Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-03-10
prssIdent and Wife Contribute
Literally to the Fund of All
Souls Unitarian.
sDIFIcE TO COST 100000
u.rbers Of Lower House Know Lord's
pr,yer--PIans for Making Their
Hall smsIIsr-ofHeisI Report
ere Troubles In New
Congress-
Nv GEORGE CLINTON.

BY GEORGE CLINTON.
w.shington.-The members Of All
co,,ls Unitarian church, which is at
,.,aed by President Taft, intend to
scild 4 new home for the congrega-
,,cn The church structure which
sss been planned viii cost probably
faeo 900 and 1t Is said that Presi-
s<nt and Mrs. Taft have made large
contribution toward the purchase Of
the new site.
All Souls church had large mem
b<rship and was in q prosperous con-
dit,on before Mr.. Taft. as president.
ioIred the congregation. OF course
his presence every Sunday In a pew
N the church brings many strangers
% the service, and II is hard matter
% find seats for all who come because
he church was practically filled with
its own worshippers before 1t had
chief executive for member.
Roosevelt and Or. sehlck's Church.
Il was a different story with the
German Reformed church which Theo-
Acre Roosevelt attended when he was
presidenf. When Mr.. Roosevelt was
elected vice-president of the United
states Dr. John Shick, the pastor OF
4 little church on 18th street, wrote
letter to him saying that the church
was the only one In Washington
which was akin In its creed and OBJ
servance TO the one of which the
vice-president was a member. Mr..
Roosevelt wrote back and Eaid he
would attend DIR. Schick's church.
At that time the church edifice was
little more than q chapel in size.
When Mr.. Roosevelt became president
the place was packed every Sunday
and crowds stood on the street trying
to get In. Members Of the German
Reformed faith all over the United
States contributed money to help the
members of the congregation build a
new edifice. A beautiful structure
vas erected. not very large one. 1t
b true. but much larger than the orig
hal It was not big enough to hold
the crowds which came every Sun
day. To the satisfaction Of DR.. Schick
and bis congregation IT may be said
that the church has held its own won
te<ully since Mr.. Roosevelt retired to
private life. Many Of the people who
vent to the services. possibly out of
curiosity, became interested and to-
day are church pillars
House Knew the Lords Prayer.
A story recently was printed in
Warrington. and of course elsewhere
IN the country. to the effect that the
chaplain Of the Kansas state senate
found that only eight senators in that
body knew the Lords prayer YER
batim. Due allowance must be made
for understatement or overstatement.
whichever It was in this case. but the
story had its Washington interest
nevertheless.
Representatives, in congress recall.
Cd the time when a substitute chap
lain was taking the place Of the regu-
lar chaplain. DR.. Couden. who was Ill.
Il happened that the substitute clergy
man was there on a day of two ses-
hons. for an extra session had been
called and there was an opening
prayer for the last session of one
congress and an opening prayer for
The first session Of the new.
This state Of affairs was unknown
70 the visiting clergyman who an.
parently had prepared his prayer
thinking he was to offer only one
When he was called upon to offer the
second he was taken by surprise and
could hardly collect his thoughts. The
result was that after hesitating a
moment he started directly into the
lords prayer. asking the representa-
Vves to Join with him. As far az
could be determined from the press
gallery, all the men in the house were
letter perfect in the petition, and they
o'ned audibly in the prayer and with
.eryor the chaplain leading II may
ee That some state senators do not
Anow the Lords prayer. but there are
- ieast one hundred and twenty-five
members Of the present house of rep
sesentatives who were members O.
me house when Il showed that II
NEW the prayer Of prayers verbatim
chsmber Of House to BE Smaller.
II President Taft does not cal
~ extra session to meet in March
me hall Of the house of repre-
sentatves win be remodeled, tn
work to begin as soon as the presen
session Of congress adjourns. Elliot
woods. superintendent of the capitol
nsz ne plans all made and has hi
lorce Of workmen ready to 20 ahea,
ih tho work Of dismantling tn
present chamber.
he chamber Of meeting proper WI
pe made much smaller. The cloal
rooms and lounging rooms for IN
nembers. which are In the rear Of tn
resent hall under the galleries. WI
very much enlarged, while tn
roose itself win be contracted In d
ensions. The desks win be take
t ana the members viii be provide
mn suaight-backed chairs with a Il
% swmging arrangement In front q
sm upon which they can write le
These "dssks- when they ar