Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 March 1901 — Roosevelt Picks a Church in the Capital. [ARTICLE]

Roosevelt Picks a Church in the Capital.

The first act of Vice-President Elect Roosevelt after breakfast Sunday was to attend services at the Germain Reformed Grace Church, of which Rev. (Dr. I. Chick is pastor. The German ambassador is a member of the congregation. “I wish it particularly known.”exclaimed Vice-President Roosevelt, ‘‘that this church is the one which my family and I will attend

during our residence in Washington. It was selected to-day by reason of the fact that there is no Dutch Reformed church in Washington. Had there been I should have gone there and for the future would have identified myself with it, for it is to that denomination I belong and in that faith I have been reared.” Mrs. Roosevelt accompanied her husband to church and

at the conclusion of the service they drove to the White House for a call upon the President and Mrs. McKinley and remained until lunch time when they returned to the Cowles residence. Mrs. McKinley invited the women of the cabinet and a coterie of friends to the church luncheon at the White House after the inauguration ceremonies in order to meet Mrs. Roosevelt. Archbishop Chapelle has plans for establishing church in Philippines on American system.