The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-26
SUNDAY At ST. ALBAN
Programme Announced for
Foundation Service.
ORDER OF THE PROCESSION
Hymns and Music by Band and
Ch0irs-Many Bishops Already Here
for the Event-PIatfOrm for Exer-
eises Protected from Rain-Slg-
miGcance of the Ceremonies.


foundation stone of the Cathedral of SITS. /
Peter and Paul next Sunday at Mount /
ST. Alban by Bishop Satterlee, in the /
presence Of bishops and clsrgymen from /
all parts of the world, have been finally |
completed and the order Of ceremonies /
governing the day were given out yes I
terday by Mr. Warner, the bishops /
secretary.
Maj Richard F. Sylvester chief Of po- /
lice. has been appointed as grand mar /
shall. and Rev Alfred Harding. rector /
Of st. Paurs Church. as master OF cere- !
monies OF the occasion. They will be in /
full charge Of the grounds.
Order of the Procession
The ceremony Of laying the stone VIII /
take place at p o'clock noon. and after
vesting. the bishops, the clergy. the Ca /
thedral Chapter, the Cathedral Council, /
the cholrs. and the Marine Band viii /
form for the procession, which viii be |
formed In columns Of fours, except the !
Cathedral Chapter and the bishops. who |
Will be in columns OF twOs- They will !
form on the north side Of St Adams |
Mendelssohn's Hymn OF Praise" at y /
O'Clock. TO be followed by prayer and
the professional hymn by the band |
Thereafter the procession Will move, |
singing.
The order Of the procession viii be as
follows: The boys Of the choirs, the
Marine Band. the men OF the choirs, |
oil .e ola ~ ha
diocese Of Washington. the Cathedral
Council. the Cathedral Chapter the
bishops and the officiating bishops.
At the Door of ST. Adams.
When the procession reaches the plat |
form. the boys, the band. and men OF the
choirs VIII proceed 10 their assigned /
places. The Bishops will take their
places on the front platform and the
other clergymen will occupy the seats
reserved for them.
After the benedictlon the band will play
the Dresden Amen. and the first Of the
occasional hymns. whereupon the choirs
viii begin 10 sing, and the procession
will move. When the head Of the pro-
cessiOn reaches the North door Of St
Adams Il viii divide two by two and
will move in reverse order until the
Bishop Of Washington reaches the door
way OF the church. when the singing Will
cease, the prayer viii be said. the band
will play the Seven-fold Amen. The
bishops will proceed through St Alban
to the rectory the Cathedral Chapter.
Council, and the clergy into ST. Adams
Church
Platform Rooted for Rain.
The platform has been rooted over for
protection in case Of rain. People arTiv
ing In cars or otherwise. are requested
TO enter and leave the grounds at Mass
achusetts avenue at St. Adams gate,
and at the pupils entrance to the Ma
tional Cathedral School for Girls People
arriving In carriages or herdics via Wood
ley Lane viii enter St Adams gate at
the corner Of WOOdley Lane and Wis
consIn avenue. No carriages win be al
lowed 20 remain south of the church at
any time during the exercises. All per-
sons are requested 10 remain at the plat
form until after the occasional About
fifty members of the Churchmen 5 League
have volunteered to act as ushers, they
will be distinguished by badges Of purple
and white ribbon
Bishop SatterIee's Assistants.
Bishop Satterlee VIII be assisted at the
ceremonies by these bishops and clergy
men: Canon McKim. Of the Church Of
the Epiphany; Rev DR.. Huntington. Of
Grace Church, New York. the Archbishop
of the West Indies; Bishop Ferguson. of
Cape Palmas. Africa, who is a colored
man, Bishop Doane, of Albany; Bishop
Gibson. Of Virginia; Bishop Paret Of
Maryland, and Bishop futile.
Speaking Of the service and the founda-
ton stone. Bishop Satterlee said yester-
day:
The foundation stone imbedded in a
largo block Of American granite, is a
stone brought over for this purpose from
the field adjoining the Church of the
Holy Nativity, at Bethlehem II Is the
first stone Of the substructure which viii
support the Cathedral altar, and viii form
the rear wall of the Bethlehem Chapel
Of the Holy Nativity, IN the Crypt, COM
memorating the virgin birth Of our Lord
and Saviour Jesus Christ This chapel
will be used daily at noon during the
building of the cathedral in supplications
for the protection of the workmen and
the spread of Christs kingdom over all
the earth.
Inscription on Foundation stone,
"On the foundation stone is Inscribed
the text, The Word was made flesh, and
dwelt among US. st. John, i14 The
stone, however, will not be visible after
the cathedral is built. This is symbolic
Of the first beginning Of the Incarnation.
which the church commentaries on the
Feast OF the Annunciation, and also of
the resurrection of our blessed Lord, two
divine mysteries which were hidden from
the human eye. as is Gods way in His
| fresh beginnings of life. as well in the
realms Of nature as in the kingdom OF
grace.
The Office for the laying Of the founda-
ton stone blends into one whole the
| themes Of the beginning of the National
Cathedral and Of the redemption of the
human race. by the incarnation of the
Son of God of a pure Virgin by the oper-
alton of the Holy Ghost, together with
the thoughts and aspirations for the
unity of the church, the evangelizatsoE of
the world the hallowing Of the life Of
the nation, and the growth Of the church
in this country and in all lands, suggested
by the presence in Washington Of the
International Convention Of the Brother
Hood Of st. Andrew, with bishops, priests.
and laymen representative OF all parts
OF this land and OF the world. on the
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