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eral benches for colored people at the
rear on the epistle side of the church
Benches were scattered or irregularly
placed in the body of the church for the
were two small rooms attached to the
main building and at the back Of the
altar. One of these was used for
sacristy and the other for a confessional
is in possession Of the present pastor.
X
The church was without heat until
1910, when the congregation, taking
some thought Of their physical COM
fort, built a flue with a stovepipe
through the wall. People often drove
long distances to this church. and in
winter it was their habit to build fires
in the graveyard, and around these
fires they kept themselves warm.
John Carroll, as the Rambler pointed
out in his previous story of this his
toric church. was man of wide and
deep learning, but with a habit of
plain, though eloquent, discourse.
which appealed to the Catholic people
of Maryland and Virginia and drew
them around him in great numbers and
resulted in the making Of numerous
converts.
The parish priest of st. Johns in. an
article which he prepared a number of
years ago for THE Catholic Red Book
ashington," wrote as
follows:
While pastor of st: Johns in 1884 Father
power to administer confirmation to all Catho-
lies in the United States. In 1885 he left his
home at Rock Creek and resided In Baltimore
town, where. November 8, 1889. by bull Of
Pope Plus VI and the choice of the American
clergy. he was appointed first bishop Of the
United States: After receiving the bull he went
bishop In the United States, and he was there
concentrated bishop by. Right Rev. Charles
wamesley. Vicar Apostolic Of the London dis
trict The ceremony was performed at Lui-
worth Castle, August Is, 1890. He was made
archbishop in 1908 and died December 2. 1870
There is a current belief that Arch
bishop Carroll is buried within the
grounds of Georgetown University.
which he founded. but his mortal re-
mains rest in a crypt in the Cathedral
at Baltimore. There Is an archbishop
buried at Georgetown. He was Arch
bishop Neale. This archbishop, like
Carroll, was a native Of
Maryland. He was the second Amer
lean archbishop. He died, at the age of
years, June IS. 1917. and is
buried in the crypt of Georgetown Con-
vent.
The first church building of For
est Glen being far out of date and af-
fording insufficient room for the grow
ing congregation. a new church, the
second, was built in 1850. 1t was with
in a few yards of the site Of the first
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More Facts About Old Church.

Two or three weeks ago the RAM
bier wrote of visit to St. Johns
Catholic Church at Forest Glen. b
church founded by Father John Car
roll in 1874, and a church which is be-
lieved to be the first Catholic Church
established in the colony of Maryland
by the secular clergy. The Rambler
told the story Of the family of John
Carroll, his birth in 1913 at Upper
Marlborough, his baptism at Boone's
Chapel. one of the old Jesuit missions
of Maryland: his studies at st. xave-
RUS. on the Elk river: his career at st.
Omar and Liege, in France and Aus
trian Flanders; his return to the United
States when the American revolution
was imminent: his elevation to the Of
fee of superior of the Catholic clergy
in the United States in 1884; his
conservation as bishop of Baltimore
the first Catholic diocese in the United
States-and his elevation to archbishop
when the archepiscopal see of Balti-
more was created in 1903.
In the course of that story the Ram
bier said: The Rambler does not
know all the history of this church
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est. Johns) and its congregation, and
he means to add to the facts he has al
ready gathered. The story of st. Johns
is full of interest, and it is too big a
story to be more than sketched within
the space allotted to a single ramble."
Last Sunday the Rambler again walk
ed to St. Johns and had a pleasant and
profitable talk with the pastor, the Rev.
C. o. Rosensteel This priests pas
torate at St. Johns will have extended
over a period of twenty-six years next
November In that time he has re-
built the Forest Glen church, and has
built the Catholic Church at Bright
wood, st. Peters Church at Olney and
the Church of the Holy Redeemer at
forts the Catholic church at Rockville
was renovated Before coming to the
neighborhood of Washington Father
Rosensteel was pastor at st. Anne's
Church. Baltimore, and held pastorate
n Shar esn do county mt better se1Hee
his readers than to set down the facts
concerning st. Johns Church given him
by Rather Rosensteel. He said:
1.-THE church was founded by Rev. John
Carroll in the year IVA, when ne came
to live with his mother at Rock creek.
and made it the center Of vast mission,
including Montgomery and Frederick
counties, Md, and Fairfax, Prince Will
liam and Stafford counties, Va, as far
down as Aqua creek, where two or MS
sisters married into the Brent family.
and including what Is now the District
Of Columbia All this territory was
known as the Rock Creek Mission Fatner
Carroll. while living at the Forest Glen
or Rock creek home OF his mother.
Eleanor Darnall Carroll, daughter OF
Henry Darnall woodward, near Washing
ton, was 80 warm and outspoken In his
espousal Of the cause Of American indie
pendence that he was invited by Con-
gress to accompany Benjamin Franklin,
Charles Carroll, a relative, and Chase OF
MARYLAND to Canada in an effort to enlist
the aid and sympathy Of the Canadians
in the cause of liberty and separation
from Great Britain"
Father Rosensteel told the Rambler
that the present church building at Forest
Glen Is the third which has stood within
the present burial ground there The
first church-that which Father John Car
roll established was small frame
building lined inside with boards and
washed with red and blue trimmings.
The exterior was weather boarded and
whitewashed. At one end was a door,
over which was a balcony for the choir,
and at the other end. against the rude
wall, was an altar surrounded with
railing for a sanctuary. On the epistle
side Of the altar. Just outside the canctu-
airy, was a bench which the Carroll fam
lily occupied at service. There were sew
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preached on THE Life Of Archbishop
Carroll
Father Rosensteel, in July, 1898, be-
gan the erection of the handsome pas
toral residence which stands by the
side of the church today. and it was
completed in February. 1899.
In the Ramblers previous story OF
the church and graveyard of st. Johns.
he wrote:
I'm this churchyard was erected what
is believed to be the first Catholic
church which the secular clergy of that
church established in the colony of
Maryland. 1t was built on the land of
Eleanor Carroll, the mother of John
Carroll, and about half mile away
from the Carroll homestead. The Ram
bier does not at this writing, know
whether the house is standing, but
means to make further inquiries along
this line"
The Carroll homestead disappeared a
great many years ago. Where 1t stood
not a vestige of it remains, but a fire
back" of iron, of course, which was
used in that house, is an object of great
interest in the parsonage of the church
It is inscribed, ID. C. 1740-Ro. S.
Many of the fine old homes of colonial
days had these "frebacks." and 1t was
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Farmer Companion of Kings Rulers Of Worl

danger nor labor and infusing all with
his dauntless spirit.
And still he was only kid.
His notable achievements in opening
rich and highly productive mines in
the hinterland of China sent him swift
ly to the top in his profession of mining
engineering. 1t was in 1902 that he be-
came a partner in the firm of Bewick.
Moering & Co., which partnership he
gave up in 1908.
The Hoover reputation was establish
ed as an honest mining engineer. His
opinion of a prospect came to be held
as the last word. The great investors
of the world began to seek his advice
Patriotic American as he is, Hoover
financial center. the base of operations
for great mining undertakings. Thus II
was that he moved to London and es-
tablished himself in Red House.
France, Belgium and England have
decorated him for his achievements in
mining engineering. He is a member
of many scientific and learned societies.
The mere list of the huge corporations
of which he is director and con-
trolling factor Is a long catalogue.
~
He is the chief influence in the Rus
sia-Asiatic Company. with its great
iron mines in Siberia: he and his BROTH
err Theodore, also a mining engineer.
control and operate immense zinc prop
critics in Australia and elsewhere, which
properties are said to produce some-
thing more than per cent of the
worlds zinc supply; he is heavily inter-
ested in the General Petroleum Com
pany and in many other famous organ
iZationS.
He has mines OF his own in Spain, in
Nicaragua. in Alaska. in South America.
in South Africa. His experts and
agents-he has the faculty of com
handing the best and most loyal and
enthusiastic service among his en-
forever combing the min
eralized areas of the world for further
to add to the great store Of
information regarding the mining in
dustry which he possesses 1t Is recog-
nized that he is world authority on
gold mining.
Here. in brief, is his method OF opera
ton: Some one in Mexico or Australia
or Canada gets hold of a new mining
property. He journeys to London to
raise capital for development. He tells
the London bankers and investors that
he has the world by the tail, but is
willing to share the boon. The bankers
and investors turn to Hoover. In some
cases, however. he has been all over the
ground and knows the facts; most fire.
Quently, while he has large knowledge,
he sends out his experts for detailed
If the report is favorable
he goes himself still further to exam
inc. And then he gives the word.
rs it all right" the men of money
ask.
Its all right" says Hoover.
That Is enough. The millions begin to
flow. In such cases Hoover also takes
a share himself, backing his own judg-
ment This accounts for the world
wide character of his holdings and in
terests.
Citizen of the world he truly is: but
at the heart of him he IL all American.
as a native Of Iowa, educated in Cali
eornia. should be.
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usual fer them to bear the date of the
erection of the house. This particular
f1reback shows that the Carroll house
at Rock creek was built In 1740. 1t
was on land belonging to Daniel Car
roll, but Eleanor Carroll did not re-
move to it from her home at Upper
Marlboro as early as 1740. Daniel Care
roll died soon after John Carroll left
Maryland to pursue his studies at st.
Omar, about 1850, and IL was after that
that the widow removed to Rock creek.
The ID. c." on the fireback stands. of
course for Daniel Carroll. and the let
ters "Ro S." stand for Robert Snowden.
who conducted the foundry at MARI
borough in the first half of the eigh-
teenth century. and who made that FIRE
back.
The site OF the Carroll house is now
occupied by the beautiful home OF Mrs.
NJ. A. Eccleston, who was Miss Brown
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of the Forest Glen church and Of Arch
bishop Carroll he said:
"St. Johns. Forest Glen. was the
Bethlehem of the church in America
and Baltimore was the Jerusalem. On
this spot had sprung the Catholic HER
archy of this country: on this spot was
planted the mustard seed from which
had grown a great tree, and st. John s
Chapel, founded here by Father Carroll.
has impregnated the entire continent
with Catholicism
The new church was dedicated Sun
day, April %, 1894, by Cardinal Glib
bons. Solemn high mass was celebrat-
ed by the Rev. James F. Mackin. as
celebrant; the Rev. T. w. Rosensteel,
deacon; the Rev. Paul Griffith. sub
deacon. and the Rev. 1. NJ. Barry. mas
ter of ceremonies. Right Rev. John j.
Keane of the Catholic University.
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THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, c. 1e16-PART

of any other nearby landholder in those
days Much of the land was in tim
Der, but Mr.. vanderwerken added to
the cleared acreage, and the Rambler
has been told of his activity in having
trees chopped away and stumps pulled
out by a stump-pulling machine of his
own invention. Among the properties
which he bought were the Birch tract.
the Clark place. the Burroughs tract
and the Brown tract, which was near
ly all woodland. There were numerous
other places purchased and united by
Mr.. Vanderwerken, but the Rambler
just at this moment cannot recall the
names of the landholders.
Mr.. Vande-werken died in 1894 and
his wife died three months after him.
Both of them sleep in Oak Hill ceme-
terry.
Mrs. Truett told the Rambler a little
story of how, late in life, Mr.. Wander
werken was visiting in st. Augustine.
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the work. He had a grasp of detail
that was remarkable. 1t is only fair to
say that many of his suggestions were
successfully carried out.
The Washingtonian. who Is a member
of the Gridiron Club, at the conclusion
to be his guest at the next club dinner,
then two weeks OF. Mr.. Hoover ac-
cepted. He asked. in his characteristic
casual manner, where the dinner was
to be and where and at what hour he
was to present himself. 'Tll be there"
he said, and then remarked that he was
leaving the next morning for San
Francisco.
"And that's the end Of that invita-
ton" thought the Washingtonian. Dur
ing the two weeks he heard not a word
from his prospective guest. but sharp
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church. The pastor building that
church was Rev. Bernard J. McManus.
1850. by the Most Rev. Archbishop Ec-
cleston, the dedication sermon being
preached by Rev. Thomas Foley of Bal
timore, who had been a pastor of the
church and who later became Bishop
of Chicago. The second church was
Manus left st. Johns at Forest Glen
and built a fine church at Baltimore,
also named st. Johns, and was the
pastor of that church at the time of his
death.
Father Rosensteel has been at consid-
cradle labor to restore the names of
the pastors of St. Johns. From the
date of the departure of Father Car
roll in 1885 to 1913 it is believed that
the church was administered by the
Jesuit Fathers from White Marsh and
after 1913 show the names of the fol-
lowing pastors and the time of their
pastorates:
Rev. M. F. x. Carroll, who was not re-
lated to the first pastor, 1918 to 1919;
Rev. P. T. DeVos. 1919 to 1895; Rev.
B. s. Plot, 1885 to 1910; Rev. M. P. CAL
ugner, 1S4O TO 1876; Kew. Thomas FO-
ley. 1916 to 1s47; Rev. J. 1. Mcguire,
1S47 to 1850: Rev. Bernard j. McManus,
1850 to 1851: Rev. F. E. Boyle, 1851 to
1853: Rev. John Dougherty, 1853 to
1862; Rev. Edward Didier, 1852 to 1865;
Rev. P. L. Chapelle (afterward Arch
bishop of New Orleans), 1865 to 1870:
Rev. James F. Mackin, 1870 to 1877;
Rev. James A. Cunningham, 1877 to
1881; Rev. James s. Gallen, 1881 to
1883; Rev. Sebastian Rabbia, 1888 to
1885; Rev. James A. Connolly, 1885 to
1889, and Rev. c. o. Rosensteel, from
November. 1889. to the present.
From 1913 until 1898 the pastors of
st. Johns, Forest Glen, had their resi-
dence at Rockville, so that the present
pastor, Father Rosensteel is the first
resident pastor since the departure of
Archbishop Carroll. When Father Ros-
ensteel was appointed resident pastor
in 1898 he was also appointed by Car
dinal Gibbons to form a parish and
build a church at Brightwood. At that
time Rockville was made a separate
mission and the Rev. ]. A. Cunnane
appointed pastor.
The church building Of 1850 falling
into a state Of decrepitude and the con-
gregation needing a more substantial
house of worship, the present hand
some stone structure was built. Work
was begun in March. 1893. and May II,
1898, the corner stone was laid by
Cardinal Gibbons. Very Rev. Thomas
OGorman of the Catholic University
preached the sermon and in speaking
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at 7:3O-the hour appointed-On the
evening of the dinner Mr.. Hoover
faultlessly attired. cool and casual. ap-
peared In the reception room.
when did you get back from San
Francisco?' asked the Washingtonian.
"Oh, about twenty minutes ago." said
Hoover. At the close of the evening, in
bidding adieu to his host. Hoover. still
casual in his manner, mentioned by the
way that he was sailing the next day
for London.
Some months later the washingtonian
journeyed to Lo.>don. He hoped to see
Hoover there. but had arranged no
meeting. Fifteen minutes after his ar
rival in his hotel Mr.. Hoover's card
Hoover. Presently the two were in Mr..
Hoover's limousine-"as long as To-
connective" the Washingtonian describes
it-and on their way to Red House.
And there followed wonderful even
ing. The host found his guest interest
ed In rare books and led him to a
library filed with a collection over
which any bibliophile would rave.
Priceless works were there.
1t came out in the course OF the con-
versation-everything that one gets
from Mr. Hoover about himself just
comes out" for there never Is trace
of boastfulness in the conversation OF
this close-lipped man-that he and Mrs.
Hoover. for their amusement and in
their leisure. had translated Agricola' 8
De Re Metallica from the early If
tenth century copy they possessed and
had had the tremendous tome of their
translation made into book. Sub
sequently an autographed copy Of this,
wonderfully done, veritable triumph
Of the bookmakers art, came to the
Washington home of the visitor.
~
But all of these things go merely to
show the many-sidedness of the man.
IL, 1Nh hA
things and his punctilio in social in
tercourse.
His genesis, his career. his adven-
lures make up a story full of romance
and color. All the world has been his
playground. His adventures contain
the material for dozen novels OF
blood and action in the wild places of
A dozen novels of high finance-high
finance in it's best phase, untainted
with details of stock jobbing and gen.
tiemanly robbery, for the world OF
finance knows Hoover as man OF ao-
And all Of this adventuring by this
master American mining engineer led
surely to fortune nevs and ntsn Plaza plaza
an American Of a London banker not
Il don't know exactly" was the re;
ply. His interests are SO dive the+ ana no
knows himself However. I do know
that he is more than pounds mil
iionaire.'" which means ear soo that he Is
West Branch. Iowa, where he was
born August 10. 1874. In youth he mi
grated with his family to California.
sity was but an infant among Ameri-
can colleges. he entered that institu-
ton and supported himself through the
four-year course in the manner known
to ali poor college students. He spe-
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had In mind being the American am
bassador in London.
The resident American colony in Lon
don wanted to help. In fact, 1t had to
help. The unofficial head of that colony
was Herbert c. Hoover. At least he
was the member of the colony having
the highest standing and the most in
fiuence in England Englishmen had
testified to that by intrusting millions
of their money to investment by him.
Moreover, he is a man of organizing
ability. So 1t was that naturally ne
became chairman of the American re-
lief committee. Ambassador Page tes-
titles to the excellence of the work he
did.
Then. when the surplus touring
Americans were out of the way. came
the need for relief of Belgians, in and
out of Belgium. The international
such as Hoover. Accordingly. he took
over its direction. He is still on that
job. The fact that he has directed the
spending of $50.000,000 SO far is merely
an index of what he has been doing.
II was this that the Secretary had in
mind when he said that Hoover 'is the
American who, of all Americans, has
played the most important part" in the
war.
Here Is a story, never told before.
that illustrates the quality of the man
and his standing abroad. Hoover as a
former Californian, graduate and a
trustee of Stanford University-he runs
across the Atlantic and the continent to
attend trustee meetings as casually as
some men go from New York to Jersey
City-in the months before the war
was intensely interested In the Panama
Pacific exposition at San Francisco.
He conceived the idea that 1t would
be a splendid thing for the King of
England to visit that exposition. Any
body could conceive such an idea, but
to get the King of England to agree to
such a proposition Is something every
body cannot do Hoover did. If the
war had not spoiled the plan King
George would have made the visit.
The difficulties Hoover had to over
come in carrying out his plan were gil
gantic. Two trips from London to San
Francisco were merely minor part of
his campaign.
In the first place. all thought of hav-
ing the United States invite King
George had to be dismissed at once. II
such an invitation had been extended.
this nation would have had to invite all
other crowned heads II only King
George had accepted, an appropriation
of at least half a million dollars would
have been required from Congress to
provide for the expenses of his enter
tainment by the nation and his journey
across the continent. To get such an
appropriation through Congress would
be an impossible task.
But IL King George elected to visit
the exposition on his own account the
thing might be done. Would his minis
tiers consent. however? And would he?
Fortunately for Mr. Hoover. he Is on
very intimate terms with the court cir
Gle and also with various members of
the then British cabinet, Lloyd George
and Winston Churchill being close
friends. Both court and cabinet cir
cles-quite separated circles, by the
way-had to be brought into agree
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ERBERT c. HOOVER Is the
American who. of all the
Americans. has played the
rnoaf irnnarfapt mart ~ fha

x q most important part in the
great tragedy being enacted in Europe"
It was a member of President will
sons cabinet. speaking at dinner table
IN Washington not long ago, who made
the above remark. And yet the ma
jority of the people about the board
did not know who Herbert C. Hoover
was.
To put 1t briefly. Herbert C. Hoover
IL the man who. as the head of the Bel
gian relief work. has directed the ex-
penditure of s5o.0oo.ooo in recent
months.
Among the few men who really run
things in the civilized nations-and
few of the uncivilized-he is regarded
as Americas foremost citizen of the
world Princes and potentates-hnan-
cial and political-know him on terms
of intimacy.
To many of them he stands for Amer
lea In that shifting Who's Who" of
the gossip of court and cabinet and
financial circles. Hoover's name is writ
high. He is one of those who are max
ing civilization move forward.
And only a very few years ago he was
a barefoot farmer boy at West Branch,
Iowa, wherever that is, a place not
even mentioned in the principal gaz-
etteers.
This vigorous young man, who has
Just turned forty. has never had occa-
sion to force himself on public atten-
ton He climbed from the obscurity of
the masses to the obscurity of those
who. out of the general public eye.
direct the movement OF great world at
fairs. He climbed all the way by his
own efforts.
Twenty years ago he was an unim-
portant employe of the United States
Eat NJ
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Fla. and there saw in use as a public
conveyance one of the Vanderwerken
buses of early Washington.
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est Johns) and it's congregation. and
he means to add to the facts he has al
ready gathered. The story of st. Johns
is full of interest, and it is too big
story to be more than sketched within
the space allotted to a single ramble.'