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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-11

the new sowing for God and nan"
The city is growing in way un-
dreamed of ten years ago toward the
northwest, and when the proposed
yiaduct crosses the deep gulf of Rock
Creek a broad asphalt pavement viii
connect the cathedral close with Wash
ingtoD itself It is but the distance OF
Westminster Abbey to the Bank of Eng
land from the cathedral to the Treasury,
and but twenty minutes drive 10 the
White House. the present center OF the
city These facts answer the frequent
objections that the cathedral site is TOO
far from the city.
Though the Cathedral itself will stand
on a plateau nearly four hundred feee
above the Washington Monument. the
ascent is so gradual and broken by
unduIatiug surfaces that it is not noticed
until the retrospect from the Cathedral
Close is seen. The view is a splendid
one of he city below and the Close is
rapidly becoming one oil the show
places" of the CapitsI
To Beautify the Park.
The ladies' of the Cathedral Park
Bard are making strenuous. efforts 10
beauty and improve the natural graces
OF me Cathedral Park by planting trees
and shrubs, laying out drives and so
preserving the natural beauty OF the
Cathedral Close that when the tan
houses and fntersecting streets rise up
in the days that are to come the Cathed-
raj Park will remain as reminder Of
the Old Washington.
on Ascension Day. 1902 a Little
Sanctuary" erected at the All HalIows'
Gate OF the future Cathedral. was con-
secrated with impressive ceremonies
This little chapel, which faces Massa-
chusetts Avenue on the south. aud is
available now for communions, quiet
days and retreats. is the gift OF the
children Of the late Mrs. Percy R, Pyne.
a devoted helper of the Cathedral pro
Jet, in remembrance of her interest in
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Was a Master Thought.

The erection Of such . church in d
land where church and state are so IL
reparably divorced was. Of course. i'm
possible. Yet it was a master thought
one worthy Of fuIfIIment, for side BY
side with the progress OF tbe State
should march the church. The kingdom Of
The unseen. Existing circumstances
thus being TOO strong for Washington
and I'Enfant the site was LATER appro-
priated 10 the erection Of the present
Patent Office.
About this rne Joseph Nourse was
appointed hrst Register Of the Treasury.
Mr. Nour5e was a personal friend Of
General Washington. and. like the great
general. a devout cburcbmau. But his
was the more feryid disposition given
10 express. itself in outward demonstra-
ton
His residence in The vicinity of Ten
Ieytowa was within the boundaries OF
che Federal District. II was situated on
The present Cathedral Hill and TO the
Ieafy seeIusion Of The grove through The
gothic arches Of whose trees the lln
shone in sofened hight and sufendor. he
was wont TO retire Tor prayer and med
itation. Tradition SAYS "a constant theme
OF bis prayer was that some day, then
shrouded IN The lar future, church
might be built Oh Mount ST. AIban s
as a witness for Christ and His Gospel in
The heart Of The young republic then
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Master Idea Now Is to Be Worked Out, but With Sach
Notifications as Are Made Necessary by the Religious
Conditions IN This Country Marble TO Be Used Comes
From Jerusalem and the Cathedra From the Abbey
Church of Glastonbury, England,

the Messiah. who passed out of Jerusa-
lem over their surface on His way to
become the master hero Of the world.
Inscription on Altar.
The altar IS four squares IN shape
and Inscribed with the Bible verses that
relate the Way OF she Cross, the Res
direction and Ascension a wood screen
divides the altar and cathedral from the
nave. so TO speak. Of the little sanetu-
airy.
It has ever been the custom IN the
ereetion Of great temples TO raise the
affairs first IN the Jerusalem altar ths
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the Cathedral of Washington Here
has been placed the Jerusalem altar and
the Glastonbury Cathedra to await the
raising OF the great cathedral
The Bishops c'aair.
The pillars. window mulIions and cor
bells of the Little Sanctuary were part OF
the beautiful Academy OF Design which
for many years stood on Twenty-third
Street, In New York city.
An interesting story clusters around
the handsome cathedra Bishops chair)
the gift of faithful chuchmen in the
mother Church of England
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winning q place in the family of ma
lions.
Nourse Residence Sold.
After Mr.. Nourse's death his residence
on ST. Adams was sold and converted
into st Johns Church school for
Days. An upper room was fitted up
by the principal, the Rev Mr., Ten
Brock as a chapel. Here the church
folk Of the neigbborhood gathered for
worship and service. Among them was
Miss Phoebe Nourse. the granddaughter
Of Joseph Nourse. Miss Nourse taught
Sunday school in the little chapel year
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Early History Of Project.

The idea Of a national cathedral was
conceived at the conception Of the Fed
eraI city When the Congress of the
United States in 1871 decided that the
tract of land given by Maryland and
Virginia should be the site Of the future
capital of the United States. Major I'm
FAINT. the French architect employed by
President Washington 10 plan out the
city. included among other public build
ings great church on q site not far
from the City Hall
Major TEnfant's recommendation fol-
lows
"A church should be erected for ma
tioual purposes, such as public prayer,
tBan1zslving, funeral orations, etc. and
be assigned to the special use OF no par
tieular denomination or seer. but be
equally open to all II viii likewise be
. shelter for such monuments as we're
voted by the last Continental Congress
for the heroes who fell in the cause Of
liberty"
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Copyright. 1913, by EIizabeah EJjcott Poe)
r q UGH interest. has been mani
M tested in the Cathedral of Saint
John the Divine. New York
city This Is a worthy project. one that
is destined to yield unlimited good. but
the people OF the nation should not ne
gIect or remain in ignorance of the noble
idea of building a national cathedral in
the Capital of the United States
There are few cathedrals in Europe
that have had a more beautiful begin
ming than the Cathedral Of s., Peter ana
Paul Of Washington.
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after year, until her health failed Al
ter her death, In 1880. small hair pin
box containing forty gold dollars was
found among her effects. inscribed, For
a free church on AIban HILL"
Foundation of Fund
From this humble beginning a fund
was started, The foundation was dug by
The boys of St. Johns School and her
brothers. and o. May IS, 1855, it was
oonseeratea By Bishop Nottingham. of
Maryland, the first free church in the
city of Washington From that day 10
this without the omission Of single
Sundays service ST. Adams, with open
doors and services of ministration has
been eonsecrating the site Many times
tt would have been sold for secular pur-
poses had not the little church stood in
the way as sentinel, preserving the
land for sacredness-
a short time after the civil conflict
at a clergy meeting. held at St. Adams
Church. the subject of a new diocese of
Washington was purposed and earnestly
debated. After the meeting adjourned
the rector of the Church Of the Epiph-
any. the celebrated DR.. Charles H. Han.
said. This new diocese sooner or later
will and must be created And when it
does come. he added. waving his hand
toward the city Of Washington. nesting
IN the valley below. this must be the
site Of its cathedral"
Bishop satterIee's Enthusiasm,
Bishop satterIee writes in his splen-
did work. The Building Of a Cathedral"
But the cathedral idea preceded that o.
the diocese, Other Christian bodies have
laid the foundations Of such great
schools OF learning as the American
University Of the Metbodists. the Cath
oIc University Of the Romanists, and the
Columbian University Of the Baptists.
but it was left for our own church to-
make the first move in this direction.
Under such circumstances and traditions,
associations and memories. it was fttfng
that she should FIJI a real need and build
a great house OF prayer for all people in
the capital of the country
The FIRST donation toward a cathe-
draI foundation was the purposed gift
by Miss Elizabeth Mann of a property
valued at 100000 as an endowment for
a cathedral foundation in the District Of
Columbia
This gave the impulse TO the need al
ways recognized by the Right Rev. Blsh-
op OF Maryland. then chief shepherd of
Washington Is well
Consultations were held with promi-
nent and influential churehmen. and the
subject or a cathedral foundation thor
oughly considered before The final de-
cisive steps were taken
Plans Submitted to Bishop.
After the decision was reached to az-
tabIfsh The cathedral. plans were sub
lnitted 10 The Bishop Of Maryland. and
on the Feast OF Inc Epiphany. January
8. IS92-a date destined to be historic IL.
The annals 81 The American church,
Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Founda-
ton was created by act Of Congress. AMI
the charter OF the Cathedral Of IS. Peter
and Paul granted
Il Is truly prophetic that The charter
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Bright Financial Horizon
The Board of Trustees.

The board Of trustees Of the cathedral
is composed OF able and Henored Ameri-
can statesmen aud clergy. The army
and navy Is represented by Admiral
George Dewey and Gen John H. wilson,
Prominent business men OF washington
lend soIidity 10 the board This beard
of trustees is in itself a witness of the
Legitimacy and wide scope Of the work
PROPOSED.
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A Helpful Project

In quietness and modesty this project.
so helpful so the whole country. is be-
ing realized In these days of doubt
and skeptical free-thinking a nation. 70
be truly great, must raise some such
material manifestation that she ae-
knowledges the alI-coptrolIing powers
OF truth and religion
ELIZABETH ELIdC0TT POE.
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Major Efan Who Was Employed by the First President
to Lay Out the Capital City, First Proposed That the
Edice ShouI5 Be- Place Of Public Prayer and Thanks
giving and a Shelter For Monuments to the Heroes Of
the Revolution
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after year, until her health failed Al
ter her death, in 1850 a small hair pin
box containing forty gold dollars was
found among her effects, inscribed, For
a free church on Alban Hill"
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The ancient Abbey Church Of IS
Peter and Paul. at Glastonbury. dates
back to the days when Christianity was
first established in Britain
Tradition asserts that it was first
brought to Glastonbury by Joseph of
Arinathea. whom As Tennyson says,
Game Of old to Glastonbury and there
the heather prince Arvirague gave him
an isle of marsh Wherein TO build and
there he built with wattIss from the
marsh a little lonely church in days Of
yOre.
This tradition and those relating 10
King Arthur and his court may not be
true. bur it IS certain that a Saxon
church was there when William the Nor
man invaded Britain We can fancy. at
any rate. that the little lonely church
was the predecessor of the Saxon church.
which in turn became the parent of the
now ruined Abbey of SITS. Peter and Paul,
Glastonbury.
At the Lambeth conference service the
Bishop Of Washington met Mr.. Stanley
austin, the present owner of Glastonbury
Abbe-.
Gift From Glastonbury.
Mr. Austin and his fellow ehurebmen,
of Glastonbury. have evinced a true in
terest in the National Cathedral In the
year 1900 gift came over the sea OF
twenty carved stones of the old Abbey
Church of IS. Peter and Paul from
the churchmen of Glastonbury to the
Churchmen of America"
These stones have been shaped into
a bishops chair. which has been aptly
named 1.-THE Glastonbury Cathedra.. This
witnesses by ta age of the stones the
continuity of the one Catholic and Apos-
tolie Church in England and America
These stones, if they could speak. would
testify with unfaltering voice of the
gIories and traditions of the ANGLICAN
branch Of the church. This cathedra has
been placed in the Little Sanctuary
for the present
Marble From Jerusalem.
The next offering was not from bro
Their ehurehmen across the seas. bu
from faithful American churchmen. The
gift was the suggestion OF Herbert f
Clark.
In June. 1901, twelve large blocks os
marble from the quarries of Solomon"
at Jerusalem. from which the stones OF
solomon's Temple were hewn. arrived in
Washington These stones we're taken
from without the gate"-the second
wall OF Jerusalem-aud nigh unto the
city, where skull shaped bill is to be
seen today which is generally believed
TO be the place called Calvary.
Where the Master Lived.
Here the Master lived and acted the
great drama OF redemption. dragging the
heavy cross He passed over. mayhaps.
the very stones that today bring unbid-
den tears as We think of all the asso-
Citations and memories connected with
them.
And they fuIdn the divine prophecy
that if man were mute the very stones
would cry aloud in His homage. Today
they do testify of the Christ as they
b~;og vision of the Eastern land and
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national cathedral has complied with ths
customs Of the past
The sowing is ended. The first fruits.
and even the second. have been harvest
ed. what is the future Of the project
of national cathedral in the Capital OF
The natiou2
Promises for the Future.
The material promise is great. TIE
architects who have the building IN
charge are steadily completing their
plans. It is hoped that the actual work
on the cathedral proper VIII soon begin
Before many years the spires Of the ca
thedraI Of SITS. Peter and Paul. on Mount
ST. Alban. will stand out against the
western SIX.
The cathedral is already doing import
ant mission work under the direction Of
an able corps Of workers. The amount
Of good it viii do when completed eau
not be overestimated.
Population is Floating
Washington is a city of floating pop
uIation. From al sections of the eoun-
try people flock here 10 float favorits
schemes or work in the Government
departments. They are slow in making
church anHatfons, for they do not know
how long they viii remain. So lAey
join the great army of nonehurehgoers
/ and become lost in the torrent of the
city.
The cathedral can draw this class to-
gether and into the church again. VIII
her inspiring, peculiar services she can
hold them where parish churches would
fail. strangers. they find friendly hands
and looks in the cathedral Weary with
the battle Of circumstance. painfully en-
phasized in large cities. they ind rest
in the Offices Of the church,
Bright Financial Horizon
There is a brightness in the financial
horizon 4 large mortgage stlli remains
to be paid and committees ia pronii-
nent cities raise the interest, leaving
the bishop free 10 devote his tine to-
ward the raising of the principal There
IS much stiH to be done. and viii bs
done II the people all over the country
realize that this national cathedral il
the representative of the spiritual king
dom
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Nourse Residence Sold.

winning a place in the family of ma
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-08-14
How They were Humbuggci.

a !argc and appreciativc Dcs Moinca
audience had assembled Is listen to
tn" cantata of The Flower Queen
The stage vas decorated with masses
of flowers and bird cages were hung
everywhere. AT intervals during the
program the audience was greeted
with bursts Of song from the bird
cages. The l~innets, canaries, orioles,
warblers t~hrushes, n~ightingnles and
m%ockiuE birds We'd, each with the
others to charm the listening ear.
After the concert was over, the peo-
pie said one to another, GLOW bcauti
fully the birds sang to-uighti' Ihey
had been humbnggcd. 1t was not tho
birds TINT had charmed them. r. was
only Prof. Ireland who was hidden be
hind . bank Of flowers aud amused
himself by making the people THINK
that they were listening to the songs
of birds. Even after being deceived
50 beautifully by hun, the people did
not call HIM a fraud. Prof. Ireland ~
20 enteitain a Versailles audience on
the evening of August 18th.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-08-14
Not Over. Wise.

There is an old allegoricai picture of
b "irl scared at n grass.hopper, but in
Ae act of hcedlessly troadiug on'a
This is parallelcd by The man
Who spends II large sui Of money
building II cyclone cellar, but neglecls
Lo provide his family with u bottle OF
chambcrlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
thoea Remedy as a safeguard against
complaints, whose victims out
those Of the cyclone a hundred
10 one This remedy is everywhere
recEgn zed rs the most prompt and re-
medicine in use for these dis
For sale by "itten Drug Co
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-08-14
Real Estate TrdWGrS.

HrDpApp II K~AvANArGH, y Ahstrac
tors, report tho toilo wiug LraHcrs of real
estate hs fled ior record N I Recorders
Office Of Morgan County, Mo since Las,
ISSUE:
Il. q. Wei To- Thco. Lcbc 30 acres
in see %. 80, 81 and 81; 427
e. NJ. Spring and wife :dhc Caifce
Drng Co., $50 acres ia ~4U-l942.l7, Al,
II, etc.
j. Il. Lumpee and wi TO q, Il
Price, creamery lot in Vcrsllcs, Mo.
j. a. E!evins and wife { Lulu d.
Washburn, lots 5 and IL, bck Il vii,
liams add. to Versailles.
VIM. Forman and wifeto T. f.
Draper, 200 acres in Secs. 7e.l7.
ID II. Ward and wife TO I y. Scan.
land, 1870 acres in Sec. 27, 4ls.
j. l.. Collier and wit 20 7. II,
Bnughrnan, 50 acres in Sec, 30, II.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-08-14
4 Worm Killer.

J ~. j. Montgomery. puxico, WGyre
Co Mo. writes: II huve little twin
g.rls. who have been bothered witt,
worms all their lives, tried every
thing 10 relieve them which failed uu-
ii! ! used White Cream Vermifugc;
the first two doses brought four worm9
from n Of them. the next two doses,
twelve, u OF them measuring twelve
inches; the other child was only re
iIcved OF four worms. 1t is a most eN.
~cclleut medicine Whites cream Ver-
mifu'e is good for children. IT, not
only destroys worms, it helps the child
TO perfect growth, wards off sickness.
35r at W item Drug Co,
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-08-14


port OF commissioners accepted and
road ordered opened at tpcnse OF petit.
TONERS.
In Meuschke change road report
of commissioners accept and road or.
dcred opened.
In the Akinsville roa, commission.
ers report accepted andruad ordered
opened.
Ordered that warrantbr $40 be is
sued to WIN l. Marti for care of
Aaron Stallion.
Commissioners orderebut on J. c.
hulett and q. II. Jones d,nre Of rond
Commissioners ordcrcdbut on new
road of Dedrick Kcllncrl
Commissioners orlerc,but on j. /.
Hatfield new public rcad
Account OF c. e. Merri' for keeping
paupers allowed for s!p3l; $50 rem
allowed and u warran ordered fof
si40. 80.
Ordered that state audt- be direC..
ed 10 draw warrant in fbr of county
treasurer for state schd money ap.
portioned 20 said county.
Account Of VIM. Dutv as night
watch for three month allowed for
50 %.
Account Of Morgan Cottv Democrat
for ~Stationery allowed fdSll %.
Financial statement DO. NJ. Ha--
gctt. county treasurer cceivcd and
approved.
Account of knoop Il liz for rncr-
chandisc for county ta4l allowed in
sum Of slG.95.
Account Of Nevada Thine Asylum
allowed ia sum of 1851 81
Acct Of Wilton Drug 4 FOR med
cine for prisoners, ctcI allowed in
sum of 81. 20.
Commissioners allowedG NJ. Har-
gett, treasurer, on ell, Il 90, - per
cent in IN Of S:5.G4.
Ordered by the court Ia all signs
be removed from the cotI house.
School fund mortgagcF G.. NJ. Gum
ordered released by cicrI
Ordered that l%iccnse keep dram
shops for six months allowed TO
' John W.. Livingston an, Air. llcin.-
man.
Abstract % fees rollscti by w. c.
Thomas received and apIpved
Abstract OF fees collcc,l bv W. c.
Thomas ending June IN, 1903, APP
proved.
Abstract of fees cOllecta by Jno. 4.
bcale ending March 3lst bd June Goth
approved.
Acct of j T.. Beaic f. continCen,
expenses allowed for $50
Acct Of $. " Drysdal sheriff for
attending August term otounty cour,
allowed for yl2.
Ordered that clerk ti'crtisc for
sealed bids for letting coutv farm for
ensuing two yea'..
Acct of VIM. Wei f~oIserviceS rs
county physician ullowcdpr Sl2G
Acct o! Geo. -. BarnnI in sum OF
S57G.5I
Lqan Of school money nnted r II
Baugninan IN sum Of 500
Court adjourned until Ieslay, Sep
tcmbcr sth, 1908.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-08-14
ADDITIONAL LOCAL. NEWS.

Pettis county gets is,7sa % school
money this year. The county has TO-.
Ii2 children Of school age.
Colonel Van T. Wisker, of Sedalia,
vas attacked by a Jersey bull recently
and painfully bruised. The bull first
tackled "a negro boy and was driven OF
by the Colonel but his whip broke ana
the animal cvenod mp with him. He
was compelled to quickly climb on top
Of a pig pen To save himself from fatal
injury.
Judge James Il. HAZEL convened Cir.
emit Court here Monday it being the
regular Angus tcrm. The Glasgow
murder case came before the court and
a continuance Vas rrantcd, the casc Of
the state VS.. John Cornett, fer rape, was
tried by jury and a verdict of acquittni
rendered. The session Will occupy the
entire week.
Henry l.. Jost, w J. Howell and II
NJ. McQuilkin, who we're here Wednes.
day from Kansas City N coutt-Howcll
ct al VS.. Mineral Euich Mining Co.
made the Democrat "A pleasant call
while here. Henry l.. Jost is attorney in
their case, who, by the way, IS a candi.
date for Grand Master in the A. O. u .
w. order at the next convention. He is
a bright light in the legal profession
and worthy of the position 10 which he
n spires.
The fact that our city authorities
! have just received two car loads of Wit
rified brick which are TO be used for
the purpose of putting IN substantial
street crossing to replace the old
wooden makcshifts, is a move in the
| right direction, but this fact alone is
convincing evidence that Versailles
needs II good brick mandatory. We
have the best clay in the world, the
best location for a plant Of this kind, a
steady demand for the hes. bricn, and
! SIC have the idle capital, ~: n leader
Of nerve to p~sh the enterprise seem,
To be the missing link. This should be
one Of the FIRST enterprises established
in Versailles with the advent of the
new railroad.
The children. and older people too,
still talk Of the Presbyterian Sunday
school picnic last week on the Morenu
It WIS a most enjoyable affair and we
would all be better of il we would
have more Of them, They gct as closer
together and make US more ,ocIah!c.
Those who attended that picnic will
o soon forget the closing port, the
finale SO to speak. Just az the sun
was settling down behind the western
hills Mrs. ID. G. Ireland OF Denver,
stood out IN the shadows of the big
Na!nuts aud reci,o1 for the children,
as only she car recjte, ''Vhc second
trial. and Seeing things at night"
The latter piece made the youngsters
turn their eyes toward home.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-08-14

w. ), Iaily, y. o. luc, Texas,
writes, My wife had ba suffering
five years with paralysis her arm,
when ! was persuaded to e Billiards.
Snow Linimcnt, which q'cd her all
right. | have also used it f old sores,
frost bites, and skin eruptiis. II does
the work" 25c, SOC and i bottle ~
Witten Drug Co.