Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-10-27
The President at
Roswell. Ga.
where HE VISITS THE HOME Of
REV. WIN. E. BAKER.
A Former Stanton Past0r-lnterestin
History and Incidents.

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| at Roswell, Georgia, sends the follow
ing interesting account of the Presl-
dents stop off at that place and of bis
visit to the old family home place OF
Rev. VIM. +. Baker, formerly pastor
of the First Presbyterian church of this
city:
Roswell, Ga, Oct. 24.-The Empire
State of the South has given a cordial
welcome to her distinguished son.
Some may regard the visit as a con-
descenslon to poor relatives, but 1t is
only through their ignorance. Mr..
Roosevelt g Pennsylvania ancestry may
have belonged to an humble class, but
his Georgia ancestors were famous peO-
pie. His great grandfather, General
Daniel Stewart, sleeps in the grave
yard of old Midway, Liberty county,
Archibald Bulloch. first governor of
the state after British rule, was his
great, great grandfather. These and
other kin belonged to the class that
constructed the first railroad for freight
and passenger traffic in America, and
sailed the first steamship that crossed
the Atlantic. They did not trust the
then little corn crib" Banks of New
York, but kept their accounts in the
Bank of England: Founded scholar
ships at Columbia and Princeton, and
built up Newport aud Saratoga.
THE PRESIDENT VISITS ROSWELL.
OF course, he must do so. and the
great cities and people should step aside
and let him indulge the family feeling
so natural to us all. Besides, Roswell
was once social centre; the site select
ed for an up-co1ntry resort Barring
ton King, and his father Roswell King,
bought the surrounding lands shortly
after the Cherokee Indians were de-
parted. They laid out the town. estab-
lished cotton mills. The little colony
built church in good taste and in.
stalled a pastor. Everyone went to
church, to prayer meeting, and to
Sunday school. AS soon as the bene-
dlction was pronounced. the bell would
ring for the drivers to bring the carri-
ages around. There were no public
the people used the blood
ed horses from Kentucky and Vermont
when they condescended to go to At
lanta and Marietta. The sitting rooms
were full of the freshest literature from
Europe and America. Wine, playing
cards and modern dances were regard
ed with adherence, but on the table.
and beside the Bible used in family
worship, deeds of sale; for negroes
might sometimes be found. These ne
grOes filled the gallery of the church,
were organized into a Sunday school.
had their own "praise house," and one
old Nanny wos heard to say, instruct
ing as to worldly amusements, You
must glib up desc nice tings, chile,
when you jine de chuch." These peo.
pie have now exchanged the pleasure
of Dragging how much niggah old
marster had," for political rights,
though their progress seems to be slow,
as On the evening before McKinley's
last election, the cook was heard to say,
when asked who her brother was going
to vote for, Il dunno: what it fur ?"
why for President of the United
States," and her reply was, who's a.
running, anyway"
AT THE PRESB YTERIAN CHURCH.
After visiting his maternal home,
the President and Mrs. Roosevelt held
a.receptiOn at the Presbyterian church.
Rev. w. E. Baker rose and said: 81
have been requested in recognition Of
this house as the House of God, to offer
brief prayer-"Our Father who are in
Heaven-H followed be Thy name. We
thank Thee for the honor and satisfac-
ton of this Pres idential visit. Give
thou thy servant an understanding
heart to judge this great people that
be may discern between the good and
the evil. Bless the members of his fami-
ly, and crown their lives with Thy low
ing kindness and tender mercies. And
may we all in the citation of the moment
remember that there is One greater
than any President. now standing
among us, and look forward to the
time when the Kingdoms of this world
shall become the Kingdom of our Lord
Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen" Mr..
Baker then stepped forward and said,
shaking the Presidents hand, 1.-The
Lord bless you and keep you: The Lord
make His face to shine upon you and
be gracious to you. The Lord lift up
His cOuntenance upon you and give
you peace. Amen"
THE PRESIDENT AND HIS MOTHER
BRIDESMAID.
| Everyone knows the intimacy of th'
relation between bridesmaid and bride
They have played together as children
and been reared together. When thu
wedding takes place, it is the provlnc'
of the bridesmaids at arrange the at
tire of the bride and put on the brlda
veil. and what more proper, than in at
ter years, to pay attention to her son
Mrs. Bakers parents had entertained
at harrington Hall the Presidents pa
ternal grandparents, at the time of hi