Evening star., 1947-10-09
5000 Worship
Al Washington
Cathedral Mass
Two Russion Bishops
Absent at Final Day 1t
Church Union Meeting

Church Union Meeting
The Washington Cathedrars first
solemn high pontifical mass was
iaeld today. with q procession Of $50
persons and an audience of 5000
worshippers, but without two Rus
sian archbishops who had been ex.
pected to attend.
Sponsored by the American
Church Union of the Episcopal
Church. the mass was part Of 4 two
day congress, concluding tonight.
Meetings are being held at the
Church Of st. Stephen and the
Incarnation, Sixteenth and Newton
streets NV. under auspices OF the
Washington Congress of the Union.
A telegram from Metropolitan
Gregory, archbishop of Leningrad,
and Archbishop Adam, Russian
archbishop Of New York, both Of
the Russian Orthodox Church, ex-
planned their absence and expressed
regret. The telegram read:
Ordered BY the Supreme Court
to appear as witnesses ON tomorrow
Thursday morning trial initiated by
Metropolitan Teophilos against Pat
riarchal Cathedral here (New York;.
We are forced to cancel our flight
to attend your celebration. Patri-
arch's delegate and myself are send-
ing brotherly fluctuations and Gods
blessings for blessed realization Of
Christian unity"
Chinese Bishop Participates.
Another telegram expressing re-
grets at being unable to attend was
received from Archbishop John
Jasinski, who was to represent the
primate of the Polish National
Church.
The colorful procession opening
the mass took more than 80 minutes
to go from its starting point to the
Cathedral entrance. Among those
in the procession were Archimandrit
Gearmanos Psallidakis of Athens, Of
the Greek Orthodox Church, and
Bishop j. Wei of Shanghai, China.
Bishop of the Holy Catholic Church.
The bishops of the Episcopal
Church participating in the process
sion were the Right Rev. Angus
Dun Of Washington, the Right Rev.
T. E. Littell, retired bishop OF Hon.
olulu; the Right Rev. Thomas Jen-
kins of Nevada and the Right Rev.
Harold M. Sawyer of Erie, Pa.
Celebrant of the mass was the
Rev. Albert J. du Bois, rector of st.
Agnes Episcopal Church, Washing
ton. The pontiflcating bishop was
the Right Rev. Robert E. Campbell,
O. H. c., former bishop OF Liberia.
Father du Bois was assisted by the
Rev. Robert G. Kell, rector of En-
manuel Church of Anacostia, and
the Rev. w. Lloyd Goodrich, rector
of st. Matthew's Church, Seat
Pleasant, Md.
Bishop Sawyer breaches.
The master of ceremonies was the
Rev. Merrill Yoh, rector Of Grace
Church, Alexandria.
Bishop Sawyer was the speaker
and declared that only through the
return to a complete world of Catho-
lfcity may the troubles of the world
be solved. He said that not through
politicians or the writings of the
press, but through the teachings OF
Jesus may this goal be obtained.
The mass is one of six similar
masses to be held this month In
different parts of the country. The
american Church Union, Organized
IN America In 1924 at Philadelphia
stands for the principle that the
Anglican Communion is historically
q part Of the Catholic Church and
not a new sect formed at the Refor-
nation. The American Church
Union bases it's teaching on the
Book of Common Prayer of the
Episcopal Church and in its form
OF worship it uses the ancient tradi-
tlonal vestments and ceremonies of
the Catholic Church as distinct
from the purely Roman Catholic
Church.
Afternoon Session.
Two theological papers are sched-
uled to be read before the congress-
at 3 o'clock this afternoon in the
Church of st. Stephen and the In
carnation, Sixteenth and Newton
streets NV. The Very Rev. DR..
Robert D. Crawford, dean of st.
Paul's Cathedral, Fond du Lac, Wis.
will read "The Life of the Incarna-
ton Through the Church." and
W. w. Grant, chancellor Of the
diocese of Colorado, will read "The
Priesthood-Power for the sacra-
ments."
The Rev. DR.. Frederic Fleming,
rector Of Trinity Church on Wall
Street, New York, will be chairman
of the afternoon session.
A banquet at 7 pm, also In the
Church of st. Stephen and the In
carnation, will complete the two.
day meeting. william r. Castle.
former Undersecretary Of State, will
be toastmaster. Richardson Wright.
editor OF House and Garden, will
be speaker.
Last night, in the Church of st.
Stephen and the Incarnation, spen..
Ger Erwin Of Philadelphia, presi-
dent Of the American Church Union
and chairman of the evening, was
introduced by Father du Bois.
Mr.. Erwin then introduced the
first speaker, the Rev. DR.. Leices-
ter c., Lewis, vicar of st. Luke,s
Chapel, Trinity Parish, New York,
who discussed "The incarnation
Source and Center of Christian
Life A second paper, THE Sacra-
ments-Power for Daily Living, !"
was read by the Rev. Paul Van K
Thompson, rector OF st. Stephens
Church, Providence, r. I.
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