The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-01-19
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A 100000 cathedral Is to be
erected at Mount ST. Adams, Wash
ington, by the Protestant Episcopal
church. and will be the largest church
building Of any denomination in the
United States. 1t will overlook the
city of Washington, and in measure
realize the dream of George Wash
ington, whose plan for the city of
Washington provided for the location
of a national Christian church CON
nected with no denomination, but for
public functions.
The new cathedral is to be known
as the cathedral of st. Peter and st.
Paul, and it is the hope of its found
ers that amid all the majestic civic
buildings in the capital of the coun-
try it will stand as a witness for Jesus
Christ and His religion and that
the cathedral will stand for unity
among Christians and be an influence
for the reunion of Christendom."
The cathedral site, comprising a
tract of 40 acres, beautifully wooded
with oaks and other noble forest
trees, covers the brow of a hill near
ly 400 feet above the lower level of
Pennsylvania avenue, and is located
at the junction of Massachusetts and
Georgetown avenues. The cathedral
Will be almost at the summit of this
elevation and will command a view
of the entire capital.
Originally this land belonged to
Joseph Nourse, first register of the
treasury under President Washing
ton. Half a dozen times the land
might have been purchased for resi-
dence purposes, but the little church
of st. Adams stood in the way hold
ing the ground for this noble cathe-
dral
Purchase of the land was celebrat-
ed in October, 1898, by the unwilling
of peace cross President Mckinley
delivered an address and James
Nourse, senior warden of st. Adams,
whose ancestor formerly owned the
land, pulled the cord which drew
away from the cross q huge American
flag.
From that day the ground has been
devoted to religious uses. The min
istry of the word has been provided
for by open ar services during the
summer months. which have been at.
tended by thousands of persons, most
of whom are not church-goers. The
archbishop of Canterbury attended in
1904 and spoke a. an evensong serv-
ice at Mount st. Adams, in which the
congregations and clergy of all the
Protestant Episcopal churches in
Washington participated and which
was attended by distinguished laymen
and clergy from all farts of the coun
try.
President Roosevelt seldom lets a
year pass without attending evenine
service at Mount st. :lbans. In the
cathedral school for girls, which was
established on the Phoebe A. Hearst
foundation, his daughter, Miss EtheI
Roosevelt, is now pursuing he. stud
les. Although the president is a good
Dutch Rcformist, he shares the inter
est which Mrs. Roosevelt, an Episco
palan commitment, takes in the af
fairs OF the cathedral
OF the outward appearance of the
great cathedral little is We, deter
mined 1t will be Gothic in the STYLE
of its architecture and will be built
in the shape of cross. with on,
tower at the head another at the foot
Of the cross, and another at the inter
section of the arms. Its length will
be fully 500 feet, which will make i,
one Of the largest cathedrals in the
world
For the payment Of the great cosr
wealthy laymen of the church have
pledged their support, among then
Mr.. J Pierpont Morgan The exacr
cost cannot now be stated When II
Washington for conference with Bish
op Satterlee, t head of the cburcf
in this diocese. Mr.. Bodley decline
TO SCI a figure within which the cos
might be brought He did not wisl
20 be hampered by a limit. Thi.
means that within reasonable bound.
his design VIII be directed alone I.
insure q high artistic and structure
standard which will endure through
The ages and be a credit To tho mind.
wh4ca conceived the establishment O