Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-06-12

the order previously published. to the
Cemetery, where the following services
were had The Choir OF the Lutheran
Church sang the following hymn
This place is holy ground
World with ITS cares away,
4 huiy solemn stiffness round
This lifeless Wondering clay.
Nor pain, nor grief. nor anxious fear,
Can resrh the peaceful sleepeIs here.
Bury the dead. and weep
In stiffness Ger the lost,
Bury the dead; in Christ they sleep
Who bore on earth his cross.
Soon from the grave this dust shall rise
In his own image 10 the skies,
After which, Rev. W. G. Coe, read the
39Ih and Goth Psalms and Slst chapter Of
jeremiah, and Rev. d. H. Biile. offered
up The following prayer;
Almighty and everlasting God. the wise
Creator. The henevnl lent Benelactor. and
The never-ialling Friend of all the children
of men Thou rulest in the heaven above
and OH he earth beneath. Thou at &C.
qusinted with all the actions Of our lives.
and The motives by which we are inhu-
enGed. We beseeGh Thee 10 drecs US
in all our thoughts and acts on this
mournlul occasion. We pray that We
may he sclualed by the Spirit Of our bles-
sed Master, who sympathIzed with the
mourner and wepi al the grave Of friend
We thank Thee that ThOn hast not deLi.
I'd Us i've sad privilege Of shedding tears
OF sorrow over the graves oil our beloved
dead. and of raising monument 10 their
virtue spd worth. Forgive us, D God.
IL we should ibis day evidence. in act Or
word. any discomfort with the Jus, and
wise DEGREES Of Providence, bui may We
sincerely use Ibe language OF submission.
Not our will. O! God, but Thine be
done Whilst We this day place gar
lands upon the graves Of o4r fallen dead.
Almighty Father, grant that We may hal
low their memories by contributing TO the
wants OF their surviving widows and or
phsns,in supplying homes and the means
II edu:aiion 10 those left 10 the cold char
ny Of selfish world.
Grant unto Us, We beseech Thee, fruit
FOL seasons. aud give ps long prosperity
and peace; and when. IN Thine own good
tune, THOU shalt awake the slumbering
nations from the dead, may We be PERM,
ted to peei our loyed ones. in a land
where vsrs shall be at an end. and peace
and love and harmony shall evermore
abound. through Jesus CHRIST, our Lord
Amen.
Rev. C. W. Andrews, then, read the fol-.
lowing "Sen,encss Of Consecraiion and
Dedication of The Confederate burial
ground within The enclosure Of Elmwood
Cemetery -
Forssmpch as il is a sentiment OF mptu-
al Justice which the Divine Founder O!
our religion has enacted into law. that
we should do unto others az we would
that they should do unto US /: and io5as-
much ss il has been the custom OF all
ages and nations 10 respec, he dead by
holding the places Of their burial sacred,
and especially to bes,ow honor upon Ih0se
who have laid down their lives in defence
OF their country
Therefore, this portion Of ground
whereon we are assembled within The en-
closure OF Elm God Cemetery, now oc-
rupisd by those who fell in battle wsged
Tor the liberties OF the late Confederate
States, is hereby set apart and consecra-
ted as a resting place Tor their remains
until The general resurrection III the lat
day aDd we their surviving friends and
brethren do hereby render This our tribute
of respect 10 their PATRIOTISM, and so far as
IN US lies pledge our successors To slndi-
cate their fame am memory 10 iuioIe
lines.
The Choir then sang the following VET
ses:
Once more ihe spCl. with solemn awe we
tread,
Where .leep The relics OF our kindred
dead.
Chan, we our requiem nourhfulIy and
slow,
While our sad tears above their ashes
Gov.
Mem'iies. bugIf mem,Iies OF each h,l-
lowed name,
w axe in our fond hearts loye's INDY ing
flame;
Vet must We leave them, leave hem here
la rest.
Green he the turf above each noble
breast.
after which the graves were siIewn with
q "ers and the as:eanbsge moved to
pOolsr Grove, near by, where the follow
ing adtse.ses we're delivered Col. w &.
A Morgan. the President, read the Re-
port nf the Memorial Association. giving
tI,tory Of its origin. progress aud pres.
.eni coudilion.
ADDRESS OF MAJoRH X DOUGLAS.
We devote this Jay 10 the memory and
service Of these dead. Leaving behind
". in spr offices aud business places. the