The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-11-26
DEDICATION OF THE NATIONAL
CEMETERY ATEGETTYSBURG.


OF THE NATIONAL
CEMETERY ATEGETTYsBURG.
On last Thursday, the 18th day of
November, was dedicated the National
at Gettysburg, in which is to
rest the remains of the heroes who fell
in the terrible battle of Gettysburg on
the I'd and Sd of July last, and who
"will never come home again" The
was attended by President
Lincoln, Secretary Seward, tho Hon.
Edward Everett, the Governors and
Governors elect of most of the loyal
States, number of army officers, and
by forty or fifty thousand people.
The Grafton of the occasion was de-
livered by Mr.. Everett, after which
the President pronounced the Dedica-
tory Address.
Rev. Thos. II. Stockton, ofthe Meth
odist Church, opened the ceremonies
with the following noble and wonder
fully eloquent prayer
THE PRAYER.
Oh God! Our Father, for the sake OF
Thy Son, our Saviour, inspire us with
Thy spirit, and sanctify US to the right
fultilImcnt of the duties Of this occa-
sion. We come to dedicate this new
historic centre as National Cemetery
| If all departments Of the one Govern
mcnt which Thou hast ordained over
our Union. and Of the many Govern.
ments which Thou hast subordinatcd
to the Union represented; ifall classes
relations, and interests OF our blended
brotherhood Of people stand severally
and thoroughly apparent in Thy pres
cncc, we trust it is because Thou has
called us, that Thy blessing awaits us
and that Thy designs may be embodi
ed in practical results of the incalcula
bic and impcrishablc good. And s'
with Thy holy Apostle, and with th'
Church ofaIl lands and ages, we unit
ia the inscription: blessed be God
f even the Father of our Lord Jcsu
Christ, the Father OF Mercics, and tn
God Of all comfort, who c0miOrteth II
in all oar tribulutions, that we may b
able 10 comfort them which are in an.
trouble, by the comfort whercwlth W
I ourselves are comi0rtcd OF God. =
t In cmuiaton Of all angcIs--in fellow
ship with all saints and in sympath.
with all sufferers remembrance
rhv works, in reverence Of Thy ways
; and in accordance with Thy word, W
love and magnify Thine Infinite pei
@ lection. Thy creative glory, Thy re
} dceming grace, Thy providential good
/ ness, ami the progressive, richer an
b. taircr development Of Thy supreme
universal and everlasting administr'
t ton. In bohaIrof all humanity who's
t ideal is divine, whose first memory
!, Thy image lost, but whose last hope
T.. Thy image restored, and especially
t behalf Of our own nation, whose histC
= rs has been so favored, whose positio
Il is 50 peerless, whose mission is so sui
lime, and whose future is 50 attractlv
l. we thank Thee for the unspcakab
IS patience Of Thy compassion and IL
z the exceeding greatness OF Thy Iovlr
Il kindness. In contemplation Of Eide
Calvary and Heaven, Of Christ in Il
n God on the cross and on the throne
Il nay more, Of Christ as coming again
it aIi.subduing power and glory
10 gratefully proIong our homage by III
il altar Of sacrifice. on this field Of deli
N erance, on this mount Of saIvatio
If within the fiery and bloody line
al these mountains, OF rocks looking ba
! to the dark days OF fear and IrembIIn
S. and to the rapture ofrclicf that cal
,c after. We multiply our thanksgivin:
o. and cu,. fass our obligations to rene
and pcritcc our personal AMI soc
to consccration to Thy service ana glol
to Oh, had itn)t been tor GU.l Tor TO- q
O. enemies came unrrsiNtcd mu.tltu"no'
is mighty, flushed with victory and Su
OF success. They cXuItcd over o
of mountains; they revclcd in our VI
f. lcys; they icastcd; they rested; tn
u slept; they awakcd, they grew stron
cs cr. proulcr and bollcr, every di
an they spread abroad; they conrentrat
n here, they IooIicd beyond this horz
in to the stores of wealth, to the haul
of OF pleasure, and to the seats Of pow
he iu our Capital and chief cities; til
nj. prepared to cast the chain Of slave
m around the form Of Freedom, and
IS" bind lie and death together iorev
". Their premature triumph was
iis mockcry of God and man. One mt
he victory, and all was theirs; but
pie hind these hills was heard the ttcb
gc march Of II smaller but still pursui
ny host; onward they hurried night Il
rat day for their country and their G
tootsore, wayworn, hungry, thirs
hmt-but not in hcart-tbcy can't
'ed dare all, to bear all, and to do all t
is possible to heroes, At first they |
the blast on the plain, and bent BET
I'd it like the trees; but then led by !
hand to these hills, they took Il
stand on these rocks, and rcmaincC
firm and immovablc as they. In Y
were they assaulted; all art, all
cncc, all desperation iailed'to dislo
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