The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-30
FOUNDATION IS LAID.
Washington to Have One of the Finest
Cathedrals in the World.

Washington, Sept. 30--Today witness
ed two events here of general interes
to the religious world at large anC
especially to the Episcopal church. The
first and chief of these events was tbs
laying of the foundation stone of the
Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul a.
Mount st. Allan, Wisconsin avenue
The other was the great open air ser
vice on the same grounds under tbs
auspices of the international conven-
ton of the Brotherhood of st. Andrew
which brought to a close the convention
which has been in session here for the
PAST week. The cornerstone laying was
under the guidance of the Episcopal
church in America.
With betting ceremony and selomnity
the foundation stone Of what promises
to equal in point of architecture and
outlay the most magnificent cathedral
in the world was laid at noon
It was a notable occasion, made more
so by the presence of the president of
the United States and the Bishop of
London.
Among the distinguished people in the
assembly beside these were ]. Pierpont
Morgan and Chief Justice Fuller of the
United States supreme court. Among
the prslates who took part in the exer-
cfses were Right Rev. A F. Winning
ton Ingram. lord bishop of London. who
delivered the salutation; Bishop Sattef-
lee of the diocese of washington, who
performed the ceremony of laying the
foundation stone. ana many OlASA
bishops of the church
President Roosevelt was among the
early arrivals and occupied the chair of
Bishop Satterlee. who presided This
chair. the property of Bishop Satterlee,
was brought to this country from Eng
land some four hundred years ago TIC
the presidents right sat Archbishop
NuttaH of the West Indies, while on his
left was Bishop Satterlee-
The ceremony began with the process
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bishops the clergy. the cathedral chap
ter the cathedral council and the
Marine band playing Memberships
Hymn of Praise" which was sung by
into the amphftheater and took their
appropriate seats. Bishop Satterlee
performed the ceremony of laying the
foundation stone. The trowel was the
one used in laying the foundation stone
of the capitol BUILDING and the gavel
was used by George WASHINGTON. The
ceremony Of laying the foundation
stone completed. Bishop Satterlee in
troGuced President Roosevelt, who said
The Presidents Remarks.
II have TO say but one word of greet |
ing to you today and TO wish you God |
speed in the work begun this noon.
The salutation is to be delivered by |
our guest the Bishop of London, who |
has a right to speak to US because he |
has shown in his life that he treats |
be treated either in church or state, and |
above all in a democracy such as ours
simply as giving a chance to render /
service If office is accepted by any |
man for its own sake and because of /
the honor it is felt to confer he accepts |
Il to his own harm and to the infinite |
harm Of those whom he ought to serve. |
Its sole value comes in the state, but |
a bove all its sole value comes in the |
church If it is seized by the man who |
holds IL as giving the chance to do yet
more useful work for the people whom
he serves.
Il greet you here. Bishop Ingram. be-
cause you have used your office in the
aid of mankind: that while you have
served all you have realized that the
greatest need of service was for those to
whom least has been given to this
world I believe so implicitly in the
good that will be done by and through
this cathedral. Bishop Satteriee, be
cause know that you and those with
you. the people of your church, the peo-
pie of Your kindred church, to one of
which I belong, are growing more and
more 70 realize that they must show by
their lives how well they appreciate the
truth of the text that they shall be
Judged by their fruits More and more
we have grown to realize that the worth
OF the professions of the men of any
freed must largely be determined by
the conduct of the men making these
professions: that conduct is the touch |
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acter and their services. The times are
evil: that is there is much that is evil
In thew Tt VIII he to our shame AMI
discredit if We failed to recognize that
evil. If we wrap ourselves in the mantle
Of a foolish optimism and fail to war
with heart and strength against the
evil IT would be equally to our dis
credit If we sank back m Gullen pessi-
rnisr and declined to strive for good
because we feared the strength of evil.
There is much evil; there is much good.
too: and one Of the good things is that
more and more we must realize that
there Is such thing as real Christian
among men of different
among and between the creeds comes in
the rivalry of the endeavor to see which
ran render best service to mankind. |
which can do the work of the Lord best
by doing his work for the people best.
Il thank you for giving me a c'V7nce
to say this word of greeting today
Following the address of the presi-
dent the Bishop Of London delivered
the salutation Turning toward the
president the bishop thanked him for
hts presence amid all his multidudin-
ous duties" He also expressed his
thanks for the burning words of en-
president which. he said. would send
him back across the seas inspired for
his work"
The bishop then referred to the Can
ambon or pulpit. which he
brought over as n gift to the cathedral. |
II come" he said. "as the successor of
ct. Augustine's champion. Miletus. to
bring YOU from the old diocese of Lon
don. of which you one day were a part.
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