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Sanford, Bauer sworn in for second terms

By Thomas C. Hanson
COLUMBIA—Marshall Clement “Mark” Sanford Jr. took the oath of office to begin his second term as governor on the south steps of the State House, Wednesday, Jan. 10. Andre Bauer was sworn in for his second term as lieutenant governor.
Sanford, 46, is South Carolina’s 115th governor and only the third two-term governor in the state’s history.  With reference to his first inauguration four years ago, Sanford told the audience: “Today, I stand before you a little grayer, a little wiser and tempered by reality, but nevertheless affirmed in my conviction that we can, together as South Carolinians, make a change for the better.”
Inauguration ceremony
The inauguration ceremony began with a processional down the south steps of the State House. Participants were members of the General Assembly, the Court of Appeals, the state Supreme Court, members of the diplomatic corps, former South Carolina governors, inaugural chairmen, college presidents, state officers, the lieutenant governor and the governor, his wife, Jenny, and their sons. Escorts were cadets from The Citadel.
Glenn F. McConnell (R-Charleston), president pro tempore of the Senate, welcomed guests. The Rev. Charles Jackson, pastor of Brookland Baptist Church in West Columbia, gave the invocation.
The Citadel Color Guard presented the colors, and Captain Brian James Pipkin and Chief Warrant Officer Two Gene Austin Morris, South Carolina Iraq War veterans, led the Pledge of Allegiance.
John Fowler, assistant professor of music at Winthrop University, sang the Star Spangled Banner, accompanied by the College of Charleston Brass Ensemble, conducted by Richard Marcus.
Lieutenant governor
Then Andre Bauer, 37, South Carolina’s 84th lieutenant governor, was sworn in. Bauer is the nation’s youngest lieutenant governor.
After being sworn in, Bauer swore in the state’s constitutional officers: Mark Hammond, secretary of state; Thomas Ravenel, state treasurer; Henry McMaster, attorney general; Richard Eckstrom, comptroller general; James Rex, superintendent of education; Maj. Gen. Stan Spears, adjutant general; and Hugh Weathers, commissioner of agriculture.
Then the Benedict College Concert Choir, conducted by Dr. Linda L. Kershaw, sang “The Patriotic Melody.” Marjory Heath Wentworth, South Carolina’s poet laureate, read a poem, “The World Is Green Again.”
“America the Beautiful” was performed by the Benedict College Concert Choir, The Furman Singers, The South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities Chamber and All-School Choirs, and the College of Charleston Brass Ensemble, conducted by Dr. Ryan Hebert.
The Furman Singers then sang “God of Grace, and God of Glory,” conducted by Dr. Bingham Vick Jr., with Charles Tompkins on the organ.
Then Chief Justice Jean Hoefer Toal administered the oath of office to Gov. Sanford. Sanford moved his wife and their sons from behind the lectern so all could see, and Justice Toal recited the oath from memory, immediately impressing everyone older than 40. As the governor finished, he looked to the southern skies as four F-16s with the 169th Fighter Wing of the South Carolina Air National Guard flew low over the State House.
Address
Sanford began his address with thanks: “I want to thank my Maker.  I believe that God brought all of us to this moment. I am humbled in simply being here, and I'm humbled in how important the task of bringing change to our state is for every one of us.” 
 He noted that “the fundamental challenge for all of us lies in assessing where we are, and where we need to go from here. Ecclesiastes 3 says ‘that for everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven.’ In simplest form, our state is in a season of change.”
Sanford said his vision is “that South Carolina becomes a state that is second to none in providing economic opportunities for its people. A place where its citizens are better educated, healthier and ready to meet the challenges of the 21st century. A place that offers a great quality of life so important in the building of a life or a family, and a state that retains its pride of place—by in fact retaining great places.”
Sanford said that “200 years ago South Carolinians like Rutledge, Lynch, Middleton and Heyward pledged their lives, fortunes and sacred honor to a new form of government, and the question for each one of us is what will we commit. 
“In our collective hands are the keys to change. I need your help. I need not only the full participation of everyone gathered here today, but more powerfully the participation of citizens across this state.  Indeed in our collective hands are the keys to change.
“I look forward to working with you over the next four years to prepare our state for the next four decades. Together we can, and together we must.”
“God Bless America” was then sung by the Benedict College Concert Choir, The Furman Singers, The South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities Chamber and All-School Choirs, conducted by Dr. Bingham Vick Jr.
Dr. Bob Jones III, chancellor of Bob Jones University, gave the benediction before the recessional ended the inauguration ceremony.
Events of the day
Inauguration day began with a prayer service at Trinity Episcopal Church, across the street from the State House.  After the swearing-in ceremony, the Sanford family had a meet and greet at the Governor’s Mansion. That evening an inaugural barbecue took place.

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