The Grenada sentinel., 1899-04-29
HOMAGE TO DUB DEAD.
The Graves Of Southern Heroes
Decorated.
with Songs and Eloquent Addresses
They are Remembered.

with Songs and Eloquent Addreasal
| They arc Remembered.
Solemn services were impressively
conducted Sunday, 2Sd, at the Metho.
dist church, In commemoration of the
south's heroic dead, whose lives
had been consecrsted to the cause
which, even In the night Of defeat and
sorrow, is enshrlned in the hearts oi
overy true Southern man, woman and
child. The sacred ediice was filled
With = sympathetic assemblage gath
cred TO wreathe laurel around the
memories Of the brave men, who in the
plenitude Of vigorous lie and in the
exuberance Of patriotic love for their
sunny skies, their hearthstones aad
the memory Of their sires, rallied
under the folds Of their country's flag,
In defence Of its integrity.
AS the mellow cadence Of the organ
breathed q mournful requiem, W. R.
Barksda'e Camp No. ls9, U. c. ".
trooped into the church and occupied
reserved seats in front Of the vestry.
The veterans gave evidence of the
march OF Time, since the day when in
the buoyapcy OF incipient manhood, and
ambitious boyhood, they proudly
marched to share in the vicissitudes OF
aiour years. desperate, heroic struggle.
Their hair was frosted and their coun-
tenances scanned with the impress Of
the feeting years, but their steps were
as steady, and their carriage as erect
as when wearing the gray, they stood
in serried columns. The choir iutoned
with feeling the hymns appropriate to
the sacred service, when Rev. J. @.
Carothers, chaplain Of the Camp, in-
voked the Throne in an earnest prayer
that touched the hearts of all pr esent.
Rev. I. Trout, pastor of All Saints
Church, delivered the sermon, which
was a most eloquent tribute not only
to the patriotic dead, but to the heroes
who sacrificed home, family ties, and
the sweets Of the world to defend
just, a righteous cause. His text was
borrowed from Luke, 9th verse, 81,
"And it came to pass, when the time
was come that he should be received
up, he steadfastly set his face to 60 to
Jerusalem" He dwelt upon the cour-
ageous, self-sacrifcing spirit exhibited
by the South and its noble defenders, in
it's tenacious devotion to lofty princi-
Pile. A parallel was vividly drawn
between the career of the Savior who
taught the world that duty was sancti-
fed bv the spirit of self-abnegation and
sacrifice in the promotion Of high pur-
pose, and that Of the Southern soldier
who passed through untold trials and
privations, hardships and perils that
Tested their devotion to the principles
which they espoused. The sermon was
Fraught with suggestions, and made
deep impression upon the mind.
Rev. T. w. Dye, pastor OF the
followed with brief but
allusion to the memories Of
The brave men whose lives were given
up in obedience TO tho call of their
native land in the dire hour Of its
extremity. His reference to the event
which was recalled on this day by the
affectionate Offering of loyal hearts,
was touching expression Of feeling.
Decoration day opened auspiciously
for the observance of, the ballowed
custom Of paying reverence to the
Of the South's heroic sons.
There was no lavish or ostentatious
display of meaningless symbols Of woe.
There was no empty profusion Of flaunt-
Ing colors halt masted and lazily kiss
ing the breezes. But, there was at the
bottom Of every southern heart u tens
der spot where an affectionate chord
beat in remembrance Of the eventful
years which gave the South a proud
though melancholy history, a record Of
peerless and matchless achievements,
. chronicle Of devotion and immolation
1t the altar Of patriotic duty that will
be blazoned on the tablets Of enduring
time. No emblems Of sorrow could
add to the sanctity Of an occasion
which brings back to the memory Of
lhe living generation the tragic scenes
anu events the recollection Of which
lmpresses even the present age with
The recital Of valorous and knightly
deeds, OF patriotic sacrifice, Of exalted
and hopes crushed and
blighted. With the change effected In
more than quarter Of a century, the
memories that cling to that dark Pc
riod when a spirited people struggled
'or Independence still live and are
10 Southern hearts. Deco.
ration Day in Grenada was observed
without the adventitious aid Of pomp
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