The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-24
WHITE HOUSE PIETY.

what Presidents Have been PiOus-
Statement of n Boston Correspondent
Only One PAOus President.
The New YORK correspondent of Boston
paper says:-
''1he fact that General Grant passed Sab
bath at West Point and did not attend cnurch,
though the Post Chaplain oficiated near him,
has been commented OH by the press generally.
1t Is somewhat a singular tact that, as tar AS
IL is known, no President of the United states,
since the Gays OF Washington, has been CON-
municant in church. Jonn Adams was the
representative OF the liberal CON al unity of his
day. Jefferson was styled tree-thlnker, An
attempt was made, when Jefferson was young
nan, TO make the Episcopal Church the estab
hsned religion OF Virginia. John Leland,
travelling Baptist minister, preached sermon
in the presence ot Jefferson ON what he called
ncestuous connection OF the Church ana State
This sermon converted Jefferson to that doc
tIine. His persistent opposition to state reli-
eion caused him to be sngmatlzed as an inddel,
Mrs. Madison was a eommunlcant at the
Episcopal Church. Her husband was not.
but not communicate. John QulnCy Adams,
although memo Ger of the Unitarian parish IN
Massachusetts, held pew in the Second Pres
byterian Church in Washington. of which he
was trustee, and there he worshipped until
his death. In violent snow storm saw nIm
walking to church one Sunday, with the
snow up to his loins, and he was one of the
seven persons who composed the congregation
that morning. He never communed in the
church. General Jackson was regular attend
ant on Sunday morning. He worshlDped IN The
Second Presbyterian Church until his quarrel
with the pastor about Mr. Eaton. He then lett
for the Four. and.a-hat Street Church and took
his Cabinet with him. He always came early
and entered his pew, which Was on tbe right
sloe oil the church as he entered. Earnest aud
oevout attention he gave TO the sermon. 1t
was his custom, at the close OF the sermon, TO
rise IN his pew and make q very courteous bow
TO the minister, and then walk out, the audience
waiting in their peWs till he had reached the
vestibGle. Van Buren's home church at Klu.
derhook was Reformed Dutch. AT Washington,
when he went to church, he attended ST. Johns
(EpiscopaD IN the morning. Mrs. Polk was a
deYout and earnest Christian woman, belonging
10 the PIesbyterla Church.
''Mr. Polk accompanied his family every Sun
day morning 10 the Four.an halt Street
Church. Mrs. Polk usually attended the Second
Presbyterian ChuIch IN the afternoon, where
she had pew. The President seldom &C ;om.
panied her at the second service. General Tay-
lor was not professor OF religion. When ne
attended church he sat in the Presidents re v
at st johns. President Pierce was a member
OF the Congregational society in Concord, New
Hampshire, but not OF the church. He was
very regular in his atten lance on Fourth street.
near the White House. This was his religious
home during his long Senatorial ile. He was
not a member of the church. He came TO Wor-
ship usually on foot aud unattended. His pc "
was on the side, about two.thrds of the way
from the door. He usually walked up the aisle
with cat-llke step, went to the extreme end OF
the pew, curled himself up In the corner, aud
seldom moved till the service closed. II rarely
spoke 10 any one, and has ened from the church
TO the White House. Mrs. l. ucoln was d COM
municant at the New York Avenue Pre.b : terIan
Church. Mr.. Lincoln was not. But he was
regular attendant at worship. Johnson seems
TO have no religious home but rather incllnes
TO the LutbeIans. General Grant il not pro.
lessor OF religion. He is trustee of the Ma
tional Methodist Church at Washington, and is
a frequent attendant on the preaching OF that
church"