Evening star., 1923-05-01


clan.
Continued Direction.
Despite his falling health. Bishop
tion of the affairs Of the diocese after
ne had been ordered to bed by his
physician. One OF his last oficial
acts was to take an active part in the
planning OF the memorial services
at the cathedral for the late Bishop
Tuttle. presiding bishop of the Prot
estant Episcopal Church, who died
recently in ST Louis, Mo.
Funeral services will be held in
Cathedral at o'clock Thursday after
noon. Owing to the limited Capacity
Of the chaPel. services Of holy COM
annnion a.ia ona VIII be, be held at $50. 1880,
for those who desire to attend and
pay their tribute to the late Bishop.
Et. Rev. Beverly D. Tucker, D. D.,
baIssnop or southern Virginia. will Of
the Very Rev. G. c. F. Braternahai,
u. D., dean OF the Washington Cathe-
dral, and Rev. DR.. G. f. Dudley, presi-
cent os OF the Standing committee. Dio-
the body Of Bishop Harding will be
placed in the crypt of the Cathedral.
the final resting place The paIi
bearers probably will be announced
Bishop Harding is the fourth Epis-
copal bishop to die during the past
year Bishop Tuttle. the Rt. Rev
SSInaries David Williams. Bishop OF
MMfchigan; Mntt aT;,,;n and the Rt. Rev. Gershom
we're the others. The house Of bish
ops Of the Protestant Episcona,
Ihurch IN this country is made up of
membership Of 1875.
Rector Mt st. PauI's.
rrIor 10 ms election and ordination
as aI the Bishop of Washington Dr.
Church. During that period he TOOK
an active interest In many community
undertakings of his church and in
cs.,c ca.e m ma15ers; ~ RS He organized the dio-
secretary of the standing committee
holding that ONCE until Ordained as
bishop. In 1920 he was made a canon
or the National Cathedral, the build
ing OF which Bishop Satterlee had
81 aea. nt >, bishop Harding gave much
o.. OF ms time to promoting the inter
ests behind the movement to com
plete the massive National Cathedral
row Wen under way, which is to cost
his alma mater honored him with ~.
degree Of doctor OF divinity. and iater
George Washington University hon.
ored 90 MIN Mnus with the degree Of LII. b..
tsrlee to build a cathedral on Momnt
81; Aloan and since then has been
srsr,;o, scsiys IN n, securing .s funds for the
National Cathedral, as we'll as Iooke %
Ing toward it's completion.
Worked for Cathedral.
IN MS interest and work for the
building OF the cathedral Rishnn
aa5dinf; Ea1;,s.;on from OF tn the time Of the orp
e:ss wss the 1esd,ns tas Ma:ninE'Ga spinE; y, do
movement. The Bethlehem Chapel a
sure .eoS OF the the cathedral type. was sug-
Harding as a memorial to his dp predep
ss;n. Gsss;Cr,. The be-, late Bishop satteriee.
doe.ss he S the the enre Wa5si3gton
dation OF the cathedral. the sanctm-
ary, choir and other parts Of RI.
cathedral and he died after making
dowment that plans for the comnla-
tion of the cathedral within five
Bern in IRELAND.
Bishop Harding was born in Lis.
burn. ireland. August Is. 1872. being
the son OF Richard and Mary (rer.
suson) Harding. When a lad Alfred
Harding was sent to the public
ssS01s s 8 s.s Rssn ssofsy seS ryPss. % Asads
his majority he moved to this conn.
~ and settled in Brooklyn. N. Y. in
He attended Trinity College. Con-
necticut. from which he received the
A. b. degree In 1879. He graduated
from the Berkeley Divinity School. in
Connecticut. in 1882. and was con-
ferred with the degree Of D. d. by
Trinity College in 1902. The degree
Of IL. d. was conferred upon him
BY George Washington University in
1903. 40
Married In 1851.
He was married to Miss Justine
Butler Pfindle OF New York, June &.
1887. She died some years ago. He
was made 4 deacon OF the Protestant
Episcopal Church in 1882. and the
following year was raised to a priest,
during which time he was assistant
rector Of Trinity Church. Geneva, n.
7. He was transferred from there to
st. Paurs parish. Baltimore His
work there attracted attention and in
1887 when st. Paul's Church here was
looking for rector the congregation