The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-12-20
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Special Correspondence.

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administration has already had
| marked influence on Church interests I
IN Washington, Church memberships /
are largely composed of Government /
officials, and the probability that they
Will lose their positions after Mr.. I
Cleveland's inauguration has made
them less liberal with their money in
/ matters ecclesiastical.
The Garfield Memorial church, (
which was finished and dedicated last /
winter, occupies the site of the little /
church which the late President at /
/ tended. There is still a debt of six .
thousand dollars hanging over it. Its
members consist mostly of Depart /
ment employees and their families. /
/ Before the Presidential election, they .
had arranged 10 borrow the money to
| lift this debt and bind themselves to T
pay it in regular installments out Of |
their salaries. In their present state
of uncertainty, they say they dare not
obligate themselves to that extent !
Besides the depositors of the bank
/ from which they propose to borrow,
are largely composed of Government
employees, who will likely want to
4 draw their money after the fourth 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. Cleve-
land called the other day to see about
securing place for him, the pastor,
Rev. W. y. Bartlett, proposed to give
up his own pew in the middle aisle in
order to accommodate the coming
President Relations Of a cordial ma
ture have long existed between the
pastor of this church and Coy. Cleye-
land, and for few days before the
Inauguration ceremonies the family
of the Governor will be the guests of
DR.. Bartlett at Hamilton Place his
home, in this city
This church has been noted for the
stin2uished people who have attend
ed it, and President Cleveland will
be the third Executive of the nation
who has been pew holder. 'Old /
Hickory" Jackson was the first and
Abraham Lincoln the second. Rev.
DIR. Gurley, who was the pastor TWEEN
ty years ago, was with President Lin
coin few minutes after the assaSsina-
ton Of that memorable Good Friday
night.
New York Avenue Church is a
large red brick edifce standing on the
triangular plot of ground at the inter
section of New York Avenue and II
street. From its conspicuous appear
ance at this exposed situation, it has
been irreverently compared to Il steam
engine coming up the street. The
seating capacity is about twelve hum
dred, and among the pew holders arc
Secretaries Frelinghuisen and Lincoln,
Judges Bradley, Harlow and Strong;
Gen. Boynton, Of the Cincinnati Com
mercial Gazette, Gen. Drum, and
many leading members of Washing
ton society.
Mrs. Hoyt, Coy. Cleveland'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
near the White House. His prede-
cessor, Mr.. Hayes, worshiped at the
Foundry Methodist church, and Gen.
Grant held pew for eight years at
the Metropolitan Methodist church.
Andy Johnson, who was not regular
in church observances, was member
of the Disciples church, as was also
President Garfield.
Since Mr.. Blaine's return to Wash
ington, he has expressed his intention
Of paying his respects to Gov. Cleye-
land us soou as he arrives in the city.
The house Mr.. Blaine has rented,
owned by ex-senator Window is fine
ly located on Massachusetts, Avenue,
and elegantly furnished The family
expect to continue their customs Of last
year, when, as now, they were in pri-
vate life Mr.. Blaine will have a
day for receiving, and will return
calls. Probably no man either in
private or public life receives more
invitations than Mr.. Blaine He .
proposes to give few dinners himself .
/ during the winter and it has been said .
Mr.. Arthur will be his guest before
/ the season ends.
The following list of patents were
issued to Wisconsin inventors, and re-
ported to us by Erwin & Benedict, /
Patent attorneys, 365 East Water,
/ streets, Milwaukee Wis:
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