The Founder’s Tomb 67 Chapel of St. James (interior) 73 Coats of Arms in windows of Chapel of St. Martin: City of Rheims 82 Notre Dame Cathedral of Paris 82 Archbishop of Tours 82 Chapter of Poitiers 82 St. Martin of Tours 82 Archdiocese of Rheims 82 Dukes of Orleans 82 Niche of England Cathedral Stones 95 The Sacrifice 99 Bishop’s House 105 Deanery 107 Choir School 109 Synod House 111 Part One The Spirit of the Cathedral The Real Cathedral On Morningside Heights, in the City of New York, on ground consecrated by the blood of our forefathers in the War for Independence, stands a trinity of institutions which represent with singular completeness the three-fold nature of man: Columbia University, which ministers to the Mind; St. Luke’s Hospital, which ministers to the Body; and the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, which ministers to the Soul. This little book is designed to assist visitors to understand the meaning and purpose of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Some such aid, either written or oral, is needed, for a great cathedral cannot be comprehended in the glance of an eye. Certain features, such as its magnitude and general beauty, are obvious; but inwrought with these is a wealth of meaning which is the _soul_ of the Cathedral—the _real_ Cathedral—and which reveals itself only on intimate acquaintance. When Ruskin called Amiens Cathedral “The Bible of Amiens,” he used a figure of speech applicable to all cathedrals. The Cathedral of St. John the Divine is “The Word in stone.” It is a sacred book, written in massive pier and ponderous arch, in sculptured marble and carved oak, in stained glass window and inlaid mosaic, in embroidered fabric and woven tapestry, whose pages are full of delight, inspiration and help for those who will take the trouble to read them. The Cathedral performs its function as a place for the praise and worship of Almighty God in two ways—statically in the grandeur and beauty of the temple, and actively in the services held within it. Praise in its Greatness