BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Interior Images (except stained glass)

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. NCATHI_170907_040.JPG: This is not a day of triumph; it is a day of dedication. Here muster, not the forces of party, but the forces of humanity. Men's hearts wait upon us; men's lives hang in the balance; men's hopes call upon us to say what we will do. Who shall live up to the great trust? Who dares fail to try? -- First Inaugural Address The right is more precious than peace, and we shall fight for the things which we have always carried nearest our hearts--for democracy, for the right of those who submit to authority to have a voice in their own Governments, for the rights and liberties of small nations, for a universal dominion of right by such a concert of free peoples as shall bring peace and safety to all nations and make the world itself at last free. -- War Message to Congress
2. NCATHI_170907_063.JPG: The stage is set, the destiny disclosed. It has come about by no plan of our conceiving, but by the hand of God who led us into this way. We cannot turn back. We can only go forward, with lifted eyes and freshened spirit, to follow the vision. It was of this that we dreamed at our birth. America shall in truth show the way. The light streams upon the path ahead, and nowhere else. -- Submission of Peace Treaty to Senate The sum of the whole matter is this, that our civilization cannot survive materially unless it be redeemed spiritually. It can be saved only by becoming permeated with the spirit of Christ and being made free and happy by the practices which spring out of that spirit. -- Last Published Words
3. NCATHI_170907_100.JPG: In Memory of John Clifford Folger 1893-1981 Cathedral Chapter Member Investment Banker Ambassador
4. NCATHI_170907_106.JPG: In Memory of Kathrine Dulin Folger 1904-1997 A Cathedral Builder Member of All Hallows Guild and National Cathedral Association Champion of Arts, Health and Education
5. NCATHI_170907_120.JPG: Bob Magner, tour guide
6. NCATHI_170907_156.JPG: In grateful memory of Frank Billings Kellogg, LL D., 1856-1937 Senator of the United States from Minnesota, ambassador to the court of St. James, Secretary of State, a judge of the Permanent Court of International Justice, joint author of the Kellogg-Briand Pact. In fidelity to American ideals he served his nation with conspicuous ability and sought equity and peace among the nations of the world. His body rests in this cathedral
7. NCATHI_170907_164.JPG: Behind this stone are the ashes of 1856 - Frank Billings Kellogg - 1937 and of 1861 - Clara Cook Kellogg - 1942 his beloved wife
8. NCATHI_170907_178.JPG: In loving memory of Henry White Born in Baltimore, March 29, 1850 Died in Lenox, Massachusetts, July 15, 1927 He served is country as Secretary and Charge d'Affaires in London, as Ambassador to Italy and to France, as Commissioner to negotiate peace in 1918 and as delegate at other international conferences, notably at Algeciras in 1906 and at Buenos Aires in 1910. "Blessed are the peacemakers."
9. NCATHI_170907_191.JPG: Margaret Stuyvesant Rutherfurd White Born in the City of New York October 7, 1854 Died at Lenox, Massachusetts September 2, 1916 Of singular beauty and distinction, and a lover of all things beautiful; broad in her sympathies and interests; firm in her sense of duty; a devoted wife and mother; she ever maintained a high standard in all the relations of life, and won the respect, admiration ,and confidence of those among whom she lived, as well in foreign lands as in our own. "Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see GOD"
10. NCATHI_170907_197.JPG: To the praise of god and in memory of Edwin Sumner Bettelheim, Jr.
11. NCATHI_170907_228.JPG: Abraham Lincoln whose lonely soul god kindled is here remembered by a people their conflict healed by the truth that marches on
12. NCATHI_170907_267.JPG: "He must indeed have a blind soul who cannot see that some great purpose and design is being worked out here below of which we have the honor to be the faithful servants. It is not given to us to peer into the mysteries of the future. Still, I avow my hope and faith, sure and inviolate, that in the days to come the British and American peoples will, for their own safety and for the good of all, walk together in majesty, in justice and in peace." -- Winston Churchill to the Congress 12-26-41
13. NCATHI_170907_271.JPG: Human Rights: A Sacred Trust
14. NCATHI_170907_296.JPG: Keep Calm and Drink Tea
15. NCATHI_170907_300.JPG: This pier stands to the glory of god and in memory of Charles Carroll Glover 1846-1936 Banker, philanthropist Charter member of the foundation In his home was held the first meeting to formulate plans for the erection of this cathedral church December 8, 1891
16. NCATHI_170907_336.JPG: In January 1915 Norman Prince and later his 267 aviators compatriots flew to the help of France and of the liberty of the world -- Foch Marshal of France
17. NCATHI_170907_341.JPG: has distinguished himself by a bravery and a devotion beyond compare Joefre-Marshal of France
18. NCATHI_170907_361.JPG: 1887-1917 Norman Prince Founder of the Escadrille Lafayette among the first to lead where the nation followed in the world war.
19. NCATHI_170910_006.JPG: In Loving Memory of Edith Bolling Wilson 1872 1961 Buried In The Vault Beneath This Bay
20. NCATHI_170910_010.JPG: The Annis Wilbraham Ewell Memorial Band [???] For the enrichment and embellishment of this cathedral. [Tough to read this lettering!]
21. NCATHI_170910_023.JPG: St. Patrick
22. NCATHI_170910_040.JPG: To the glory of god in memory of Paul Mellon 1907-1999 Scholar, connoisseur of art, philanthropist, benefactor of this cathedral, patron of museums, sportsman, farmer, soldier, and one who loved his fellow man
23. NCATHI_170910_051.JPG: In memory of Andrew William Mellon 1855-1937 Banker, industrialist, secretary of the treasury, ambassador to the court of St. James, founder of the National Gallery of Art, member of the Cathedral Council
24. NCATHI_170910_073.JPG: Gloria Deo In Thanksgiving for Hugh Trumball Adams 1913-2009 Honorary Canon and Devoted Benefactor Let light perpetual shine upon him
25. NCATHI_170910_078.JPG: First Citizen Given by the Supreme Council 33 degree Mother Council of the World AASR of the Free Masonry of the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States of America 1947
26. NCATHI_170910_087.JPG: This porch is given in memory of Winston Churchill Whose faith and family bestrode the sea, linking men on either side in liberty To whom we owe "That gleaming flash of resolve which lifts the hearts of men and nations, and springs from the spiritual foundations of human life itself." -- World Broadcast, 4-27-41
27. NCATHI_170910_092.JPG: "He must indeed have a blind soul who cannot see that some great purpose and design is being worked out here below of which we have the honor to be the faithful servants. It is not given to us to peer into the mysteries of the future. Still, I avow my hope and faith, sure and inviolate, that in the days to come the British and American peoples will, for their own safety and for the good of all, walk together in majesty, in justice and in peace." -- Winston Churchill to the Congress 12-26-41
28. NCATHI_170910_102.JPG: To the glory of god and in grateful memory of Henry Vaughan An early architect of the cathedral This pier was erected by his friend Elizabeth Richmond Stevens AD 1927
29. NCATHI_170910_105.JPG: To the glory of god in praise of the cathedral deans for their service at this cathedral church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
30. NCATHI_170910_119.JPG: (c) 1931 Herbert S. Houck Sc.
31. NCATHI_170910_155.JPG: These stone tablets covered the graves of the Right Reverend Thomas John Claggett and his wife, Mary Gantt Claggett, when they were first buried at Croom, Maryland. Their earthly remains were transferred to St. Albans Church in 1898 and to their final resting-place in the crypt beneath the Cathedral's Bethlehem Chapel in 1919. In addition to being the first bishop of the Episcopal Church consecrated on American soil, Bishop Claggett also served as chaplain of the United States Senate when it began to meet in Washington DC in 1800. Francis Scott Key, author of "The Star Spangled Banner," composed the Latin inscription on the bishop's tablet. It is translated, as follows: Thomas John Claggett D.D. The first bishop of Maryland Born October Second in the year of grace 1743 Ordained deacon and priest in London 1767 And consecrated Bishop 1792 Departed in the peace of Christ August Second 1816 With faithfulness and gentleness he ruled the church and by his character he adorned it. To his wife, children and friends he left a most cherished remembrance, and to his country and to his church an honored name.
32. NCATHI_170910_160.JPG: This memorial to John Davison Rockefeller July 4 1839 - May 23 1937 is erected by institutions of higher learning in the southern states to record their gratitude for gifts that enlarged the lives of multitudes and as an inspiration to other men to follow his noble example anno domidi [???] 1940
33. NCATHI_170910_168.JPG: To god's everlasting glory and in memory of his servants Cordell Hull 1872-1955 Secretary of State 1933-1944 Faithful soldier, wise judge, patient statesman and his wife Rose Frances Witz Hull 1874-1954 his understanding partner Not by might nor by power but by my spirit saith] the lord or hosts
34. NCATHI_170910_209.JPG: Helen Keller and her lifelong companion Anne Sullivan Macy are interred in this columbarium behind this chapel
35. NCATHI_170910_218.JPG: In loving memory of William Holland Wilmer 1863-1936 A physician of surpassing skill, a great surgeon and investigator, who with humbleness of mind and unbounded sympathy, brought sight to the blind, and dedicated his life to the welfare of the suffering and to the glory of god.
36. NCATHI_170910_230.JPG: In commemoration of Admiral Gaspard de Coligny Born at Chatillon-sun-Loing, 16 February, 1517 Assassinated in Paris in the massacre on the Eve of Saint Bartholomew 24 August, 1572 and the Huguenots of France Martyrs in the cause of religious freedom I will freely forget all things, whether evil or injury, done unto me alone provided that the glory of god and the public weal be safe. -- Coligny This tablet is erected by the Huguenot Society of Washington MCMXXXIX [1939]
37. NCATHI_170910_254.JPG: Justine Prindle Harding his wife born June 16, 1853 entered into rest Feb 6, 1909 and Douglas Harding their son, born Aug. 7, 1888 entered into rest Jan 25, 1891
38. NCATHI_170910_313.JPG: To the memory of Archibald W. Butt, Major USA, Military aide-to-the-President. He lost is life, April 15, 1912, when the British steamship Titanic sank and the women and children were saved. Of him, President Taft said "The chief traits of his character were loyalty to his ideal his cloth and his friends. His character was a simple one; he was incapable of intrigue or insincerity; he was gentle and considerate of everyone and a soldier, every inch of him." Geo. T. Brewster, SC 1913
39. NCATHI_170910_319.JPG: In memory of Nelson Appleton Miles Lieutenant General United States Army, division commander in the Civil War, conqueror and conciliator of Indian tribes, commanding general of the army in the war with Spain, commander-in-chief of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion. This tablet is erected by the Dames of the Loyal Legion
40. NCATHI_170910_322.JPG: Darth Vader 40 Years
41. NCATHI_170910_325.JPG: Trouble finding the Force?
42. NCATHI_170910_327.JPG: Greater love hath no man than this To the praise of him who, seeing a young man, loved him: and in grateful memory of Warren M. Behrend who, to save the lives of little children, readily gave his own 1909, March 14: December 19, 1929
43. NCATHI_170910_331.JPG: In Memoriam George Barnett 1859 1930 Major General commandant United States Marine Corps During the World War and member class of 1881 United States Naval Academy
44. NCATHI_170910_337.JPG: Hugh Lenox Scott Major General United States Army Born 1853, died 1954 Distinguished alike for service to his country in military achievements and in the study and use of the Indian sign language. A soldier valiant in action, wise in council, he successfully waged war to bring peace and by a rare combination of simplicity, integrity and courage he was able to know the hearts of alien peoples and to turn suspicious enemies into trusting and loyal friends.
45. NCATHI_170910_340.JPG: Herman Henry Kohlsant 1853-1924 "Kindness was his creed; charity was his religion; and justice was his most eagerly sought objective."
46. NCATHI_170910_346.JPG: Francis Scott Key Author the Star-Spangled Banner August 9, 1780 - January 11, 1843 Add this be our motto "In God we Trust." And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave oer the land of the free and the home of the brave.
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