=The High Altar= is of white Vermont marble. The beautiful Gothic _Reredos_ is of pierre de Lens, quarried in the vicinity of the city of that name in the north of France which was so terribly ravaged in the late war. In the center is a majestic figure of Christ. On His left, (in order from center to spectator’s right) are Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Moses, representing the Old Testament; and on His right (in order from center to spectator’s left) are St. John, St. James, St. Peter and John the Baptist, representing the New Testament. The scale of the Cathedral may be judged from the size of the figure of our Saviour, which is seven feet high. Those of Moses and John the Baptist are 6 feet 10 inches high. In smaller niches on the front and sides are 16 angels holding various emblems—palm, sword, shield, swinging lamp, crown, trumpet, etc. Under the pedestals of the statues are clusters of grapes, symbolizing Him who gave His body and blood for man. The statue of Christ was made by Sig. Leo Lentelli under the direction of Mr. Carl Bitter. The other figures were made by Mr. Otto Jahnsen. The great rectangular panel in the lower part of the Reredos is filled with a rare Spanish embroidery in arabesque design, 200 years old. The Altar and Reredos were built by the Barr, Thaw & Fraser Co. Upon the Altar is the following inscription: “To the Glory of God ‖ and in Memory of ‖ Anna Livingston ‖ Morton ‖ 1846-1918.” [Illustration: THE HIGH ALTAR] =The Credence Table=, at the right (south) side of the High Altar, is supported by a shaft composed of three stones from the ruins of the ancient Abbey of Bury St. Edmunds, England, in which the Barons met on November 20, 1214, and swore before the altar to secure from King John the liberties which they embodied in _Magna Charta_. These relics are of Caen stone, and may be recognized by their gray color. They were given to the Cathedral in 1922, with the consent of the Abbey authorities, by the Marquis of Bristol through Dr. Raphael Constantian of New York. Near the shaft is the following inscription: “The Adjoining Shaft ‖ Was Once a Part of ‖ the High Altar of the ‖ Abbey of Bury St. Edmunds ‖ Upon Which on ‖ November 20, 1214, ‖ the Barons Swore Fealty ‖ to Each Other in Wresting ‖ the Great Charter ‖ from King John. ‖ It is Placed Here ‖ as a Symbol of ‖ the Community of ‖ Political Tradition, ‖ Laws and Liberties, ‖ Which is the Inheritance ‖ of the English Speaking ‖ Commonwealths ‖ Throughout the World.” [Illustration: Credence Table with Shaft made of Magna Charta Stones]