Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-04-12
PERSONAL.

The editor of the New York Sun
has taken the trouble to compile the
religious bias of many of tho leading
characters of that city, among them
the following
Gen. John Cochrane is a christian.
Gen Ben f. Butler is not religious.
Gov. Seymour is a sincere Episco-
palian.
Ben Wade is an old-fashoned free
thinker.
The Hon. Moses II. Grinnell is a
Unitarian.
Judge Bedford is Catholic. He is
pious.
The Hon. Oswald Ottendorfer is a
Lutherrn.
Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker is an Epis
copaian.
The Hon. William NJ. Tweed is a
great sinner.
Gov. Fenton is an Episcopalian, but
not a ritualist.
A. T. Stewards religion is to wor-
ship Mammon.
Herschel V. Johnson, of Georgia, is
Swedenborgian.
Gov. Jewell, of Connecticut, is n
Congregationalist.
Samuel Sinclair belongs to the
Church of Free. Love.
Who can tell what is the religion
ofAbraham Won O'HallY
Thomas G. Acton is orthodox on
the Saybrook platform.
Bob Hutchings is a Catholic, hand.
some, but not very pious.
Some of the ladies of the Sorosis are
Spiritualists in religion.
The Hon. b. F. Camp was Metho-
dist, but is under decipline.
The Hon. Demas Barnes is Bap.
tist, with Catholic proclivitics.
Peter Brains Sweeny is n Catholic,
with slight tinge of politics.
Horace Greeley is a Universaist.
He respects heaven, but despises hell.
George Jones was once a Presbyte-
rian, but is now a backslider.
The Hon. Tom Murphy is Catho-
lic but not enough to hurt him.
Judge Bowling is a sincere Catho
lie, and more pious than he seems
Fernando Wood is Catholic at
heart-especially about election time.
Gen. Grant has no special religion,
but manifcsts respect for the forms.
Judge Barnard is a Catholic, but il
is long since he went to confession.
Capt Albert dc Grcot, the sculptor,
belongs to the Dutch Reformed church.
Col. james Fisk, Jr., is Dcist
He gives liborally to churches that
are in need.
Senator Michael Norton is azealous
Catholic, when he thinks he is dan
gerously sick.
Recorder Hackett is IN occasional
attendant on the services OF the
Catholic Church.
Senator Harlan, of Iowa, used to be
a Methodist minister. Now he is
rich man
The Rev. Henry Highland Garnet
is one Of the most eloquent preachers
in the city.
Mr. Daniel Drew is n Methodist. |
He has built church and Theologi- /
cal Seminary.
Gen. Jones. our Postmaster, is
Catholic, faithful in all the observan.
ces OF his religion.
Judge Cardoso is an orthodox Jew.
He attends the Portuguese Synagogue
in Nineteenth street.
Isaac ] Clever was Methodist, |
but was put on probation. His piety
has declined Of late years
Morris X Jessup, the railroad mil.
lionaire is Presbyterian, and be-
longs to DR.. John Halls church
There are many more Unitarians
in this city now than when the Rev. /
Mr.. Hepworth began to preach in
Thirty-funrth street
Theodore Tilton has taken up his
connection with Plymouth Church.
He is running for Deacon in the
Church Universal.
G. w. Spoouer, Esq, is the only
American citizen who has Joined the
Orthodox Eastern Church since its
establishment in this city.
The churches that are increasing
the most rapidly in the number OF
their members in this country arc ,hc
Methodist and the Catholic.
The Hon. Thomas G. Fields is n
convert to the Catholic Church. He
was formerly Methodist, lie was
more pious then than he is now.
Benjamin franklin Manierre is a
Hard Shell Methodist lie is not as
good as be was when he was Prosi
dent of tho Young Mems Christian