Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-12


pieces of the Marine Band played the ac-
Compartments for the hymns which the
choristers sang Following the chortsters
came Bishop Satterlee. Bishop Paret of
Maryland. Rev. r. p. Williams. Rev. J. n.
ChesIey. Rev. DR.. J. Fl. Elliott Rev. DR..
Douglass. Rev. VIM. G. Davenport. Rev.
pr Mackay-Smith, Rev. DR., Poindexter,
Rev. DIR. Randolph H MCKim, Rev. J. b.
Perry, Rev Charles E. Buck and Rev. Ar
thur Jones'
Religious Exercises.
After the singing of the professional
hymn Rev. DR.. Elliott opened the religious
Exercises with the following invocation:
GOOD people. we are gathered together
10 the name and presence of Almighty God.
10 begin new sowing for the Master and
Tor man. We have come to lay the corner
stone of q school to he builded for the pro-
motion of religion, morality and education.
Wherefore / beSeeCh You to call upon God
our Father, through our Lord Jesus Christ
that He would grant that this sacred enter
prise may prove a district and positive
gain TO citizenship, to country and to civ
illzduon, and that He would beStOW upon
IT. of His gracious mercy, the highest in
fuence and the widest usefulness both in
the immediate present and in all the years
to come"
DR. McIim read the Epistle of St. Paul
to the Ephesians, fourth chapter beginning
at the first verse, and the congregatio re-
cited the Lords Prayer and the Apostles
-'.E'iASp t'e1tlGI4t- ll4tu UtIlNGreQ the
following prayer:
Regard, We leseech Thee. o Lord, the
appropriations Of Thy servants. and be
pleased To accept and bless this stone
which we set here for a foundation in the
name and strength of Him who is the tried
and precious Stone, our Lord Jesus Christ
Grant . Lord. that the founder and all
those who TO the fUrtherance of this work
shall faithfully offer 70 Thee Of their sub-
stance may ever be preserved both in body
AMI soul
Grant. o Lord Thy protection to all the
WoTkmen who labor in the building of this
house: keep them from harm and hurt;
quart their lips. set watch over their
thoughts aud deeds. and bring them to
dwell in Thy temple forever
Grant. o Lord, a speedy fulfllment of
lIlS our Undertaking for Thy honor and
glory, and hasten the day when this cathe-
drai and its schools. fifty framed together.
unto Thee We ask this through the NOR
Its and mediation of Him who is the Chief
Corner Store, our Lord and King. Jesus
Christ
Bishop SatterIee then took his nIaca in
'front.' of the ehancei and exhibited a small
DON which he testified would be pIace6 in
the corner stone on Mount St Alban He
SAID 1t would contain the Bible DOrtrait
OF Mrs Hearst. copies of the local newspa-
pers and other articles of interest He then
exhibited a silver trOwel with which he
proposed to lay the corner stone of this
the first building on the cathedral grounds
The trowel is to be used upon SUBSEQUENT
occasions. Upon ii is engraved the coat Of
arms Of the diocese and the following in
scription: Cathedral of St. Peter and St.
Paul First building of cathedral founda-
ton erected by Mrs. Phoebe a. Hearst
Rev. DIR. Douglass Address.
Bishop SatterIee then introduced to the
audience Rev DR.. Douglass, ITO whose in
fiuence," said the bishop. the cathedral
foundation owes so much"
DIR. Douglass WAS no ,ooct 90
those present in the church. He was rector
Of St Johns Church in this city for several
years but became known to every EpiscO-
pa!ian through his earnest efforts in behalf
OF the cathedral foundation. He was one
OF me projectors of this great enterprise
ard his efforts in its behalf have largely re-
suited in the work which has been accom-
pushed Ii was DR. Douglass who induced
MIS- Hearst To make the donation of 500
w Tor the magnificent education institution
FOR girls, which is now in course of con-
StruCtion.
Dr. Douglass made a brief but earnest adj
dress 10 the congregation He said the
question. OF education speaks for itself
There Is nothing in the whole world of
modern intellectual. political and social eff
fort which more perpetually calls for the
intermInabie labor Of every advocate of
education than the Christian education of
women.
Matthew Arnold has said that if one
would know what constitutes the finest En-
sation Of educated English women 1t used
70 Be thought. DR.. Douglass said, that by
reading the classics and the best books Of
OIden times we would acquafnt ourselves
and acquire familiarity with the English
tongue Now, according to the great
scholar, Matthew Arnold to listen TO the
conversation OF polite women is the hest
Way 10 aCquaint ourselves with good En-
giish- After that it is possible to under
stand what it means to lay the foundation
Of d wOman's school
Must school the Women
There Is not the slightest possibility. DIR.
Douglass said, of disputing the proposition
that II We want TO shape the manners and
Institutions of a nation. and it becomes
necessary to choose between the schooling
Of men and the schooling of women we
Should choose the women. Every man
looking back into his own life can realize
that the force which told upon his growing
mind and Will was the force exerted by the
women who had charge Of him at the time
when the mind and will were subject to in
Huerce.
DIR. Douglass told of calling upon lady
OF his parish for whose character he cher
lshed great esteem. She told him she feared
she could not talk with him long because
she had Just spent nine hours with her lit
Tie son The boy had not done something
which she wanted him to do and she was
determined that he should do il and with
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