A history of the erection and dedication of the monument to Gen'l James Edward Oglethorpe, unveiled in Savannah, Ga., November 23, 1910 . The Invocation by Rt. Rev. F. F. 11th U. S. Cavalry. To General James Edward Oglethorpe. ig We have met here today to celebrate the successfulattainment of a great object which for many, many yearshas been dear to the hearts of the people of our state. Fornearly a century successive generations of Georgians haveagitated and hoped for the erection of a suitable memorialto the great soldier, statesman and philanthropist who cheer-fully sacrificed the c
A history of the erection and dedication of the monument to Gen'l James Edward Oglethorpe, unveiled in Savannah, Ga., November 23, 1910 . The Invocation by Rt. Rev. F. F. 11th U. S. Cavalry. To General James Edward Oglethorpe. ig We have met here today to celebrate the successfulattainment of a great object which for many, many yearshas been dear to the hearts of the people of our state. Fornearly a century successive generations of Georgians haveagitated and hoped for the erection of a suitable memorialto the great soldier, statesman and philanthropist who cheer-fully sacrificed the comforts of his home and laid aside amost prominent position and distinguished career iniEnglandto lead his dhosen band of followers across the stormywastes of the Ocean. As Goldsmith says: To distant climes, a dreary scene Where half the convex world intrudes betweenThrough torrid tracts, with fainting steps they goWhere wild Altama murmurs to their woe. Landing upon this bluff, he pitched his tent and estab-lished on the verge of an unexplored wilderness the begin-nings of the colony of Georgia—the state which we, hersons, today acclaim with loving pride as the Empire
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