The San Francisco call., 1895-11-02

memory OF those whose graves it marked.
The day was ideal, and the one thing in
connection with the services which caused
regret was the unavoidable absence of Ma.
jcr Hooper and Mrs. Samuel Wheeler, who,
with Rev. E. I. Lion, constituted the com
mittee which secured from the clergy and
laity of the California diocese the funds
with which the monument was erected.
The services commenced with process
sionaI hymn. The clergy participating in
the procession were: Right Rev. Bishop
Nichols, DID,, Revs. r. c. Foute, Edward
B. Spaulding, E. J. Lion, ]. A Emery, H.
Chetwood, George E. Walls, w. NJ. Riley,
W. H. Moreland, n. D. Wilson, T. J. Ny.
nard, W. NJ. Lane, w. A. NJ. Breck, H. &.
Collier, D. Mcclure. n. I. Kip, j. Eddie,
+. H. Church. II. NJ. Monges, NJ. Tai.
Following the clergy was the vested
choir led by Henry Kirk White, choir
master OF st. Johns, and composed OF
boys from the Church of the Advent, ST.
Johns, st. Peters and Holy Innocents.
The procession proceeded from the en-
trance of the cemetery to the memorial
cross around which the choir ranged, the
clergy taking seats under a temporary
canopy. beautiful dedicatory service
led by Bishop Nichols and participated in
by several OF the clergy and the choir was
rendered as follows: The Lords PRAYER !;
Nerslcles, Psalm 112; lesson. st. Matthew.
v;l-l3; Nunc Dimittis; Greed Collects
hymn.
Rev: E. 7. Lion then delivered an ad-
dress IN memorium. He spoke on behalf
OF the clergy. In part he said:
AS the sinking sun casts its last rays over
tne oeautiul landscape we stand to-day be-
side monument, the last outward visible
sign OF two beautiful lives. AS to-day we com
melnorale that monument let US remember
those two lives-the noble Bishop steadfast
and true, the earnest. faithful wife; he bear
ing the mission OF peace she standing by his
side and sharing his abors
with our songs to-day let there not minple
one note OF sorrow AS we look again across
the landscape we see the day when that nohIa
gloriied. uS
Blessed be the memory OF Him from whom
there nave come down so many blessings to us
Owing to the absence of Major Hooper
the honor OF Unveiling the monument and
making the presentation address upon he.
half OF the City devolved upon AIanson
II. PhelpS. MI Phelps also represents the
Episcopal church in the Cypress Lawn
Cemetery Association and he smoke for
that organization. In the course of his re-
marks he said:
''Rt. Rev. Father in God, the clergy q nd
lalty OF the Episcopal church in this dio-
cese have caused this solid and endurine
granite monument to be erected in this
cemetery in reverent memory OF their first
Bishop, William Ingraham Kip, and OF his
wife, Maria Lawrence Kip. In the name
of the generous donor it affords me necu-
liar satisfaction now to unveil and present
it to the Diocese of California, to be hero
after cared for i'll perpetuity by the Cypress
Lawn Cemetery Association -
As the speaker reached this point in his
address two attendants caused the shrouds
TO fail from the monument, disclosing it to
the view of the congregations 1t is of
granite and rises thirteen feet above the
ground. In form it is a monolithic cross
OF the Ionic type. The face of the monu
ment is ornamented with rosettes and
crosses in high relief and an artisticallv
executed margin. The memorial cross
bears the following inscriptions: ''In pace
ct benedictione, William Ingraham Kip,
1S11-1S93, first Bishop of California, 1883
1898 Maria Lawrence Elizabeth Kip,
1S12-1S93" The two graves at the base OF
the cross were yesterday beautifully banked
with lilies.
Continuing his a6hess Mr.. Phelps said:
'"rhis cross is to s;fed hereafter as a sem
tinel ever on guard in this churchyard to
point to those who will heed the way to
better purposes of life, and of living in ac-
cordance with the precepts of that faith