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The New York Times - November 8, 1985
Susan Heller Anderson and David W. Dunlap
And those who have planned the memorial know that tomorrow is only the beginning, that the list of those who are being remembered will keep growing.
But the Episcopal Bishop of New York, Paul Moore Jr., sees important reasons to establish an AIDS memorial in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.
"It will be witness to the city and community that we hold close in our love and care those persons who have AIDS or have died from AIDS," Bishop Moore said. "It will dignify this tragedy as much as possible."
The memorial will be found in St. Luke's Bay, also known as the Medical Bay, the fifth on the south side of the nave. Placed on the altar will be a book inscribed with the names of those who have died as a result of acquired immune deficiency syndrome or related conditions.
A dedication ceremony at the cathedral, Amsterdam Avenue and 112th Street, is to be held tomorrow at 2:30 P.M. The memorial is sponsored by Integrity, an organization of homosexual men and women in the Episcopal church.
"Anyone can request that the name of a friend or son or lover who has died of AIDS be inscribed," Bishop Moore said. "It will not be restricted, of course, to Episcopalians, but will be open to any person who wishes to have someone remembered.
"It will be a way of praying for the repose of their souls. Their names being in a holy place will give the people who love them a sense that they're being cared for. In that book, in a sense, they are before the altar of God. It could be a beautiful thing."
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