Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-19
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Memorial Of Bishop Satterlee.

Memorial Of Bishop satterlee.
The Bethlehem Chapel Of the Holy Ma
tivity in the crypt under the point where
the choir and sanctuary will eventually
rise was the idea Of Bishop Satterlee, of
whom 1t is now the memorial. His vision,
1t Is declared, has been fulfilled through
the skill Of the cathedral architect. Henry
Vaughan OF Boston, and the strenuous
Bratenahl. Gen. ). M Wilson. Col.
George Truesdell and the other men,
beers Of the Cathedral Chapter and many
friends of the project. in raising and CIV
for its complete equipment with all the
furnishings and ornaments useful in the
worship Of the Episcopal Church.
It Is explaaned that the chapel is dedi-
Gated to the incarnation because as this
was the beginning and foundation OF
Christ's religion, so the Bethlehem Chapel
is the foundation and beginning Of the
National Cathedral. 1t was also Bishop
Satteriee's explicit wish to honor the
incarnation.
The rerelios enfold carving Of the
Lords nativity. and the windows, statues
and carved inscriptions. all bear upon
this subject.
The chapel will seat 400 persons in the
nave and about 100 in the choir and
apse. There are certain peculiarities in
the structure due to the fact that a
cathedral chapers arrangement must be
determined by the needs Of the greater
structure Of which 1t forms a part It
has been found necessary to place the
organ In chamber at the west Of the
chapel.
Behind the reredos is an arched and
superbly- carved niche with vaults and
pillars which support the substructure
choir above. Under the floor Of this
niche Is a vault for the permanent burial
OF Bishop Satterlee; and in the niche will
be placed his memorial tomb. There is g.
very large vault with entrances from the
center Of the nave In which the cathe-
dra1 chapter may inter such as 1t deems
worthy Of this honor.
Description Of the Chapel.
The chapel is Of Indiana limestone from
the Bedford quarries, stone which in
point Of durability, ease for carving and
color, came nearest to all the require
ments of the architect and the stone-cut-
ters It was determined on only after
protracted investigation, and In the SUD-
port surpasses anticipations.
The roof OF the chapel is the floor Of
rises on the west barely eight feet above
the surface, though some twenty feet
above at the east.
In the interior: the height il twenty
feet from the floor to the apex Of the
stone vault
Stained glass in the five great windows
OF the apse and in the smaller windows
OF the vestries and sacristies depict the
Chief scenes connected with the Lord
nativity and childhood, and also the
prophets and teachers Of the incarnation.
The chapel. with its contents In every
respect, is regarded as being one OF the
handsomest material and Of perfect work.
manship. The total cost is In the neigh
1avNI 30 - ~~vA9 -
half has been provided for by the
churches Of the diocese Of Washington,
and many friends Of the cathedral project
elsewhere; indeed, the bead roll Of the
donors OF this portion of Washington
Cathedral runs up into the many thou
sands Of names, all Of whom are duly
recorded in the Book OF Remembrance
which Is to be kept in the chancel of the
Bethlehem Chapel, and later near the
high altar of the cathedral proper.
The building of the chapel involved the
building of the whole foundation Of the
cathedral east Of the central tower, and
the carrying up the walls to the floor
level of the choir and sanctuary. OF the
$4,000 debt remaining on this part OF
the fabric a very considerable proportion
belongs to the cathedral as a whole
rather than the Bethlehem Chapel.
To Whom Credit Belongs.
The whole Cathedral Chapter has taken
deep interest in the work of building
the cathedral and the chapel, it's first
portion to be completed, but especial
credit, it is averred, is due to Bishop
Harding and the building committee. con-
sisting of Canon Bratenahl. chairman:
Gen. John M. Wilson and Col. George
and eaGn o. %nom has given the
tention to the task. Canon Bratenahl in
particular. 1t Is said, has given many
hours to most thorough planning for
and oversight of every detail, and has
been extraordinarily successful in his
chosen task of endeavoring to work out
the whole according to the mind and the
ideas OF Bishop Satterlee. The sYpervis-
ing architect, Arthur B: Heaton: the
pany; the clerk Of the work. G.. B. Colt
man. and the foremen and individual
Workmen have taken the utmost pains
to mako the Bethlehem Chapel In its
every part masterpiece.
Style Of Architecture Adopted.
The architecture OF the cathedral of
which the chapel IL an integral portion is
Gothic OF the fourteenth century, style
OF architecture which George Bodley, said
to be the foremost exponent Of Gothic
church architecture Of the day. regards
IS the most beautiful that the world has
ever seen.
The chapel. a. the first portion Of the
cathedral to be built, will harmonic with.
the cathedral as q whole. but In the nave
the treatment is very simple and belongs
rather to the early English Gothic than
the decorated or. fourteenth century
Gothic mode. Indeed. it Is said 1t is
not without resemblance to the later and
transitional Norman out Of which the
Gothic developed. In the chancel, how
ever. the work is pure decorated Gothic
An ornamentAtion has been added In the
spirit ana power Of the base work of the
great cathedral builders. There 10 far
appear in the cathedral above.
In the opinion Of the architects Messrs
RodlAY and Vaughn = sn1ni II haailfl3nrr mo "