Evening star., 1936-11-20
CATHEDRAL HOLDS
NORTH TRANSEPT
MEMORIAL RITES
ParcIose, Windows, Steps to
Chapel Crypt Dedicated
to W. T. HiIdrup, Jr.
BISHOP FREEMAN LAUDS
DEVOTION TO CHURCH
Stained Glass Adds to Beauty of
Art-Eight Panels Deal With
Truth and Failure.

The William Thomas Hildrup. jr..
memorial at Washington Cathedral is
being dedicated this afternoon at 4
o'clock
Consisting of the recently finished
north transept parclose or sculptured
stone screen. two stained-glass win
dows and long stairway leading down
to the crypt chapels, the portion of the
structure commemorating Mr. Hildrup
we're selected by his widow, Mrs. Flor
ence N. Hildrup of New York and Har-
risburg, as her gift toward the Cathe-
drals completion.
The dedicatory ceremonies were ar
ranged privately, so only Mrs. Hildrup.
a few intimate friends and the Ca
thedral clergy will attend. Right Rev.
James E. Freeman. Bishop of WASH
ington, will be in charge.
Sentences of dedication used by the
bishop will read:
Il solemnly hallow this parclose and
these windows and dedicate them to
the glory of God and in memory of
His servant, william Thomas Hill
drup, jr. May the Lord bless us and
prosper our handiwork upon us, both
now and forever more"
Devotion to Church Praised.
He paid tribute to Mr.. Hildrup's de-
votion to the church and his charac-
ter as revealed in his association for
more than so years with st. Stephens
Church, now the Cathedral of the
diocese of Harrisburg. There he was
baptized soon after his birth in 1862,
attended Sunday school, was con-
firmed and served as vestryman for
nearly 20 years, and was Junior
warden at the time of his death in
1920.
Thousands of pilgrims and wor-
shippers already have admired the
memorial screen and windows as they
pass from the east aisle Of the north
transept down the stairway leading
to the Bethlehem Chapel, where other
distinguished Americans are memo
rialized.
The intricate carving Of the crest
ing. rosettes and delicate open tracery,
which distinguish the screen as work
of art, are made increasingly effective
by the two stained-glass windows de-
signed and executed by Lawrence
Saint of Huntingdon Valley, Pa, for
merly director of the Washington
Cathedral Stained Glass Studio. The
symbolic message of the windows is
taken from the Gospel According to st.
John, which was Mr.. Hildrup's favorite
book in the Bible. They contain eight
panels of scenes-the north window
representing four statements of Christ
about truth and the south window four
instances illustrating failure in truth.
The scenes in the north window are:
Christ speaking to Thomas, I am the
truth: Christ speaking to the Jews IN
the treasury of the temple, THE truth
shall make you free; Christ speaking
to His disciples. THE spirit Of truth
shall guide you into all truth" and
Christ speaking to Nicodemus, He
that doeth the truth cometh to the
light"
In the south window, the foul
scenes depicted are: Pontius Pilate
speaking to the Jews, Take ye Him
and cruelty Him, for I find no fault
in Him." representing evasion; st
Peters answer to the damsel who in
quired whether he was not one OF
Christ's disciples, II am not" repre-
senting cowardice; Judas and Annas
the high priest. with the words. Judas
which betrayed Him." representing
treachery, and Caiaphas and the chief
priests and Pharisees with the words
ut is expedient for us that one man
should die" representing casuiStry.
Truth References Appropriate.
the Cathedral is called the States
mems Transept," the Cathedral trus.
tees decided that statements of Christ
regarding the value of truth with
some examples of failure in truth
would be appropriate in the windows
for Mr.. Hildrup's memorial.
The unusual statue, entitled Lin.
coin in Prayer" placed at the top oi
the stairway near the memorial in
scription, was presented to the Ca.
thedral some time ago by Mrs. Hill.
drup. 1t represents the most distinc.
tive work of her late brother, Herbert
Houck of Harrisburg, who conceived
the idea of doing President Lincoln In
bronze after hearing his fathers &C.
count of being present when the Get
tysburg address was delivered. So fal
as the Cathedral authorities know, thi,
is the only statue of "the great eman.
cipator" which shows him in an atti-
tude Of prayer.
Mr.. Hildrup's ancestors represent
one of the most ancient families In
Great Britain, dating as far back az
327 AID. His father was manufac-
turer of cart wheels at Elmira, N. Y
After graduation at the University OF
Pennsylvania the son began his busi-
ness career in the shops of his fathers
plant. In 1890 he organized the cor
poration formerly known as the Har-
risburg Pipe & Pipe Bending Co. and
more recently called the Harrisburg
Steel Co.
Mr.. Hildrup was prominent figure
in finance and commerce in Central
PennsylvantS y thirty-second degree
Mason and q member Of the Beta
Theta Pi Fraternity. Beyond the age
of enlistment at the time Of the World
War, he contributed generously both
money and personal service in con-
nection with the Red Cross campaigns
Mrs. Hildrup came to washington
from New York City in order to be
present at the dedication service.
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