The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-08-10

tain Nestle and his company Of artill-
erists from Norfolk reflected no small
lustre.
AT II o'clock, in consequence OF ar
engagements previously agreed upon
by the joint committees from Norfolk,
Portsmouth. Petersburg and Williams
burg (this was before RichmOnd's day)
a procession marched to the ruins Of
the old church steeple and the lugubri-
Gus group of tombstones contiguous to
those ruins. The order Of the process
ion was as follows:
"First-Bishop Madison, and the ora
tors of the day.
"Seeond-The deputies from Norfolk,
Portsmouth, Petersburg and Williams
burg.
"Third-The ladies.
"Fourth-Band of music
"Fifth-Artillery.
''Sixth-A cannonbau Weighing five
hundred weight, supported by eight
men. (This ball was originally brough
over for the purpose of awning the In
dians)
"Seventh-Citizens at large,
During the procession several tunes
of a solemn nature were tsruck by the
music. and cannons fired at proper in
tervals. Upon reaching the ruins, the
venerable Bishop of Virginia assembled
a tombstone and, in that affecting.
pathetic manner which characterizes
all his religious effusions. poured out
prayer strongly expressive of the ma
tional gratitude for that peculiar pro-
lection which the Deity has been pleas
ed to bestOw on the feeble but auspi-
cious germ planted two hundred years
ago in the wilderness-a germ from
which nation has sprung up now
highly prosperous and fourishing. Here
two sentiments equa lily dear to the
human heart, and equally powerful
religion and patriotism-united their
influence; and that influence was ir-
resistibly felt; pious tears were seen
hanging on many a cheek furrowed
by age or adorned with youthful bloom.
40 God! Parent Almighty, who,
though unseen uphoIdst this ponderous
ball, and, breathing through the i'm
mensity Of space, fillest with supen-
dous life all which it inhabit; Spirit
invisible, God of our forefathers, to
thee we raise the voice of praise and
thanksgiving; Oh, hear us, and design
to accept this, our imperfect homage.
Thou great and glorious being, who,
according to the plans of Thy wisdom,
didst first inspire our forefathers with
the elevated idea of seeking an asylum
for man in this Western World: then
who hadest the terFors of death re-
tire from their hearts, the remorseless
pillows of the deep to be rest, and the
horrors of the bowling wilderness, no
longer to alarm. Oh hear, and on this
eventful day, suffer us to pour forth,
from the fulness of our souls, the tide
of reverential affection. of joy, and of
gratitude; suffer us. the descendants
and the heirs of those mighty men
whose footsteps, under thy gracious
Providence, here were the first inn
pressed to approach thy divine ma
jesty to declare the wonderous things,
which thou hast done for us, and to
implore thy continued protection.
q. Assembled in Thy sight, we now
PROSTATE ourselves before Thee upon
that ground which Thou, oh God, didst
choose whereupon to rest the wearied
feet of our progenitors. Twice one hum
idred times hath this earth, In obedience
to Thy command, performed it's faith
full revolution around the fountain of
light, since Thy providentiaI goodness
was here testified by our ancestors
with heartfelt was here testified by our
ancestors with heartfelt songs of graft
| IL eytH, "a
hath swept Thee the generations which
since have arisen and passed away,
but we, upon whom this day hath fall
en-. will rejoice in Thy presence and,
ardent gratitude will recall to vivid
memory Thy former and Thy present
mercies
" 'Hallowed be the place where Thou
didst particularly manifest Thy good
ness to our forefathers, and where the
heavenly plan for spreading wide the
blessings of social rights first be-
AIMED forth. If is her; Oh Lord, it it
was on this chosen ground that Thou
did first lay the sure foundations of
political happiness. Here didst Thou
say to our forefathers, who, under Thy
guidance. had defied the perils OF an
untried ocean. Here fix your abode:
here shall the great work of political
salvation commence! here l will strike
deep the roots Of an everlasting empire.
where Justice and liberty and peace
shall flourish in immortal vigor to the
glory of My name and the happiness
of man. Here We shall sleep; but your
sons AMI your daughters shall possess
the land which stretched wide before
you; shall convert the wilderness and
solitary place into fields smiling with
plenty; shall In ages yet to come, ex-
coed the sands upon the seashore in
number; shall, when two hundred years
are accomplished, here resort, here re-
call to your mind your valor and your
sufferings, and here, touched with a
lively sense of the blessings vouchsaf-
ed to them, they shall exalt and adore
| My name, and acknowledge that the
mightiness Of My arm and the over
shdoowing Of My Spirit hath done
those great and excellent things for
hem. +,
"'sueh, 20 God, was Thy Will. To