"St. John's Cathedral appeals to the ritualistically inclined; the Rev. Harry Emerson Fosdick's church appeals to the student; but the Broadway Temple will appeal to the masses."
So said potent Samuel McRoberts, chairman of the board of the Chatham & Phenix National Bank, in Manhattan last week. Around him, in the Bankers' Club, sat other potent financiers and many a confident layman. They were the committee which is raising $1,500,000 to "Put the Cross in the Skyline"a cross no less than 36 feet high, "visible for 26½ miles in every direction" including hardbitten Harlem and...
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