Evening star., 1946-09-19
British Primate
Arrives in D. T..
On 2-Day Visit
Archbishop Is Due
To Preach Today
At Cathedral

Inc MOST Rev. Geoffrey Francis
Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury,
arrived here by automobile from
Baltimore at 1915 pm. today for
a two-oay visit during which he
will be honored by distinguished
churchmen, diplomats and high
Federal officials.
The Archbishop and his party
were met at the District Line by an
escort of motorcycle police. The
party was driven to Washington
Cathedral, where they were greeted
by the Right Rev Angus Dun, Bishop
OF Washington, and Mrs. Dun.
DR.. Fisher appeared tired after
busy program in Baltimore yes
terday but said he had slept a bit
during the trip here.
Two outstanding events today in
clude sermon by the Archbishop
at p. m. evensong service at the
Washington Cathedral and a dinner
IN hts honor tonight at the Nav
flower Hotel.
Dr. Fisher will speak on the sub
Ject OF World Brotherhood" at this
afternoons service, which is open
to the public.
Before the service the archbishop
planned to visit the Bishops Garden
on the Cathedral grounds with his
WIFE, Bishop Dun and Mrs. Dun.
Stone to Be Blessed.
At the conclusion of the service
the archbishop will pause to bless
stone carved to commemorate his
visit to the Cathedral.
The stone, which will be built into
the Patriots Transpet, has been in
scribed: Upon this stone placed
here to commemorate his visit to the
Cathedral September 19, 1916. the
archbishop Of Canterbury, Geoffrev
Francis Fisher, laid his hand in
blessing"
The reception and dinner will be
sponsored jointly by the Washing
ton Cathedral and the English
Speaking Union.
Stettinius to Speak.
Speakers at the dinner. in addi.
ton to the Archbishop, will be Ed
ward R. stettinius, jr., former Sec
retary of State; the Very Rev. John
W. Suter, dean of Washington Ca
thedral; Bishop Dun, Keith Merrill.
acting president of the English
Speaking Union, and former Senator
George Wharton Pepper, chairman
OF the Washington Cathedral Ma
tlonal Building Fund, who will pre-
side
The address by the archbishop, on
Church Brotherhood, will be
broadcast by the National Broad
casting Co. and the Mutual Broad
casting System, beginning at $50
pm.
Tomorrow, DR.. Fisher, accompan-
led by Lord Inverchapel, the British
Ambassador, and Bishop Dun will
call on President Truman at the
White House. They will lunch at the
British Embassy.
To Receive Degree.
Before the Archbishop and his
party depart for England he will go
TO Princeton University to receive
an honorary degree.
The Library of Congress an.
nounced that in observance of the
visit OF the archbishop, a special
exhibition of documents dealing
with ecclesiastical Jurisdiction over
the British Colonies in America has
been put on public view to remain
through September 25.
The material also includes docu-
ments dealing with development of
the Episcopal Church in this
country.
In Baltimore yesterday DR.. Fisher
addressed a meeting sponsored by
the Protestant Episcopal Church.
mems Club, stressing the need for
integrity of tradition in his country
and the United States. He said the
two nations were not maintaining it
with their high divorce rates.
If marriage is undertaken as
lifelong intention" he asserted, in
tegrlty is violated in divorce, and if it
is not SO undertaken, it is no mar
riage at all, but companionate con-
cubinage''