Evening star., 1934-05-11
CATHEDRAL PLANS
5YEAR CAMPAIGN
Castle Tells Association
Steady Building Progress
Is Imperative.
BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.

BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.
A new f1ve-year plan for financing
maintenance and continued building
operations at Washington Cathedral,
Mount st. Alban, was announced yes
terday at the thirty-sixth annual
meeting of the National Cathedral
Association, Whitby Hall, Woodley
load.
Sponsored by Right Rev. James E.
Freeman, Bishop of Washington, the
campaign was outlined by former
Undersecretary Of State William r.
Castle, jr, president, and Maj. Edwin
N. Lewis. secretary.
Declares Progress Imperative.
Mr.. Castle insisted that steady
progress toward the completion of the
cathedral structure was an imperative
necessity. He called the enterprise
''one OF the most important in the
United States" and declared the sup
port of the youth of the land must be
enlisted in the work.
Here in the National Capital" he
said. I'VE need this great cathedral
reaching toward heaven, but springing
from the rock to remind our legislators
and our people of the bases of Amer
lean civilization"
Maj. Lewis argued that: THE main
tenance Of our spiritual ideals,
moral standards and character build
ing agencies during these years of
economic disorder is more important,
in the long run, than recovery of in
dustrial prosperity. Yet recent
survey shows that only three-quarters
OF one cent in the average dollar is
spent for the church-no coin is small
enough to symbolic that little fraction
Of the Nations wealth invested in
religion.
Cites Churchless Cities.
I'VE render unto Caesar Is per cent
of our income. but to God less than
! per cent. There are 10000 COM
munities in the United States without
a church Of any kind, 10000 without
a resident minister and 100000
children under - years of age without
any religious instruction. 1t is be-
cause of these conditions that we need
Washington Cathedral. spiritual
power house sending out influences of
good throughout the world.
THE blight of the depression has
hindered our progress, but we are not
discouraged. We propose a campaign
for 100000 members for the National
Cathedral Association. BY. Ascension
day, 1889, we hope to have that many
active builders enrolled. If each con-
tributes only 50 year, the total sum
will be a great help
Membership Not Limited.
Membership will not be limited to
communicates of the Episcopal
Church, Mr.. Lewis explained. Any
Christian man or woman may sub
scribe.
Dean G.. c. F. Bratenahl reporting
for the Building Committee, said that
the cathedral fabric is approximately
one-third completed and that a total
of about $11 ,00O.O 900 has been spent
or allotted since the work began in
1907.
Canon G. Freeland Peter, treasurer
of the association. announced that
offerings for the past fiscal year were
S38,6l0, and Richard w. Hynson,
treasurer, filed a report of $72,733
given through the Washington Com
mittee.
Mrs. William Adams Brown spoke
for the Women's Committee. Mrs.
Frederic W. Rhinelander for the New
York Committee and Mrs. Bratenahl
for All Hallows Guild. in charge of
the cathedral landscape and garden
development.
States Send Greetings.
The greeting of Delaware was
brought by Mrs Irenee du Pont, that
of Massachusetts, by Mrs. Frederick
S. Converse and that of Virginia by
Mrs. G. A. Swami Sinclair.
Laurence B. Saint reported on the
progress of the stained-glass work of
the cathedral.
Bishop Freeman presided and in
troduced each speaker.
After the meeting there was a fes-
tival evening service in the Great
Choir and the Bishop spoke to the
delegates from the chancel steps.
MY one concern" he said, 'is that
we may think that We are setting our
house in order when we have our
and industrial machines
running again. but we must think in
larger terms.
Here on Mount st. Alban we are
attempting to crown this hill with a
glorious edif1ce to witness to our
Divine Redeemer to remind the Ma
ton OF what the Kingdom Of God
really is