Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1884-12-20

CLEvELAND's CHURCH.
Where Grover Win Worship :
What Blaine viii Do.
Special Correspondence Of the I~srr.-oc.Ax.l
WAsH1NeroN, Dec. l3.-The fact ola,
incoming Democratic administration
has already&had a marked influence OF
church interests in Washington. Church
memberships are largely composed o
government officials, and the probable
ity that they will lose their position.
after Mr.. ,Cleveland's Inauguration ha.
made them less liberal with their mon
ey in matters ecclesiastical.
The Garfield Memorial church, which
was finished and dedicated last winter
occupies the site of the little churcl
which the late president attended
There is still q debt of 5000 hanging
over it. Its members consist mostly o.
department employees and their fami
lies. Before the presidential election
they had arranged to borrow the money
to lift this debt and bind themselves tc
pay it in regular instal1ments out Of
their salaries. In their present state Of
uncertainty they say they dare not oh,
ligate themselves. to that extent. Be-
sides, the depositors of the bank from
which they propose to borrow are large.
~ composed of government employees,
who will likely want to draw their mon.
ey after the 4th of March.
Since it has been understood that
President-elect Cleveland will attend
the New York Avenue Presbyterian
church in this city, the demand for
pews there has been much greater.
The church is overlooking now, and
when a representative of Gov. Cleveland
called the other day to see about secur.
ing a place for him, the pastor, Rev. W,
A. Bartlett, proposed to give up his own
pew in the middle aisle in order to &C.
commodate the coming president. Re-
lations of . cordial nature have long
existed between the pastor of this
church and Gov. Cleveland, and for q
few days before the Inauguration cere.
monies the family of the governor will
be the guests of DR., Bartlett at Hamil.
ton place, his home in this city.
This church has been noted for the
distinguished people who have attended
it; and President Cleveland will be the
third executive of the nation who has
been q pew holder. "Old Hickory
jackson was the first and Abraham
Lincoln the second. Rev. DR.. Gurley.
who was the pastor twenty years ago,
was with President Lincoln a few min.
utes after the assassination of that mem.
orable Good Friday night.
New York Avenue church is a large
red brick edi6ce standing on the TRAN
gular plot of ground at the intersection
of New York avenue and H street.
From its conspicuous appearance at this
exposed situation, it has been i~rrever-
sntly compared to q steam engine COM
ing up the street. The seating capacity
is about. 1900. and among the pew hold
ers are Secretaries Frelinghuysen and
Lincoln, Judges Bradley, Harlow and
Strong; Gen. Boynton, of the Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette; Gen. Drum, and
many leading members of Washington
society.
Mrs. Hoyt, Gov. Oeveland's sister,
who it is said will take charge of the
presidents household. is a Jealous
church. woman, and also prefers the
Presbyterian fold.
During his administration President
Arthur has regularly attended St. Johns
Episcopal church, which is neal the
White House. His predecessor, MI.
Hayes, worshipped at the Foundry
Methodist church, and Gen. Grant held
a pew for eight years at the Metropoli-
tan Methodist church. Andy johnson,
who was not regular in church observ-
ances, was a member of the Disciples
church, as was also President Garfield.
Since Mr.. Blaine's return to Wash
ington he has expressed his intention
of paving his respects to Gov. Cleveland
as 1901 rs he arrives in the city. The
house Mr.. Blaine has rented, owned by
ex-senator Window, is finely located on
Massachusetts avenue, and elegantly
furnished. The family expect to con-
tinue their customs of last year, when,
as now, they were in private life. Mr..
Blaine will have q day for receiving and
will return calls. Probably no man,
either in private or public life, receives
more invitations than Mr.. Blaine. He
proposesssto give a few dinners himself
during the winter, and it has been said
Mr.. Arthur will be his guest before the
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