Evening star., 1928-10-10

S great spires rest upon the bones of the
merica.
beth. In a glass case in the choir
SacriSty is the Sinai cross, set with
highly polished, deep red stones brought
from Mount Sinai.
Memorial to Bishop.
The Chapel of the Resurrection, re-
Gently completed in the crypt under
the south transept, will be dedicated
as memorial to the late Bishop Hard
ing. 1t is believed to be the first
structure of this normal type erected
since the eleventh century. The
massive piers and arches are of lime
stone. The intervening spaces and the
ceiling are to be covered with mural
paintings of scenes connected with the
resurrection. At the southwest corner
of the chancel vault has been pre-
pared for the body of Bishop Harding
and his wife.
| One of the most impressive portions
of the cathedral is the Chapel of st.
Joseph of Arimathea, located in the
crypt between the four massive piers
which will support the soaring central
| tower of the main edifce The chapel
| is in the form of Greek cross There
| is much of symbolic significance in
the chapel, such as the IL steps leading
down to the chapel floor, representing
the descent into the valley of the
shadow of death. The tapestry which
now hangs on the western wall of the
chapel is remarkable example of
needle-Woven craftsmanship 1t is THE
Miraculous Draught of Fishes" which
was awarded gold medal in Paris and
hung for many years in the Metro
politan Art Museum.
The entire foundation of the cathe-
dral now Is Structurally complete. 1t
contains $4,000 feet of concrete, into
the making of which went 9,O00,O 900
pounds of cement, 10000 tons of sand
and $4,000 tons of gravel 1t was built
for the ages.
Bethlehem Chapel Apse.
Rising above Bethlehem Chanel is
the apSe, the second completed portion
OF the cathedral. This was the gift OF
Mrs Archibald d. Russell in memory
of her mother, Mrs. Percy r. Pyne.
Within the apse will be the sanctuary,
every detail of which has been provided
for. A, major portion of the choir walls
are now Structurally complete and the
massive crowning piers, which ultl-
mately will support the great central
tower, have been lifted to the triforium
level. Each pier is II feet in diameter
and contains approximately 1000 cubic
| feet of stone.
The chapel of st. Mary, beautiful
and impressive. has been provided on
the main floor in the north choir aisle
by gift of $500,000 from an anony-
nous donor. 1t will contain five bays
of the choir wall and will have a
af %aAk lat@ aIa1 ~~xtlY
serve as a place of worship for more
than 400 persons.
An inspiring example Of Christ's
love for children will be provided by
the Children's Chapel, which will be
located close to the heart of the ca
thedral fabric at the intersection o.
the choir and the south tranSept. It's
construction has been. made possible
through the generosity of Roland L.
Taylor Of Philadelphia. It will be used
| for special services for children, re-
hgious exercises for pupils in the CO.
thedral schools, classes in Bible study
and instruction of confirmation classes.
Personages best known for their solici-
| tude for little children. selected from
church and Scripture history, will be
portrayed in the chapel carvings.
Tells Christianity's Story.
Every decorative feature of the ir-
| terror of the cathedral will symbolic IN
some way the meaning of the Christian.
| faith. Through stone and wood cary
| ing, stained glass windows and other
media, the cathedral will tell again and
again the story of Christianity. When
! the apse was designed it was felt that
| here the story of the cathedral must
culminate, and with that end in view
it was determined that the great
Christian hymn of praise and thanks
giving, "Te Deum," literally should be
chanted in stone. The designs for the
carving and windows make possible the
representation of each separate portion
of the anthem.
The vaulting bosses-the ornaments
placed at the intersection of the ribs
in the roof vaulting-will be rich in
symbolic significance. The. "a main
bosses will be Sculptured to represent
the Creed each one expressing a sep
arate affirmation in the Apostles ard
Nicene Creeds. In addition there Will
be nearly 1000 subordinate bosses
| The main bosses in the south choir
aisle represent in symbolic form the
| Seven Gifts of The Holy Spirit, while
| the subordinate bosses illustrate the
working out in human lives OF the
Seven Gifts. The Chapel OF st. Mary
| contains main bosses which represent
| Seven Sacraments, while the subordl-
! nate bosses in this chapel illustrate the
working out in human life OF the prln-
iciples which the Seven Sacraments IN
volve.
Rose Windows.
There will be three great rose WIN
dows. situated in the north and soutn
| to-
| Tn the WesternmoSt window 1t Is pro-
posed to represent THE Seven Days OF
Creation" The subject selected FOR the
rose window in the north transept Is
"The Last Judgment" selection which
finds conspicuous precedent in the rose
window at Chartres. The rose WINDOW
in the south transept will show forth
"The Church Triumphant" In other
words, there will be represented IN the
three great rose windows the begin
nings of things or the creation, the emo o.
the world in THE Last judgment anc
the life of the world to come In The
Church Triumphant"-the three grea'
epochS in the history OF MANKIND.
There will be three tiers of windows
on the north and south sides OF the
nave-9 on either side of the clerestory
measuring 23'6"x14; 9 upper-aisl'
windows on each side, measuring
i96"x7', and l8 outer-aisle Windows
on each side. In these windows Will b'
: presented an historic panorama OF mer
: and women of all ages whose achieve
) ments have been part Of the rea
growth of Christianity.
There are five clerestory windows ol
( the north and south sides of the choir
: These will be devoted to the angel
whose appearances are described in thu
: Old and New Testaments, portrayini
such scenes as the angel with the fam
ing sword guarding the tree of life
/ the angels which appeared at Christ
birth, the angels that we're with Him II
: the wilderness at the time OF Hi
: temptation and the myriad Of angel
: which appeared before st. John IN tn