Evening star., 1923-12-16
\ E OR G. Z W A S H INGTON'S
- plans for the building of
the Capital included a great

plans for the building of
j the Capital included a great
structure designed to ex-
press the nations faith. The Ma
tional Cathedral Foundation has
been organized to give some sub
stance TO this hope.
The Washington campaign was
started December II and will con-
tinue until Christmas eve to raise
Washington's quota OF the ten-mil-
lion-dollsr fund for the completion
OF Washington Cathedral. at Mt. ST
Aiban, within the next FIVE years.
The building Of the cathedral will
bring to Washington a new sky line.
The central tower will be 262 feet
high and will stand on ground that
Is 400 feet above the city. so that the
cathedral will rise higher above the
Potomac than the Washington Mon
ument 1t will be as Impressive as
the Capitol and VIII embody the
quiet dignity OF the White House
and the beauty of the Lincoln Me-
mortal.
Many visitors to Washington now
include the cathedral as one of the
most interesting sights of the city,
hut when It is completed the whole
country will know that q, trip to
Europe is not necessary in order to
see one of the finest cathedraIs in
the world. 1t will be larger than
Westminster Abbey. The beauty of
the apse, which is bathed in a food
OF light every night, iustifies the
builders in their belief that this
will be the most Beautiful cathedral
in the world.
Although it was George Washing
toms ideal, no practical steps to-
ward developing the cath edral prof.
ect were taken until 1891, when
Charles c. Glover, who has done more
than any other citizen in Washing
ton to make the Capital of the ma
.tion beautiful, called meeting at
his home and pledged his guests to
the building OF the cathedral. In
1893 Congress passed an act to in
corporate the Protestant Episcopal
Cathedral Foundation, empowered
to establish and maintain within the
District of Columbia a cathedral and
institutions of learning for the pro-
motion OF religion, education and
charity
Since that time sixty-ive acres Of
land have been purchased for the
Cathedral Close and a girls school
and boys school, which are already
established on 4 sound academic
basis. The foundations of the ca
thedral and the apse have been COM
pleted and workmen are now en-
gagged in building the choir
OF the original cathedral chapter
only Charles C. Glover remains. With
him are now associated some Of the
leading men in the country. They
have signed pronouncement that
expresses the ideals OF the American
people. 1t reads:
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"T'o the American People; We have
associated ourselves with those
who are working to build. the Wash
ington Cathedral. We desire to bear
public witness to. our belief that this
is a patriotic enterprise Of far-reach-
ing Importance.
Tn building the Capital city Of the
nation we should express not merely
the supremacy of government and of
law, but also the sovereignty of AL
mighty God. The Capitol is the SYM
bol 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 ma
tion's faith. We must now give SUBJ
stance to his hope.
"A good beginning has been made.
The gifts of more" than 5000 people
Sf an aggregate value of nearly
100000 have provided a matchless
aite on a tract Of sixty-f1ve acres
overlooking the whole city. A design
Of concsded architectural merit and
Of surprising beauty has been adopt
ed The entire foundation of the vast
building has been laid. The eastern
end OF the structure has actually
been reared. Ten million dollars is
required to finish the whole within
tho next five years. This will be done
if our fellow citizens share our view
> that the time has now. come to give
visible expression to the religion of
the republic.
The moment when people despair