The march of Providence is so slow and our desires so impatient; the work of progress is so immense and our means of aiding it so feeble; the life of humanity is so long, that of the individual so brief, that we
often see only the ebb of the advancing wave and are thus discouraged. It is history that teaches us to
hope. �General Robert E. Lee
God's will ought to be our aim, and I am contented the His designs should be accomplished and not my own.
I am but a poor sinner trusting in Christ alone for my salvation.
"Governor, if I had foreseen the use these people desired to make of their victory, there would have been no surrender at Appomattox, no, sir, not by me. Had I seen these results of subjugation, I would have preferred to die at Appomattox with my brave men, my sword in this right hand."
--- General Robert E. Lee, CSA - as told to Texas ex-governor F. W. Stockdale
My experience through life has convinced me that, while moderation and temperance in all things are commendable and beneficial, abstinence from spiritous liquor is the best safegaurd of morals and health.
My whole trust is in God, and I am ready for whatever He my ordain.
The best men in the South have long desired to do away with the institution (slavery), and were quite willing to see it abolished. But with them in relation to this subject the question has been: What will you do with the freed people? That is a serious question today. Unless some humane course, based on wisdom and Christian principles, is adopted, you do them a great injustice in setting them free.
If I could only know that all the young men in this college were good Christians, I should have nothing more to desire!
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