Word: nave
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Frank Munsey, buyer and seller of newspapers, gave $100,000 to the building fund of the nave of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, seat of the Bishop of New York who is now Dr. Manning. A potent committee under Franklin D. Roosevelt and Elihu Root seeks further funds to total...
...actual performance The Miracle transcended every printed promise. The theatre had been transformed into the gloomy fastnesses of a medieval cathedral. Into this magic nave and choir, Max Reinhardt has infused the life of other centuries...
...Lloyd as deacon, Suffragan Bishop Shipman as sub deacon. At the beginning of the afternoon an elaborate luncheon was served in the crypt of Synod Hall, after which the remainder of the afternoon was spent in meetings of committees and commissions charged with bringing about the completion of the nave, trancepts and towers of the Cathedral. When evening came along, a procession of clergy was formed in which were represented many sects of Christendom; it composed 100 ministers of other churches, 75 Episcopal clergy from the New York diocese and seven visiting bishops of the Eastern Orthodox Church, resplendent...
...Franklin D. Roosevelt is the acting head. Money will not be spent while building prices are at their present sky-high level. In any case, about 15 years will be required to complete the building. Certain features of the finished Cathedral will be unique. The interior of the proposed nave, as designed by Architect Ralph Cram, will have columns 100 feet high-the tallest single columns in existence...
...drive" during Winter and Spring of 1924 is expected to bring in enough money to start work on the nave. No money will be spent at the present peak of building prices, however, and even with favorable conditions, 15 years would be necessary to complete the gigantic structure. Fortunately, cathedrals have souls, and cannot be made by machine. Ten thousand worshippers will be able to gather for prayer, in the completed house...