Evening star., 1923-12-16

| of the reign of peace on earth and Of
| good will to men is the very moment
when the Christian forces in the COM
| munity should launch a great ad-
venture of faith.
This cathedral, while related or
ganically to the Episcopal Church,
will be national in the broadest sense.
Great preachers will here proclaim
their message. The building will be
| a house Of prayer for all people. 1t
will be available for great public
services and ceremonies. II will be-
come in time what Westminster Alb
hey is to England--the shrine in
which to preserve the memorials OF
all who with notable fidelity have
served their God and country.
The charter granted by the Con-
gress of the United States declares
that the enterprise is for the promo
tion OF religion. education and
charity
We confidently ask our fellow citi-
zens everywhere to unite with US in
building this national cathedral. In
SO doing we are convinced that they
Wiz Uc iIucidllHS d mighty IOTCe 1OF
civic Righteousness in America
Signed: James E. Freeman, presi-
dent; George Wharton Pepper, na-
tional chairman; Andrew w Mellon,
national treasurer; John Hays Ham
| mond, chairman, Washington commit
tee; Cary T. Grayson, vice chairman
Washington committee; J. Mayhem
Wainwright vice chairman, Washing
ton committee; Newbold Noyes, cam
paign chairman. The Cathedral Chap
ter: the Rt. Rev. James E. Freeman,
, D. D., Bishop of Washington; the Rt.
| Rev. James De Wolf Perry, D. D.,
Bishop Of Rhode Island; the RI Rev.
Philip NJ. Rhinelander, D. D.; the
Very Rev. G. c. f. Bratenahl, ID. D.;
the Rev. William l.. De Vries, Phi. D.,
| ID. D.; Charles G. Glover. Charles j.
Bell, William c. Rives, NJ D.; Hon.
| Henry White, LII D.: Corcoran Thorn,
| Wilmer, NJ. D.; Hon. George Whar-
ton Pepper. LII. D., and John J. Per-
| shing'. general of the armies"
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| A N extraordinary interest on the
part of Presidents Of the United
States has been displayed in the
| cathedral project Twenty-Five years
ago President Mckinley delivered an
| address at the dedication of the
Peace Cross, marking the close of
the Spanish American war. President
Mckinley said in part:
Every undertaking like this and
1 thn
ality and education is a positive
gain to citizenship. to country and
| to civilization, and in this single
word wish for the sacred enterprise
| the highest influence and the widest
J usefulness"
| President Coolidge has expressed
his interest in the cathedral in a
letter that was read at the open- air
services at the amphitheater OF the
National Cathedral. September 80, the
day after Bishop Freeman's consecra-
/ ton. The President wrote:
"My dear Bishop Freeman: I wish
| to express my thanks to you, and
| to Gen. Pershing as we'll, for the
| courtesy of your call and your cordial
invitation to participate in the sery-
ices at the Episcopal Cathedral on
| Sunday, September 80. am most
regretful that 1t is impossible for
me to accept the invitation. for the
occasion presents a particular ap-
peal to me, and cannot let it pass
without expressing to you my con-
| gratulations on the progress you are
making in building the Washington
| Cathedral. 1t has already become
both an edornment and an inspira-
I ton in the National Capital, and 1
! know that your devotion to the
| cause which it typifles will be a
/ powerful factor Of assurance that
| the work will proceed in both mate
( rial and spiritual accomplishment.
| your work is to be commended,
because it represents the foundation
|. of all progress. all government, and
ali civilization. That foundation is
| religion. Our country Is not lack
/ ing in material resources, and though
we need more education, /. cannot
be said to be lacking in intelligence.
But. certainly, it has need of a
/ greater practical application Of the
truths of religion. 1t is only in that
direction that there Is hope OF solu-
ton of our economic and social
pfobIems.
'.Whatever inspires and strengthens
the religious belief and religious &C.