Robert E Lee The Great Emancipator

[Rick Smith]

(06-07-2013 12:21 PM)Gene C Wrote:  I'm not so sure which way those present interpreted Lee's actions, but he rose above the prevailing attitudes of his time and did what he believed God would have him do. This must have had a powerful effect on those present, since he was the most revered leader in the Confederacy. Just another example of his leadership ability, and why he was so highly respected in both the South and North.

Gene,

Very well said. Those who do not understand men like Lee & Jackson as Christians, as men of faith, will never fully understand them.

In this case, Lee humbled himself in obedience to God and did what he did regardless of what others might think of him.

Lee said many times that he was but a poor sinner saved by the grace of God and deperately in need of continual prayer.

He was great, in part, because of his humility.

Rick