Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-30
EVENSONG SERVICE
BY THE BROTHER
HOOD OF ST. ANDREW.

The picture presented in ST. Adams
grove yesterday afternoon at the evensong
service was an impressive one The sun
shine filtered down upon the assembled host
through the tree foliage, and the winds
seemed to add their fullest choral to the
glad songs of the worshipers 1t was an
appropriate and happy ending of week of
deliberation. This service amidst the stately
oaks was under the auspices of the Brother
hood of st. Andrew, but ST. Andrews sons
were not alone. for the people of Washing
ton gathered in devotional throngs and as
sisted In that most unusual celebrat!on-a
celebration which the city has seen but
once and may never see again.
The worshipers came singiy. in pairs
and groups through the five entrances and
by 3 o'clock there were acres of humanity
facing Salem place, where the ceremonies
were performed. The procession proceeded
to the raised platform in digniied array
As the head of the line neared the great
wooden cross the choir, under the direction
OF Edgar Priest of ST. Pauls Church. be-
gan the professional. 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 to the listening ears, mingled with
the instruments of the entire Marine Band
The services were conducted by Bishop
Montgomery. Bishop futile and Bishop
Jacobs of st. Adams, for whose diocese
tne grove was named. Bishop Lawrence of
Massachusetts and Bishop Cheshire Of
North Carolina.
Address by Lord Bishop.
The Lord Bishop of London was intro
duced to the great outdoor audience by
Bishop Satterlee. The distinguished prelate
after stating the purpose of the gather
ing. said there were many present who
had not been able to attend the forenoon
service and f1In of ba oil
which received from the Archbishop
of Canterbury to the Cathedral of Amer
lea.
The present is brought by me with the
hearts love from the mother church In
England to the infant church IN America"
he added. Il would like to describe to
you again Just what 1t means and what 1t
Is. 1t represents the ambon with an Arch
bishop of Canterbury bringing freedom
from the tyrannical and hateful barons. 1t is
representation of personal freedom, that
priceless gift of God 1t is made of stones
from Canterbury, and represents the con-
tinuity of the Archbishop OF Canterbury
far back to the Apostles. You will 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 Angi-
can community. This motto must ring in
the ears of all true Anglicans and bring
them to sterner realization 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 service
is the St. Andrews Brotherhood AS Pres-
dent Roosevelt said: 1t is not enough to
hand down tradt on, but there must be a
spirit. The people can not be converted In
masses, but must be gathered one by one.
The brotherhood has lived up to this pre-
cept. and up to its motto, Andrew must
find Simon There is no other way of do
ing It, God will bless your work If you go
doing it