The Washington herald., 1907-09-30

The twenty-second annual convention
Of the Brotherhood OF 81. Andrew was
finished last night The delegates have
gone TO their homes Continental Hall
win be deserted. but though the red
cross will not be so evident on the streets
of Washington to-day. the mark of the
organization will be city-wide tomorrow
and the day after. and on.
Out In st. Adams Grove yesterday aft
ernoon after the laying Of the cathedral
foundation stone, the climax OF that
mighty religious gathering was reached.
A week of prayer and reverential delib-
Grafton found it's fullest outburst amid
the oaks Of the woods.
II was the open air service under the
auspices Of the Brotherhood of st. An
drew, but st. Andrews sons were not
alone, for the people Of Washington,
from river-shore to dusty farm. gathered
in devotional throngs and assisted IN
that most unusual celebration; a celebra-
tIon which the city has seen but once,
and may never see again.
vast, silent Audience.
From the five entrances TO the grove
multitudes Of people hurried from noon
until 3 o'clock to obtain a point Of van
tage. For acres in front Of the hallowed
Salem Place. where the ceremonies were
performed, men and women stood, all
silent, all moved. No male head was
covered. no woman shaded herself from
the sun.
To the raised platform the dignlfed pro-
cession walked. the same grave church.
men who had followed the cross In the
morning to the foundation stone. the
same briIliancy Of color the same potent
fUrCefulness. the same reverence and dig
nifty. Approaching the platform. the
choir, under the direction OF Edgar Priest
Of ST. Pauls Church, began the process
sionaL To those near the stand the
voices Of the boys were first heard soft
and musical: as the procession drew
nearer the heavier voices OF the clergy
came 20 the listening ears, mingled with
the instruments Of the entire Marine
Band.
Opened by Bishop Montgomery.
Bishop Montgomery began the even
furthest limits of the crowd and his gold
cross rejecting the sunshine and lighting
up his features. Through the service 10
the "Doxology' this famous prelate read.
when Bishop Tuttle took up the word
and chanted the "De Profundis" and the
"Laudatc." lie gave place TO Bishop
Jacobs, Of ST Adams for whose diocese
Is.
the first martyr and the greatest friend
of the Lord Bishop of London, who was
his first secretary. This potent minister
read "Ihe Lesson a lesson which told
Of Andrew and his search for Simon.
and which was borne deep into the
hearts of tho brotherhood. Bishop Law
renee. Of Massachusetts. a striking figure
In his purple robe. led that vast congre-
cation In the recitation Of The Apostles
CrA5d "The Collects" was reclted By
Bishop Cheshire. Of North Carolina. and
II was he who recited the heartfelt prayer
Of the multitude for the President and
the nation
Bishop of LOndOn's Address.
It was then that Bishop Satterlee. the
man who made the Cathedral possible and
a reality introduced the Lord Bishop
Of London, who, after a moments silent
prayer at the rude green-painted pulpit
began his formal address. The lord bish-
op said:
I'VE have gathered here this afternoon
TO complete. in a sense. the work begun
this morning. as there are many present
now who We're unable to see the laying
of the foundation stone this morning ard
hear the full value Of the gift which
was received from the Archbishop OF
Canterbury to the Cathedral of America
The present is brought by me with the
hearts love from the mother church In
England TO the infant church in Amer
lea. l would like 10 describe to you again
just what II means and what Il Is It
represents the ambon with an Archbishop
Of Canterbury bringing freedom from the
tyranical and hateful barons. It is a rep
resentation Of personal freedom, that
priceless gift OF God II is made OF
stones from Canterbury. and represents
the continuity Of the Archbishops Of Can
terbury far back 90 the Apostles. You
will see on the pulpit the fight for the
open Bible in England. The church to
teach and the Bible TO prove is the motto
of the Anglican communion. This motto
must ring in the ears Of all true Angli-
cans and bring them TO a sterneT resiiza-
ton of their duties. No church can hope
TO control the future without historical
tradition and the open Bible
The center of the right kind OF serv-
ice is the St Andrews Brotherhood. As
President Roosevelt said: Tt is not
enough TO hand down tradition. but there
must be a spirit The people can not be
converted in masses but must be gath
cred one by one. The brotherhood has
lived up TO this precept, and up TO its
motto, Andrew must find Simon There
is no other way of doing 1t. God will
bless your work If you go on doing It.
Mans Responsibility for Man.
But how can we catch the spirit Of
the St. Andrews Brotherhood? We must
believe il mans responsibility for man
1 am going to present this TO you in
four pictures. The first Is that Of thirty
young men who have confined their work
to the middle East of London. They came
from Cambridge and Oxford: and what
brings them? It is mans responsibility
for. man. Until these men gathered, it
had not been clearly understood that the
university man has a grave responsibility
to the poor man. This is the lesson for
you TO take
THE second picture is a prison crowded
with men and boys. especially young
men. Here We see a little army OF
young men, cultured and Of position,
visiting every cell, getting to know the
inmates, and taking notes This is the
newest and most successful development,
and teaches that mans responsibility 20
man extends even 10 prison cells Why
shouldn't the prisons here have the same