP DENNY Halls LEE
AS THE GREATEST OF MEN
Confederate Cliicftnin, He Declares,
Embodiment OF MI Best in
Angiu-SaNon Race.
Is COMPARED TO NAPOLEON
Speaker Pays Eloquent Tribute To
Women of South, Who Ncvc,.
Failed in Times OF Heart Break
in. Stress.

llaiiine General Robert l.. Ice rs
the greatest OF men who wagcl wai
I.Ne an a~rc'tnScl aud whose military
s"hiuS parallel" That OF Napoleon.
,.sn"H COLLINS Denny last night. at
i'rh t'!aCc Methodist Church. held M
tho southern Chicitaiu as the en-
t,"d!ilont 81 ali that WAS best III the
AuGlo-SaNon race.
virginia has been wonderfully
blessed III her great aIcn. and I, some
j, IS stun 4 question of how our f.w
i"r"ththcrs raised 50 many uoblc
sons bishop Denny said. But
tn..c was something in her atm"s-
yet among the greatest there is none
70 compare with Lee. All the world
Knows or him-th. rose of Virginia.
s"nihcrncr T"d;:. X Same.
IN those days oIr land was fair.
With :: noble race Of people In whom
was stamped ;he spiri, ot Alr.a: the
d"i"at"rs OF III" Armada. til" round
heads aud III" cavaliers. from whom
We hal direct decent. 1hc South
crnor III today is the same. wiki tho
strength Of our .An~glo-SaXon fore
bears shorn Of their Weaknesses.
Win them. rs with us. imp.ac!,ed
vcractty Is The greatest OF insults.
our wives of today arc s,iil NO.
men We dcltsht to worship Always
has divorce here been scarce and tho
twin pillars that uphold civilization.
saucity,o truth and home. were OBJ
N-a I"HH '''fi'Na'aNNH "a Afs' 'NsfiAA'
Of, the r~cncr"us South. ANA her chill
dr"n. raised ia am atmosphere Of un.
selfish service and kindness. met with
strangers that h~roadcned their vision
ana polished their manners. To every
r~"Spcctabl" man the American was
a gentleman, ana - every ~ u
knight,
Tho was no, a vacuum
pictured but one with u heavy r"-
sp0usiLi!itE nf housekeeping rnl
looking after n servants. Tier
vote. was very low and soft. her
itSt. refined. her manner mild. and
h,r rr"Soncc brought an atmosphere
IN which coarscncsS or vUlrarity
could . live. With the troubled
she WAS the "vcr-rcady councillor; ut
the couch OF the, dycins She gave re-
'iEiouS balm and with tender prayer
paved TN" way for a departure,
l'ndauntcd by clouds OF war. She took
charge Of the plantations. vas an
angel Of mercy Ia the hoHs 81 both
armies. ana though her face" hlanCh.d.
sh" ncvcr failed While mons Voices
in thcS. trouhlous times often sank
and was sigh. hers was eyer
Lee Was south ut Hest.
Ice contained the best elements
IL the South and was the South at is
best. White he was starved into hon
orah!c disarmament: in. the twenty
wears OF Narolcon's lighting "a thc.-
bc found Il parallel TO his Com
handing not 10y fear but hy lnrr. ms
thin line caused foes to flee. lc wac-
ed war with I. starND Of genius, ANA
when he failed he hcnuinhci his en-
envy with n look. What Il" lacked ~
numbers lie surr!tcd by strategy aud
his genius Frightened under a fan =
urc that scarcely missed SucccsS lie
made war like an a~rchanE"i aud
shonc like the sun mt mid-daT. III
he was not in war always a victor, IL
peace he failed.
"AS "a teacher ~ Lexington lie Gid
not aiSdaju to toll and did not seek
wealth. but rather where he could
10 Of III. greatest service. Its path
Of service was the path of highest
honor and IN" believed duty !" bc the
surr"m" wore IN the l~an"uaS"
lee showed tho world now 10 bear
tn" greatest h"nors with humility
his personality was the mastery ~
manhood. and among the lowly d"
WAS 1T his age. never STOPPING. AL
thnuCll Of thc highest lineage.
"Scrupulnus about money. wealth
had no charms for him: free from am
bition liz gave w Il chance for tho
highest Office in the Federal ArinH
in the face nj duty. ~Thronchcut his
character is tho golden thread Of a
gentleman. Yer was religion pArtt-
ed by him. yet he shaped his da!ly
lie saw con'iscItcd ancestral lands.
his citizenship taken and given to hls
cmancipatcd slave. and died h!igS"li
4 pHrolrd prisoner. yet no un;siaulv
groan was heard from his Hips. 10
him the greatest Of men and Il Viz
gilman. goes the love and reverence
OF the whole South"