The Washington herald., 1907-09-30


o Lo7d without whom 0Ir labor is but lost. and
with whom Tbs little ones 60 forth as ~ mighty b.
i1sslt 90 Dless al works IN Thy church which are
undertaken according to Thy viii and especially that
( % which we ~ hands this day granting 20
US. my Ahoiefs a pIre intention. patient faith
sufficient slcccss upca earth and the bliss of seg-
ing Thee " heaven. through Jesus Christ our Lord
Amen.
After a hymn. in which the vast con-
gregation Joined. Archbishop NuttaH. OF
the West Indies. went forward TO the
Iectern and read the lesson for the day.
everybody standing. This was the lesson:
Hear what The Apostle 81. John saith.
In the beginning aas the Word and the Word vas
WIN 'F01. aud THE Word vas God The sane vas in
ne beginning with God. All things were made by
HIN, ana without Him was not ANYTHING made That
aas made lD Him lifc, and the lie VAS lie
lIEl- 81 mon. And llp IigLt shlneth IN da-ruess.
and the darkness C1WIrghtuded il not. There was
man srut from God whose name was John. The
same came far witness 70 bear witness of the Light
ihat al men through Him might believe lie vas
hos mat llght. bot was sent 20 bear witness of
that Light That was the true Light which Ightstb
even man that c-msth into the world de vas IN
The world. and The world was made by Him and the
world knew Him not he came unto His OWL and
Ills 1Tu received Him not But as many as received
Him. - them gave lie power % become the sons Il
were born. Ho- Il blood nor of the viii of the flesh
Dor of the viii q man bar 0' God And The word
Tas made flesh. sud dwelt among rs land we A-held
His glory the giory q the Cnly 5eg0tteu Of the
Father iuii ot Taco and truth
CoIOred Bishop ReeItes Creed.
There followed the singing Of the Te
Deum LaudamUs and then the coIored
bishop, Bishop Ferguson. Of Cape Pal
z
the Nicene Greed, the congregation audi
bly, repeating It after him. It was in the
middle % the creed that II began 10
rain. and there was some comnotion
among the ladies in the front row Of the
aMphitbeater The Roosevelt family looked
a little uncomfortable and Mrs. Roosevelt
spoke 90 Secret Service man. who went
TO the President to ask if he did not want
an umbrella The President smiled and
shook his head The White House foot
men were thoughtful enough 10 bring In.
while il was raining, some waterproof
wraps from the carriages. and these
served to keep of the slight amount Of
water that was dripping from the roof
Although many OF the clergy who were
umbrellas. there was really little need of
them, and the service continued. Bishop
Doane. Of Albany then offered prayer.
after which Bishop Satterlee, Of Washing
ton, IN a son0rous voice, cried. 50 that
the people might answer him:
Behold I Jay in Sion a chief c1ner stone. elect.
Ansrcr-Ard he that believe,h in Him shall not be
cCnfcunded
Bishop-Thc Stone which the builder refused.
Auswer-Is beoome the head of the ClTuer
Bi,hop-Ihis is none other but the house Of God .
Auswcr-Aud this IS the gate Of heaven
Bi,hop-Aly house shall be called house Of PRAYER
for an people;
Answer From the rising Of the sun even unto the
going down Of the same
Bisbop-Gl0ry be 20 God on high:
Auswer-And on earth peace. good VIII toward
men.
Lowering the Foundation stone.
Then, while the band played and the
congregation sang the hymn, "Ob. little
town Of Bethlehem" the Bishop Of
Washington signaled to the workmen,
who loosed the ropes and slowly lowered
the big foundation stone into the pit.
It reached Its resting place far below
the ground just as the Amen was
reached. As the stone slowly sank out
Of sight It was curious TO watch the
bishops. as, with their rufied wrists
resting on the edge Of the platform.
they leaned forward and watched it out
of sight.
The side Of the pit into which the foun-
dation stone was lowered was provided
with wooden steps leading to the bot
tom, and when the stone had reached
its place It was followed by Bishop
Satterlee. the Rev. Mr. Bratenahl. the
cathedral architect. Mr.. Henry Vaughan,
and the members Of the Cathedral coun-
Gil The gavel used by Bishop Satter-
lee in proving the foundation stone had
been loaned by the Potomac Lodge of
Freemasons at Georgetown. and was in
the custody Of the following members
Of the lodge: Mr.. Lem Thomas. Mr G.
Davy, Mr.. G. B. Wotty. Mir MaCCauley.
and the Rev. DIT. Lindsey. The gavel
is Of great historic interest and was
used recently by President Roosevelt in
laying the corner stone Of the Wash
ington Masonic Temple It was first used
by President George Washington in Law
ing the foundation stone OF the first
United States Capitol. The troweI used
by the Bishop of Washington in spread
ing the cement on the granite stone was
of silver, with an ebony handle. and
bears an inscription to the effect that
it had been used in laying the corner
stone OF the Girls National Cathedral
School. the Boys School, and the Eye,
Ear. and Throat Hospital
Ceremony Soon over.
The ceremony took but few minutes.
and when the Bishop Of Washington
ascended from the pit, he took his
original place and said:
I'm the name Of the Father. and of
the Son, and of the Holy Ghost Amen"
He then said.
I do pronounce and declare duly and truly laid
this foundation syoue Of Washington Cathedral to
be buided here 20 the glory Of the ever blessed
Trinity and IN ho-.or Of Christ our Lord the Incar
nate Son Of God, and 70 be dedicated under the
name and title Of His blessed apostles and martyrs
St Peter and St Paul. a house of prayer for an
people and for the ministratiOn Of Gods holy word
and sacTaments according % the use OF the branch
of the holy Catholic Church known as the PrOtes-
tant Episcopal Church IL the United States Of
America.
And l do furthermore declare and proclaim that
The bishop, the chapter. and diocese Of Washington
do hold and administer this cathedral church as a
trust. for the benefit and not only Of the people
Of this diocese aad city. but also Of the whole