The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-30
ReIIsIous ASSOCIATIONS of the PresI-
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It is somewhat a singular fact, that
as far as IL is known, no President Of
the United States, since the days of
Washington, has been a communicate
Nm a church. John Adams was the rep
of the liberal community
fhis day. Jefferson WAS styled free
thinker. An attem pit was made when
Jefferson was young man, to make
the Episcopal Church the established
religion of Virginia. John Leland, a
travelling Baptist minister, preached q
sermon,in the presence OF Jefferson on
what he called the "incesEuous connec-
ton of Church and State." This ser
mon converted Jefferson to that doc
trine. His persistent opposition to a
State religion caused him TO be stigma
tized as an iDfidel. Mrs. Madison was
communicate at the Episcopal
Church. Her husband was not.
Monroe was a member of an Episco-
pal parish, but not a commu-
meant. John Quincy Adams, though
Massachusetts, held pew in the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church in Washing
ton, OF which he was trustee, and
there he worshipped until his death. In
a Violent snow storm saw him WAding
to church, one Sunday, with the snow
up to his loins, and he was one of the
seven persons who composed the con-
gregation that morning. He never COM
muned in the church. Gen. Jackson
was a regular attendant on Sunday
mornings. He worshipped in the Sec
| ond Presbyterian Church till hisquar-
rel with the pastor about Mrs. Eaton.
| He then left for the Four -apd-a- half
street church, and took his Cabinet with
| him; He always came early, and en-
tered his pew, which was on the right
| side OF the church as he entered. Earn
est and devOut attention he gave to the
sermon. 1t was his custom, at the
close Of the sermon, 10 rise in
| the pew, make a very cOurte-
Gus bow to The minister, and then
walk out, the audience waiting in their
| pews till he had reached the Vestibule.
| Van Buren's home church at Kinder
hook was Reformed Dutch. At Wash
| ington, when he went to church he at.
tended ST. Johns Episcopal in the
\ morning. Mrs. Polk was devout and
earnest Christian. woman, belonging
| TO the Presbyterian Church. Mr.. Polk
| accompanied his family every Sunday
morning TO the Four-and -a-half street
church. Mrs. Polk usually attended
the Second Presbyterian church in the
| afternoon, where she had a pew. The
| President seldom accompanied her at
the second SERVICE. Gen. Taylor was
not professor of religion. When he
attended church he sat in the Presi-
dents pew at st. Johns. President
| Pierce was member of Congrega-
Iional Society in Concord, New Hamp.
shire, but not of the church. lie was
very regular in his attendance
nt the Presbyterian Church in Wash
ington, on the morning of each Sab
bath. Buchanan attended the small
Presbyterian Church on F street,
near the White House. This was his
religious home during his long Senn-
loriHl life. He was not a member of
the Church. He came to worship usu-
ally on foot and unattended. His pew
was on the side; about two. thirds of
the way from the door. He usually
walked up the aisle with cat-like
step, went 10 the extreme end of the
! pew, curled himself UP in the corner.
and seldom moved till the service clos
ed. He rarely spoke to any one, and
| hastened from the church to the White
House. Mrs. Lincoln was Il communi-
cant at the Now York avenue Presby-
terrain church. Mr.. Lincoln was not.
But he was a regular attendant at wor-
ship. johnson seems to have no relig-
ious home, but rather inclined to the
Eutherans. General Grant is not pro-
lessor of religion. He is trustee of
the National Methodist church at Wash
| ington, and is frequent attendent on
the preaching of that church, Boston
| MI