The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-02-02
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4t la aOWeNN4 singular INgt thht as
iar a. itis known no President ~ the
Uuited States has been commitment
ia a church John Adams was the rep
rescutatiye o. the liberal community Of
his dag Jefferson was styled a frecthmk
ef An 4,tempt was made when Jetior-
son was a Young man % make the Epis-
copai church the established religion Of
Virginia John Leland, travelling
Baptist minister, preached q sermon IN
the presence Of jefferson on what be
called tie aincestuous connection Il the
Church and State" This sermon con-
yelted Jefferson TO that doctrine. His
persistent opposition to a State relig-
ion caused him to be stigma.izcd as an
inhdel Mrs Madison was commu.
meant at the Episcopal church Her
husband was not Monroe was a mem
ber of an Episcopal parish, bat not a
COMMUNICATE John Quincy Adams,
though a member Of Unitarian parish
in Massachusetts, held apew in the Sec
oud Presbyterian church in Washing
ton, Of which he was trustee, and he
there worshipped until his death In a
violent snow storm / saw him wading
to church, one Sunday, with the snow
up to his IONS, and lie was one Of the
seven persons who composed the con
gresation that morning. He never com
muned in the church General Jack
son was a regular attendant on Sunday
mornings. He worshipped in the See
ond Presbyterian church until bis quar-
rel with Mrs Eaton. He then left for
tie 4 ! street church and took his cabi-
net with him, He always came early
and entered his pew, which was on the
right side Of The church as he entered
Earnest and deyout attention he gave
to the sermon. 1t was his custom, at
the close Of the sermon TO rise in bis
pew and make very courteous bow to
the minister, and then walk out, the au-
dience waiting in their pews tlll he had
reached the yestibule. Van Buren's
home church at Kinderbrook was Re.
formed Duach. At Washington, when
lie went to church he attended St John's
Episcopal, in the morning, Mrs. Poll,
was doyont and earnest Christian wo.
man, belonging to the Presbyterian
church
Mr.. Polk accompanied his family ey.
cry Sunday morning to the Al street
church Mrs Polk usually attended
the Second Presbyterian church III the
afternoon, where she had a pew The
President seldom accompanied her al
the second service. General Taylor
was not professor Of religion Wher
he attended church he sat in the Presi
dents pew at St Johns President
Pierce was a member % the Congrega
tional society in Concord, N. H., bur
not Of the church He was very regu
lar in his attendance at the Presbyteri
an church at Washington on the morn
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ded the small Presbyterian church o.
L. Street, near the White House Thn
was his religious home during his Ions
Senatorial life He was not a member
Of the church He came to worship us
uaIly On foot and unattended His pen
was on he side about two-thirds Of th'
way from the door. He usually walk
ed up the aisle with a cat-like step
went to the extreme end Of the pew
curled himself up in the corner, and sci
dom moved tall the service closed. Ii,
rarely spoke TO any one, and hastenec
from The church to the White House
Mrs Lincoln was commitment at th,
New York avenue Presbyterian church
Mr.. Lincoln was not But be was
regular attendant at worship. johnson
seems TO have no religious home, bu
rather inclined to the Luthenans Gel
! Grant is not a professor Of religion. =
! He is trustee Of tie National bletho
dist church at Washington and is fre
quent attendant on the preaching o
4 that church.
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