The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-31
THE MEMORIAL SERVICES AT ST.
PAULs.

That WAS beautiful and impressive scene
Sunday night at 1T. Psurs church when the
memorial seryice Of the Ladies' Hollywood
Memorial Association was held. The sacred
building WAS filed with an interested cOngre-
CATION. and not one of that vast assemblage.
who bad anything like human heart IN his
bosom. could have failed to have been touched
at the sight Of these noble iadies-whose mis-
sion of love il has been. ever since the var, 10
keep alive the memories and green the graves
OF the heroes and martyrs Of the South
humbly and reverently bowling to the will of
the Almighty. although the wounds
made on their gentle and dsyoted
hearts by the failure Of the Southern cause
have not yet healed. And surely no one
could have helped being moved at The elo-
quent and godly sermon of the revered Bishop
Randolph. az he dwelt upon the sacrifices
and deeds Of the Southern heroes-deeds Of
bravery and daring such as the world had
scarcely ever seen before, all born OF cour-
age which was itself the child Of undying
faith in the righteousness Of the cause for
which thew fought. bled and died. L IS q
pity that il could not have been heard by oil
the enemies of the South, who delight 70
teach and be taught that the men who per
formed these deeds and held their own so
eloriousy against overwhelming numbers
gathered together against them from nearly
all points Of Europe as well as the North, were
traitors and rebels.
But with all the eloquence of the dst.n-
guished divine. who it was evident felt every
word he uttered. nothing in his serman was
more beautiful and impressive than his
closing words 10 tho ladies Of the Memorial
Association when be babe them God-speed,
and invoked the blessings Of the Almighty
upon their work. The whole South owes
debt Of gratitude to our noble women, which
ia incalculabe. Our enemies delight 20
traduce and SANDER US their energies and
efforts are constantly and increasingly being
directed to poisoning the minds OF posterlty
against US and our fathers, and. not content
with this. they are striving with might and
main even 10 steal our history from US. 1t
was left for these ladies Of the South. i'm
uelled thereto by the loving impulses Of
their own loyal and devoted hearts,
10 organize to save the memories Of
the men who fell in the Southern cause
from OBLIVION and to preserve their names
from. the faint Of treason. And just cause have
they 70 feel honest pride in their work and
the success with which it has been attended.
They have seen 10 it that the children grand
children and REORGANIZATION Of the
brave defenders Of the South shall know
and understand why their fathers died,
and these in turn will see to it
that their children and grandchildren shall
be proud that they descended from such he
roic men. who. though fighting against such
fearful odds. made their impress upon the
world. Northern orators may traduce Us.
Northern writer's may malign Us and Northern
historians may seek TO brand us as rebelllous
traitors: but all their gltterng oratory, high
flown sentences and deceptive peryersions Of
historical truth cannot prevail against the
love and devotion Of our noble Southern
women. The Bishop might well say to these
devoted women, God speed you; God bless
YOU" and Southern men and women. now
and TO the remotest generations, have cause
TO respond with deep and earnest sincerity,
Amen