The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-03-08
MEINLEY AT CHURCH.
The President Listens to a Sermon
by Bishop Newman,
SURROUNDED THE BDIFIOE

tt Was Necessary TO Have Squad Of Police
on hand to Escort the President and His
Mother-The Church Quickly Fnled to
Overlooking.
Washington March g. President
Mckinley attended church on his first
Sunday - Washington. SO did about
5000 private citizens who wished to
catch a glimpse Of him. Although it
hos been settled that the president is
to be a regular attendant at Foundry
church at Fourteenth and G streets,
his first churchgoing was by special
arrangement TO hear a sermon by
Bishop John p. Newman at the Met
ropolitan Methodist church.
The street i'm front of the church was
packed with people two hours before
the regular time for service, but, am
ticipating the crush only pewholders
We're admitted at 10:8O o'clock Then
the crowd was let in gradually, and
filled every available space Of standing
room, from a triple row Of chairs I'm
front of the chancel to the back row of
the gallery. When there was not
room for another individual inside the
front doors the crowd turned to Dr.
Talmage's church, the First Presby-
terian, only half a block away, and
this also was soon filed to the doors,
while the street in front of both
churches was packed from curb TO
curb When service was commenced
fully 1000 people were left outside.
The president drove down from the
White House with Mother Mckinley
and General Osborne. There was a
double file of policemen at the door
and these cleared the way for the party
President Mckinley supporting his
mother on his arm and General Os-
borne following.
A pew had been reserved near the
front of the church, and in this. with
the presidents party. was Secretary j..
Addison Porter and Mrs. Porter. Pres
ident Mckinley bowed his head for a
moment after being seated, and then
leaned back i'm the corner Of the pew
waiting for the service TO begin
Rev Hugh Johnstone, pastor of the
church, assisted the bishop, making
the opening prayer and announcing the
hymns. In the pulpit also was Rev.
DR.. Manchester, of Canton, President
McKiniey's former astor. The first
hymn was particularly appropriate, be-
ginning with the lines
What it's signs of promise are"
DR.. Johnstone also specifically men
toned the president, the cabinet and
congress in the petition for blessing In
his opening prayer
Bishop Newman's sermon was on the
text i'm the Gospel of St. Matthew. "Foi
He came not to call the righteous, bu
sinners to repentance" 1t was rather
a pointed sermon on the regeneration
of modern society, whose hope, tn,
/ speaker declared, lay not in govern
ment. education, nor philanthropy bu
/ in accepting the doctrine and philoso
/ ply of Christ.
He warned statesmen especially tC
stand back" and not be deluded 10y
/ the belief that any form Of government
-autocratic, aristocratic, democratic OF
repubican--could suppress vice an(
foster virtue to the ultimate health
and well being Of the nation"
When this warning was uttered ther,
came an audible and devout Amen
from the corner near the chancel.
The presidential party remained unit
the singing Of the final hymn, the las
verse of which they arose and, pre-
ceded by two ushers, left the audi
torium and were driven back to tn,
] w mite House.
During the afternoon the president
in company with Mr.. McWilliams, 0.
Chicago, went out for a short walk
Their stroll took them In a direction
north of the executive mansion anC
along Sixteenth street, one Of the mos
fashionable thorouEhfares Of the city
The weather was charming. and thu
streets were filled with pedestrians
~ fsa4norTafgaH gf
dent and bowed The evening wa
spent very quietly, there being a fam
lily gathering at the White House, i'm
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