Evening star., 1923-12-20

subscriptions mounted today to-
ward the million dollar mark in
Washington's campaign to raise it's
share for the building of the Ma
tional Cathedral, when a grand total
to date of sS3l,9l2 was reached. OF
this total. s147.146 was reported at the
business luncheon of campaign work
ers this afternoon at the New Will
lard Hotel
Team workers obtained subscrip-
tions today amounting TO $4,000.
which Newbold Noyes, local campaign
manager, declared was the high water
mark of individual teamwork to
date. since this sum was not helped
by any particularly large subscrip-
uons. but showed very many sub
Scribers.
Bishop Freeman. reporting for
the executive committee. announced
anonymous subscriptions of 500. 1l6.
Bishop Freeman told the workers
that he regarded the campaign not
so much as campaign. but as a cru
sade for God and country. He said
there was citywide opportunity open
to the campaign team members. since
the city was thoroughly interested in
the work.
City Ready to do Part.
city EtduE ana 10 90
its large part, he said. and told the
workers that when later he goes to
larger cities than tho National Cap
ital 1t will be a great aid to him If
he can point TO a comparatively large
subscription of the people Of the Ma
tional Capital.
Bishop Freeman said he is con-
WINGED that there will accure from the
campaign a strengthening Of reIigi-
GUS conviction OF the country at large,
and the placing of a fresh accent on
nounced that individual envelopes
Will be placed in the pews in the
Episcopal churches Sunday. when
members may make subscriptions
Mr.. Noyes spurred the workers on
by his recital Of the result obtained
by him in an hour and a half yester-
day afternoon. He said he approach
ed. in turn, hack driver. a chauffeur
barber. stranger in a hotel and a
Catholic lady.
From these persons, he continued he
secured two subscriptions of $40 each,
two subscriptions of $50 each and one
subscription of $3.50.
Dean Bratenahl of the Cathedral
told the workers they might tell in
dividends whom they approach that
all gifts TO the Cathedral will be
entered in. the book OF remem-
hrance." which is being kept in con-
nectlon with the erection of the great
structure on Wisconsin avenue.
Team No. 2s Winner.
Team No. IS, of which DR. Sin
clair Bowen is captain. came into
possession at the luncheon of the
American flag. which is placed each
day at the table occupied by the
team which brings in the largest
sum.
DR.. Bowen's team turned in sub
D,-fv
flag was carried to his table by Com
mander Herbert Howard. captain of
team No. 10. which won the flag yes
terday.
One team worker reported that a
woman donor of $1,000 had said that
she will keep cathedral box in her
home, which she intends to present
from now on to each Of her callers
and thus give them the opportunity
to subscribe for the cathedral.
Approval of the design for the lee
tern of the national cathedral at Mount
ST. Adams was announced today by
Rt Rev. James z: Freeman, Bishop of
the Episcopal Diocese of Washington,
in connection with the campaign to
raise the Districts share Of the s10.-
900, 900 needed to complete erection Of
the cathedral. The lectern Is the gift
of Mrs Alexander Mackay-Smith. 1925
16tn street, in memory Of her husband,
Rt Rev. Alexander Mackay-Smith, who
was sixth Bishop OF Pennsylvania.
Great interest in the design of the
lectern was shown by the 200 campaign
workers at their daily business lunch
con at the New Willard Hotel. The de-
sign calls for a tall and slender Gothic
lectern of Indiana limestone, beauti-
fully sculptured, with canopy, to stand
on the north side Of the chancel, which
will have the effect OF growing out Of
the north pier of the chancel arch.
Follow Gothic Masters.
Because the Bible as whole was
not read publicly in the fourteenth
century Gothic cathedrals and there
was, therefore, no need for lecterns,
except so-called choir lecterns, the
design for the National Cathedral is
not a copy, but the architects have
followed in the design the spirit of
the great fourteenth century masters
of Gothic architecture. In describing
the design for the lectern the Very
Rev. G. c. r. Bratenahl, dean of
Washington, chairman of the building
committee, today sketched the evolu-
ton of the modern lectern.
After the reformation" he said,
"the earlier day lecterns were open
tngs IN the choir screens with a shelf
for the Bible. Gradually an eagles
head was placed under the shelf for
decorative support. A pedestal later
vas constructed for the eagles head.
Finally the Independent Eagle lec-
tern, familiar in many of our
churches, was evolved
Now that the reading of the Bible
has become an essential and perma-
nent part of the worship in our
churches, it was deemed wise by the
Bishop of Washington and the cathe-
oral chapter to make the lectern in
the cathedral an integral part Of the
fabric and to do this in the spirit of
the great masters OF Gothic architec-
ture of the fourteenth century. The
donor approved. We think our object
has been achieved.
approval of the decorations for
the lectern comes after two years
of careful consideration and is there
for of special inte>sst to readers of
the Bible. Spurgeon, the great Eng
lish preacher, on a memorable oc-
casion pointed out that as every
hamlet, village, town and city in
England has a road that leads to
London, SO every verse Of the Bible