New-York tribune., 1908-07-22

home and in places where people gather So
cially But. you say. there is a bar here! YES
there is bar. Furthermore. man can go up
TO that bar pay for drink and drink II like
honest Furthermore. he is sure OF
getting what he paid for, and what he is drink
ing is not adulterated. 1t is along those lines
that all temperance reforms in New York must
move" The Subway Tavern had a rather un-
certain life of thirteen months. and then
closed its doors an acknowledged failure from
financial point of view.
In regard to the tendencies of modern times
Bishop Potter said two years age: III were
asked TO name the one great vice OF the Ameri-
can people to-day, in all classes and unoer
many forms. should say 1t their wanton
prodigality-their passion for display, their
greed of gain for purposes Of mere indulgence
One is reminded Of the times of the Charieses
In England under the sumptuary laws. which
were provoked by wanton luxury in those days.
No sumptuary law will restrain the man or
woman who squanders money-only awak-
ening sense of the stewardship of all wealth,
much or little, as something to be used quite
as much for ones fellows as for ones SELF.
On the occasion Of the unveiling of the monu-
ment TO the soldier dead of New York on the
field of Gettysburg Bishop Potter delivered the
dedicatory address Among other things he
said There is greatness in the people
equal TO great vision In an emergency. and
with a great courage with which TO seize it.
And that 1 maintain was the supreme glory OF
the heroes whom commemorate to-day. DO
you tell me that they were unknown, that they
commanded no battalions determined no poll
cfes sat in no military councils. rode at the
head of no regiments? Be it SO, All the more
are they the fitting representatives OF you and
me-the peoplei"
Again. in an epistle to the Church which was
read from every pulpit in the diocese, ne wrote
1.-The manners of the poor. it is said, are more
insolent and ungrateful than of old to the rich.
and this naturally dscourages efforts TO know
and serve them. Why should poverty crinse TO
wealth. which is as often as otherwise an acci-
dental distinction, and quite as often condition
unadorned by any special moral or intellectual
excellence? There is a wide unrest concerning
things they are; there is an honest longing
to better them, and may God give the wisdom
to those in power to do So.
In his Washington Centennial address, Bishop
Potter said: If there be no nobility Of de-
scent. all the Indispensable is 1t that there
should be nobility of ascent-a character In
them that bear rule SO fine and high and pure
that as men come within the circle of its infiu-
ence they involuntarily pay homage to that
which is the pre-eminent distinction, the
Royalty of Virtue"
THE NEW YORK CATHEDRAL.
One of the most important occurrences in the
administration by Bishop Potter of the affairs
of his diocese the beginning of the con-
struction Of the great Cathedral of ST John the
Divine. on Morningside Heights The site was
purchased for $S50000 and the cornerstone laid
by Bishop Potter in 1892. 1t estimated that
it would take thirty years to complete it, II the
total cost reached the estimate OF 100000 and
,S{1zIz 1oI he
plans for the work Bishop Potter said after
returning from Europe several years ago:
I am confirmed in my opinion that plans
regarding the cathedral which our Church
is building in this city are wise. refer to the
endowment feature / attended service in ST.
Paurs Cathedral. in London, only g few Sun
days ago. and I witnessed most impressive
spectacle. Eight thousand people gathered un-
der the great dome to worship. There was the
'cabby' in mis- fustian jacket, the porter and the
railroad man. rubbing elbows with the aristoc-
racy of Great Britain. That is essentially the
cathedral idea. That is why we have decided TO
set aside as endowment fund one-half OF all
the money we receive for the building of the
cathedral in this city. The endowment fund
and the cathedral will rise side by side, and
when the structure is completed the funds to
run it will be ready. 1t can be thrown open TO
the rich and poor alike. In a parish church, you
know il is necessary to rent pews and to keep
passing the plate in order to keep things run
ming The cathedral idea is to have the finances
in such a condition that there Will never De any
such thing as pew renting
When this great structure stands complete on
Cathedral Heights il will be regarded as the
chief memorial of the dead Bishop. In 1908,
owing TO the increasing pressure of the duties
of his diocese and the weight of years, Bishop
Potter sought relief by the selection of Bishop
Coadtutor and DR.. David H Greer. rector of st.
Bartholomews, was elected to that post. Bishop
Potter made many trips abroad, and few years
ago went around the world visiting the Philip
pines.
He was married in 1857 to Miss Eliza R.
Jacob who died In 1901 They had four daugh-
ters and one son. On October 4. 1902 Bishop
Potter married Mrs Elizabeth s. Clark, widow
of Alfred Corning Clark, who for many
years head of the Singer Sewing Machine Com
pany and who left large fortune to his wife.
HIS LITERARY WORK
Besides numerous sermons and addresses
Bishop Potter published several books, among
which are "Sisterhoods and Deaconesses at
Home and Abroad" The Gates of the East"
"A Winter in Egypt and Syria" Thirty Years
Reviewed" THE East of To-Day and To-Mor-
row" and THE Citizen In Relation 10 the In
dustrial Situation" the last named being the
Dodge lectures. which he delivered before the
Yale Law School in 1902.
He was a member of the Century Association.
the Dunlap Society, the Scientific Alliance the
Church Club the ST. Nicholas Society. the Play
ers the Pennsylvania Society the Metropolitan
Society. the Transportation Club and the Riding
Club.
Bishop Potter received the degrees Of A. NJ,
d d. and LII D. fro1n Union College. LII d.
from, Yale and D. D. from Harvard and Trinity.
and also from oxford and Cambridge, England.
Rishop Potter always took especial interest
in public affairs and engaged in many efforts
for the amelioration of the sufferings of hu-