New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-29
SCOPE OF THE CATHEDRAL.
ORGANIZING TIE GREAT NEW CHURCH.
| TRUSTEES OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE HEAR AND

TRUSTEES OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE HEAR AND
APPROVE THE REPORT OF A COMMITTEE.
Tho great work of organizing the Cathedral Church
Of st. John the Divine begun yesterday afternoon
when the committee on the scope and plan oi INC
Cathedral iody submitted its report. The members
OF the committee who have been in charge OF the WORK
for several months. the Rev. DR.. W. r. Hunting
ton the Rev. DR.. David H. Greer George Maccullch
Miller Stephen F. Nash and j. X. Roosevelt. Inc
report Of the committee was approved and the COM
mittee authorized prepare the constitution ana
canons Of the Cathedral body based upon the report
Bishop Potter presided
The plan of the committee provides for the estab'
Kshment VI an institution a large scale. Around
the Cathedral proper there may be at some time
numerous national chapels and buildings FOR the use
OF various church organizations. The associates OF
the Bishop in the work Of conducting the affairs OF
the Cathedral will probably have large synod hoise
for their horne. II will be the Cathedral grounds
and connected with the main structure by closteIS.
1t is the plan of the trustees that the Cathedral man
be the centre of the religious and educational He OF
the diocese. Around ii will be clustered SCHOOLS
colleges and charitable Institutions. The trustees
regard Cathedral a symbol of cTlscopacy ana
they purpose TO make Il dstinctivey bishops
church The Bishop OF New.York will be The exec
utive officer He will be assisted by body of clergy
known as the Convention and the title of the property
will be vested in the Board Of Trustees.
The five purposes for which the Cathedral Is 10 be
used are given In the report As follows:
Useful. First Of ALL then. the Cathedral will be e.
pected TO show itself house Of prayer To ms emu
provision be made for the maintenance Of grand ana
uplifting service worship This means stan OF Clergy
competent to conduct such service ana large oF
ouehly Drilled choir Moreover, the pulpit OF the
ust no ono NJ whose uttcances shall have
no reason to be Tho Bishop OF the doccscs can
only depended upon to preach at intervals No' "N
must deputies resident and OF the spot " sle
this branch Of the duty with him. but he must nave IL
fom beyopd the precincts OF Cathedral occasion nav
demand -
The second requirement mentioned that OF missionary
activity NAV best be met by closely esSocatng with e
Bishop in the executive body his five orchdeacohs'
functonarcs arc at the head of missionary effort IN e
various jurisdictions, and are In position 10 t'uer @
bishop the sort OF help that the members Oh HIS ~
tary family give a general in the HELD H.
The various benevolent institutions OF inc u,o
cese os they have their common heaush'p III 'o
Bishop 50 will they find their natural meeting p"'' "
his Cathedral In the case OF the foremost o' "' ~
St Iukes Hospital this anliaton is to be made evident
To the eve by buildings placed Within stones uio'
of the church and there would 70 be no reason
why o,hsrs should not share with St Lukes the rRh'
OF Representation in the electoral boiV o' 'io O''
when this shall have been constituted.
In the line Of direct educational WORK NOV Nc''
much can be expected Of cathedral situated as ours
VIII be. diocesan library ought TO De h"lhai"ou' ~
a school for choristers. but for more hah INT =
.carcoIv necessary that provision be made Ihcfe i
.ro,c, . method BIZ which the friendship OF The
Cathedral towards oil forms OF good learning hsh' w
made manifest and mat would be the giving !" e INV
prcsidcIN a Columbia College. the WSdeh OF ~ 'O
hcn,s Annandalc the Head Master OF IFioiV HhOo',
the Warden Of the Training School for D1"eohc'ses "'"
nhens Annondale the Head Master oil 4ri'N "'"''''
| in the government CT the institution
Inst OF ALL the Cathedral will have distinct relation
N sp.aIn n the congregation habitually worshpphR
| within its walls OF course the attendants upo'. VI.
services OF such church we have undertaken u o'D
IN ho ,a,colv made up Of strangers who come and 20
but there will also be others who VIII worship 'ncr'
For rastool work required for these 1t VIII DC easy
nrovde bv assigning the duty TO as many as hed oe VI
| the Cathedral staff