Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-19
A WINDOW0F MEMORY
HEBREW MEMORIAL ASSN DECO
RATES GRAVES OF THEIR DEAD.
SIMPLE, BUT IMPRESSIVE, CEREMONY
A Large Crowd Attends the Service
Many Organizations Represen'e"-
R.hhi CaIisch Thanks the walker
Light Guard.
Light Guard.

gathered in the Hebrew Cemetery 10 Jay
their chaplets OF flowers upon the 'oniO'
of the heroes who sleep there, 10 Hi' Wy
their voices in prayer and praise TO the
Ruler OF human destinies, ana 10 peer
once again through the window III the
house Of memory.
II was Hebrew Memorial-Day, but the
ceremony that marked its observance
was not n set and formal thing. There
was neither pomp nor pageanuy' Inc
people gathered round about the SOL
diers' section, marked with us quaint
emblems of mourning, but bright WIN
fiowery garlands knit by loving hands'
they Joined, for the most part, IN the
singing of a familiar hymn and listened
with tender reverence and devotion 10
the words os fervent prayer that fell from
the lips of the eloquent rabbi Oh Beth
Ahaba Synagogue; then the whole throhs
sang the national anthem, the Walker
Light Guard fired three volleys over the
graves of the Confederate dead, and the
service was at an end
LAST MISSION OF PEACE.
n was the last mission of peace per-
formed by the Walker Light Guard De-
fore IL becomes a part of the United
States army to escort a detail from Lee
Camp. Confederate Veterans, from their
hall. on Broad street, to the cemetery TO
take part in the ceremony, ana RaDDi
Calisch took occasion to cali altehliOh
10 this fact, to thank the organization
NJ Hebrew
morial-Day, and 10 pronounce upon 1t MS
BENSON.
The ladies of the Hebrew Memorial AS
ISOLATION. with delegations from the Sc
nior and Junior Hollywood and lakewood
associations. occupied a position at the
west end of the soldiers section, the
Walker Light Guard was drawn up IN
line along the north side. and the crowd
that gathered to witness the ceremony
covered more than half the cemetery.
Captain Frank Cunningham led in the
singing of the hymn, Truth and Peace
AT its conclusion Rabbi Calisch deliver
ed the following prayer:
oh. Thou, who art God, everlasting ana
omnipotent, l invoke Thy blessing upon
this assemblage, which has gathered 10
do honor TO the memory of the heroic
dead. Though these grass-grown graves
be dumb, yet they speak with a voice
which the ear of the spirit hears. 10
Thou, oh God, give TO us the spirit whlch
heeds this voice. DO Thou let TINS hour
be one of blessed inspiration, fruitful OIL
the highest impulses for good among
those who are here present AS we gar
lsnd the memories OF these brave soldiers
AND Law the wreaths OF unforgetting at
lection upon their graves, 1 invoke Thy
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gender in us that faith that will make us
willing soldiers in the army OF Thy fol-
lowers. May it inspire us to realize the
nobility Of duty, the sanctity of sacrifice,
to understand that truth, that only that
ia lasting which is done in Thy name and
in Thy service, for without Thee the
builder builds for naught and the watch
men hold their vigil in vain. May II help
us i'm the strife and contest Of life, that
we may be brave and unselfish in the
performance OF daily duty, fearless In
acts of truth and righteousness, ready TO
answer the call when IL comes TO US. DO
Thou give to us strength on tho march
and courage in the fight, so that wheh
the day of our life's battle draws unto
its close when the cannonading ceases
and the rattle Of the musket Is done,
may we not have fallen in the fight with
passion and temptation. May we ever be
present at Thy roll-cah, ever mustered
into Thy service. ever obeying Thy com
mands. so that when our enlistment Is
over, when we are to lay down our arms.
when the final discharge is given to us,
may 1t be with record unasnamed, ana
with that reward most desirable, the con-
sciousness Of duty nobly done. Then'
when we blvouac on the camping
h.
light of the eternal stars, then shall the
memory of IL be to US one of unfading
happiness. stretching through everlasting
time. May this be vouchsafed unto us in
Thy mercy. Amen.
THE SUPREME SACRIFICE.
After finishing his prayer the speaker
turned unto the assemblage and said
that. inasmuch there was no orator for
the occasion, he would beg their in
diligence for few moments. Continu-
ing he said that the great God had inn
planted the love of life I'm the human
breast as the most tenacious OF human
impulses. All pain and suffering and
misfortune will men endure, so that their
days may be heightened Therefore. Is it
the supreme sacrifice when men VIII lay I
down their lives upon the altar OF con- |
yiction or Of patriotism. That sacrifice |
the nobler height to which |
the human being is capable OF aspiring. |
II tokens the triumph OF truth over the !
fear of superstition. IL tells US that I
howsoever dear is human life. howsoeyer /
sacred the ties that bind us TO the living, |
yet that life were base and those ties !
we're false and hollow did they uphold |
an eye that was blind 10 the right, an
ear that was deaf to the call OF duty, or
coursing through the body.
These men whose bodies were here !
resting felt the thrill Of noblest per-
formance, and by their brave lives and
soldiers death gave proof Of the high |
purpose and heroic motives that ami |
mated them. They made the supreme /
sacrifice on the altar OF their country |
Standing by their graves, we should learn
II the beauty OF holy action. The mute
.ioquence OF the silent sod should teach
IS. Especially now, when our country is
lgain in the throes OF conflict. the hertz
,ge OF their brave memories should be a |!
priceless possession TO US, indicating the
saith that leads 10 glory. though II lead
through the gateway of the grave Let
his hour be inspiration 10 US all, calling
With the words OF the poet
Sound. sound the clarion. fill the fife,
To all the sensual world proclaim.
One hour OF crowded glorious life
Is worth an age without a name''
TO THE WALKER LIGHT GUARD. |
Then turning TO the men OF the Walker
Light Guard. he said: Though you come |
here for the sacred tack OF peace, you
stand accoutred with the implements or |
var. He praised them for their faithful
Tess In attending those ceremonies every |
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