The morning call., 1892-10-27

| fuence ana talents and with loyal and elo-
| quent words did more to save our nation
| than Thomas Starr King. From north to
| south on the Pacific coast his voice was
| heard cheering and encouraging tile pa
| triotic and loyal in their devotion to their
| country. His name was synonymous with
| loyalty and devotion TO the Union, and every
| valley OF the State had echoed and re-echOed
| his patriotic utterances.
with these ree0iections OF him, his old
| associates and friends, believing The time
| had come when an effort should be made 10
perpetuate his memory in some lasting
tribute. met on the 9Th day OF june, 1887,
and formed themselves into an association,
the purpose Of which was 10 erect 10 his
memory statue which should stand for all
time TO come rs a tribute to his loyalty and
patriotism The committee engaged the
eminent sculptor, Daniel G. French. of New
York, who has produced the figure. In
bronze. which, In the opinion OF relatives
and intimate friends, closely resembles in
form and feature our compatriot and elo-
Quent friend.
"The granite is from a quarry In Mis-
souri,, and much trouble and delay was ex-
IeTienced in obtaining perfect pieces OF
suitable size. The whole has been erected
under the supervision OF Messrs. Percy "
Hamilton, the architects.
THE Iunds for the payment OF this work
were contributed by his coworkers AID
friends In California, not forgetting two
old Caifornlans in New York and Boston,
several Grand Army posts ana his brother
Masons, and to-day we have met to unyell
the work of the sculptor and artisan done
in granite and lmperlsbab!e bronze.
ION the die We have chiseled as our last
tribute in language 10 the citizen, scholar
and patriot these words: In him elo-
quence strength and virtue were devoted
with fearless courage to truth. country and
his felow.nan.
1T is eur privilege that the grandchildren
~ fba xyb ~ fer nd xpnFfh hara
perpetuated VIII now draw aside the flag
that Grapes this tribute of a grateful peo-
Pile, and may this faithful copy Of Thomas
Starr King tell the story OF loyalty and
patriotism as long as the western breeZeS
are here to ian its brow"
During the delivery of the address the
sentiments expressed therein were FREE
1uently applauded. and Its close was
marked with great applause.
All eyes were now turned toward the
statue, as the interesting ceremony OF un-
yelling was about to take place. The statue
| was covered with large flag, on which the
| stars and stripes were Frightened by the
glorious sunshine.
There was an instant of suppressed ex-
| element as Norris King Davis selzed rope
| attached to the flag, and with dexterous
| twist Of his hand, exposed portion Of the
| statue. The two other boys. seized with
| the inspiration OF the moment. joined In.
| assisted by Mr.. Reichert, and the work Of
uDNelIIDk WAS quickly dCcOHlpllSHeu.
| As the features so familiar to many of
| those present and the grand outlines of the
| statue were revealed a burst OF cheers
broke from the assembled multitude, and
expressions of pleasure at the faithful like
ness were general.
The eminent divine is represented as
standing with his head uncovered. In his
left hand he is holding the manuscript of
his sermon and his right hand rests easily
and gracefully upon small bronze pedes-
tai. At his feet is the Bible.
On marble slab is the following in
scription:
THOMAS STARR KING.
In him eloquence, strength and virtue were de-
voted with fearless courage TO truth, country and
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When the audience had been given few
minutes to feast their eyes upon The statue,
Samuel ID. Mayer took the stand and led off
| with he grand national hymn America"
| the audience rising and joining heartily in
| the singing, while the band played an ac-
compartment.
| Irving nj. Scott, the orator OF the day, on
| stepping to the dais was greeted with great
| applause. His Grafton was masterpiece,
| and he was repeatedly cheered He said
Trustees of the Starr King Monument
| Association, ladies and gentlemen: We
have met 10 dedicate this monument to
Thomas Starr King, in grateful remem-
| brance of the good he did. To arrive at
| tichi VI tile pdtTlOtiSUn Vi
| Starr King as he is Familiarity called. it
seems necessary to aequaint ourselves with
his life.
''When he was Is years of age bis father
| died, leaving his wife and six children In
straitened circumstances The support
| of the family devolved upon him, the eldest
of the children. He did not repine, but
cheerfully bent his energies to the sacred
| task.
His first employment was that of book
keeping in dry-goods store Hs faithfully
did his duty. This done, his efforts were
| turned to self-culture. While most slept,
be communed through their writings with
the great masters of thought stored his
mind with the rich treasures Of ancient and
modern lore. He progressed with marvel
Gus facility up the rugged ascent of learn
Ing, but. like the prudent soldier. left moth
ing unconquered behind. He mastered the
subtleties Of philosophy and metaphysics as
by intuition.
when IS years old he accepted the prin-
cipalship OF Medt0rd grammar school.
This was a fortunate occurrence, as 1t pre-
sented him wider field Of duty and a cor
responding means OF support for himself
and those under his care, and o thorough
instructor. the Rev. Hosea Ball0u, second.
noted for his varied and profound erudltion
and scientific attainments.
"At the breaking out OF the civil war In
the United States Starr King was In the
prime OF manhood, aud armed cap-a-pie for
the great struggle. His mind. great and
strong, was replete with learning. upon
whose abundant and welI-arranged stores
he could readily draw for use. His rare
faculties were his equipoise-his fertile
Imagination cOnsOrtjng with his sound iudg-