New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
CATHEDRAL NEEDS MONEY
Bishop Greer Predicts Children
of Today Will See 1t Complete.
SPEAKS AT LEAGUE MEETING
Chief Magistrate McAdoo Tells
of the Need Of Democracy
of Religion.

p,shop Greer, presiding yesterday a, N.
,,, meeting OF the Cathedral Iesgu.
,redicted that the Cathedral Of 81 John
,no Divine would he completed within the
,;,o,,re Of the children VINO gather this
afternoon in the choir for special service,
what It's usefulness then will BE- and
nina, IFS contribution 10 tho life Of New
vork CIV. 10 the nation and 10 The world
ueelf viii he. none OF us with Tho boldest
,,,.c,nstion is able 10 forecast N.
Bishop said
since 1904. t35o3s ~ has been paid 70 The
,re.surer of tho Cathedral League ehich
gathers funds for the cathedral erection.
Investments of $1,000 have been made. and
90 20. Is the cash on hand. Bishop Greer
noi,tod on, that religion. in county
unore church and state were divorced.
must he maintaitcd by voluntary contrib.
lions Without religion no SAD mo ks'
,ubIic cannot solve tho problems arsnS
ont of the ncwncss Of its form of govern
ment. lie said in part:
, without religion We cannot solve on
rroblom OF free education Splendid as
that institution is FOR free and cnlieHf'nea
| citizenship. it would never have been had
Il not been for the religious spirit 81 the
! founders OF the Republic. Legislation ny
itself cannot solve our problem me
| nroblem Of peace, a. II rests IN the ia.
| buitv of boards ~ international artiira'
tion depends upon religion. or what afai
are the bonds of arbitration boards Unless
tho spirit Of the Gospel peryades the hoarts
I In ont Df e
when the hearts of men are inhamod ~
pride AMI sullied honor those bonds With
out religion, viii be az ropes Of SAND.
The Bishop called for a great oItpourins
o. popular contributions cqualling inc con-
tributions for education. that the church
I'm this city. the great centre OF national
and even Of world wide life, may fulfl lis
mission. The audience. which niIed SYNOD
Hall. applauded spirItedly at frequent IN
| tervals
William McAdoo chief magistrate fol-
loved Bishop Greer. He pictured the need
for a democracy Of religion and for
! temple by the people and for the people
ITO him the great splendor Of the cathe'
dral lay I'm the fact that II was monu-
mont erected by innumerabie people, with
J contributions large anu Small Stnii''t'- -
IFS noble heights and overlooking Guy
certainly first in the world IN wealth and
! in human activity. 1T VIII stand Tor ages
10 come" he said, as an Incentive to high
ideals and Cody standards. for temporal
betterment and spiritual hope, reser'
vor Of love for humanity. sanctuary o,
peace in world Of strife
The Rev Dr. Henry Lubeck, rector Of
the Church OF Zion and ST Timothy OF
which Magistrate McAdoo is commune
cant. spoke next on the Greatness 81 the
Cathedral" The new officers Of the league
are.
President Robert g. Hone. vice-prcsi-
dent Charles Hoffman: secretary, Henry
l.. Hobart. and treasurer Henry ". Nun
roe. j. Lawrence Aspinwail and James b.
Ludlow were elected To the executive COM
mittee Bishop Greer paid personal trio
ute to President Hone for his uniiring on-
ergies in carrying on the work Of raising
funds for continuing the work on the
| cathedral
Governor Dix. who expected 20 attend
the meeting and make an address sent bis
regrets. saying that official business had
unavoidably detained him az Albany, COM
polling him To cancel all New York city
| engagements.