Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-06

munity Of the Nation Bishop Freeman,
opening his sermon, pledged the new
administration loyalty and whole
hearted support. He chose for his text
the first and second verses of the 127th
Psalm, Except the Lord build the
house, they labor in vain that build it;
except the Lord keep the city, the
Waterman waketh but in vain"
The present hour is one of deep
solemnity and high expectation, he said,
and at such time the people recognize
their essential unity and solidarity.
To-day conditions, new and strange,
have compelled us to lay aside our con-
ceits and prejudices and to affirm once
again our loyalty to the commonwealth
whose benefits We mutually share as
citizens. Too frequently, when pros
perity is our lot we lost our faith in
God grow selfish and insular in our
practices, and loyalty to Our avowed
ideals suffers impairment. Our
seeming weakness has afforded oppor-
tunity for fresh exhibition of our
inherent strength and disclosed genius
for surviving misfortune and disaster
that, in less trying days, we knew not
Of Nothing so develops our individual
or corporate strength as crisis. Moth
ing so conspicuously discloses the strong
qualities of our character and our for
titude, as a period that tests and tries
us to the very utmost"
Loyalty . Supreme Virtue.
He declared that. mo finer demon
stration Of our capacity to endure has
been furnished In our entire history
than that which we have witnessed dur
ing these eventful and trying years.
- No State, as. indeed. no human
institution has, as yet, attained perfec-
ton. Only as we exercise eternal vigi
lance shall we safeguard and preserve
to posterity the precious heritage that
is ours"
Loyalty, Bishop Freeman said. sis a
supreme virtue. It Is indispensable to
our peace and our continuing security.
America may for years to come
be melting pot out of which, ulti-
mately, an alloy is to emerge that will
constitute metal Of surprising worth
The miSfortunes and disasters We have
experienced have been largely the in
regarded precepts. Increasing wealth
and power, selfshly and unlawfully
used, have ushered in conditions that
have checked our progress and seriously
impaired our heritage but we are learn
ing these solemn truths anew in these
days of disturbed revelation. and it is
the learning Of them that may eventual
ly make this period one of the most
fruitful and beneficial In our whole ex-
istence. We believe there is suff-
cient wisdom here within our own con-
fines. once it is modified and enlisted
in the service Of the Nations rehabili-
tation. to return us to ways of happi-
ness, prosperity and peace. The task is
privileged service and self-sacrifice is
compelling and its rewards inevitable
and justly compromising. ."
The immediate obligation, the bishop
considered to be the easing of the
strain that has brought misery and a
consistent discomfort to millions of our
people, ."
Bishop Freeman quoted President
Wilson, I'VE shall not survive materially
unless we be redeemed spiritually"
Must Turn to God.
There can be no revival" he con-
tlnued, that gives promise of reason
able national prosperity until the people
of this Nation turn again with humility
and quickened devotion to Him in
Of the people. In God we trust is not
q meaningless phrase. It Is the affirm
alton of our people that, except the
Lord build the house they labor in vain
that build it. So 1t Is with fresh cour-
age that we embark upon the enterprise
that challenges us today. 1t is with
chastened pride and the sense of our
utter unworthiness that with high re-
solve and firm determination we enter
upon our new duties. To him who is
to lead us we pledge our wholehearted
loyalty and support. praying that God
may give him wisdom and courage for
arms may protect him from every i'll.
As united people, as citizens Of this
great Republic, we once again met in
this national cathedral solemnly dedi-
cate ourselves, our lives, our fortunes
and our sacred honor that this Nation,
under God, shall not perish from the
EARTH"
The cathedral congregation included
many notabilitieS of the new and past
administrations. Cabinet members, Sen
ators, Representatives, Army and Navy
officers, Government department Off
Gals, clergymen from other cities and
representing all denominations of the
universal church, Governors, members
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committees, nearly the whole of the
Electoral College, numerous delegation
| from the diplomatic corps and promi-
i nent educators from the different uni
versities sat through the service and
Joined In the prayers. In the front row
was Mrs. woodrow Wilson, widow Of the
wartime President whose aide Mr..
Roosevelt was As Assistant Secretary of
the Navy. Further back was the new
| Presidents immediate chief at that
time, former Secretary Of the Navy
Josephus Daniels.
After the service In the great choir q
short service was held in the Bethle-
hem Chapel, when the members Of the
Electoral College presented a wreath at
President Wilson's tomb and Mr.. Dan