The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-12-07
Where the President
Goes to Church
BY GabrIeIle sIarls Jacobs.
7 HAT Theodore Roosevelt
should have chosen one Of
Washington's smallest and

Washington's smallest and
least pretentious churches rs
his place of worship was chnraeteris-
tic Of him as man and President
Grace Reformed Church occupies the
rear portion OF a valuable piece of lard
at the northeast corner Of Fifteenth
and Q streets. just at the eastern bor-
der of Washington's most fashionable
residence section III common with
many other small churches, whether -
city or village, it represents years OF
supreme self-denial on the part of Il
few devoted sGuls-in This case the de-
scendants of those sturdy pioneers
who came from the Rhine Palatinate
early in the eighteenth century. ana
settled in Montgomery County and
other eastern counties IN Pennsylya-
Bia. The adherents Of this denomina-
ton. later known as THE German Re-
formed Church in the United States"
spread upward along tile Hudson and
downward into North Carolina, estab-
fishing places Of worship aud found
ing Institutions Of learning. ana other
wise so deeply taking root in the fer
tile soil OF a free country that at its
second general synod held IN Dayton.
Ohio, in 1869. the word German was
dropped from its name, and It became
known MS the reformed Church hi
the United States
Its worship is llturgieal and its gov
eminent presbyterian The first Of its
ministers who came TO this country
brought with them the llturgies Of those
sections OF Germany and Switzerland
from which they emigrated preference
being given TO that of the paatinate.
This. with few notifications eontin-
ued in use until 1866. when the present
order Of worship was reported hy a
committee appointed for the purpose.
Each congregation is governed By q
consistory, composed Of pastor. elders
and deacons. The elders and dcacons
are ordained hy the LAYING on o. hands.
The Washington congregation was
organized in 1877. and the church mt
Fifteenth ana Q streets was bnilt two
or three years later. 1t Is a small
building, of red brick, crowned by
modest spire and cross The sloDing
ceiling Is frcseocd IN a delicate shade
OF blue. with friezes ia neutral tlnts.
and the windows are Of stained glass
in a simple. yet tasteful design Over
the altar are three black tablets. bear
ing in gilt letters the Lords Prayer.
the Apostles Greed and the Ten Com
mandmenis- At the left Of the altar n
Slightly elevated lnclosarc forms The
choir loft.
| Every Sunday morning, just ut the
stroke Of II, n voluntary sounds from
the sweet-toned chapel organ. II is
followed with m anthem by the choir.
1 during which an usher escorts to the
second pew II the middle tier the Pres.
ident Of tile United States. usually nc.
companied by enc or two of his chill
dren. He leaves the. White House
few minutes before n. and with rapid
strides passes mp Sixteenth street
scarcely slackening his pace when he
gains the brick walk lending To tho
door of the church Taking his place
| rcyerently in his pew Mr.. Rooseveli
follows the order OF worship and sings
the hymns with reverence betting
1 descendant of the sturdy Netherland.
crs who fought kings. popes and tho
ocean itself. and during their warfare
| planted ana nurtured the seeds Of an
urdying faith. When the benedciion