, 1877-03-15
WHERE lie WENT TO CHrRctf Last SUNDAY.
DtspNtgh 10 Sen I:oE& HtEaII,


Dfspatch 10 .s<to loFk Hfraid,
WARRINGTON, D. c., March 11.-Durin2 last
week good deal Of curiosity had bccn excited
among the members of tho Methodist dcnomfna-
tloas In thu city as to tho particular church tho
: rrefIdcnt aud his family wonld attend 4 member
trns,ce Of ons Of the churches at hih own lome II
wau generally expected and hoped by the mombcsa
Ut The Metropolitan Methodist Church that Pscsi.
dent iiaycs would follow tho example of President
Grant md occupy whnt II known ~ tho Presidents
or national pew In thnt cdiaec. The history OF tho
, pew in questton Ia ~ foIlows: When tho church
was buit, about eight year, ago. Nr. Kclso
WEALTHY gentleman Of Baltimore, gavs s., 600 on
1hc condition that the principal pow s,on:d be act
apart forever for tho President OF tha rnlted
. Efatcs. A gentleman In Washington gave
/: htmllar sim on thu condition tlst another pew
se" s ase s @ e. twu
trattuns. and the other waa occupied by ME. Culfay
while he WAS in Office I!es.ptssldsnt Wilson wa*
pew has moi been used ly tic uIlcnl for wlom It
sst is ana VII 1 s n.s s.s
'llelongs 10 d different denomination.
~ ;SaMnan, ths pa.tor Of the ,Messopoan
e sy % neoak u s H. os3
iety ~ isis past ias Sssn m .Sascd sy liz whoa
!,uw support i. I}r: Newman la. been ab.ens
1se% Is s FIX n a: H. efh N s 4 hs
suid ho .lId not know whuthcf President Hayes
would nitcu1 tho church to.day NOT, hut tho
President lad been Informed that lhore wa. pew
RESERVED for hirn., Early ~ tho week alt. Kei.o.
Newman, requesting hlm to offer tic natlonai pow
18th President. anl tho offer Waa accoeaingly
made: It va, feared that p!e.ds,,t HIRE. n!ght
%' ss sSs s5t ssI:a IT, i t!st ts:pss
ssoai Ill IN t ihs Tieorsesi.lcnss psw day, sn
hs mud President Hayes wrre 90 notified. Other
S s. spof ill.,
Tho nss'sn. Z; an4 s,rs. !lays. .st;ca tho 4att:
!ssasvs l,o:s of wol.h,H, tha foundry Mrtaoat.,
+; walk from the Executive Mansion. '''','"
Mr. Hayes. II seetns, llas considerations scrnp1cs
sbs s s Il ;s s,; S sSn wh: nd passNa
cumprllsl to use until hih own ID bsouyht hers
f{om Ohio ne1t week reportcd q .hs Whlts
Va s|e1sioas1y SFyhs and Seaa,fnI, a anu 9a|
Hayes val I:cd through liz Wiic. House Srout.s
to arrnc wnr,s hry oGea IT,
COL CosbIn .nnti Mr. Webb Nuycs. son II ti.c
) President. MT one in a hundred Of tho*e on tilc
The P1c.acnt received Iat two o. th:co sslutl.
tlous. ILL., arrival 1t Tie church, which was unox.
pcctvd rEcatcd ltIe Auttcr Of excitement ansoug
tho nther.., who. however, retained presence u
mind enough to c1cost tic party TO Ut the
tfal o. cody pe"s two ot three rows back from the
brat tier 0f seats.
Tho fact that Tho Presidential partf wns prrscnt
spread through thu congregation IN few minutes,
unh dnrn: the Lyu Or ten minutes that tai,scd be.
1ofe the scrs'ees began every eyu WIS turned
sowar1 where they sat.
1he services were conducted By the Rev. Dr,
Duncan. trcsdfnt Of NAn4Niph College, Macon,
: ia, Wien the drst hymn, beginning With The atGs-
Oh. Thou. whom nil ihy sa!Hts Rdo1e.
bad been read tho rsesldsn! dosout'y opened the
witch followed. Tho ar.t iessofl was taken lfoia
Psalm c1xlt., md The Becunl fsun join L.:
: Ia tho begInhlh9 wEs ths wurd.
! The 1t9d hymn was then sung and 3ir. DAncnn
preached from lut 1urtlon OF thu Gospel Accur4lRg
10 b. Luke where ths hsss sermun q iha sexlor j.
,Lestfibed- Tile sermon was exceedingly Abl# and
eloqueat. Ana did MT conta!H single political al.
luson. When The basket waS handed around tho
President niaao hls contribution, and, whsn tbs
last prayer bud hecn nnisAc aud tue blessings pro.
nouhcsd. made a!s way Out through ths thronK ~
quickly ~ ks could,
Thu ls.eu to sec him was very great, and q largo
crowd collected In front OF tle church a9 Ae a4std
out.