The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-01
CONGREGATION
WAS DELIGHTED
Roosevelt Attended Church in His
Hunting Clothes.
SERVICES IN THE WILDS
ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT AT
THE CLOSE.

RADIO was the church service held
al the Old Blue schooIhouse OH the
West Divide creek and attended by
President Roosevelt and his hunting
party and all the rsnchmen and their
families for miles around. The little
district school building was not tenth
part large enough to accommodate the
congregation. The organ was moved
To the platform iu front. Platform
seats were provided for the president
and his party. the Rev. Horace Mann
of Rifle Colo. who preached the ser
mon. the. choir and the trustees of
the church The members Of the con-
greEatiou stood or sat on the ground
mr. in their CunVoyzucpS which were
grouped around the building.
Sermon Termed With Slang.
The sermon by the Rev Mann Was
of an unusual kind. 20 .aeau with "a
story. teemed with SLAMS of the west
eTU flavor ana was fuU of advice
suited To a congregation inuring itself
10 the hardShiUS of mountain life It
touched upon the responsibilities Of
the position of president as well
as the characteristics of some Of
the men who have occupied that place
After he had concluded the president
pressed his well known views ON good
citizenship. the morality of man. pa
tTiotiSm and duty To the home and
country. He was cheered heartily
throughout his remarks After the
services were concluded he shook hands
with every man. woman and child
present. The services al the school
house were begun at u o'clock. Long
before that hour the TauChmen and
their families began To- assemble. Many
persons drove or rode horseback from
Newcastle. Rifle ami other towns from
five to fifteen miles away
Wore Hunting RegaIia.
The presidents party presented pie
turesqUe appearance as they came up.
All were ON horseback. and they were
dressed i'm their hunting clothes They
had no others at the camp Many
of those I'm the congregation wore their
best The dresses and hats Of the wo-
men We're SNOWY and I'm striking con-
traSt To the mud-spatteTed tan duck.
blue jeans and other rough materials
making up the costumes of the pTesl-
dent and his fellow hunters Mr.. ROOse-
welt was dressed i'm the same clothes
he wore when he left his private car
at Newcastle two weeks ago His hat
was what is known as the "siouch-"
He wore IL pulled over his eyes and
badly out of shape His jacket was
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His shirt was blue cotton. He had
discarded his leather chaps and sweat
or as a concession toward the proper
churchgoing TaiWent- The clothes of
Dr. Alexander Lambert and the guides
were even rouCher. 30 mountain band
of road agents ever looked more for
midablc.
Applause and Wells.
The western air of the marty went
STRAIGHT to the hearts Of the neopIe
They aprIalded and yelled boisterous
praise of the president. rcrardTess Of
the dav and the fact they were virtu-
ally i'm a house of Worship though the
roof was thu blue Sxv the floor of soft
grass and dead leaves and the walls
were formed bv the mountains on
every side.
As soon AS the narrv had taken their
seats the service was begun. The
organist nIaved a selection from the
Presbvtoriar HYMN nook and tho choir
sang Another selection was DIavsd
and SING and this +fn7o the courrars-
ton was asked to- ioiu. The voices Of
the president and Dr lambert could
be heard a hove the or hers. The r00cre-
CATION was So great and scattered that
the sound of the organ was almost
drowned When the song was con-
Guided the Rev. Horace Mann
preached his sermon
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More music followed and Mr. Foose-
welt at the request Of the minister. ad-
dressed the congregation. He told
mem S-L now gao ne vas 20 oe mere ana
TO face with 50 many people who were
/ Drawing hardshipS with light hearts
and doing their part in life without
complaining or bitterness. He told
them the spirit they were displaying
is the quality of the American people
that goes to make this the greatest Of
all countries. It was at the conclusion
of the presidents remarks. when he
. leaned forward and beamed a welcome
that took i'm every one in the cOnRrega-
[ ton that the president looked his
( best. He was the picture of rugged
health as he said And now I want
to shake hands with all Of you. There
are d good many of YOU so don't
stampede or get to milling"
As the president made use Of these
cattle terms. applause was terrific He
took a position in a corner made I,v
the school house and the platform.
where il was impossible for the DeODie
10 crowd. DR.. Lambert acted as ch5eF
of the secret service and the hunters
and COWBOYS as his assistants Trev
passed the crowd along. and 5esuifn
/ the fact that the president had n ,.-l7.4
for nearly every ono r,rasorlr tl,o go
cregarion was dfsuosed of I'm o. no5,+
| half an hour an reu7Eire5 bl,,-..-,,,.
until the presidents nariy- -fs,te5