The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-12-17
The Methodist support Of General
Grant as the Anti-Cath-
ollie Candidate.
From the New York Sun. lsrh-l ]

From the New York Sun, 18th
The census of the United States rates
religious denominations bv the number
of their si;tings-thai is. their places of
meeting where people can be seated.
According to the eensns of 1870 the
whole number of Catholic sittings in
the United States is ! .99O. 600. whereas
the whole number Of Methodist siitings
is {, ,52s, 900. Thus il will besern that
the number of Methodist fittings is
more than three times "a mary as the
whole number of Catholic sittings. The
Methu = It sIttings, moreover. amount TO
nearly one third the whole number of
religious sittings in the United States.
The MethodIsts are notnriously a
clanni<h people. Trey instinctively act
together, and stand by each other.
Of the many millions of Methodists
nov living in this country, in the front
rank of the foremost stands Bishop Gil
bert Haven.
At a joint meeting of Methodist
preachers and the Sunday School Union,
in the Temple Street Methodisf Episco-
pal Church, Boston, some yesy interest
ing and, we think. not unimportant pro-
eeedings took place. Professor William
Wells. of Union College, addressed the
meeting on the subject of Bismarck
and the Papacy," in the conrse of which
he attributed the success of Germany to
her free school system, and, in conclu-
sion. "warned the people of the United
States against the danger which Is
threatening them and their free institn-
,iona from the Papacy," So reads the
report.
Next. Bishop Gilbert Hayen--"in ac-
cordance with an invitation extended by
the Preachers Meeting, a fortnight ago" !"
we are told, showing that the whole
thing was preconcerted-Bishop Haven
addressed the assembled Methodist
preachers. And what did he say? The
principal thing that he said, the man
ner in which he said il, and the recep-
tion with which it met, are thus describ-
ed by the correspondent Of a Philadel-
phia paper:
AFTER giving long and detailed ac-
count of the Church in the South, and
other matters, the speaker seemed to
raise himself upon his feet, as if to look
all around, about and above the vast
audience before him, and exclaimed in
loud, stentorian tones: i believe that
President Grant is the only man who
could conquer the enemies of American
freedom. If we threw him over board
we should regret it, He continued: i
herewith, in the name of the American
people and true Christianity, nominate
Ulysses s. Grant, our present worthy
President and defender, to a third term
in the Office of President of the United
States Nearly every voice in that
vast audience of profound scholars and
venerable ministers replied, as if with
one breath: Il second the nomination.
Then the Rev. DIR. Bates put the motion
in regular form, and the proposition of
Bishop Haven WAS unanimously adopt
ed, not a dissenting vote being given.
To this were added the loud huzzas OF
the ladies and gentlemen in the CALLER
les"
In the name of "true Christianity"
the Methodists nominate Grant for
third term. True Christianity with
them, of course, means Professionalism.
The performance was preceded by an
elaborate denunciation of Catholicism.
If Grant can enter the field with all
the Methodists, or even a majority of
them, in his favor, he will have fol-
lowing not contemplate in number.
Five years ago their sittings were six
millions five hundred and twenty eight
thousand. As we said before, the Meth
odists are very clannish; so that, if Cen
eral Grant had no hold on other Protes-
tant denominations, he might, as an
nti-Catholic candidate, with the Meth
odists at his back, be able to lead any
other Republican candidate.