The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-12-23
Presidential Piety.
WHAT PRESIDENTS HAVE B.rN p,or,
Aks's OF BOSTON coRREsposprx,
ONLY ONE PIoUs pREs1orx-

I The New York correspondent Of /. n.
ton paper, says: Dos-
"rhe fact that Gen. Grant nassod
bath at West Point aud did No, a DAB.
church, though the post chaplain oss s:send
near him, has been commenced ON ""aS'aled
press generally. 1t is somewhat .ae
fact that, rs far rs il is known re guiar
Tv.s .. .ne United States, since the dav. ~
washington, has been COMMITMENT !. o.
chnrcn. John Adams was the repress. - = !
i've OF the liberal community of AZ ~
Jefferson was styled free thinker
attempt was made, when Jefferson -. a
young man, to make the Episcopal (ks..s
the- established religion of Vir,;n;s
John Leland, travelling Baptist m;.;.s-
preached sermon in, the presence Of 49,
son on what he called the .inccstnon. .Ns
nect'on OF the church and state TIL. =.
mon converted Jefferson to that docs.:-
Ills persistent opposition to a state rel;.;s..
caused him to be stigmatized as an ma,
MRS. Madison was communicate AZ -.
Episcopal Church. Her husband we -. ~
monroe was member of an r.nis.os",,
parish, but not u communicant. Jns.
Quincy Adams, although q memho, -
Unitarian parish in Massachusetts hois
pew in the Second PRESBYTERIAN (,bn,sS
Washington, of which he was trns,ao ~. ~ y
there be worshipped until his death. 1.
violent snow storm l saw him walking "a
cnurci,, one Sunday, with the snow un -
nls IONS, and he was one of the seven nes.
sons who composed the congregation in.,
morning. lie never communed in m.
church. Gen. jackson was regular ~
tendant on Sunday morning. lie vo.-
shipPed in the Second Presbyterian Cburch
untii ms quarrel with the pastor about Ms
Hester. He then left for the Fonr-ond.s'
nall street church, and took his Coh:ns.
with him. He always came early and en-
Tered his pew, which was on the right s;T.
Of the church as he entered. Earnest ,,1
eHout attention he gave to the sermon. n
vas ms custom, at the close of the sermon
% rise in his pew and make very COME
Jus bow to the minister, aud then waI
'ut, the audience waiting iu their pews I'm
lie had reached the vestibule. Van Rnren,s
lome cunrch at kinderhook was Reformed
intcl. At Washington. when he went to
hurcli, he attended St. Johns iEpisoouaN
the morning. Mrs. Polk was o deyost
no earnest Christian woman, belonging
the Episcopal Church.
Mr.. Folk accompanied his family everv
ahosy morning to the Four-and.n.h.if
Durch. Mrs. Polk usually attended the
'econd Pre- byterian Church in the after.
Don, where she held pew. The Pres;.
ent seldom accompanied her at the Sc.
nd service. General Taylor was not !
rofessor OF religion. When he attended
lurch he sat in the Presidents new -
t. Johns. President Pierce was mem.
r OF the Congregational Society, in Con-
'rh, N. H., but not of the church. He
% very regular in his attendance at ths
resbyterian Church On + street, near ~
'hlte House. This. was his religions
me during his long senatorial life. He
as not member of the church. He
me 70 worship usually on foot and unat-
nded His pew was on the side, about
'0-thIrds OF the way from the door. He
uaily walked up the aisle with cat.liis
ep, went to thu extreme end of the new
riod himself up in the corner, and seldom
oved TIL the service closed. lie rare}r
oke to any one, and FASTENED from tLs
urch to the White House. Ms. lin.
In was commitment at the New Yorl
venue Presbyterian church. M E;ss
~ was not, But he was regular aateu-
Mt at worship. johnson seems %. nave
religious home, but rather inclined 10
Lutheran. Gen. Grant is not a profess
OF religion. He is trustee Of tho Na-
mai Methodist church ut Washington.
1 - a frequent attendant on the preach
OF that church," -