The evening leader., 1919-01-20

"Blest be the tie that binds
Our hearts in Christian love,
The fellowship of kindred minds
Is like to that above"
These poetic lines were running
through our mind as we watched the
exercises attendant on Greek Cross
day, yesterday.
"There is neither Jew nor Greek,
there is neither bond nor free, there
is neither male nor female, for ye are
all one in Christ Jesus.-Gal. 3:28.
Yesterday surpassed all other Cross
days An event of world interest, of
vital Importance, occurred. Whatever
our religious conviction, a great step
toward Anglican and Greek alliance
marks an era, a step in the fulfill
ment of Gods prophetic word. We
will not presume to interpret for any
enc, those prophecies. But one thing
is agreed upon, they were made, and
steps toward their fulfllment were
taken yesterday when Episcopalian
and Greek Orthodoxy met on a COM
mon ground. We cannot presume to
think that this step was lightly taken,
but that it is the result of common
conviction and consent.
The city was thronged with people;
10000 would be conservative est
mate, They began arriving Saturday
and they kept coming in long after
the exercises were begun. The pro-
gram was carried out as announced
in The Leader. 1t was consummated
as though by rehearsal. No hitch oc-
CURED. Rev. DR.. T. J. Lacey, rector
of the Church of the Redeemer of
Brooklyn, was present as the repre-
sentative of the Eastern Anglican
church, while Rev. DR.. William C.
Richardson, of Tampa and Tarpon
Springs, was here representing the
mission of St. Luke's Cathedral of Or
lando, and as rector of All Saints Epis-
copal church of Tarpon Springs.
DIR. Richardson read the gospel, both
in the church and at the spring, while
Dr. Lacey brought the greetings OF
the Eastern Anglican church, which he
read from a beautifully engrossed
scroll, which was later handed the, di-
rectors of the church.
AS early as 8 o'clock people were
gathering at the church, where the
services were beginning in accordance
with the announced program. AS the
time passed, and the church became
filed, people congregated about on the
outside, while many repaired to the
spring in order to obtain a point Of
vantage. On the church grounds Ord
nance Sergeant Douglass was busy
forming in the men returned from the
army and navy, for the part they were
to take in the exercises. COnspicu-
Gus among these was ]. A. Lutz,
veteran of the Confederacy. Grandpa
Lutz was dressed in his confederate
uniform and was the subject of favor
able comment. While he served in the
Confederate army with distinction,
Mr.. Lutz is patriot in every sense of
the word. His "reminiscences of war
times are interesting and entertaining.
The services in the church were con-
cluded at 1:45, and the parade at
once formed and marched to the
spring. It was a most impressive pro-
cession. With the Cross tenderly
! borne by loving hands, while the band
played Coward Christian Soldier
the solemn march took its way to
Spring bayou where the exercises of
casting the cross into the water were
to be carried out. AS at the church,
the program here was carried out
without a hitch. AS the cross was cast
into the water, beautiful, pure white
dove, bedecked with ribbons, was re-
leased. It hovered for few brief
moments over the assemblage, as
though, like the holy spirit, it would
i1npart it's blessings and its benedic-
ton, and then ook its fight until It
was lost to view.
As the cross struck the water, sew
Aeral expert swimmers at once sprang