The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-05-11

unsaIl!sd end c1re. WI .ssk Thee. 10 /.
bless those whom Thou hast most merci.
fully spared through. many. daneers.
Thou hast caused many to pass through
terrible conflicts. and see their comrades
s1d friends cnt down on every side. and
they spared still to live. May each one
ask himself why WAS spared? Why
Was not taken and Another left? Why
were these brave men, now lying ct my
feet. called away, while I, Who am no
better than they, am spared and still
live? And may such thoughts lead them
TO reflect what work there still rsmaipeth
tor them to do. Thou hast something
in store Tor each one Of us. Lord. show
Us what it is. Forbid that any, who have
thus been made the monuments OF Thv
goodness, should pass the residus OF their
lives in idleness, in frivolity, 10 foolish
pleasures and in sinful indulgencies; but
may they feel that they owe everything
TO Thee. and they canpot do too. much
in Thy setvios. -, -
Let it not be said. Q 1ordl shat men
who have proved themselves brave and
courageous on many q bettle- Geld. Who
have fearlessly marched 10. tho cannon'a
mouth with unblanohed, pbeek, should
now be afraid to acknowledge Thee as
their Lord, to be known as aolliers of
the cross. with Christ as their captain.
Let them not be ashamed. to come out
boldly before all men. and serve Thee
with moro zeal and fervor than. they
ever served earthly oaptsinA May they
be brave enough to 6ght sgsinat sin and
kingdom on earth.
Bless, we pray Thee. these. Thy ser.
wants, who have labored 90 zealousIy and
untiringly in this noble work. May
they never tire or grow weary. Let it
not be said. as year follows year, that
| they are forgetting the dead. MAY they
continue, in all future time, to thus re-
member these loved ones, and, as they
pass away. may they transmit this daty
to their children and their .childrena
| children: -'7--,I .. !
Let Thy blessing descend upon each
one IN Thy presence this day. inlay we
all be Thy servants, devoted to Thy SER
Woe, and when We shall, one by one.
reach the bank Of the River of Death.
may We psas over the river and rest
beneath the shade OF the trees on the
otner SIDE, IN that happy country where
oil is peace and holiness and 10y forever.
more. And all We ask is in the name and
for the sake OF Jesus Christ, our Saviour,
and Redeemer. Ancn.
Immediately after the PRAYER. the
ladies and gentlemen dispersed to the
different lines OF graves and placed there
on their floral tributes. The enclosure
appeared like small sea OF. flowers and
e.ergreeDs. In the centre stood the
temple, which was covered with moss,
evergreens and roses, and surmounted
by 2 heautifn! flag of white elk, on
which vas painted o palmetto tree and
seven stars. At the East front OF the
temple were The words, ''We mourn. ~ in
large. deep-black letters. enci-oled By q
wreath of laurel leaves; beneath which
was the following: 'sTheir bodies haye
perished; their honor remains;" on the
West were the words "We mourn odr
dead" on the North, ''Suooess not al
ways test of rights" on tho South.
"Men die; principles never" Worked
in and around the supports and the
decorations OF the temple, we observed
the names Of Generals Gregg. Gist,
GLADDEN., Bee, Stephens, Pettigrew,
jenkins, Villepigue and Dunnovan.,
Governor Pickens, ''The Boy Heroes
Edward s. Hsyne and Alfred Pinck-
ney," Captain j. Wilson Chambers,
Major James NJ. Giat, Colonel
Giles Henry. DeSaussure Burroughs,
VIM. n. Taylor, Oscar J. Reed, Il. T..
Dargan, W. j. N. Hammett, J. Y.
Moore, Alexander Mcdowell and Josiah
Bedon. At the South entrance to the
temple were the words. "In memory OF
those who fell in battle and are buried in
distant States" Suspended from tree
to the West of the temple were the
words, "To our gallant dead-they
fought like brave men long and we'll. i"
at the Northern portion Of the grave
yard was o cross, wreathed in moss.
howors, So, at the top Of which was q
banner bearing the following tribute to
the greatest military chieftain America
ever produced: ''Robert E. Lee-as
good as he was great; great beoause g
0OOd ~ At tbe Woofaro o;Jo - AZ.