Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-14

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lowing pledge, which every one joining
the movement will De invited to take:
Il pledge myself to enlist in this
twentieth century crusade-not to
march with armed hosts to a far-off
Holy Land but to do what l can to
make holier land of America by
Fastening the completion in the Ma
tional capital Of a cathedral that wit
nesseS to living faith In Christ"
Bishop Freeman. Dr. Stokes and Mr..
Pepper spoke in behalf Of the plan
for gifts of stones and reported on the
progress which has been achieved in
the construction OF the cathedral and
Its associated institutions during the
past IL months.
Pointing out that during the past
week the cathedral has been the
spiritual center for thousands of Epis-
copalians gathered in Washington for
the Forty-ninth General Convention of
the Protestant Episcopal Church. Bishop
Freeman stressed the Importance of
Fastening the day when a cathedral
roof may be placed over the heads o.
the great congregations which have so
often assembled in the open-air
amphitheater on the cathedral grounds.
Foresees Greater Services.
Glorious and memorable as were the
impressive assemblages OF the past few
days, how much more inspiring, and
how much more full of meaning will
such gatherings be when they can be
held in the completed cathedral itself"
he said. Days of national need, of
national thanksgiving. and of national
crisis can then be observed amid sur
roundings that will intensity many times
the spirit Of conservation on each Occa-
SION
DR.. Stokes remarks were illustrated
with specially prepared stereopticon
slides which gave pictorial significance
to report on Cathedral progress. They
depicted the construction achievement
OF the year, during which building has
gone forward more rapidly than ever
before in the projects history. The IL
months have seen the choir walls OF
the edifice projected through to the
crossing and raised high above the tri-
forum: the building of ma jor portion
OF the massive crossing piers; the beau
tif1catlon of the Cathedral grounds to
a marked degree: and the start of con-
struction on an impressive building for
use of the Cathedral's College of
Preachers. Work on the Cathedral Is
now concerned with the clerestory por-
ton OF the choir. The next step will
involve the setting of the stone vaulting
above the entire choir
Providing sufficient funds are avail
able for the completion of this phase of
the construction, work will then be
started on the north and south tran
Septs. DR.. Stokes declared. He explained
however. that it was the policy of the
Cathedral Chapter not to begin work on
any portion of the edif1ce unless funds
to insure its completion were on hand.
He also pointed out that the contribu-
tions were used half for building and
half for endowment with which to make
the various units effective for continu-
ing Christian service.
Wide Support Reported.
Pointing out that Washington Ca
thedral has already won cordial ap-
proyal of broad-minded people of many
faiths and likewise has become a rec
ognized shrine of American patriotism.
Mr.. Pepper said:
If Washington Cathedral Is to serve
the high purpose for which it was de-
signed, II 1t is to be truly symbolic
OF the religious aspirations of this Ma
ton as a whole, 1t Is essential that
there be represented in its fabric the
greatest possible number of individu-
ally contributed stones, gifts from peo-
pie living IN every town and city in
the land.
1T is a wholesome and altogether
desirable thing that every Christian,
inaso far as possible, sllold have part
IN this important spiritual undertaking
in the Nations Capital; for even though
he live In the remoteSt part of the
country, the thoughtful citizen viii
realize that the forwarding of the
Washington Cathedral project is of
vital concern both to religion and to
the Nation and, therefore, chief con-
Germ Of his own
DOnors' Names Preserved.
The name OF every donor OF one or
more stones, 1t was declared, viii be In
Scribed in the CathedraFs Book OF Re-
memhrance, an imperishable record Of
Cathedral benefactors, which will be
preserved in specially carved niche
in the sanctuary Of the completed edi-
fee
Those who attended the dinner in
cluded:
The Bishop of Washington and Mrs. /
James Z. Freeman, the Dean Of Wash
ington and MRS. O. C. F. Bratenahl,
Gen. John j. Pershing, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles J. Bell. Mr.. and Mrs Robert S.
Bookings, the Assistant Secretary of
State and Mrs. william r. Castle, jr.;
MFR. William H. Church, Mrs. Gibson
FahneStock, Mrs Cary T. Grayson Mrs
Alvin T. Hert, Maj. Gen. Grote Hutche-
son, Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Robert Johnston
Edwin N. Lewis; the Secretary of the
Treasury, Hon. Andrew w. Mellon; Mr..
and Mrs. Frank B. Noyes. Mr. and Mrs.
Newbold Noyes, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Parmelee, Rev, DR.. and Mrs. G. Free
land Peter Miss Elisabeth Ellicott Poe,
Right Rev. and Mrs. Philip M. Rhine
lander. Dr. and Mrs. William c. Rives,
Rev. DIR. and Mrs ]. Townsend Rus
sell, Mr. and MRS. H. l.. Rust, Rev DR..
Arson Phelps Stokes, Corcoran Thorn