New-York tribune., 1904-09-26
CROWDS HEAR PRIMATF-
MRS. ROOSEVELT ATTENnS
archbishop Speaks at Cathedral
Grounds at st. AIbaus

Washington. Sept 25.-Dr- Dayidso, a.
Archbishop OF Canterbury. spoke at the or.s
air service held in the Cathedral ground.
Mount ST. Adams this afternoon. Not s,,-s
President Mckinley was present at the erectio,
of the Peace Cross on the same spot afta- ~.
war with Spain have as many people gathA-as
at that spot The crowd was estimated at fror,
10000 to $4,000
Mrs Roosevelt Mrs. ]. West Roosevelt u,..
Ethel Roosevelt. the British Ambassador -.
Henry Mortimer Durand; Mrs. Davidson g.
eral and Mrs Chafee and Mrs. Hitchcock had
seats to the right Of the platform. and Joined 4,
the service
At $50 o'clock there appeared a long Linz a,
men and boys. the combined vested cho,rs :,
the Episcopal churches In Washington. fol-
lowed by the Marine Band. also IN vestmen+.
After the choir came the clergyman, and tb.n
the visiting bishops. including Bishop Nelson
Of Georgia.; Bishop Brent. of the Philippines,
Bishop Ferguson. OF Africa; Bishop Doane of
Albany. and Bishop satterlee, OF Washington.
Behind them all came the Archbishops party.
his chaplains and his crucifer and in the rear
the Archbishop IN the brilliant red vestments o.
the Primate OF England. Awaiting them on ths
platform were well known laymen. including
Pierpont Morgan. Secretary Hitchcock and
President Gilman OF the Carnegie Institute and
clergynen from the various Protestant churches
I'm Washington.
The versicles and opening prayers were read
by Bishop Nelson. Bishop Ferguson read u.
psalm. and Bishop Brant the lesson The ".
mon was preached by the Bishop Of Albany. Hs
made a strong plea that all Christians wai
worthy OF their calling. deprecated the Con.
tinental idea Of the Sabbath and said that Il
people were not more appreciativs Of a Sunday
which should be a holy day. well as hoIi-
day the time would come when commerce would
step IN and make il working day like the other
six He called attention to the reverence Of the
English speaking people for the home and spoke
OF the increasing urgency for the protection Of
the home.
Bishop Satterlee. after thanking tie Arch
bishop for his presence and for his coming from
across the water to show his interest and earn
est desire for greater Christian unity. presented
the Primate. who made a brief address. saying
In part:
My Friendsi am called upon ard privileged
TO give you on this great occasion-great at all
events TO me-vhat the paper in your hands
calls "Salutation." give 1t to you from
fun heart in the holy name Of Him. Whom.
amid all our differences, we serve. our living
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
II Is not little thing to me TO be allowed in
that name to greet you here-here at the very
pivot and centre OF a national life which for
one hundred and thirty years has had Liberty"
as its watchword and for more than forty
years has everywhere striven to make the word
good. A vision rises before our eyes to-day
whereunto this thing, with all that II implies,
may grow. 1t has been given TO Us English
speaking folk. in the manifold Development OF
our storied life. TO realize in practice more fully
than other men the true meaning or liberty
the liberty wherewith Christ hath made Us
free.
is in itself not heritage only but a SPLENDID
and sacred trust. The trust must be determ1-
edly and daily used; used amid all the changes
,~Hna ~ 70 rha oil
the imIneasurable good OF men, For that rea-
son we want here. where the heart Of your great
nation throbs and sends its pulses through tae
whole 70 keen raised overhead the banner Of
Him who has taught US these things cur Mas
ter, Jesus Christ. The principles Hs SET lofcn
are ours because they are HIS he t4usnl -
that a mans life CONSISTENT not in the aoun-
dance cf the things which he posSessetn. Hs
taught US that society exists for tne saAe o.
the men and women who constitute society. He
taught US that surrender even or indiViduai
rights for the sake OF Christ Is nohler than ds-
fence OF privileges.
We must be here 70 work
And men who work can only WorK 1or ulens
And not 70 work IN vsLnI mus sI2 STinpEsi7
And raise men's bodies still By raising soulS
These are ideals. but they are Christ's Ideals
and therefore they can come true we medA
please God. that they SHALL We rrom across
the join hands with you IN the endsayoE ~ -
translate them into accomplished TACT; ScG hot
fancy What we aiming at and STRIVING
after is a plain thing-the bettering OF peoples
lives TO make men purer anu LiSlL iia+.4'~+f
upIift the weak and hayward. and 10 trampls
under feet what Is selfish and impure 10 make
certain that every one OF Christs children shal1
learn to know the greatness or his neritase, a1-
shall have an ideal before him, an ennoblins
ideal OF worship and OF work Christ charges
us with that; we are trusted TO Work 1of MN
among those for whom He died. No other perlou
Of Christendom can compare with ours IN me
possibilities which are set within our reaSn'
No other part OF ChristendoTn, as 1 nrnIy . oe
Iieve can do for the world what We. on ellnT
side OF the sea, can do for It II We only wia
God give US grace 10 answer 20 that inspiring
call.
After the Archbishop's blessing the services
closed with the recessionaL Onward. Christian