Evening star., 1898-10-19
Episcopal Delegates Will Attend
Exercises There.
INTERESTING SKETCH OF ENTERPRISE
Efforts Put Forth by Citizens and
the Contributions Made.
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE

The great gathering of Episcopalians now
In this city attending the sessions of the
general convention of the church will have
opportunity Of visiting the site which
has beeI selected as the location of the
Protestant Episcopal Cathedral. While un-
doubtedly the public buildings and the city
itself will receive the attention of the del
egates. yet tie location chosen for the
thedral. on the Tenleytown road and Mass
achusetts avenue extended. will. no doubt,
be place of great interest to all who are
concerned in the progress and development
of the church. This site, which has re-
Gently been selected comprises some thirty
two and d third acres at the southeast cor
ner Of the Tenleytown and Woodley Lane
roads. Il was chosen by Bishop Satterlae
and the board Of trustees of the cathedral
foundation as being better adapted fer the
proposed uscs than the site which had pre-
yiOusly been selected on the Wood!ey road
near Connecticut avenue extended.
During the past north, announced in
The Star. negotiations were completed
which resulted in the transfer of this prop
erty to the trustees of the cathedral foCn-
dation. As already stated in The Star, il is
the purpose to erect on this site on the af-
ternOOn of the E:}d instant a stone cross as
a memorial Of the events of the year, and
also of the meeting for the first time in
this city Of the general convention # the
church 1t is expected the occasion will
bring together large number of the disni-
taries of the church, as well as representa-
tves of civil life.
Scope of the Enterprise.
The enterprise is one which will have an
important bearing upon The future inter-
csts of the church. not merely in this To-
cality. but throughout the country, for the
reason it is pre- posed to erect on this site
cathedral establishment which in ecclesias-
teal law is an Incorporated body with its
dean and chapter and the great church ara
the connecting buildings for schools chari-
ties, &c. 1t is sometimes supposed thai all
thc-t Is necessary 10 cathedral is a grand
church edifice. The church building how
ever. Is the center around which cluster
schools. houses for the cathedral staff of
clergy, a hall for ecclesiastical gatherings
rooms Tor the reception of visiting clergy
and the like.
u i- furthermore expected that the ca
thedral staff of clergy will not only be oc-
Cupiei III supplying the cathedral itself hIt
viii also be able, under the bishops direc-
ton. to administer to needy parishes and
mission stations where their services NAV
be desired. 1t has been suggested as one of
th5 advantages of a cathedral that il could
become great national monument which
could contain memorials of America S great
men.
The Beginnings.
The history of this enterprise. which is
an interesting one. dates from the sDring
OF 1871 when Miss Mary f Mann. for
merry OF Saratoga, n. Y. and then as now
resident Of this city, made deed of
property, valued, ii is estimated at $50 0dO
70 b. the nucleus of the future endowment
OF the cathedral foundation. Rishop Paret
entered heartily into the spirit of this nm
dertakins- On the sIh day of Decemhar
1891. 4 meeting called. This neetfne
W as held at the residence of Mr. Cha~las &.
Glover. and IL win be considered in tho L.s
tory of this enterprise as the first formal
step toward the inauguration of the move
ment. Bishop Paret was present and
among others who were there were ] G.
Bancroft Davis. Gen. John A Kassou
Charles c. Glover. Francis G. Newlands
George Truesdell b. II. Warder Gen John
u Parke. Col. A. r. Britton Charles NJ
Matthews. Henry f. PelIew John T Arms
Thomas Hyde, Lewis J. Davis Henry F
Davis. A G Barney Gen S v Rcnet
William c. Hill. Edward j. StelIwaeen
Charles ]. Bell, II. X eViele and r ~
GOldsborough.
Committee the Site
committee was appointed to sclec. Il
site composed Of eleven members. four
clergy and seven laymen as follows: Rev.
Dr. George William Douglass. chairman:
Rev Drs. l. l., Townsend, r. II. McKtm
and j. II. Elliott, Messrs. c. c. Glover ]
A kasson. E. ]. Steiiwagen. II. e. Davis