, 1881-08-28
Is Impossible to say how long this will last
The hope of permanent change for the bet
Ter is still very faint"


Ter is still very faint"
THE REV. MIR. POWER.
ErFEcr OF TIE PRESIDENTS AssAsNA-
T1OS on HIS CIIURCII's PROSPERITY.
Special Dtspateh to The Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON. D. c., Aug. 27.-Amung the
most prominent visitors to the White House
in these solemn days is the ke,. Mr. Power,
who for six years has been the pastor Of the
little congregation Which worship on Yer
mont avenue. l asked him to-day what
effect the assassination OF the President had
had on the movement to solicit funds to
build new and suitable church edifice. lie
said that, naturally, there lad been great
sympathy, and, as an outcome Of this. SUBJ
scriptlons had gone on iii 4 generous degtec.
He could not state tho exact amount HOW
contributed, because some large donations
we're conditional, or rs yet in allowance.
''Whlt form will the church now take9"
the reporter asked.
II think we will consider it
A MEMORIAL. cIIUEcM
to the talents and virtues of the dead. and
that VIC will erect ill some appropriate place
suitable tablet or monument to President
Garfield We had intended anyway to call
it memorial churcll'in in case he lived to keep
i'll remembrance our gratitude for the mercy
vouchsafed us in the restoration of the rresi-
dent to health. But if this is not to be, we
will look upon the edifice lis a memorial to
his grand and yirtuous life.''
"Will the church building go right IN ?''
"We had expected to begin on the 1st Of
October, and possibly before that Of cburse
the excitement and anxiety since the assasi-
nation has occupied our minds to the cx-
clusion of the business, and VIC cannot now
begin SO soon. We have funds enough to
fully justify beginning Oh the plans we
had proposed to ourselves as the best"
''The President has always been
AN ACTIVE AND PROMINENT MEMBER
pf your church, believer"
so yes" said the pastor, *'for many years.
He is, of course, we'll known throughout the
whole country BY our people, and is loved as
well as admired, especially BY those COM
munities in Ohio with whom lie has been
chiefly brou ght into personal contact The
members Of our church-feiiowship have, Of
course, followed his prosperous career with
great interest, because he has always identi-
fed himself with u.s. In the early days of
the church in this District he was very act
i've member. and they used to meet lit
room in the City-ual before they had
the means to get a separate build
ing OF their own, and III those
early days the President took
an active part in the services, leading the
meeting. About ten years ago the congre-
cation felt able to call pastor, and since
that time
GEN. GARFIELD HAS nEES ONE OF THE con-
GNEGATION,
and always prominent and Jealous menl-
ber. Ills wife and mother are both members
ofour denomination, and the children have
always gone to our Sunday-scllool till they
broke up housekeeping here last fall.''
1.-The absent members are not coming on,
I belicye?" said the reporter.
"No; the old lady is rather too feeble
to undertake the journey and excite
ment, and the children are too small to
appreciate the situation Mrs. Garfield pre-
ters they should recolect the White House
as happy home I recollect old Mrs. Gar
field, the Presidents mother, saying OIL the
day of the inauguration when [ was con-
graduating her on the great honors which
had come to her son: Yes, it is TOO good,
too good. an afraid something will hap
pe1l.' have often remembered that remark
in view Of the sorrowfuI domestic troubles
which haze followed the Inauguration. First.
the Presidents mother herself, you will re-
member. fell sick; then came Mrs. Cartield's
sickness; and now, lust OF all, this
VIOLENT AND TERRIBLE INJURY OF TIE
PRESIDENT HIMSELF.
/ suppose the congregation feel a peculiar
interest III the President ard are much cast
down by this unfavorable turn ot the
wound?" I
"Tcs," he said, "we naturally are greatly
distressed. I have scarcely been able to
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