The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-03-20
Religion at the CaDital.

well-known Presbyterian clergyman
in Washington, preached Sunday
night in the Twelfth Presbyterian
Church of Baltimore. on Religion
at the Capital" His text was the LIST
chapter and Goth verse of First Cor
inthians. One reason, he said. why
so much wickedness was seemingly
apparent in Washington, was because
the eyes of the rest of nation of
fifty millions of people were turned
upon it. Nevertheless, it has more
intelligence than London, in propo-
ton, to population, and equal refine
ment with Paris. Ten years hence
the American Capital will be shin
ing mark on the face of nations.
There is no notion more erroneous
than that of the extravaganza of
government officers. Outside of the
President and members of the CabI-
net, their incomes rarely meet their
necessary expenses.
There are 293 members in the
House of Representatives. and it is
estimated that one-half of these are
ayowed professors of the Christian
religion, and some of them are %
tive workers in the Church. Speakee
Randall is stated worshipper IN
Presbyterian Church. Mr.. Stephen
perhaps the Oldest and ablest repre-
sentative in Congress, has been for
more than forty years. consistent
and exemplary member of the Pres
boterian Church. He is tie Solitaire
diamond in the moral iewelry of the
capital. Messrs. Tucker of Virginia,
Bright of Tennessee, Scales of North
Carolina, Aiken and Evans of South
Carolina, and Da wilson 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 host of gifted and godly men.
The Hon. VIM. A. FELTON,, the indie.
pendent Democrat, of Georgia, and
the Hon. Gilfe rt De La Martyr, the
prominent Greenbacker Of Indiana,
are both earnest and eloquent preach.
ers of the Methodist denomination.
They are as bold and skilful in WELD.
ing spiritual as carnal weapons.
Then follow on the same line Vance
of North Carolina, Hammond and
Speer of Georgia, Sanford of Ala
bama, Singleton of Mississippi,
House of Tennessee, Mills of Texas,
and ex Governor Claim, Of Massa-
chusetts, who are as able representa-.
tives of the church as of the states to
which they belong. We believe that
there is not a single state south of the
Potomac, and but few states north of
it, which are not represented by
members of the Methodist Church
we'll accredited for plety and good
WORKS. General Garfield, who
Yields the club of HERCULES entwined
with roses, is great light in the
Christian (Campbellite) Church, and
was once a popular preacher in that
body. Representative Ferry from
Nome, one Of the best debaters on
the floor, is a Congregationalist by
education and choice. There are
9TH r representatives of this grand
old Church which might be enrolled
among the distinguished names. The
Vice President of the United States
is a leading Presbyterian layman,
and was recently appointed dele
gate to the PAN presbyterian Council
to assemble in Philadelphia next
summer.
On both sides of the brilliant SEN
ate chamber we behold an imposing
array of Presbyterian senators, in the
persons of Bailey, Cameron, Cock
rell, Ferry, Gordon, Kirwood, Nc
MILAN, Randolph and Vance. Your
own honorable senator, Mr.. Groome,
is identified with a Presbyterian
family. Then the trumpet-tongued
Blaine, with his devoted admirers,
Senators Kellogg and Window, are
called Congregationalists in the
North, but are veritable Presbyter-
ians in the South. And last, but not
least. Senator. Bruce, of Mississippi,
is an habitual worshipper in the
Presbyterian Church and though he
differs from his associates in color, he
is the peer of any of them in indus
try, patriotism and honor. The
Protestant Episcopal Church has
grand representation in the Senate.
There sits Bayard and Butler, Conk-
ling and Edmunds, Hampton and
Thurman, Voorhees, and Whyte-
names, immortal names, which were