The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-06-08
PRAYER OF REV. DIR. HoGE.

vast assemblage was bowed.
DIR. Hoge said:
PRAYER OF REV. DIR. HoGE.
o God, most high, most holy, most
merclful, with loWly reverence Of spirit
and with hearts subdued by tbe hal.
lowed memories IF the past and the
tender offices of the hour, we invoke
Thy presence and benediction.
beneath these quiet skies which bend
over us Ike the hollow Of Thy shelter
ing hand. III Thy good Providence we
gather in this cOnspcrated place.
Around us rest all that is mortal of
phtrlot sages and soldiers whose virtue
ana Valpr gave lustre to our historic
annals, and who at the call of duty,
haVlng .consecrated their lives to
committing their souls to God
and their memories to us who survive
them. By Thy help. Lord God Of truth
and justice, we will be faithful to our
trust. We will perpetuate the story Of all
who by diSinterested service and heroic
sacrifice struggled to maintain the en-
pire of principle in the world, and who,
witt honor stainless and conscience in
violate, fulfilled their task.
Now numbered among the immortal
dead they still live enshrined in the
more for what they suffered and who
cherish their memories with undyinp
devotion.
Accept our thanks, gracious Father,
that we have accomplished the sacred
undertaking Of giving to our honored
chief his appropriate resting place
among those who shared with him the
Joys OF victory and the sadness of de-
feat, who followed the banner, now for
ever furled, with a fortitude which no
reverse could shake and which no dis
aster could extlnguish.
Here, on this imperial hill, we have
laid him down beside the river whose
waters sing their perpetual requiem,
ana amid the li9werS which speak Of
the resurrection Of the just of the land
Wnlcn never WltherS the affections
which bloom in beauty and fragrance
eVermOre.
We look up from the open grave to
the open heaven where Thou dost live
and reign and where all who have died
III the true faith do live and reign with
Thee in glory everlasting
In this, the hour of their freshly
awakened sorrow. o Father, most ten.
Der and loving, in the plentitude of
Ihy compassion remember and com.
Tort thine hand maiden and all dear to
her. Thou husband of the widow and
father OF the fatherless, be Thou their
strength, their song and their saliva
ton.
Lord God Of Hosts! We beseech
Thee to sustain and cheer the veteran
survivors of the war, who with ever
diminishing numbers and with ever in
creaslng burdens Of age and intirmity,
await their final discharge and final re
cOmpense.
Almighty God. author of peace ani
lover OF concord, now that the sorrow ws
and dfSolatiOns of war have been for
so many years exchanged for the bless
lngs of peace, may all animosities be
buried In the grave, and may all the in
habitants of this great land, from
North to South and from Fast to West,
learn more and more to cherish the re-
lations which unite them as children of
one Father and as citizens of one coun-
try.
May mutual regard for each others
interests. happiness and rights become
the noble law of national life. May
freedom founded on Justice and guard
ed by constitutional law, with religion
pure and nndefiled, secure to our whole
people a perpetual heritage of unity,
prosperity and peace, to God most high
will we give all honor and glory, ever
more. Amen.
nounced the benediction. Immediate
ly after the benedictlon the caske5 was
lowered into the grave. After the |
bugle signal came the taps and the in
fantry fired saluteS, which announced |
that the services were over.
The column then moved to Gettys- |
burg Hill, where the annual memorial |
services of the Ladies' Hollywood AS.
soclatlon took place, which consisted |
or the decoration of the graves of |
10000 Confederate soldiers. after which |
payer was offered and hymn sung.
The South Carolina mon carried |
palm branches and wore palmetto ro.
settles.
The display Of veterans was un-
doubtedly much greater than at the |
nhVeiilng OF the Lee monument, and |
never since the war have SO many Con-
1euerate soldiers been seen in one
body III Richmond. They marched in
fonrs headed by mounted officers, and
though swiftly and steadily assuming
the places assigned them, seemed to
come in endless successiOn.
Except for the absence of muskets
Il. swords, 1T was as if the Confeder-
ate armies were on the march once
more.
AS the veterans poured by the car.
riAge IN which Miss WinHie sat the fife
and drum corps softly played the dead
march. But when the Maryland band
came up they played Nearer My God,
to Thee" and the "Daughter of the
Confederacy" burst into tears and hid
her face in her handkerchief
When the military movement was
complete, cOilin and open grave and
family were surrounded by three solid
walls Of men. Outside of this triple
circle was Il dense crowd of thousands
upon thOuS lnds.
There were fewer military present
than there were at the Lee monument
unVeiling in 1890, but the number of
veterans was much greater and the
popular outpOnring OF to-day perhaps
eqnaled that of three years ago. The
conservative estimate is that 1900
people were on the streets and in iIol |
lyWood Cemetery.
No canopy Of any description covered
the casket. 1t stood out in full view
on the top of the caison with the sun
SHINING brightly on the polished oak
and glitterlnp brass