The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-09

Nearly An Of Thorn Member. of Churches,


Nearly All OF Them Members OF Churches.
Gen. Washington was member of the
Episcopal church long before he became
president lie was COMMUNICATE, too
Besides his well known habits OF Worship in
the Episcopal church in Alexandria, Va,
where ais pew is still preserved in much
the same .antquated style that it
had when he was accustomed to occupy
it, the fact is well attested, and has
often been Published, that during the
revolutionary war he was accustomed to
join in observing the Lord, supper when
ever ais engagements with the army per
mtted an opportunity Many instances
have been given to the public, and il is
particularly gratifying to Know that ho who
was first in war, first in peace and first IN
the hearts, of hia countrymcu, set such an
example to our public men, both in his
public and private life, rs man, gentle
man and a Christian.
h isto he regretted that so many of our
presidents have failed to follow in all re-
speCts that example, but some of them were
not wanting in respect to religion. John
Adams and his son John Quincy were Uni
tarians, MS was also NJ Hard Fillmore. The
two latter were regular attendants on the
Unitarian church at Washington My I'M
preston is that the two former, and possibly
Mr.. Fillmore, were commandments but Of
this | am not sure. OF the religious
sentiments of Thomas Jefferson tho
world has thought itself well assured hut
thcy have been made the subject of contra
versv. The general opinion is that Inc WINS
n sympathi2er with the views of poine and
renudInted Christianity. The rrli@ioms
sentiment of Presidents Madison and Non.
roe are also cpyclopcd in some nnccrt,int,,
and their most ardent admirers havn NY,
claimed that thcy were man
bers or COMMITMENTS in INV
Christian church. PASSING lair
Quincy Adams. already mentioned W,
come to president Jackson. The worlc
what he wns inpolitics for fcy moro nn,j
tive characters have ever nnnrorrd in o,,,
history, lie was ont and ont n prrshytnr
ian ofthe stauuchest sort. and m his l9tto,
DAYS A COMMUNICATE. although il ia hciirye,
thai he did NOT ioin tho rEurrh mill IA,
had retired from publir life uartin t."
Buren, was inclined | think. IN The DutcI
Reformed church. with which he worshin
ned at hompin Kiudrrhook Inf 80 FAR aI
am aware. was not A COMMUNICATE
President Harrison who sI,rrerdod N,.
Van Buren, and died after bciny a nnnth !,
office. was commandment in lie Eni."ona
churrh for rnnsidnrohIc mnr,"d hrG,ro IL,
became president, lie WIS n mcmhrr "
Christ church in Cincinnati. and for a ion,
time after his death his name lrurrayrl M
a silver nAt0 remained ON ms nov door
and may remain thrrn Ali fl;
decided christian .cpti,ncrts arL chan
artrr arc wolf lpnyn mi in pi,.in
nati. hoarwhlrh Ln liyrd hi. i,onnr,.
heldin hiph y,ncratinn o,,nra, ali rin,':', -
people.
Prr,idcn, Harrison +. lI,r nnI, n,o il, r,,
long listor president, of thr I'ni,rJ S,,ir
who. on rptrriur MN tbn d,,firs -, I,,
ollico. cycrnnn"nnrrdn "r"nC,s.inn NJ fi, ,jI
for himself III, innnonrJ nJ'irn,. nj
only official paper. Il PROBABLY wei
remcmhrrpd hyf tho P, niJ,,r ,;,i, Wv'
of the country He .niI Inc dcn mu,