The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-12-20
Hsnsr 10 when Homer Il Dus.


Extracts FROM a sermon delivered at Christ
Church, savannah. on Thursday. September 18th,
1869 being Thanksgiving Day. BY the Right Rev.
Stephen xiliott. Bishop Of Georgia:
woMAr's HERolsA.
80 The attitude Of woman u sublime
Bearing all the sacrifices Of which have just spo-
ken, she Il moreover called upon to suffer In her
Affections, to bo wounded and smitten where ohe
feels deepest and most enduringly. Man goes to
though her he's rtstrinss tremble while she gives
the farewell kiss and the farewell blessing Nan
II supporsed By the necessity VI movement, by the
excitement Of action. BY the hope Of honor, by the
suffer, to bear the cruel torture of Suspense, to
tremble when tho battls has been fought and tho
news of the slaughter is Aashine the electric
wire, to know that defeat will cover her with
learn that tho husband abe dotted upon. the son
whom she chsrished In her bosom and upon
whom she never let The wind blow too rudely, the
brother with whom she sported through al her
early vows were plightsd. has died upon SONS dis
tans hattle.assd and les there mang:ed corpse
known and uncared for, never to he seen again
In death Oil those fearful lists Of tho wounded
unlsas our own loved ones hsppen to be linked
with them In military association, and yet each
name In that roll Of slaughter carries 3 fatal pans
to sosas womans hesrt-scme noble devoted We
sive 70 tbs stroke. He died for tho cause. He
perished fer H;s sntry. would not have it other
Wiss but Ghodid Ike TO have given tbs dying boy
my blessing, the expiring hdsbacd my lsst kiss Of
Affection the bies6ing lover the comfort of knowing
that shs knssisd bssias him.
The PRIVATE SOLDIER OF THE CONFEDERATE
ARMY.
Z I'D WHOM We tasn to our armiss, truly these
victories are the victories Of tie prtpsses God for
bid that should take one atom Of honor or Of
praise from those Who led ovr hoAts upon those
Lee, the admirable Oritehton, Of our armies-srom
the 0od-feariag and indomitable jackson, upon
whose prayer-bedewed banner victory seems 20
wMt-lrom the intrepid Stuart. whose cavalry
hssts Of Generals who swarm around our coun-
try1 Aag % Napoleon's Aaraha,s did around the
Imperial Basls; hut neveEthless our victories are
tbs Victories OF the prvatea It Il the enthusiastic
dash Of their onssts. the fsarlegs bravery with
which they rush even to the esnnon's mouth. the
Aee may only lead to victory, the heartfelt Inn.
preston that the cause 10 tho cause Of every
man. and that success 10 necessity. What intense
honor DC fsel for the private soldier The ON
private soldier can have none He knows that hiS
vaior must pass unnoticed, cave IL the narrow cir.
ole ct his company; that his sacrifice can bring
h0LOr 20 bis name NO reputas on to his family;
that 70 survives, he lvss only to enter upon new
dsSgsrs with the same hopelessness OF dlstnoticn
ts2tN hs dies, he will receive nothing but an IN
marke6 grave; and yet il he proud to do his duty
and 10 maintain his pact In the destructive conflict
His comrades fall around him thick and fast bu.
with Sigh and ts2r he closes bis ranks aud presses
which our Conisdsracy reari, whsn our indspsn-
dsnos shall have bean won, should be lofty shaft
pure and spstless, osaring this inscription:
"To THE UExNowN AND UnREcoRDED DEAD !"