Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-07-29
JUDGE WILLIAM F. RHEA
Addresses Daughters of the Con-
federacy-His Eloquent Trib-
ute to the Ladies of
the South.

oil the Confederacy" held their annual
picnic at Dublin Grove on yesterday and
Judge Rhen, who had been invited to
address them, was present. A large
crowd OF ladies and gentlemen had gut H.
cred to hear the eloquent "Son OF the
Conlederacy" and democratic standard
bearer of the 9th district. All, and espec-
tally the ladies, enjoyed his appropriate q
and pleasant address. Ii the Judge can
please the voters as well as he did us our
district will certainly be redeemed, aud
once more we will be represented in Con-
gress by al eloquent, able and true son.
Below give his closing remarks, IL beau
tiful tribute tn the women of the south.
"a Confederate Daughter"
JUDGE RHEA'S ELOQUENT TRIBUTE
What would the war have done with
out the women in it? lismemory would
have been robbed of its chief glory.
What has the human rice ever nc
complshed without her influence and
her power?
To go no further back than the Chris
tian cru, her history since that time has
been history OF wonderful scli-sacriilcc
and devotion to all that was pure aud
noble.
AT the crucillcion of our Savior, in all
that angry mob,no womun's hand could
be found 10 plat the crown OF thorns and
place it upon Ills sucrc,l head; no wom-
ans arm could be found to raise the bit
ter cup to His collsccrnted lips.
She was there ns she always is, where
suffering aud sorLow is greatest, but she
was there to weep aud not to scoff
She was ut the sepulchre, but she was
not there to rob it of it's dcnd, but to
bathe its sacred ground with her tears
aud to testify to her never failing fnith
and devotion.
Since that day she hns been at all
times and everywhere n messenger OF
mercy and love.
Where sadness, pain and sorrow have
been the greatest she has been there to
cheer and sympathize and relieve. Where
Joy and hope and happiness exist, she is
there to share ii and promote it.
She follows those who are near and
dear to her like, Ruth followed Naomi,
and without her the home would be
mockery aud paradise Lost"
She is the ornament OF every church,
the hand maid of the Christian religion,
and in all the walks OF life she scattcrs
the sweet perfume OF christian clarac-
ter.
In state she shapes and mouds the
minds aud hearts OF those who rule and
control the destinies OF nations.
She loves to perpetuate and keep sa-
cred the memory OF her loving kin and
friends
In peace, she wants to preserve the
renown OF her country's brave and pa
triotic soldiers, and in her superb un-
it never seems to occur to
her, that a woman has any war record
worth remembering.
While our southern women since ii O
war have labored in every way to keep
green and sweet in or memories the
heroic achievements OF our soldiers upon
the battlefield; and while they have toll
ed incessantly to erect monuments all
over our southland to the memory of
our glorious dead, and each returning
spring cover their graves with sweetest
flowers and evergreens, what has been
done by rs to preserve and perpetunte
forever, the self.sacrifcing devotion and
divine heroism OF our Confederate moth
ers, wives, sisters and daughters?
They cheeriuly gave the idols of their
hearts to the southern army, while they
remained in their homes, constituting
the great reserve force; and in the hos
pital were angels OF comfort and mercy.
Though history may be silent, yet her
gentleness and sweetness. her courape
and fortitude and sacrifc, 3, will live in
the minds and hearts OF coming genera
tions. and continue to chalpnge the nd
miration OF the world; and believe tl,nt
God, in his own good time, will raise nm
some great historian, to write in tbo
worlds listt rs n just tribute to our
Con ederate women, and there TO re.
main ns it's brightest page forever.