Evening star., 1922-02-01
CATHEDRAL GIVEN
$16Q,9)O PAST YEAR
Bishop Tells of Many Leg
acies-PIan Resuming
Work in Spring.
CONVENTION OF DIOCESE
v ~
CONVENTION OF DIOCESE
Scheme for Social Service Work
at Trinity Church
Formulated.

| Gifts and legacies amounting to
S160,000 have been received for the
Washington Cathedral during the
past year. Rt. Rev. Alfred Harding,
Bishop of Washington, announced
In his annual address at the twenty
seventh annual convention of the
Diocese of Washington at Trinity
Ehurch, Sd and C streets northwest,
Today He declared the cathedral has
Entered upon a new and hopeful era
snd that, with the gradual stabliiZ-
Ing of expenses of building, it is
planned to resume building opera
lions the coming spring.
I'VE are grateful for the recent
receipt of number of legacies. show
mg interest in this great undertaking
Tor the church and nation, and for
lhe indication it affords that our peo-
pie are beginning to recognize that
ibis is an object worthy to be remem-
pered in their Wills" said the bishop.
Conversion of Church.
Plans for converting Trinity Church
INTO social center, under the direc-
lion of the diocese. were brought to
The attention of the convention by
Bishop Harding. He said in his ad-
ireSs that this church, with it's long
ind illustrious history. eventually be-
lame so enfeebled through serious
|osses by death and removals from
the section of the city in which it
stands that it could not support it's
tector. nor defray it's necessary ex-
benseS, nor maintaih it's array of
buildings.
| Under these circumstances in 1918.
With the consent of the VeStry and
NTH the generous help of one of it's
barishionerS. | took over the care of
the whole parish for a period of five
lears. 1t was my intention to try
whether there could be drawn such a
congregation from the neighborhood
is again to enable the parish to at
Jain to self support, and also to use
It's parish house and fine facilities for
he inauguration of community and
Social service work and for what is
known as city missionary work.
Would Organize Work.
He explained that Rev. DIR. David r.
covell and Mrs. Covell had been Sc
sured by him to carry out these plans
tnd outlined the work carried on by
Them during the war and since that
lime.
81 propose that this work be organized
binder the direction of a committee to
be called committee on Trinity dio-
fesan church and city missionary
work. to consist of one member of the
social service board of managers of
missions. to be selected by the preSi-
Dent of the convention. with the bishop
hs chairman-said committee to report
to the board of managers of missions
livery three months and finally to the
diocesan convention" Bishop Harding
bald.
The bishop said that inasmuch as
The benefaction heretofore given
through him. for the rector's salary,
teases this year, by the limitation of
he offer. and as the church cannot
be made self-supporting, he proposed
That the board of missions provide
from it's allotment of the nationwide
campaign fund a sufficient sum for
he full maintenance and gradual de-
elopment of the work.
He also referred to the Phillips foun-
hation fund and what it should ac-
romplish in the way of extending the
work of the church in the diocese. He
made an appeal for assistance of the
Chapel of the Good Shepherd. and
pointed out several sections of the