Evening star., 1925-12-02
SERVICE TO HONOR
WILLIAM TyNDALE
Washington Cathedral Also
to Commemorate 4OOth An
niverSary of English Bible.

In COmmemoration of William TVn-
dale and the +00th anniversary of the
printing of the first English Bible. a
festival service Will lie held in the
Bethlehem Chapel Of Washington
Cathedral at 5 O'Clock tonight. The
service has been arranged by appoint
ment of the board of religious educa-
tiUn of the Diocese of Washington,
which extends cordial invitation to
the public To attend.
The clcrgy of the diocese have been
invited to be present in Vestments
The commemoration sermon on the
significance OF Tyndale's service to
Christianity will be delivered by the
Rev. Henry Lubbock. LII. D., ID. G. L..
Canon of Washington. Among the
Cathedral clergy officiating will be
Very Rev. G. c. f.. Bratenahl. -. D.,
dean of Washington; Rev. William L.
DeNrieS. Ph. D.. d. D.. chancellor;
Canon Walden NTyer. Canon ]. Town.
send Russell and Canon Anson Phelps
Stokes.
Special music by the Cathedral
choir of men and boys under the di
rection OF Edgar Priest will include
The Magnticat.' by Sir Charles V.
Stanford, and the anthem Souls of
the Righteous" by Myles r. Foster.
Martyrdom Depicted.
The service is of particular inter
est to friends of Wa shington Cathe-
dral because one of the carved panels
OF the Canterbury ambon or Cathe-
dral pulpit depicts the martyrdom
of William Tyndale. Made from the
ancient stones Of Canterbury Cathe-
dral and sculptured under the direc-
ton of William d. Caroe. the resi-
dent architect of that famous cathe-
dral in England, the ambon was
presented by the archbishop, the dean
and chapter of Canterbury. in mem
ory Of Stephen Langton, who led the
Barons of Britain when the Magma
Charta was granted by King John.
The pulpit is now standing in the
little sanctuary chapel of st. Albap $
School for Boys, awaiting its removal
to the main floor of the great cathe 2
dral when the fabric is completed.
Visitors to Mount Saint Alban are
welcome to see the ambon. II is
10 feet high, feet wide and nearly
ID feet in length. A frieze contains
the names and dates of the princi-
pal English translations of the Bible,
beginning with the record of the
Anglo Saxon gospels, A d. 721, and
ending with the Revised Version, I"
y. d. 1885. The pulpit bears testi-
money TO the progressive efforts Of
generations to give the Bible to the
people in their own language.
Special Features Revealed.
The central bas-relief tells the story.
Below is scroll containing the first
words of Magma Charta, which are
The Church Of England shall be
free" On the left is the venerable
Bede on his deathbed, debating to
one of his pupils the last chapter of
his Anglo-Saxon translation of the
Gospel of st. John.
To the right is the martyrdom of
Tyndale. who WAS burned at the stake
on October 8, 1886, for making and
printing an English translation Of the
Bible. His last words were Lord
open the King of England's eyes. -
The prayer was answered. for, under
the leadership of Launcelot Andrewes,
Bishop Of Winchester, the King James
version of the Holy Scriptures became
the heritage of the English speaking
race. His statuette ranks the mar
tyrdom on the left, as does that of
Bishop Westcott on the right, who
was the chairman of the commission
on the revised version in 1881.