The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-02-24
President and Wife Contribute
Literally 10 the Fund Of All
Souls Unitarian.
EOIFIcE TO COST 100000
Members Of Lower House Know Lords
Prayer-Pians for Making Their
Hail smaller-oreial Report.
ers' Troubles In New
Congress.
nn o1oRoE cLINToN.

Washington Tho members Of All
Souls Unitarian church. which Is at
tended by President Taft Intend TO
build new home for the oongroga
| ton. The church structure which
/ has been planned will cost probably
100000 and It Is said that Presi.
dent and Mrs TAFT have made a largo
contribution toward tho purchase Of
| the new site.
All Souls church had a large mem.
bcrship and was In prosperous con
| dillon before Mr. Taft, as president.
| Joined the congregation OF course
his presence every Sunday In a pew
In the church brings many strangers
to the service. and II IL a hard matter
to nnd seats for all who como because
the church was practically flled with
lta own worshlppcrs before II had a
cllcf executive for n member
Roosevelt and Or. sehleks Church.
n was different story with tho
German Reformed church which Thco'
dorc Roosevelt attended when he was
president when Mr. Roosevelt was
elected vice president Of the United
states Or Josh Shick. tho pastor OF
little church on 18th street wrote
letter 10 him saying that the church
was tho only ono In Washington
which was akin In its creed and oh
servancc TO the one OF which tho
vicc.prcsldent was member. Mr..
Roosevelt wrote back and raid he
would attend Dr schick's church.
Al that time the church edince was
/, little more than chapel In size
when Mr.. Roosevelt became president
tho place was hacked every Sunday
md crowds atUnu on the street trying
10 get In. Members Of tho German
. Reformed faith all over the United
States contributed money 10 help tho
members OF the congregation build a
new cdlnce. A beautiful structure
was erected. not n very large one. II
Il true. but much larger than the orig
inal. II was not big enough TO hold
the crowds which came every Sun
, day. To the satisfaction OF Dr. sohick
: and his congregation II may be said
that the church has held It's own won
dcrfully since MIR. Roosevelt retired to
private life. Many Of the people who
went TO the services. possibly out ~
curiosity became interested aud 10.
), day are church pillars
House Knew the Lords Prayer.
A story recently was printed In
Washington. and Of course elsewhere
a In the country. to tho effect that the
=, chaplain Of the Kansas state senate
p, found that only eight senators In that
= body knew the Lords prayer yer
4 batlm, Due allowance must be mad,
for understatemont or overstatement
:, whichever II was In this case. but IN,
story had It's Washington intetes
nevertheless
Representative In congress recall
ed the time when n substitute chap
lain was taking the place Of the reg,l
- lar chaplain. Dr. Couden. who was M
!" Il happened that the substitute clergy
man was there on day OF two scs
, sions. for an extra session had beef
" called and there was an openln
prayer for the last session % on
I" congress and an opening prayer 10
>" the first session Of the new
This state Of affairs was unknow
TO the visiting clergyman who NJ
parently had prepared his prayc
20 thinking he was TO ofIer only on,
when he was called upon TO oircr IN
nj second he was taken by surprise an
could hardly collect his thoughts Tn
re result was that after hesltating
IN moment he started directly into IN
IL
tlyes TO Join with him As far d
could be determined from the pre-,
gallery. all the men In the house wer
On letter perfect In the petition. and the
Joined audlbly In the prayer and wit
to fcryor, the chaplain leading II ma
he that some state senators do n,
lst know tho Lords prayer, but there NJ
IN. at least one hundred and twenty,n,
members Of the present house Of re-
rescntatiyes who were members
the house when It showed that
MT knew the prayer Of prayers yerbatlr
2" Chamber Of House to De Smaller,
60 II President Taft does not CT
an extra session to meet IN Mare
the hall Of the house OF rcpl
bcnlRlNcs VIII De ftmudClrd, 4
PIX work 10 begin as soon as the prose
session OF co "a adl0urn7 ElllC
81, Woods. super" cndent OF the caplt
has the plans all made ana has !
force OF workmen ready to go abe
with the work OF dlsmantling 1
as present chamber
The chamber Of meeting proper "
ret be made much smaller The clio
My rooms and lounglng rooms for {
ido members, which are I'm the rear OF {
present hall under the galleries, "
be very much enlarged, while
house itself viii he contracted In
oS' mensions The desks win be TAX
out and the members will be proyld
with straightforward chairs with a
ON tie swinging arrangement In front
luls | A..