Evening star., 1925-02-21
CATHEDRAL SUNDAY
PROGRAM PLANNED
Washington Sacred Edifice to
Be Topic of Episcopal
ReCtorS Tomorrow.

Rectors Of Protestant Episcopal
churches throughout the country will
observe Washington's birthday to-
morrow, as National Cathedral Sun
day the congregations giving free
will offerings toward the completion
of Washington Cathedral as an ade-
quate witness to Christ in Lae Ma
tional Capital.
The cathedral sermon tomorrow
will be preached in the Bethlehem
Chapel at tho 4 pm. service by Rev.
DR.. Anson Phelps stokes, canon of
Washington Cathedral and former
secretary of Yale University. His SER
man will be broadcast through sta
ton WCAP.,
Right Rev. DIR. James z. Freeman.
D. D., Bishop of Washington, will preach
twice in Los Angeles, Calf, tomor
row, in the morning in st. Johns
Church and in the evening in St.
Pauls Cathedral.
Among the churches in the diocese
of Washington that are making a
special appeal for the cathedral as
part of the Cathedral Sunday OBJ
servances are st. Agnes. All Souls,
Ascension, St. Johns, Georgetown;
incarnation, st. Adams, st. Andrews,
st. David's, st. Patrlck's, St Mar
Sarets, st. Marks, st. PauIS, Wash
inGton Circle; Silver Spring parish,
Holy Comforter, st. Matthew's, Hy-
attsville: st. Johns, Bethesda; St.
Bartholomew's: St. Johns. Olney;
st Luke's, Brighton; st. Peters.
Poolesville; Epiphany, Forestville; 4;
Christ Church, Surrattsville: Trinity,
Collington; st. Paurs, Baden; Christ
Church, La Plata; st. Andrews, Leon
ardtown; st. James Chapel, Indian
Head; Chapel of the Atonement, and
st. Philips Chapel, Anacostia.
Bishops Circular Letter.
Bishop Freeman addressed a circular
letter to the clergymen of Washing
ton diocese, as follows:
Tho formal declaration at the lay
ing of the foundation stone of the
cathedral on September %, 1907, pro-
claimed that the bishop, chapter and
diocese of Washington do hold and
administer this cathedral church as a
trust for the benefit and use not only
of the people of this diocese and city
but also of the whole American
church, whose every baptized member
shall have part and ownership Of this
house of Cod
Members of the diocese of Wash
ington have contributed nearly
s4,000,000 toward the erection of the
cathedral, a sum adequate for the
building of diocesan cathedral, but
manifestly this diocese cannot of it
self carry on to completion a work
of such great size and Importance as
Will represent the whole church in
the Nations Capital.
THE resolution in behalf of the
National Cathedral, printed above as
part of our letterhead. was adopted
by the general convention at Port
land, Greg, in 1922. In 1912, with
the individual approval of nearly
every bishop of the American church,
plan was set forth to secure, if
possible, an opportunity for offerings
to the National Cathedral in our
churches throughout the country. AS
it is to be a house of prayer for all
people, it should be the gift of all,
according to their means. We ask in
the Masters name for offerings in
our churches once a year-a cathedral
Sunday-so that rich and poor may
have the privilege of being builders
OF this National Cathedral at Wash
ington.
at is not necessary for the whole
offering to be given to the cathedral
fund. All we ask is that the en-
yelopes sent by the National Cathe-
dral Association shall be placed in
each pew or seat, so that every one
who so desires may have the oppor-
tunity to contribute.
II have prepared the above letter
so that, If you approve, you may read
It to your congregation Sunday, Feb
ruary %, and am inclosing an ad-
dressed post card, to be returned to
the secretary of the National Cathe-
dral Association, in order that we
may send you promptly the number
of envelopes needed"
Observance of Cathedral Sunday to-
morrow is singularly appropriate, it
is claimed, as the completion of the
great cathedral will fulfill a dream of
George Washington. In discussing
with Maj. IEnfant the plans for the
seat of the Federal Government the
first President made provision for "a
church for national purposes" but no
step was taken during his lifetime to-
ward the carrying out of his wish.
Now, after a lapse of more than
century, the foundations for such an
edif1ce have been completed, the apse
and part of the choir walls already
give promise of the majesty of the
finished cathedral, and services are
held regularly in the Bethlehem
Chapel.