The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-18

hundred baskets, and long hour was
spent in ministering to the needs of the
inner man.
The literary exercises began promptly at
z o'clock. An excellent band composed OF
toresters led the music and accompanied
the vocalists. President Badger of the
Bunker Hill Association made few re-
marks, and prayer was offered by the
chaplain of the day, Rev. T. J. Lacy of st.
Luke's Church. Professor E. Knowlton
read congratulatory telegram sent by the
local association to the parent organiza-
ton in Charlestown, Mass. 1t was as fol-
lows:
SAN FRANCISCO June II, 1895.
To President Lincoln, Charlestoaon, Mass: Bun
ker Hill monument Beacon-light of American
tlnentl Heartiest greetings of fraternal patriot
Ism from loyal descendants of the men OF
Bunker Hill, celebrating at the Golden Gate,
to their noble brethren of the old Bay State.
God bless our native land.
WILLIAM G. BADGER,
President Bunker Hill Association Of San
Francisco.
A reply to the dispatch was received and
read as follows:
CHARLEsTowN, June II, 1895.
William g. Badger, President Bunker Hill
ASSOCIATION San francisco The Bunker Hill
Monument Association, assembled at its meet
ing June II, 1895, sends as greeting to the
Bunker Hill Association of San Francisco the
years ago to-day at the laying of the corner
stone of the monument: "Let our object be
one country, one whole country and nothing
but one country, and by the blessing of God
may that country itself become vast and
splendid monument not of oppression and
terror but of wisdom, of peace and of liberty,
upon which the world may gaze with admira-
FREDERICK w. LINCOLN, President.
1t had been announced that Joaquin
Miller would read an original poem at the
celebration. Mr.. Miller was unable TO be
present or to prepare a poem because of
sickness. Professor Knowlton therefore
read an original production Of his own en-
titled 1.-The Hills of Fame"
Kew. Z. 0. Brown, pastor OF the First
Grafton OF the day. He said:
A great monument is the frozen epic of a
herolc past; the granite or marble prophecy OF
majestic future. 1t tells not only where the
nero died, but where something great began to
live. The world honors no monument which
has not its prophecy as well as its history-its
living testimony as truly as its dead heroes.
Such is the monument which marks the
memorable conflict of Bunker Hill. That
monument stands there with the approval OF
all men, because it marks a contest for human
1ty. Bunker Hill monument is not bounded
merely by the iron railing at its base, or by the
streets OF some square in the worthy and his
torlc city where it stands. will give you its
correct boundaries. 1t is bounded on the north
by the north pole, on the east by the sunrise
on the south by Cape Horn and on the west by
the day of Judgment
In the guns OF that conflict the hopes OF man
KIND were speaking. What our fathers die
there became the heritage not of q colony but o.
natlon-not Of a nation only, but OF human
lty. In the agony of that brief battle our Ma
ton was born. Then it was that the Nationa
spirit appeared. What Thomas Jefferson sale
IN the words of our great charter, that same
the heroes of Bunker Hill had said in the
thunder OF battle, June II, 1775. lApplause.
Inc PuDlc is under lasting obligation to thl
organization for choosing this patriotic day g.
the DAY which it will honor.
Our fathers staked on the issue of that con
Met not only their own lives and Liberties, Blu
the priceless achievements OF all the past
mighty social and civil revolutions, running
tnrough centuries lead up to that hour HI
VINO has ears to hear can hear on Bunke
Hill echoes of the 1srealitish revolt agalns
fharoah. He may hear there again the up
uprising OF the gladiators against Caesar, ant
the thunders of Demostbenes eIoquenc'
agalnt Philip of Macedon. How many, how
great, how affiuent the streams OF the pas
Which contributed to the significance OF tina
struggle! Miltiades and his 1O, 600 on the i'm
mortal field of Marathon pressing back the
Asiatic hordes made their contribution
Charles Martel withstanding Saracenic inva
sion handed on his achievement, withou
when Bunker Hill and American liberty mus
nave waited century, perhaps centuries more
Ihen came that vast movement which orok,
the spell OF former ecclesiastical and intel
| lectual bondage and taught Europe the grea
y Lesson haf ToH oil mar n q