The New York herald., 1921-05-12

dar had been referred to the proper
standing committees the convention
stood reverently to listen 10 the reading
of the years neurology. leading the
hst OF the dead of the diocese was the
name OF Bishop Charles sumner Burch.
Making his plea for the steady ad-
Nancement OF work upon the Cathedral,
Bishop Manning said Large as II is.
the present space is insufficient The
nave Is urgently needed. not only that
the great ideal which the building en-
bcdies may be carried forward. but that
there may be room for the people who
come for spiritual help and that the
cathedral may meet its unqualified
missionary opportunity. / hope our peo-
pie. and especially those who have the
stewardship Of wealth, will keep this
great spiritual and missionary enter
prise in mind. and that many may be
moved to aid it,
building Waits Funds.
The building waits only for the
necessary funds. And in the revised
drawings we at least have plans which
by their majesty and beauty worthily
express the air and ideal Of this great
temple. believe that for the carrying
forward toward completion of such a
building as this. of which the whole
country viii be proud. and for the up
holding Of the spiritual social and civic
Ideals which it embodies not only the
people of our own church. but many
others in this metropolis and elsewhere
VIII be glad 10 make their gifts. and to
have their part and share with us"
Regarding the movement for the crea-
ton Of an executive council of the Do
cese plan already adopted In some
other dioceses. Bishop Manning recon-
mended that the convention should not
act at this time. Rather. he asked that
the report upon this matter by the
committee named last year when re-
ceiNed. be referred back to 4 committee
consisting of the Bishop and The stand
ing committee OF the Diocese the Bisnop
to appoint TO il also representatives OF
The various agencies Of the Diocese. and
the whole matter TO be carefully con-
sdered and reported FOR action at the
next annual convention
Under the head of Diocesan finance
the Bishop urged an adequate endow-
ment fund for the support OF the Episco-
pate OF tn" Diocese. The present fund
yields an income of only about $4,000 a
year. and it has not been increased since
1899. 1T is not fitting," said he, that
IN this great Diocese the support OF the
Episcopate should come largely from as
sessments upon the parishes"
OF the nation wide campaign he said ::
Financially, the results have been as
tonishing. In 1920 the increase in mis-
sionary funds was more than the total
increase OF the previous ninety-nine
years in gifts for missions. Spiritually,
the results have been far greater. But.
whatever our private opinion may be
as to the nation wide campaign. we are
all now committed to it. 1t is the
officially adopted system of the Church.
1t comes to US with full authority of the
general convention"
The service of conservation in the
morning was solemnly impressive and
at moments IL afforded a picture Of ex-
traordnary ecclesiastica splendor.
Nearly 1900 persons filed every avail
able spot inside the Cathedral and they
were highly representative body. Out
side the great pile of masonry proba bly,
three times that many had to content
themselves with such glimpses of the
ecclesiastical digntaries as they could
command while the churchmen marched
in the professional and the recessional
across the Cathedral close
More than two score Bishops took
part in the ritual. Several OF them rep
resented the Eastern Orthodox Church
and one came from the Dominion OF
Canada. Ten of the prelates OF Episcopal
rank stood massed about the candidate