. Report of proceedings incidental to the erection and dedication of the Confederate monument. op the march ofliberty! As well might the boys of Boston mount the state housesteeple on a lustrous night and call on the stars to stop in their but irresistibly the greater and lesser Bear move around the pole,Orion with his mighty train comes up the sky, and the Bull, theHeavenly Twins, the Crab, the Lion, the Maid, the Scales, and all thatshining company pursue their heavenly march night and day. Theurchins in their lofty places grow tired, sleepy, and ashamed, while .^^- Liberty mov
. Report of proceedings incidental to the erection and dedication of the Confederate monument. op the march ofliberty! As well might the boys of Boston mount the state housesteeple on a lustrous night and call on the stars to stop in their but irresistibly the greater and lesser Bear move around the pole,Orion with his mighty train comes up the sky, and the Bull, theHeavenly Twins, the Crab, the Lion, the Maid, the Scales, and all thatshining company pursue their heavenly march night and day. Theurchins in their lofty places grow tired, sleepy, and ashamed, while .^^- Liberty moves steadily onward. Whilu it moves, comrades, brothers,so live that vou may increase the honor of those On fames eternal camping ground,Who their silent tents have spread,While glorv guards with solemn roundThe bivouac of the dead. • Having been invested with the chair, it is fitting to begin theceremonies with divine invocation, and with that view I now introduceto you the distinguished chaplain of the Kentucky Orphan Brigadeof the Confederate States army— Rev. Josepli Desha l^ PRAYER. By REV. JOSEPH DESHA TICKETT. •.Mmighty God, Lawgiver and Judge of all the earth! Our leatherwhich art in heaven, hallowed be Th)- name! We thank Thee for all Thy mercies unto this faxored land and wehumbl}- beseech Thee to bless by the presence of Thy Spirit, the greatpurpose of our convention here this dav, in the cause of Peace and goodwill toward men. Divine Father, in the name and in tlu service of the Irince ofPeace, we present ourselves as Thy children come before Thee, bearingpalms and olive branches in our hands. From the north and the south,from the east and the west, we come as brothers, to present our offer-ings at these nameless graves—the graves of southern soldiers who diedin prison, giving testimony of their faith, and at the graves of northernsoldiers who offered their li\es for the restoration of the Union. We thank Thee, that in Thy providence, leaders of the a
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