The Washington herald., 1918-04-01
ARCHBISHOP SPEAKS

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ice OF prayer and song together with
the blessing
At 1 o'clock in the afternoon there
WAS another great gathering at St
Johns Church, at which Lord and
Lady Reading and many other dis
tinguished guests were present.
Impressive Service at Epiphany.
Last night at Epiphany Church.
Rev. Randolph H. McKim, its rector.
arranged an impressive service, and
his introduction of the Archbishop
was dramatic in many OF its details.
Present in the chancel were Bishop
Harding. Rev. DR.. Talbot, assistant
pastor of st. Pauls Episcopal Church:
Rev. DR.. Green. dean of the theological
seminary at Alexandra. Va; Rev. DIR.
Crawford and Prof. Wallace. OF the
same institution; Canons De Vries and
Russell. both OF the Cathedral: Rev.
Van Renseller. Rev. DR.. Hall. OF Epi-
phany Church, and others. Z
In addition to the regular choir
service. God Save the King" THE
Marseillaise" and THE Star SpanglCd
Banner" were sung in an impress
sive manner by the vast audience.
Great crowds were in waiting when
the archbishop emerged from Epi-
phany Church and was escorted to
his machine. The men stood with
barred heads at respectful attention as
he passed through the dense line Of
humanity. and hand-clappings and
even a few cheers were in evidence
as he drove away to the residence of
Bishop Harding.
All three OF his sermons yesterday
were taken in shorthand by George
II. Peet. an official stenographer. and
the request made to all the local news
papers not to print the sermons in
full until they had been confirmed and
released for publication by the arch
bishop, which may not be until late
today.
He possesses a calm and deliberate
manner OF expression in deliverance OF
his sermons, with tremendous
amount of force in reservation. AT
times he becomes impassioned in his
remarks. more especially where he de-
scribed his mission in coming to this
country in the light of an errand to
cement and units the peoples of Eng
land and the United States in a bond
of brotherhood in support of the war,
In brief, he declared that he came
here ito emphasize the importance
which the help of America has been
to the allied cause and to appeal to
Americans to strengthen and keeI
strong their great contributions.
Message from English People.
I'VE are facing the strain OF. three
and half years Of unparalleled sac.
rifices," said the archbishop, land ]
want to gain and bring back to my
countrymen the sense of exhiliratior
that must come from seeing this great
republic girding up its loins to take
it's place-please God. a decisive plact
in a struggle for the things which
strengthen our own fortitude, faiti
and hope.
I'm our common struggle" b,
added. "for the freedom and peac,
of the world, we have to strive OF
to finish the work we are in so tha
when 1t Is done we will have mad,
as certain as we can that no othel
| generation will have to do it owe,
again. For this nothing is NOR,
important than the cordial friend
ship Of these two nations"
Bishop Harding and churchmen o
Washington have arranged for
great reception in honor of the Arch
bishop Of York. at the Corcoran Ar
Gallery this afternoon.
The Earl of Reading, British Am
bassador to the United States, will
also present the archbishop to tn
President today.