The Washington herald., 1907-06-22
EPISCOPAL CHURCH NEWS.

EPISCOPAL CHURCH NEWS,
Among the various accounts OF the
services and addresses last Sunday in
commemoration OF the FIRST Episcopal
services held at jamestown 30 years ago
there was no mention Of the interesting
fact that a Bible is coming from England
as a personal present from King Edward
to old Bruton Parish Church.
This Bible Is one Of the most perfect
specimens Of the bookmakers' art. II Is
bound In red Niger leather, with decora-
tive treatment Of interlaced lines fooled
in gold. The fly leaves are Of undyed
Ievant morocco. The clasps are Of gold
The dominant design on the front cover is
a cross. accompanied or surrounded by
conventional symbols Of the -Four Evan
gelists and the Christian faith. On the
front and back doublures are the arms OF
King Edward and The United States, re
spectiveIy on the back are the arms Of
Virginia. fooled in gold on an inlaid red
Niger panel appears the following inserip-
ton on the front hy leaf.
This Bible is presented by his majesty
King Edward VII. King Of Great Britain
and Ireland. and Emperor of India, 70 the
Church OF Brut0n. Virginia, a shrine rich
in venerable traditions Of worship, In
solemn memories of patriots and states
men. and in historic witness 20 the one
ness of our peoples The King will ever
hope and pray that the ties Of kinship and
OF language and the common heritage OF
ordered worship and Of ennobling ideals
NAV. through the saving faith OF our
Lord and Redcemer Jesus Christ, re
yealed in these sacred pages. continue 10
unite Greet Britain and America in q
benefcent fellowship for setting forward
peace and good will among men.
'NCMVIL"
The gift Of this Bible, with its exceed
lngIv graceful inscription. viii be deeply
appreciated not only by the people Of
Bruton parish. but by ali their fellow
churchmen throughout the land
Regret has been expressed IN some quar-
ters that the proposed Cathedral Of IS.
Peter and Paul is not 20 be larger build
ing. To be sure. q church 475 feet long.
with other dimensions in proportion, Is no
mere chapel where two or three may
gather together. but a house Of God like
Solomon's Temple. exceedingly magnii-
cal" But il is pointed out. that grand and
majestic as the new Cathedral will be,
many Of the old Cathedrals Of Europe are
stll more majestic, and that some Of
them are i'm small and obscure country
towns Of not more than $500 TO 1000 pop
ulatiou On the other hand Washington
Is already a city Of $4,000 people and,
Senator Elkins being the prophet In
twenty-five years Il viii be a city Of over
a million. while after that no man can
predict what IL will become "a the Capital
Of these United States.
Thus thinking of the Washington Ca
thedral, one would wish il not 10 fall be-
hind even the stately dimensions Of St
Peters. at Rome with possibilities Of a
$500 congregation.
The letter from Bishop Satterlee in last
Wednesdays Herald dealing with the
question Of the Cathedral width showed
that in comparison with some Of the
most stately shrines Of Europe It is Of
noble proportions. But in comparison
with some others Il will not be accounted
great. In superficial area it has $500
square feet-a church this Of vast size,
to be sure-but the rising cathedral IN
Liverpool, England, has over $4,000
square feet,
Nc adverse criticism has been heard
as to the style of architecture chosen yet.
Gothic does not appeal 20 every one. 1t
was the exaltation Of Gothic architect
ure as emphatlcally Christian architect
ure." which once stirred the soul Of the
gifted Bishop Hugh Miller Thompson and
set him sidicuing the Gothic style as
| Christian ia any sense at all. or even the
outcome Of common sense. According TO
| the bishop. the only architecture for a
modern Christian church was that Of the
/ Greek, and of the primitive church. of
which he said there are enough examples
extant from the simple parish church to
the grand Cathedral Of Justnian.
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/ Touching the cathedral that is TO be
| built on Mount st. Adams. there is one
matter which we trust viii be we'll taken
| care of, and that is the question of its
adequate support. Cathedrals can hardly
get along without endowments. With a
cathedral without an endowment any do
| cese may easily have on its hands a white
/ elephant, and the grander the cathedral
/ the larger the elephant. Just now the
/ Cathedral of the Incarnation, Long Isl
and. is a tremendous burden on the do
cese and causing many searchings OF
| heart. Il was intended than an endow-
ment should be provided out Of the Stew
| art estate. but somehow or other this was
never done, and how to adequately main
/ tain the beautiful church Of Garden City
/ is as yet an unsolved problem.
| sss
/ At the celebration last week of the 200tt
| anniversary OF Queen Anne's parish II
was stated that the parish boasts of the
/ handsomest Holy Communion service In
/ the United States. The set was procured
| in England in the year lis. a special
committee from the vestry having beer
/ delegated 10 go abroad for t. II is ol
solid beaten silver.
Il was a great pleasure 70 the large
congregation assembled in st. Anne.
| Church, Annapolis. Md, on Sunday last
| to hear Bishop James II. Darlington. OF
| Harrisburg, Pa. The bishop had come
| to Annapolis to deliver the baccalaureate
sermon to the graduating class Of St
/ Johns College, of which Dr. Thomas H
| Fell Is president The rector of St
| Anne's Church Is Rev. Joseph p. Nc.
| Comas, a nephew Of Judge McCemas, Of
/ this city.