The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-08-17
EPISCOPAL CHURCH NOTES.

Bishop satterlee Is sending out an APP
peal for funds for the building Of the
cathedral. Those who know the bishop
best have unbounded faith in his ability
10 secure. II not all the funds needed, al
least very large proportion Of them,
sufficient at any rate TO enable the work
10 go forward without let or hindrance.
as one Of the collects in the prayer book
would have AS phrase H.
The bishop says the architects were not
limited. either as 70 time or cost They
were simply asked to embody their best
and most mature thought In the cathedral
design, even II d. will take hundreds Of
years TO build H. What. therefore, has
been done Is this: There has been lifted
up before the church an ideal for ca
thedraI In the Capital Of our country
and the same is left 10 tell its own story
In its own way But the architects say
that II the funds are once in hand the
cathedral can be built from the accepted
designs within five years at a cost which
will not probably exceed $5,0o00o0 But
what is this sum, when a single battle
ship Of the Dreadnought class costs Sl0,-
001G00, Moreover, the battle ship lasts
but fifteen or twenty years, whereas the
cathedral Will endure forever as a wit
ness for the Prince Of Peace and His
gospel
OF course. any special part OF the ca
thedral. Ike the choir. can be built and
used for public worship for very much
smaller sum.
The first stone OF the cathedral Is the
stone altar. commonly called the Jerusa-
lem altar. Beneath this altar stone viii
be laid the foundation stone, and if one
glances at the exterior view Of the south
elevation Of the cathedral he viii sec
that owing to the sloping ground at the
east end there is a well-lighted crypt IN
this part Of the cathedral beneath the
altar, Illuminated by the handsome
stained glass windows. The foundation
stone Will. therefore, be laid beneath the
floor OF this crypt
The architects strongly urge, for prac-
teal reasons. that the entire foundation
Of the cathedral be laid now from the
western towers to the apse on the east. so
that the whole will become well bonded
together for all future time. This viii
cost S250,000
The foundation stone viii be laid on
the Sunday preceding the meeting Of the
international convention Of the Brother
hood of st. Andrew in Washington. The
day is also the Festival OF st. Michael and
All Angels.
On the occasion Of the international
Brotherhood convention arrangements are
being made to have the various Washing
ton pulpits occupied by the visiting bish-
ops, each Of whom is TO preach on the
same subject: "The Young Man and the
Church" This Will be in addition 70 the
anniversary service on the same morn
ing. when the speaker will be his grace
the Lord Archbishop Of the West Indies
t. Nuttall d. D.
Among the bishops who have already
signihed their intention Of being present
arc: Bishops Oimstead tAew York;, Gray,
/ Francis. Gravatt. Goldman. Potter. Glib
son. Darlington, Funston. GriswOld. Brat
ton, Brewer, Moreland. Johnston, Brooke,
Edsau Nelson Georgia. Partridge, Kin
| solving tTexas). McKim. Scadding, White
head. Brown. Cheshire. TUttle, Brent
Woodcock, and Gailor. The last four are
/ scheduled 10 speak during the convention
Bishop KinsOlving. of Texas. IS one OF
/ the sons Of Anak. that Is to say. he stands
considerably over 6 feet IN height Some
years ago. when he was attending his
/ first general convention as a bishop. whief
happened TO be held IN Baltimore, IL
/ tie boy, struck with his appearance, stop
ped him in the street, and said: Please
sir. amt you Buffalo Bill?f Quick as ;
4 flash came the reply. NO. my little fel
/ low: I'm Texas George.
4 About Bishop Potter, Of New York. al
sorts Of interesting stories are told. illus
\ trative Of the bishops ready wit. Spend
Hing a night once at a country home, h
removed the little silver articles on tn
[ bureau and placed them in one OF tn
( drawers. substituting his own. On leav
/ ing. the good bishop forgot TO replac
/ things as he found them. Soon al
anxious inquiry came by telegraph
! What had become Of the silver?" Bacl
/ came the answer. Poor. but honest
/ Look in the bureau drawer"
This. Of course. was before Bishop Pot
ter married Mrs Clark, who was a widow
with many millions
In the country parts Of the Washington
! Diocese this Is the time for festivals an,
church picnics. One can not go far with
out running into one or two.
II you are IN need Of anything. put
want al in The Herald, and see how
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