Show CORNER STONE OF CATHEDRAl Impressive Ceremonies at Lay Laying Laying Laying ing of Foundation of Church Edifice in Washington ADDRESS BY ROOSEVELT SALUTATION BY THE BISHOP OF LONDON Washington Sept 29 Today witnessed two events here of general interest to the religious world at large and especially to the Episcopal church The first and chief of these events was the laying of the foundation stone of the Cathedral of Peter and Paul at ML lIt SL St Alban Wis Wisconsin Wisconsin cons In avenue The other was the great open air service on the same grounds under the auspices of the international convention of the Brotherhood of St S1 An Andrew drew which brought to a close the con convention conventi cont venti on which has been in session here for the past week The cornerstone lay layIng layIng laying Ing was under the guidance of the Epis Episcopal Episcopal Episcopal copal church in America With befitting ceremony and solemnity the foundation stone stono of what promises to equal In point of architecture and outlay the most magnificent cathedrals In the world was laid at noon Notables Present It was a notable occasion made more so by the presence of the president of the Untied States the bishop of London Rt RL Rev A F Winnington Ingram who de delivered delivered delivered livered the salutation Bishop Satterlee of or the diocese of Washington who per performed performed performed formed the ceremony of laying the foun foundation foundation dation stone and many other bishops of the church The ceremony began with the procession of choir boys followed by the bishops the clergy the cathedral chapter the ca cathedral cathedral cathedral thedral council and the Marine band playing Hymn of Praise which was sung by b the choir as the pro procession procession procession cession marched into the The ceremony of laying the foundation stone ston completed Bishop Satterlee Introduced President Roosevelt who said Address by Roosevelt I to say but one word of greet greeting greeting greeting ing to you today and to wish you god godspeed godspeed godspeed speed In the work begun this noon The salutation Is to be delivered by our guest the bishop of London who has a right to speak s eak to us because he has shown in his life that he treats high officials as high officials should alone be treated either in church or state and above all allin allIn allin in a democracy such as ours simply as giving a chance to render service If office is accepted by any man for its own sake and because of the honor it is felt to confer he accepts it to his own harm harmand harmand harmand and to the infinite harm of those whom he ought to serve sene Its sole value comes i In the state but above all Its sole value comes in the church if it it Is seized by the theman theman theman man who holds it as giving the chance to todo todo todo do yet more useful work for the people whom he serves senes Greeting to the Bishops I greet you here Bishop Ingram be because because because cause you have used your our office In the aid of mankind that while you have served all nil you have realized that the greatest need of service was for whom least has been given in this world I be believe believe believe lieve so Implicitly In the good that will willbe willbe willbe be done by b and through this cathedral I Bishop because I know that you and those with you the people of your church the people of your our kindred churches to one of which I belong are growing more and more to realize that they must show by their lives how well I they appreciate the truth of the text that they shall be judged by their fruits More and more we have grown to realize that the worth of the professions of the men of any creed must largely be determined by the conduct of the men making these professions that conduct is the touchstone by which we must test their character and their services Evil Times The times are evil that Is there Is I much that Is evil in them It would be beto beto beto to our shame and discredit If we failed to realize that evil If we wrapped ourselves in the mantle of a foolish optimism and failed to war with heart and strength against the evil ell It would be equally to our discredit If it we sank back in sullen pessimism and declined to strive for tor good because we wo feared the strength of evil There Is much evil thero there Js is much good too and one of the tho good things Is that more and more we must realize that there is such a thing as a real Christian fel fellowship fellowship fellowship among men of different creeds and that the real field for rivalry among and between the creed comes In the ri rivalry rivalry rivalry valry of individuals to see which can ren render render render der best service to mankind which can cando cando cando do the work of the Lord best by b doing his work for the people I thank you for giving me a chance to say these words of greeting today Salutation of Bishop of London Following the address of the he president the bishop of London delivered the salu salutation salutation salutation tation Turning toward the president he thanked him for his presence amid all his multitudinous duties He also ex cx expressed expressed pressed his is thanks for the burning words o of encouragement and inspiration of the president which he said would send him back across the seas inspired for his work The bishop then referred to the Canterbury ambon or pulpit which he brought over as a gift to the cathedral I come he said as the successor of St champion Miletus to bring you from the old diocese of London of which you OU one day were a part a real message of love loe and godspeed r |