The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-23
FUND IS SOUGHT
To COMPLETE
CATHEDRAL
Episcopal Committee Launches
Nationwide Drive for
$4,000, 900 Needed.

An intensive nationwide cam.
raign was launched today to obtain
the $10,000.OOO necessary to COM
plete the National Cathedral, which
Is in process of construction at
Mt. st. Adams.
The cannaign was given impetus
at a luncheon held at. noon today
at the home of John Hays HAM
mond, chairman Of the United
States Coal Commission.
An official statement, sponsored
by prominent American laymen Of
the Episcopal Church, was read at
the luncheon. Among the sponsors
OF the statement were Senator
George Wharton Pepper, of PhiIa-
delphia; Andrew w. Mellon, Secre-
tary of the Treasury; Henry White,
former ambassador to France, and
Gen. John J. Pershing.
Appeals For Support.
I'VE confidently ask our fellow
citizens everywhere to unite with
us in building this National Cathe.
dral," the statement reads. I'm so
doing we are convinced that they
viii be liberating a mighty force
Tor civic Righteousness in America. -
The official statement was signed
by the Rt. Rev. James E. Freeman,
Bishop Of Washington; Senator
Pepper, national chairman; Secre-
tary Mellon, national treasurer:
John Hays Hammond, chairman of
the Washington committee; Admiral
Cary 7. Grayson, vice chairman,
and the following members of the
Washington chapter: Dean G. G. +.
Bratenahl, Chancellor William L.
DeVrfes, Charles j. Bell, president
American Security and Trust Com.
pany; Charles c., Glover, chairman
4of the board Riggs National Bank:
the Rt. Rev. Philip NJ. Rhinelander,
bishop OF Philadelphia; the Rt Rev.
James DeWolf Perry, bishop of
Rhode Island; DIR. William C. Riyes.
Corcoran Thorn, Henry White, DR..
William III. Wilmer, noted eye spe-
cialist, James Parmelee, of Chicago
and Cleveland.
The official statement follows:
We have associated ourselves
with those who are working To-
build Washington Cathedral. We
desire to bear public witness to our
belief that this Is a patriotic enter
prise Of far-reaching Importance.
In building the Capital City of
the nation we should express not
merely the supremacy of govern.
ment and Of law but also the sover.
eighty Of Almighty God. The
Capitol is the symbol of the one.
We need the Cathedral to symbolic
the other.
This was Washington's idea.
His plans for the city included a
great building designed to express
the nations faith. We must now
give substance to this hope.
good beginning has been
made. The gifts of more than
eight thousand people of an aggre-
gate value OF nearly $1,000, 900 have
provided q .matchless site on
tract of sixty-five acres overlooking
the whole city. A design of con-
ceded architectural merit and of
SURPRISING beauty has been adopted.
The entire foundation of the vast
building has been laid, The east
ern end Of the structure has
actually been reared.
Ten million dollars Is required to
finish the whole within the next
i've years. This viii be done IL our
fellow-citizens share our view that
the time has now come to give
visible expression to the religion Of
the republic
1.-THE moment when people de.
spair of the reign of peace on earth
and Of good will to men is the
very moment when the Christian
forces in the community should
launch a great adventure of faith.
To Be National.
''This Cathedral. while related
organicaIly to the Episcopal Church.
will be national in the broadcast
sense.
Great preachers will here pro-
claim their message. The building
will be a house &c prayer for all
people. Il will be available for
great public services and cere.
monies. 1t will become in time
what Westminster Abbey is to Eng.
land-the shrine in which to pre.
serve the memorials of all who
with notable fidelity have served
their God and country.
The charter granted by the
Congress Of the United States de-
clares that the enterprise is for
the promotion of religion, educa
ton. and charity
I'VE confidently ask our fellow.
citizens everywhere TO unite with
us in building this National Cathe-
dral. In so doing We are convinced
that they will be liberating
mighty force for civic righteousness
in America"