The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-18
RELATION AT the CArrrAI.

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Members OF Congress and Their Church
Relationship President and Cabi.
net.
Rev. David Wills, D. D., a chaplain Of
the United States army and well known
Presbyterian clergyman in Washington,
preached recently in the Twelfth Presby-
terrain Church OF Baltimore, on Religion
at the Capital" His text was the First
chapter and 26th verse OF First Corinth.
ians. One reason, he said, why so much
wickedness was so seemingly apparent in
Washington, lwas because the eyes OF the
rest OF the nation OF fifty millions Of peo-
pie ere turned upon it. Nevertheless,
it has more intelligence than London, in
proportion to population, and equal re-
Hnement with Paris. Ten years hence the
American Capital will be shining mark
on the face OF nations. There is no notion
more erroneous than that OF the extrava.
gance OF government officers. Outside oil
the President and members OF the Cabi-
net, their incomes rarely meet their neces.
sary expenses.
There are 20S members in the House OF
Representatives, and it is estimated that
one.half OF these are ayowed professors oil
the Christian religion, and some OF them
are active workers in the church. Speaker
Randall Is a stated worshiper in the
Presbyterian Church. Mr.. Stephens, per-
haps the Oldest and ablest representative
in Congress, has been for more than forty
years consistent and exemplary member
OF the Presbyterian Church. He is the
solitaire diamond In the moral jewelry Of
the capital. Messrs. Tucker OF Virginia,
Bright OF Tennessee, Scales oil North Car.
olina, Aiken and Evans oil South Carolina,
and Davidson and Hull OF Florida, are
ruling elders in the church. There are at
least twenty or thirty more prominent
Presbyterians in the House whose names
would scintilate to mention. In the same
branch OF Congress the Methodists have a
host OF gifted and godly men. The Hon.
VIM. A. FELTON,, the independent Demo-
crat Of Georgia, and the Hon. Gilbert De
La Matyr, the prominent Greenbacker OF
Indiana, are both earnest and eloquent
preachers OF the Methodist denomination.
They are as bold and skilliul in welding
spiritual as carnal weapons, Then follow on
the same line Vance OF North Carolina,
Hammond and Speer OF Georgia, Sanford
Of Alabama, Singleton Of Mississippi,
House OF Tennessee, Mills OF Texas, and
Ex-Governor Clahin, OF Massachusetts,,
who are as able representatives OF the
church as OF the States TO which they be-
long. We believe that there Is not a sin
gle State south OF the Potomac, and but
| few States north oft, which are not repre-
scented by members OF the Methodist
Church well accredited for piety and good
works. General Garfield, who wields the
club OF Hercules entwined with roses, Is a
great light In the Christian (Campbellite)
Church, and was once popular preacher
in that body. Representative Ferry, from
Maine, one OF the best debators on the
floor is Congregationalist by education
and choice. There are other representa-
tiyes OF this grand old Church which
might be enrolled among the distinguished
names. The Vice President oil the United
States is leading Presbyterian layman,
and was recently appointed delegate to
the Pan. Presbyterian Council to assemble
in Philadelphia next summer.
On both sides OF the brilliant Senate.
chamber we behold an imposing array Of
Presbyterian. Senators, in the persons OF
Bailey, Cameron, Cockrell, Ferry, Gordon,
Kirwood, Mcmillan, Randolph and Vance
Yourown honorable Senator, Mr.. Groome,
is identified with the Presbyterian family.
Then the trumpet-tongued Blaine, with
his devoted admirers, Senators kellogg
and Window, are called Congregational
lists in the North, but are veritable Presby.
terians in the South. And last, but NOT
least, Senator Bruce, oil Mississippi, Is an
habitual worshipper in the Presbyterian
Church; and though he differs from his
associates In color, he is the peer OF any oil
them in industry, patiotism and honor
The Protestant Episcopal Church has a
grand representation in the Senate. There
sits Bayard and Butler, Conkllng aud Ed
munds, Hampton and Thurman, VOORHEES,
and Whyte-names, immortal names
which were not born 10 die.
The President OF the United States,
though not public professor Of religion,
Ia a firm believer in the doctrines OF Chris
tianity, and a regular attendant on the ser
vices Of the sanctuary. The model queen
oil tbe mansion snot only O deyout Metho,
dist In allegiance, but also a devoted
Christian in iaOt. We will venture the re
mark that there Is no Christian family II
he land where there Is furnished NOR
beautIful exhibition Of whatsoever thing
are pure, lovely and Of good report. Tn
cabinet Is composed Of men OF high intel
lectual and moral excellence. The Score
! tary OF State Is Corinthian column in thu
! Episcopal edifice, the Secretary, OF TIT
: Treasury Is q doric pillar in the sam
/, splendid templei the Secretary Of war Il
! as orthodox q Presbyterian as John Calvin
. and the Secretary OF the Navy as ardent
|, Methodist as John Wesley; the Secretar,
|. OF the Interior Is a thorough German II
= his mental training and religious ideas
|, the Postmaster General and the Attorne,
] General are both true gentlemen oil tn
old school OF manners, and in French
phrase are sans petir, sans reproche. Th
y grave and learned Judges Of the Suprem
j Court wear the dignity Of the ermine
Ct with the humility Of the cross, The FOL
eign delegations, with one ortwo excel
lions. are the honored representatives. 9
the iiturgical beauty OF the Church Q
England, and the magnificent rubrics {
Rome. No city or community in the Ian
can furnish 500 men Of equal talent an
influence, q moiety Of whom can boast
a nnrer Christian record, and the remaini