The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-05-22

mer. Major ". Ii. Gibbes, Captain w.
X. Bachman.
The following were the committee of
ushers Messrs. j. NJ. Morris, J. Q. Mar
shall, NJ. G. Robertson, J. NJ. English, j.
q. Maxcy, W. Fly, Julius G. Walker, +.
j. Brooke.
While the throng wns becoming set
tied there was appropriate music from
one of the bands on the ground.
THE CEREMONIES.
Governor Simpson called the meeting
to order, and Rev. Ellison Capers, Of
Greenvlle, offered the opening prayer:
. most gracious God, our Creator, our
Redeemer and our constant Benefactor,
| blessed be Thy name, that it hath pleas
ed Thee to put into the hearts of the wo-
men of Carolina to raise this monument
to the memory of Thy servants, the brave
men who died in the solemn discharge of
their duty. Blessed be Thy name Holy
Father, that Thou didst give them grace
TO endure and to stand fast unto the end
of their course! That they did not count
their lives too dear unto themselves to
be freely laid down in defense of the
| most sacred convictions of their souls.
We thank Thee, o Thou inspirer OF our
hearts, for the good examples of our fa-
| theirs, our brothers and our sons May we
follow them in all that is true, and no.
| BILE, and good, and cherish their memo
res from generation to generation. Here,
. Holy Father, we have assembled TO
dedicate TO the memory of our brethren
this work Of woman. devotion, and with
earnest faith in Thy overwhelming pro-
vidence to ask Thy blessing upon it.
Accept this Offering of love from hearts
that adore Thee, Heavenly Father, and
protect and preserve it from all harm or
accident May it ever be dear to our
people. May it be lasting blessing t, our
State by reminding us that true virtues
are indestructible. That though the
,riH of man may be denied by Thy all
wise providence, the character of man is
ever to be preserved and precious in
Thy sight. May this monument bear &c
the stranger constant testimony 70 the
costly sacrifices which true men must be
ever ready TO m1n. in asserting and de-
Tending their priu ciples. May it re-
main for ages to come witness to the
love and honor Carolina's daughters be-
stow upon the memory Of Carolna's
heroic dead And when our people
assemble, through their representatives,
in the capital to discharge the impor-
tant trusts of legislation, may the silent
soldier on this noble obelisk remind
them of the selfsacrifce and courage
which faithful discharge of duty ever
demands. Erected iii the presence uf
yonder sacred temple, consecrated to
Thy truth and worship, may this monu-
ment, Holy Father, be n faithful symbol
OF peace to our people; the peace
which comes to the good conscience in
the midst of life's disappointments and
trials; the peace which comes to the be-
lieving heart in the time OF trouble; the
| peace which comes to the steadfast soul
(which fears no foe with Thee at hand to
Bless" the peace which submission
brings only when duty has been done,
and Thy will, Holy Father, is fulfilled.
And now, 0 God, our Heavenly Father,
bless the hands that will unveil the ever
dear image of the Confederate soldier
May they and all of Carolina's s children be
true to the valor and the virtue which
power could not corrupt, nor death ter
rify, nor defeat dishonor." To Thee, O
Lord, we bring our service of prayer and
speech, and ask thy blessing upon us, in
the name of Him who laid down his life
for all mankind! And may the eloquent
words which will be spoken to us by thy
honored servants to-day be words of sob
er"ess and truth, and prove blessing to
every bleeding heart, and strength to us
all. And now, 0 God, unto whom all
hearts are open, all desires knopn, and
from whom no secrets are hid, cleanse the
thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration
of Tiny Holy Spirit, that we may truly
love Thee, and worthily magnify Thy no
~ name, through Jesus Christ Our Lord.
Amen.
Governor Simpson then said: #
The ladies of the monumental Associ,-
tion of this city, aided by the ladies' OF
the State, have been struggling for years
to raise tho necessary means 10 erect q
| monument 10 the Confederate dead OF
South Carolina. In this effort they have
encountered many difficulties, trials and
vexatious delays but with women aud q
cause like this. there is no such words as
fail and they have at length succeeded
and to day the monument is to be un-
veiled and their work will have been
done. Yes, yonder it stands in all its
beautiful proportions,a a splendid specimen
of perfect art, an. long may it stand and
long will it stand, though voiceless and
silent, yet speaking in tones of unrivalled
eloquence of the heroic deeds of those
noble men of ours whose remains lie en-.
tombed upon almost every hilltop and
in every vale in this beautiful Southern
land OF ours; and long may ii perpeiuate
the noble sentiments and principles
which encircled the deeds of these mer
with such a halo of glory.
4 AS part of the exercises of the day
they have selected Cardinals most elo
quent son to deliver an address; one in
whose veins flows portion of that cur
rent which, flowing from the soil of thu
old Dominion over this continent, CAV,
birth to the revolution of l776, unsheath
ing the sword of Washington, and calling
around him that heroic band of revolu
tionary times by whom its independents,
was achieved.
me, now, to say that have the honor (,
introduce General John S. Preston. o
} this city.
/ Governor Simpsons speech was greet
ed with rounds of applause, and Gener
al Prcston's. appearance was the sigma
for its renewal.
7 General Preston then spoke as fol
lows:
When the people of Israel fed from
their oppressors, the God of their father
bade them be of good courage, and hi
hand closed tho waves Of the sea over th
countless hosts of their pursuers, an,
their prophet stood upon the banks q
y the holy river, and in the name of tn
God of their fathers promised them lib
J erty, and for n country all the land from
! Lebanon to the Euphrates and to th,