The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-06-06
IN LOVING MEMORY.
Confederate Graves In Rose Hill
Strewn with Bishop
Gallor's Address.


Gailor's Address.
1--WE care not whence they come,
Dear in their hfeless clay
Whether Unknown. or known to fame,
Their cause and country still the same
They died-and wore the Grayi'
They wore the Gray Ana for thai
reason the Southern warriors who sleeI
beneath the sod in Rose Hill cemetery
some with only the simple inscrip-
ton, Unknown. on the white slabs
above them-were lovingly remem.
bered Tuesday. Unknown, perha Ds,
yet the memory of their valor and pa
triotlsm still fingers in the minds of
the living, as fresh as the flowers
that were strewn above them.
A large crowd participated in the
decoration Tuesday afternoon, despite
the threatening weather. Nearly all
of the business houses in town closed
their doors, in honor of the occasion
and in order to allow their employees
to attend The decoration was under
the management of the Daughters of
the Confederacy, and the ceremonies
were unusually interesting and impress
sive.
| A temporary stand for the speakers
and singers had been erected near the
soldiers graves, and was covered with
| flags and bunting bearing the colors of
the Confederacy. A large Confederate
flag f1oated over the top of the large
monument, and smaller flags were
placed at the head of each grave.
1.-THE Bonnie Blue Flag was sung
by chorus of voices, after which DIR.
T. A. Wharton delivered fervent
prayer, and Prof. Floyd NJ. Hutsell
sang as solo, "Tenting on the Old
Camp Ground, the choir joining in on
the chorus. Prof. Hutsell's beautiful
voice seemed especially well adapted
to this pathetic song.
Bishop Thomas F. Gailor then deliv
cred the address for the occasion. His
discourse was patriotic and eloquent,
and was beautiful tribute to the SOL
diers of the ''lost cause.
In opening bis address he said that
it was Southern woman-a lacy of
Jackson, Miss. who originated the
beautiful custom of decorating the
graves of our fallen heroes. He said
that he ould never resist call from
the Daughters of the Confedearcy to
speak on such occasions, as he felt it
a sacred duty to honor the memory of
the brave men, who, in the prime of
their youth and in the strength and
vigor of their young manhood, laid
down their lives for their country.
They were prompted in what they
did by no selfish motives, or greedy or
sordid instincts, but what they gave
they gave freely for the good of their
people, and in glad enthusiasm many
of them poured out their life blood
for their native land.
Not only is it our duty to decorate
the graves of our soldiers, said the
speaker, but our presence here today
is ii high privilege. We live in a
greedy, grasping, mOnev making age.
when even the very stability of our Re-
public is threatened. Inscriptions
men, seeking for wealth, have sought
to guide the destinies of our Nation,
and cOvetousness and the love of gain
have become so great that men are
temp ted to measure all deeds and all |
success by money. Patriotisn has been |
placed Oh the market and it has its
price. The glory of the victories |
gained on bloody decks and battletields |
has been dimmed by the greed that |
prompted them and the scramble for |
the spoils. The curse of the American |
people today is this insatiate desire for
avarice which has de-
str0yed the greatest republics that
ever existed on earth. Under these
it is great privilege to
honor men who were moved by no such
motives. Whatever may be saiu of
the soldiers whose graves we cover
with flowers today, they were not
they did not give their
services because price was held out
before them, but hatless, shoeless, Ill
clad, ILL fed gaunt and hungry, and
out poorly armed, they marched out to
meet the best equipped army on earth
md gained some of the greatest bat
les recorded on the pages of history.
This county, this State, this country
lonors itself when it honors them.
This occasion, continued the speak
r., should also be counted great op-
,ortunity. This is progressive age
We believe in our country, and we
owe our Republic; we do not care
o revive old controversies and fight
Id battles over again; but it is pleas
mt to look back over the past and gain {
Inspiration from the glorious deeds of {
ur fathers We love to tell the truth {
f that great struggle between the I
'tates, and it is not necessary for our
southern boys and girls to be brought r
p on tie xt books that teach them that t
he acts OF our ancestors were dishonor- Q
BILE. The day is past-thank God it \
J past when any Northern man i
ares to discredit the patriotism of the G
outhern soldier. The historians Of 9
ne North are beginning to record the Y
scts in their true light, and the time l
not far distant when it will be as 9
bsurd in the eyes of all people to call 81
.obert Il. Lee rebel as it was to :
Ill George Washington ''rebel.
s the English people speak of Wash :
lgton as hero, so will the people of :
le North LOOK upon Robert E. Lee. +
nd what is true of Lee is true of the !.
ave men who followed him. It is o
1t question now as to who was right 4
I'd who was wrong, for it is impossible "
r us, in the present day, to realize n
10 conditions as they then existed ana
dge as to who was right The p
eaker said he was glad to stand
rar tho o. ravas of fhoco so1dior ond III