The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-11-23
Statue Unveiled to
CarOIi17a'S Great Son
Thousands Attend The Ceremonies At Columbia
Hampton's Comrade M. c. Butler Delivers
Address,

goodness and mercy to us. We adore
Thy love in the redemption of the
world by the gift of Thy well beloved
Son, our Savior, Jesus Christ. We
render Thee our praises and thanks
giving for the manifold blessings Of
the good providence that has crowned
our lives. For the peace and pros
pcrity that we enjoy, and for the civil
and religious liberty that secures our
happiness, and protects our rights.
We deplore every transgrcssion of
Thy righteous law, and invoke Thy
grace, o most Loving Father, to in
spire us to a true Importance, and
worthy sense of duty to our God, to
our State, and to one another
"And, as we assemble today, in
the capital Of our beloved Carolina,
and surround this memorial of one Of
our noblcst brethren, we would yield
unto Thee most high praise and hearty
thanks for the noble examples Of high
character that have adorned the his
tory of our State We bless and mag
Nifty Thy holy name, that in commcm-
Grating our great men we do honor to
whatsoever things are honest and lust
and pure and lovely and of good
report.
"We would today especially ac-
knowledge Thy forming hand, 0 Thou
maker of our souls and bodies, in the
, gifts of mind and heart, and in the
endowments of soul and body, which
combined to make our noble Hampton
an exemplary citizen, wise ruler, an
unscliish patriot, and n great soldier.
"For these gifts OF thy goodness
and wisdom, we honor him. For his
. services in war and peace, we honor
, him. For all that he was to himself,
his State anal his country we here
, commemorate linn.
"In This noble monument we would
. express nllr sense OF gratitude and
) duty. and transmit to our successors
Il worthy evidence Of our sincerity.
We pray thy protecting providence
over this noble statue. Shield il from
li"hlnn" and tempest. from harm Of
; accident. and keep, it, our Heavenly
Father. an ever dear memorial for
generations to cGmr, Of the grateful
honor in which Carolina holds the ser
vices of her faithful SONS, and her un-
: dying devotion to the memory of her
Confederate soldiers.
"All Of which we ask in the name
Of our Lord and Savoir, Jesus Christ,
who has taught us when we pray to
say, 'Our Father who art in hcav-
en-. -
The dwelling
After the prayer, there was a mo-.
ment's intcrmission, and Chairman
Marshall then announced that the
monument would then be unveiled At
the four corners Of the granite base
stood four little girls, in the veins of
all whom runs The same blood as that
which once wcllcd from the heart Of
Hampton. These little girls were:
C"rnnc, Mary Singleton and Eloise
(rquhart Hampton, all daughters Of
Mcl)nfflc Hampton, and grandchild-
ven Of q. Hampton, and Sallic lamp
pt"n Lindsey, great granddaughter Of
Hampton, and granddaughter Of that
gallant cavalier, John G.. Haskell.
Each of these held Il cord which was
attached TO the cloth which swathcd
the statue. Beneath its folds could
be seen The contour of The mounted
figure, and underneath its edges could
be seen the feet of the horse, but the
whole was hidden and the air Of mys-
terry which this winding-cloth gave
set the vast crowd on edge.
At a gwen signal, the two children
at the back Of the statue pulled their
cords, and as the cloth moved away
the statue stood revealed, and Hamp-
ton had come into his own again. 1t
was an awakening. There he sat,
mounted on his charger, his face to
the west and his fine eyes fixed on
the hills Of Lexington. His people
were around him and at his feet, his
people still, although generation has