The Washington herald., 1910-09-26

Albany stood, side by side, and offered
| sacrifice OF prayer. and praise to the
God of peace who brought again from
the dead our great Shepherd OF the
| sheep
| King David spent the remaining years
OF his life for the temple Of the text
How closely has this course been fol
| lowed here,
Task Not Completed.
The task of building this national
| house OF God is not done yet, however.
| Under the direction Of the second Bishop
/ Of Washington we worship here to-day
/ to continue in parallel line the course Of
our fathers OF old in their work OF tenn
/ pie building
1t is no new thing that the Masons
| should be temple builders. for they are
! such by inheritance II was 10 be expect
/ ed that they would accept the invitation
extended 10 them by Bishop Harding.
OF our 1o4 American bishops. 35 are mas
ter Masons and III Washington alone out
Of 70 priests OF this church % are master
MasOns
More than 100 years before Christ the
Masonic Guild in the city OF Tyre built
temples for the worship Of God tn Asia
Minor.
1t was Masonic craft that built the
great cathedrals Of the old world The
Gothic poem al Milan, the beautiful ca
thedral a Amiens. grew IN obedience TO
their touch, and it was al Cologne that
your craft built the worlds masterpiece
in stone, so majestic and inspiring that
legend attributes its building 10 the
dream Of architect above human kind
While YOU have a right 10 be proud.
you ought not 10 stop now. for your her
itage Will not allow IL. II is fitting that
you, as Masons. should take part in the
building Of this, our American cathedral;
70 take part both as an organization and
as individuals. showing your appreciation
.of the splendid Inheritance which has
come down to YOU"
Prominent MasOns Present.
Among the prominent Mssons present
were the Grand Lodge ofioers-George
&c. Ober, grand master: b. ". Murch.
senior grand warden, Charles Baldwin,
Junior grand warden, T. John Newton.
deacon; Mr.. Wither, grand sword bearer;
Arvin ". Johnston. grand secretary:
Thomas Young, grand lecturer, and Lem
uel Tower, senior steward. Past grand
masters were represented by George W
Baird and H X. simpson
The clergy included Bishop Alfred Hard
ing, Missionary Bishop L. II. Reefs. Of
Hankau, China, and Rev. Robert Talbot,
Rev. Henry Thomas, Rev. George William
son Smith, Rev. George Dudly. Rev. c. F
Coggswell, Rev. Mr. Craighnl, Rev. Mr.
Mckee. Rev. r. ?. Williams, Rev. c. S.
Abbott. Rev. Mr.. Douse, Rev. Mr. Dun
Top, Rev. ]. H. W. Blake. Rev Thomas
Densiloe, Rev. Mr. Sentag, Rev Mr..
Williams. and Rev. G. c. F. Bratenahl,
who is rector OF ST. Adams
OF the Cathedral Chapter, Gen John S.
Wilson, Charles j. Bell, and Thomas Hyde
were present.
Plans for New Crypt.
Plans for a beautiful crypt chapel are
already drawn, and within a year it will
be built. 1t Will represent the beginning
of the cathedral itself The cornerstone
will be laid on All Saints day. Novem-
Der l. the address being delivered by
Right Rev. Or. c. H. Brent. Bishop OF
the Philippines.
Or. Brent was twice chosen Bishop of
Washington after Bishop Satterlee's
death, but each time he refused to leave
his field in the Orient, which, he felt.
still needed his services.