CHURCH AND DEFENCE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 555, 9 July 1909, Page 7

CHURCH AND DEFENCE.

LIVERPOOL. CATHEDRAL.--REMARKS BY THE KING. (By Tolugraph.-Prcss Asßoclallon.-OopyrlEht.) London, July 7. King Edward, who is making a visit to Liverpool, congratulated tho city on the progress of its splendid cathedral. / His Majesty added that with religion patriotism joined hands. It was not unfitting that hi? journey should bo associated with the reviewing of the Territorial Forces. Ills hope was that their services would never be required; but readiness for defence is the strongest safeguard of peace. Hβ was sure that Lancashire would spare uo efforts for tho protection of tho country. THE CATHEDRAL. Describing the progress of the Liverpool Cathedral, the Liverpool "Dioojsan Gazette" states thnt at the close of 1907, in tho cathedral proper/the choir-walls on the north side had been begun and on the other side had been oarried up to' 12ft. Now; at the beginning of 190&, the nverage height all over has grown to about; 23ftr*-an advance the: magnitude of ■whioli-'can only be realised by taking into consideration the very lar'ee scale on which the building is: planned. The width between '• the walls, across the choir, taking .in tho aisles, .is 86ft.Oiii., and the length of -,ae space in Iho fir.it portion ol the' cathedral, which will no..available for services, will be about 200 ft. The heiirht of the arches in the choir-arcade, up b the "springing,", will be's4ft.; they will H>»n rise another 20ft, thus giving a,-total height from the datum-line of floor of not less than,74ft. Tho Freemasons of West Lancashire have likh for some years ennnged' in rnisiiic the necessary funds, amounting, to .£lo,ooo] to. provide' tho ■• chapter-house . in ,■ memory of the late Earl of Latham. The money is now available, , ami the Cathedral Committee are takin? steps to mnko the necessary nrrnngomftnts to. forward the matter, so far as plans and building operations tire concerned. The catlioilnij will cost ovsr .£500,000 to complete as designed. : . ' . •' :