The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-03-11
Washington County holds
grander promise for invest
ors than any other section.
PRESIDENT M'klNLEY AT. CHURCH.
NetropoIitan Methodist Edffice WAS
damned to the Portals.

Washington, March 7.-President Me-
Kinley attended church on his first sun
| day in Washington. So did ABOUT 5000
private citizens who wished to catch
glimpse of him. Although it has been
settled that the president is to be reg
ular attendant at the Founder church at
Fourteenth and G streets, his first churcn
going was by special arrangement to hear
a sermon by Bishop Newman at the Met
| ropolitan Methodist church.
| The church was packed with people
| two hours before the regular time for
| service, but anticipating the rush, only
pew -holders were admitted up to 10:30
o'clock. Then the crowd was let in grad
ually and filled every available foot or
| standing room from a triple row OF
| chairs in front of the chancel to the
back row of gallery. When there was
not room for another individual inside
| the front doors, the crowd turned to Dr..
| Talmage's church, the First Presbyterian,
only nalf block away, and this also
was soon filled to the doors while the
streets in front of both churches were
packed from curb to curb
The president drove from the White
house with Mother Mckinley and General
! Osborne. There was double file of po-
licemen under Lieutenant Kelly, of the
Sixth precinct, at the door and these
cleared the way for the party which
entered the church. President Mckinley
supported his mother on his arm and
General Osborne followed.
| A pew had been reserved near the front
Of the church, and in this with the presi-
dents party were Secretary j. Addison
Porter and Mrs. Porter. Mr.. Mckinley
bowed his head for a few moments after
| being seated and then leaned back in the
corner of the pew waiting for the service
| to begin.
Rev. Hugh Johnston, pastor of the
church, assisted the bishop, making the
opening prayer and announcing the
hymns.
The first hymn was particularly appro-
pirate, beginning with the lines:
'Watchman, tell us of the night
What it's signs of promise are
DR.. Johnston also specially mentioned
the president, cabinet and congress in the
lpetition for blessing in his opening
prayer.
Bishop Newman's sermon was on the
text in the gospel of st. Matthew, Fol
He came not to call the righteous. but
the sinners to repentance
1t was rather a pointed sermon on the
regeneration OF modern society, WhoS'
hope, the speaker declared, lay not il
government, education, philanthropy, bu
in accepting the doctrine of philosophy
with Christ.
He warned statesmen to stand bacl
and not be deluded by the belief that any
form of government, autocratic, aristo
cratic, democratic or republican, coul(
suppress vice and foster virtue to thu
ultimate health and well-being of th
nation"
When this warning was uttered ther
came an audible and devout "amen' from
the corner near the chapel.
The presidential party remained unit
the singing of the final hymn, at the las
voice of which the party, preceded by tw
ushers, left the auditorium and wer
driven back to the White house.
During the afternoon the president, /
company with Mr.. McWilliams of Chica
go, went out for a short walk alon
Sixteenth street, one of the most fash
ionable thoroughfares of the city. Th
weather was charming, and the street
were filled with pedestrians.
After walk of about 20 minutes M
Mckinley returned to the White house.