PRIMER EDITION IHafitfmgton (BMtfehtal A. D. 19 2 2 firag^r <^o /ji^ %nth StBtxB (^ifvxBt txtiftt i}UBt tauglft «0 tljat all tljtngB arr paBBtblip t0 i|tm tljat toltewtlf, aub tljat tlj0« tntlt fanorablg Ij^ar tl|^ prag^rB of tt;oBr ti}t;0 aBk m tt;g Namie; Pr pbai tlfi? fulfilment of tljg ptnmiBt, mi btBtttiftiftt to IfaBtett ttje builimg, ttt tlje fflajjttal of tlftB Jfatton, of tijg BUouB^ of ]^rager for all ptoplt. Mukt Bpnh to Ijelp txB, ® Eorb, tulfom tottlj tljr Iffatlfifr an& ttfi? I^oIq S^ptrit, lor uiorBljtp anb glorifg as ant (Boh, marlb uiitljout mh. Amen. WASHINGTON CATHEDRAL FROM SOUTH-EAST (from the Architect's 'Drawing) OUR ancestors of the Church ,„.^„.. of England landed on these ^atlJypJJral shores in the faith of their fore- fathers. They brought with them love of Church and State. Washington Cathedral will tell in stone the story of the Christian's creed. It will stand on Mount St. Alban as an outward symbol of the faith once for all delivered to the saints. A National Cathedral, it will stand perma- nently in the sight of all men as a token of the national motto : ''In God we trust." For Church and Country; For God and the State. ( 1 ) M W 99 fJ^H ^l^Slu fm«)IH ^Wffirm^' Mi IH 11 ftwK^^M tti^Bi B ^^^^'li^^' ' f/m 1 m Hi ii W'ii in^ T ' ti*^*"* - T» DIAGONAL VIEW OF THE NAVE (From Architect's Drawing) Gift Mr. John Hyde MAR 1 6 1926 HE purpose of building a Sllf? Pitrpoar -L Cathedral at Washington is that we may have in the Cap- ital of the Nation a witness for Christ; a House of Prayer for all People; a National Cathedral and the most beautiful House of God, which human devotion has as yet raised to the glory of His holy Name. TO carry out this purpose, a _,^ charter was granted by Congress, January 6, 1893, creating "the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation of the District of Columbia" for the promo- tion of religion, education and charity. The property of the Cathedral Foundation is vested in a Board of fifteen Trustees, called "The Chapter," which has the regulation of its aff'airs. The Bishop of Washington is a member of the Board and must always be its Chairman. Seven members of the Board arc Clergymen, namely, the Dean and six Canons. These constitute the Presbytery of the Chap- ter. The Bishop has power to appoint titu- lar Canons. 1893. Epiphany, Charter of the Cathedral granted. 1895. Diocese of Washington founded. 1896.. Annunciation. Consecration of Bishop Satterlee. 1898. Cathedral land bought ; Peace Cross raised. 1899. Ascension. Laying Corner-stone, Girls' School. 1900. Ascention. Dedication of Girls' School. 1901. Ascension. Raising of Glastonbury Cathedra. 1902. Ascension. Dedication of Little Sanctuary. 1903. Ascension. Pan-American Open Air Service. 1904. Ascension. Consecration of the Jordan Font. 1905. Ascension. Laying Corner-stone, Boys' School. 1906. Ascension. Hallowing of the Cathedral Close. 1907. Ascension. Dedication of the Boys' School. Michaelmas. Laying of Foundation Stone. 1908. February 22d. Death of Bishop Satterlee. Ascension. Breaking ground for Bethlehem Chapel. 1909. St. Paul's Day. Consecration of Bishop Harding. Ascension. Opening of Boys' School. 1910. Ascension. First Service on Cathedral Fabric. All Saints'. Laying Corner-stone Bethlehem Chapel. 1911. Ascension. Tenth Anniversary of Open Air Service. 1912. St. Philip and St. James. Bethlehem Chapel opened. 1913. Memorial Service Spanish War Veterans. 1914. Ascension. Dedication Bishop's House and Chapel. 1915. Memorial Service Grand Army of the Republic. 1916. Ascension. Installation of Dean of Washington. 1917. Ascension. Laying Corner-stone, Whitby Hall. 1918. Easter Day. Dedication of Book of Remembrance. 1919. Eve of St. Michael and All Angels. People's Peace Service at the Peace Cross. All Saints' (Octave). Bethlehem Chapel consecrated. 1920. All Saints'. Unveiling of Bishop Satterlee Monument. 1921. November 13tjh. Service of Intercession for the Conference on the Limitation of Armament. ( 4 ) M OUNT ST. ALBAN, a most 0l|^ ^ttP l^A commanding eminence 400 feet above the city, about as far from the White House and the United States Treasury as Westminster Abbey is from the Bank of England, was selected as the site for the Cathedral. The area is a thousand feet square, approximately the same as that of the Temple plateau at Jerusalem. With the co- operation of thousands from all parts of the country, the land was finally secured. This was commemorated by the Landmark, erected when the Close was hallowed. This is now recognized as one of the great cathedral sites of the world. THE LANDMARK ( 5 ) mu^ra^iUMisU^^nn^^ fi^st completed portion OlhapH -** ^^ ^h^ Cathedral to be built? was the Bethlehem Chapel. It forms the crypt and preaches in stone the Virgin Birth of our blessed Lord. Our hearts are warmed by the Christmas story as we feel the mute influence of its windows and arches. The exquisite beauty of the Chapel is an earnest of the greater glory of the Cathedral to be. Except for those around the Peace Cross, the Cathedral services are held daily in this Chapel. The evening ser- vices are choral. The recumbent figure of Bishop Satterlee, made of English alabaster, has been placed at the eastern end of the Chapel. The monument was designed by Mr. W. D. Caroe, of London, who planned the monuments of Archbishop Benson and Arch- bishop Temple in Canterbury Cathedral. On All Saints' Day, 1917, the body of Mr. Henry Vaughan, architect of the Cathedral, was laid at rest in the crypt, and on Novem- ber 7, 1919, the bodies of Bishop and Mrs. Claggett were translated to the crypt. ( 6 ) THE BETHLEHEM CHAPEL (Altar and Reredos) S^ VIEW OF THE APSE FROM THE NORTH R ISING above the Bethlehem ®ljF Apfif-*^^ Chapel is the second com- pleted portion of the Cathedral. It was the gift of Mrs. Archibald D. Russell, in memory of her mother, Mrs. Percy R. Pyne. Within the Apse is the Sanctuary, every detail of which has been fully provided for by the generosity of Mrs. Russell. The great windows, the varied carvings of walls, arches and spandrils will embody every por- tion of the Te Deum. The parapet of the Apse catches up the voices of the city's mul- titude as the voice of many waters, and echoes back the loud acclaim, ''Alleluia, the Lord God Omnipotent Reigneth, Alleluia." VIEW OF THE APSE FROM THE EAST ( 9 ) THIS preaching cross is ^ a central feature of the Cathedral Close. It was raised not only to mark the foundation of thi) Cathedral, but to commemorate the first meeting of the General Convention in Wash- ington and as a memorial of peace with Spain. Before the Cross the fair city is spread out, the Capitol being the central point of vision in the distance. The Open-air services are held around the Peace Cross. Multitudes attend these services, which attest the mis- sionary character of the Cathedral. H ARD by stands the lLi)t mutlp ^attrtnaru A A Little Sanctuary. It contains for the present the Jerusalem Altar, the Glaston- bury Cathedra, or Bishop's Throne, the Ambon, or Pulpit, constructed from stones from Canterbury Cathedral. The Little Sanctuary is used as the Chapej for the Boys' School. ( 10 ) PEACE CROSS BISHOP'S HOUSE '0 the north of the QIll^ Italyop fi Bo«0^ X Peace Cross is the Bishop's House and Chapel, the gift of Mrs. S. E. Murray in memory of her daughter, Mabel Murray. The style of the building is Tudor; it was designed by Mr. Henry Vaughan. t: HIS temporary building Ull^p iBaptistrrii X contains the Jordan Font, paved with stones from the holy river. From the center rises a life-size figure of our Lord, with an infant in His arms. The font is made of pure white Carrara marble. ( 12 ) pv-m ■■■x-||fl ■; .:|*^y pm.-.^^:i ^ ^ /- . .#1^«'-Cf J ST. ALBAN'S THE NATIONAL CATHEDRAL SCHOOL FOR BOYS MRS. Harriet Lane _,^, ., ^^ _,,,^^, Johnston, the niece of President Buchanan, bequeathed $300,000 to make possible this most important part of the educational system of the Cathedral. One-half of her benefaction was for the endowment and the other half was for the erection of the school building. The bequest was made in memory of her two sons, James Buchanan Johnston and Henry Elliot Johnston. The motto, "Pro Ecclesia et pro Patria": For Church and Country, is cut into the corner-stone of the School. ( 14 ) T HE stately building on ®Ijr Oitrls* ^rl|ool X the opposite side of the Close, is the generous gift of the late Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst, of Cali- fornia. Its purpose is to afford our young women the opportunity for the highest de- velopment of mind and heart. Almost every State in the Union is represented here as well as foreign countries. The growth has been such that Whitby Hall was built nearby in 1917. The noble spirit of the School is car- ried out in its motto: **Nisi Dominus frustra": Without the Lord's help all is vain. THE NATIONAL CATHEDRAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS ( 15 ) • 1ih f ilfl 1 » Iai ,,ffiiummarg nf CStfta nnb If quf ata 1000-1921 For the purchase of land for the building of the fabric and other Cath- edral objects $1,709,196.28 For the Peace Cross, the Little Sanctuary, the Jerusalem Altar, the Jordan Font and Baptis- tery, the Glastonbury Cathedra, ' the Canter- bury Ambon 32,911.24 For the Girls' School 227,113.35 For the Boys' School 300,000.00 For the Bishop's House.. 50,275.07 For the Administration Building 4,831.00 For Windows and Me- morials 27,977.25 Endowments 596,316.30 Total $2i948,620.49 ( 21 ) President The Rt. Rev. Alfred Harding, D.D. LL.D, Bishop of Washington Dean The Very Rev. G. C. F. Bratenahl, D.D. Canons Rt. Rev. James DeWolf Perry, D.D. Rt. Rev. Philip M. Rhinelander, D.D. Rev. William L. DeVries, Ph.D., Chancellor Rev. James E. Freeman, D.D, Lay Members Charles C. Glover, Esq. Charles J. Bell, Esq. William C. Rives, M.D. Hon, Henry White, LL.D. Corcoran Thom, Esq., Treasurer James Parmelee, Esq, WiLLrAM Holland Wilmer, M.D. (Eatlir^ral i>taff The Rt. Rev. Alfred Harding, D.D., LL.D. Bishop of Washington The Very Rev. G. C, F. Bratenahl, D.D., Dean The Rev. W. L. DeVries, Ph.D., Chancellor The Rev. J. Tovvnsend Russell, D.D., Canon Residentiary The Rev. Waldkn AIver, ALA., Canon Residentiary The Rev. Hknrv Russell Talbot, B.D„ Canon Residentiarx The Rev. Walter A. Mitchell. Minor Canon The Rev. Wm. Tayloe Snyder, LL.M,, Minor Canon The Rt. Rev. Alfred Harding, D. D. Bishop of Washington President (Ex officio) The Rt. Rev. William T. Manning, D. D. Honorary Canon The Members of the Chapter and. The Rev. C. S. Abbott The Rev. J. W. Austin The Rev. E. L. Birchby The Rev. T. J. Brown The Rev. George F. Dudley, D. D. The Rev. E. S. Dunlap The Rev. H. A. Griffith The Rev. L. R. Levering The Rev. C. E. McAllister The Rev. Walter A. Mitchell, B. D. Canon Walden Myer The Rev. G. Freeland Peter The Rev. C. E. Smith, D. D., D. C. L. The Rev. George Williamson Smith, D. D. The Rev. H. S. Smith, D. D. The Rev. C. R. Stetson, D. D. Canon Wm. Tayloe Snyder, Secretary. The Rev. Robert Talbot, D. D. The Rev. E. M. Thompson The Rev. C. T. Warner Mr. Byron S. Adams Dr. Marcus Benjamin Mr. H. P. Blair Mr. H. M. Bowen Mr. A. S. Browne Mr. J. Holds worth Gordon Mr. S. E. Kramer Mr. F. D. Roosevelt Mr. H. L. Rust Mr. E. L. Stock Adm. C. H. Stockton, U. S. N. Mr. L. A. Wilmer ( 23 ) (§t&tBrB of lExtattng (HommittttB of tljr Afiaortatinn ALABAMA Mrs. R. H. Pearson, 1224 Iroquois Street, Birmingham. ALBANY Mrs. Bayard VanRensselaer, 385 State Street. ANNAPOLIS, MD. Mrs. T. W. Johnson, 55 Franklin Street. ARKANSAS Mr. R. M. Butterfield, 1623 Arch Street, Little Rock. ATLANTA Mr. R. J. Thiesen, 20 Ponce de Leon Avenue. BUFFALO Dr. Charles Van Bergen, 869 Delaware Avenue. CENTRAL NEW YORK Miss Lucy C. Watson, 270 Genesee Sti-eet, Utica. CHICAGO Mr. Lynden Evans, 35 N. Dearborn Street. COLORADO Mrs. Fosdick Jones, 1331 E. 7th Avenue, Denver. CONNECTICUT Miss Katharine M. Barnes, Ridgefield. DALLAS Mr. L. E. Mooney, Security State Bank, Fort Worth, Texas. FLORIDA Mr. J. Marshall Braxton, 1331 Laura Street, Jacksonville. Mrs. Helen M. Christy, U. S. Naval Air Station, Pensacola. INDIANAPOLIS Miss Margaret Ridgely, 1420 North Meridian Street. KENTUCKY Mrs. Swagar Sherley. 943 Cherokee Road. Louisville. MACON Mrs. Tracy Baxter. Care of T. D. Tinsley. 555 College St. ( 24 ) MASSACHUSETTS Miss Mabel Sturgis, 63 Beacon Street, Boston. MICHIGAN Mr. Lewis H. Paddock. 2148 Penobscot Building, Detroit. MISSOURI Mrs. Hudson E. Bridge, 23 Westmoreland Place, St. Louis. NEW YORK Honorable Henry White, 2 West 52nd Street. OHIO Mrs. James R. Garfield, 3328 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. OREGON Mrs. John S. Parke, 811 Johnson Street, Portland. PENNSYLVANIA Rt. Rev. Philip M. Rhinelander, D. D., Church House, 202 South 19th Street, Philadelphia. PITTSBURGH Rev. Edward S. Travers, D. D., 920 Western Avenue, N. S. RHODE ISLAND Mrs. Wilber E. Wilder, 1601 R St. NW, Washington, D. C. SAVANNAH Mrs. Ralston Lattimore, 209 E. 52nd Street. SOUTHAMPTON Mrs. A. B. Claflin, Hotel Ritz Carlton, New York. SOUTH CAROLINA Mrs. J. Adger Smyth, 14 Lagare Street, Charleston. SOUTHERN OHIO Mr. Alfred O. Elzner, Citizens National Bank Building. Cincinnati. TEXAS Mr. Samuel McNeill, 1507 Fannin Street, Houston. WASHINGTON Mrs. W. C. Rives, 1702 Rhode Island Avenue, N. W. ( 25 ) _, . "CIFTEEN years ago the present ®lj^ Kppmi A Bishop of Washington faced the task of beginning the Cathedral fabric. During this period the Crypt, the Bethlehem Chapel and the Apse— in all one-fourteenth of the structure — have been built. The time is opportune fqr the completion of the building. This can be accomplished within the next five years, if sufficient offerings and gifts for the purpose are made. These offerings and gifts will come by God's blessing through the prayers and sympathetic, cooperative interest of the whole Church. Gifts for this purpose may be made as a thankoffering, or a memorial, and the name of the donor, or that of the person to be commemorated, will be recorded in the Book of Remembrance. Committees of the National Cathedral Associa^ tion have been formed already in many Dioceses. These committees have been most active in ac- complishing much toward the speedy completion of the Cathedral. It is most desirable to have at least one Committee in every diocese in this Country, that there may be a full realization of a national and united Church, visible and potent for righteous- ness m the Capital of our Nation. Due largely to mdividual gifts and the efforts of these Committees work has now been resumed. In less than two years the foundation? of the whole of the Cathedral proper win have been laid and a portion of the Choir built. Everyone interested is invited to join the National Cathedral Association. (See Membership Cer- tificate, page 28.) This is done by making a con- tribution of any sum, large or small, and sending your name and address to the Dean, Mt. St. Alban, Washington D. C. ( 26 ) 1. By faithful, earnest prayer for its speedy building. 2. By taking Foundation Builders' Certificates. 3. By joining the National Cathedral Association. 4. By liberal gifts for the Building Fund. 5. By legacies. (Legal title: the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation of the District of Columbia.) 6. By inducing others to do any or all of the foregoing. 7. By arranging for an offering in your home Church on National Cathedral Sunday (near Feb- ruary 22nd or July 4th each year). (EatljFiral SIttfralur? Cathedral handbooks, guide-books and leaflets ex- plaining the objects and work of the National Cathedral Association, the Foundation Builders' Certificates and other matters concerning the Cathedral, the raising of funds for its building, etc., may be had on application to the Dean. The Rt. Rev. Alfred Harding, D.D., LL.D. Bishop of ]Vashington Cathedral Close Washington, D. C, The Very Rev. G. C. F. Bratenahl, D.D. Dean Cathedral Offices Mount St. Alban, Washington, D. C. Corcoran Thom, Esq. Treasurer American Security & Trust Co., Washington, D. C. 3477-250 i?S-\^ Form of ^fiBtumBntwcQ ]9tB)ui0tttott PERSONAL PROPERTY I give and bequeath to the PROTESTANT EPIS- COPAL CATHEDRAL FOUNDATION, of the District of Columbia, a body corporate, the sum of Dollars. REAL ESTATE I give and devise to the PROTESTANT EPIS- COPAL CATHEDRAL FOUNDATION, of the District of Columbia,- a body corporate, and its successors, forever In the District of Columbia a will of either per- sonal or real estate should be attested and subscribed in the presence of the testator, by at least two credible witnesses. hry Sunday: Holy Communion '^•30 A. M. Morning Prayer and Litany 10.00 A. M. Holy Communion and Sermon 11.00 A. M. People's Evensong and Sermon 4.00 P. M. Every Week Day: on i^ tu Evening Prayer 4.30 1 . M. Every Thursday and Holy Day: Holy Communion 7 . 30 A. M. Sundays, Ascension Day to Michaelmas (weather permitting) Evensong and Sermon 4.00 P. LI 0^ . ^^-;^. ^- ""^.^' '^^: "--^^' • tw^-.*^'.-M-: