The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-04-20
CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOHN THE Dl.
VINE coNsEcRATED BY
EPISCOPAL CLERGY.
IS A NOBLE STRUCTURE
Great House Of Worship is Located on
Morningsidc Heights. New York, and
Has been Twenty Years in Building
Total Cost, When Completed, viii
Be About Ten Millions.

Now York, April l9.-With solemn
ceremony ana III the presence of Il
notable gathering Of clergy and laity,
the completed portions of the Cathc-
dral Of st, John the Divine, on Morn
lngsidc Heights. were consccrated TO-
day according to the rites OF the
Protestant Episcopal church. The
Impressive offices were presided over
by the Right Rev David III. Greer.
bishop OF the diocese of New York.
Among the guests invited to witness
the function We're Archbishop Farley,
representing the Roman Catholic
church: Archbishop Paton of the
Greek Catholic and representatives of
many other churches. presidents Of
universities and officers Of cities, state
ana nation.
The ceremonial began with the
procession Of eccesiastics. preceded by
the vested choir of boys. across the
walk from the synod house to the
huge mass of gray stone. still outward
~ crude. but representing an impor-
tant step in the work Of making the
cathedral of st. John the Divine. the
fourth largest cathedral In the world.
Within the structure, where many
beauties OF the decorative schemes al
ready have been worked out, the pro-
cession proceeded under the great
dome and with impressive ceremonies
the presentations of the chapel of st.
Saviour and st. Columbia and of the
altar. organ and choir Mere formally
made. and the conservation cercmon-
les performed. Music from the great
organ and choir played notable part
In the ceremonial.
Bishop Greer preached the sermon
OF the day, dwelling upon the value of
the present day cathedral as a force
Tor righteousness in modern life.
A Description.
Although only partially constructed,
the cathedral has already been 20
years In building, at Il cost of $4,000
600. and it may take as much longer
to complete it, at total estimated
cost of $i0,000,0O0.
Seating accommodations are now
provided for about ZOO persons but
although conseerated for present use,
four-flfths of the work remains to be
done. and the full capacity Will ap-
proach 1000. At present the interior
walls stand ip great part as they were
lhid, In jutting tiers Of rough granite
the yaulted roof OF tire crossing II
only a. makeshlft OF terra Gotta to be
torn down later, the arches from which
the TRANSCRIPTS will spread are blocked
win temporary concrete bafflcs the
flooring Itself 1t but cement bed on
which the mosaics will yet be super
Imposed; only IA hint of the full glory
appears; and yet SO noble Is the har-
inony of the ample dimensions, and so
flch the promise of fnlfillment, that
the fragment opened to the public to-
daJ Is Itself an invitation to worship.
How has this mighty undertaking
been financed" asks Canon Robert
Ellis Jones. by the same devotion
ana sacrifice" he answers. (which ac-
tuated the best of the mediaeval ca :
thcdral builders. The cathedral has
no official source of revenue. No
organized effort has been made to
draw OH the interest Of Episcopalons,
ana yet gifts of all sizes have flowed
IN, from all quarters. Five dollars
come every year from seamstress up
the Hudson. The inmate librarian OF
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