Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-19
WHERE ROOSEVELT woRsHIps.
Attends Little Chapel Belonging &
German Reformed Church.

Washington, ID. c., Sept. 19.-The lit
tie chapel on the rear of Tot at the cor
ller of Fifteenth and o streets, N. W.,
has been selected by President Roose-
velt as his church in Washington. The
Rev. 1ohn NJ. Schinck. ID. D., will be his
pastor. The president is member of
the Dutch Reformed church. The con-
sregation which worships in the little
chapel is of the German Reformed de-
nomination, but there is no difference
in the tenets of faith of the two organi-
cations, and there is no Dutch Reformed
church in the city.
President Roosevelt attended service
at Grace Reformed chapel, as the church
Is known on the only Sunday he has
spent In Washington since his Inaugural
IstIon. When President Roosevelt livet]
here as civil service commissioner and
as assistant secretary of the navy he
did not know there was. such church
of the denomination of his belief in the
city. How he came to learn there was
one is best told in the language of DR..
schinck, who. in discussing the subject
yesterday, said:
After the election, as was reading
the papers about the congratulations
extended to both the president and vice
president, was struck by the fact that
they We're all from politicians and busi-
ress men. None We're received from the
clergy. I at once sat down and wrote
each a letter of congratulation. To Mr..
Roosevelt communicated the fact OF
the existence of our little church, and
welcomed him to worship with us. His
reply was most hearty and cordial. He
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church of his faith in Washington and
that he should accept the invitation to
attend.
"On the Sunday after the Inaugural
ration the vice president and his family
came to the service in the chapel have
called on him since and he has indicated
that he will make the church his spirit
nal home in Washington
The services in Grace Reformed chap
ell are conducted in English. The edifice
will seat but $50 persons, and the regu-
lar congregation taxes it to it's full ca
pacity. Since DR.. Schinck became pas
tor of the church, in February of last
year, he has been actively at work in
an earnest effort for the construction of
a new building. The congregation owns
the lot and the parsonage property ad-
joining. 1t is the desire of DR.. Schinck
to erect a one-story structure covering
the entire ground space. 50x100 feet,
which will provide a sealing capacity
for 500 persons.
The estimated cost for the new build
ing is 100000. and so far DR.. Schinck
las pledges for little over one third of
that amount. 1t was the plan to have
the corner stone laid next Nav. when
the classis of Maryland-the ecclesastl-
cal government of the denomination
will hold its annual meeting in Balti-
more. Since the death of President Me-
Kinley DR.. Schinck is receiving many
letters from clergymen and others urg-
ing him to press the matter of new
building, SO that the church may accom-
modate those who will want to attend.
DR.. Schinck's eyes moistened as he
discussed this point. II have an
swered," he said, that can't take ad-
vantage of the church. The matter
will have to take its regular course
AS soon as the way is opened we will
build"
DIR. Schinck. the pastor. is scholar
ily man, So years old. He is native
of Richmond, but his college and the
illogical education were obtained in
Pennsylvania, His charges have all
been in that state and Ohio.