The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-23
PRESIDENT ROOsEvELT's FIRST
SUNDAY AS CHIEF HKECUTIVE
is PASSED QUIETLY
DID NOT VISIT WHITE HOUSE
In the Afternoon He Took a
Long Walk With Gen. Wood
Through Rock Creek
Park
REFUSE TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED


WASHINGTON, Sept. 22-President
Roosevelt's first Sunday in Washington
as chief executive was comparatively un-
eVentful He went out twice during the
DAY, In the morning attending religious
service with his brother-in-law. DIR.
Douglas Robinson, Of New York. and in
the afternoon taking a long stroll
through Rock Creek park with Gen.
Leonard Wood, military governor of
Cuba. In the evening he dined with the
family at the residence of Capt. Cowles,
OF the navy, at whose residence he is
staying preparatory to moving into the
White house. This Mr.. Roosevelt proba-
bly, will do on Tuesday, his family join
ing him there day or two later The
president did not visit the White house
during the day.
Accompanied by Mr.. Robinson, Mr.
Roosevelt left the Cowles residence Snort
ly before II o'clock for the Reformed
church, located on Fifteenth and o
streets, which, as vice president he
chose as his church home just after the
inauguration The president was atttred
IN black frock coat and trousers and
gloves to match. He wore silk hat.
Reaching the church just before the hour
OF worship President Roosevelt was met
at the door by Rev. Joseph Schick the
pastor, who extended cordial greeting
TO which Mr.. Roosevelt responded, at the
same time introducing Mr.. Robinson. The
two We're then escorted to the presidents
pew, the second from the front in the
center section. The church, which has
seating capacity of perhaps 200 persons,
was filled to overt1owing and MANY per-
sons Were unable to gain admittance. The
president participated in the services.
and at the close the congregation re-
mained standing until he and Mr.. Robin
son left the edifice
Rev. Mr.. Schick's sermon was from
the third chapter of Ephesians the sew
enteenth, eighteenth and nineteenth
verses reading.
That Christ may dwell in your hearts
by faith; that ye, being rooted and
grounded In love- may be able to COM
prehend with all saints what is the
breadth and length and depth and height
and to know the love of Christ which
passeth knowledge, that ye, might be
filled with all the fullness of God" The
sermon was upon the benefits to be de-
rived from love of God and love for God.
BOLD BOY REBUKED.
A rather unexpected incident occurred
just as Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Robinson
left the church. A fifteen-year-old boy,
anxious to obtain photograph of the
chief executive, had stationed himself on
entrance to the church. AS soon as Mr.
Roosevelt reached the sidewalk he saw
the boy with his big box Immediately
and raising his hand in a signal to a.
bicycle policeman standing near said,
Stop that! stop that!'' The officer
jumped in front of the camera and the
president strobe forward almost on a
run. Coming up to the boy he shook his
finger menacingly at him and declared:
You ought to be ashamed of yourself
Trying to take a mans picture as he
leaves a house of worship! It's a dis
grace. You ought to be ashamed of
yourself!''
With Mr.. Robinson the president then
started across Fifteenth street, with head
erect and, shoulders back. A bicycle ofti-
Ger, under instructions previously given.
started to follow, but Mr.. Roosevelt
turned and with an impatient wave of
the hand said: 81 don't need you" The
officer .nereupon turned back and the
president and Mr.. Robinson continued
their walk going in roundabout way
to Capt. Cowles' house. Many persons
passed, who recognized the president, the
latter pleasantly responding to their SAL
utations. Two bicycle policemen, who
kept respectful distance in the rear,
had followed the president when he went
to church
The presidents walk with Gen. Wood
covered about six miles in ALL The gen.
eral called for Mr. Roosevelt with an
automobile. The two got into the vehicle
together at the Cowles residence, but the
chaffeur was dismissed when the out
skirts of the city We're reached, and the
two men who had seen much of each
other as commanding officers in Cuba
footed their trip the remainder of the
way. Their walk lay through the beau
tiful suburb known as Rock Creek park