The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1886-12-11
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National Wsman's Christiss
Temperance Union.
ESr1TS 1T StSAn r. Mcln=gsoS
W9nans Inference q. the White
Rouse.

III this cOSHtrr, but OF the whole
world, and her influence has been
correspondingly p~ervAsive.
Never has the moral courage f.
n woman been more strongly ties
ted than in the Presidential Man
sion, and never has the Christian
character Of N-ona shone fort!
more UNANIMOUSLY and with mo Q
consistency than in this self Same
center Of influence.
These noble women have noblv
represented all the orthordsx de
nominations OF Christians, and as
they ever have done, have exhil-
tied to tho world of gayety. luxury,
and dii-slpstion. what a beauty,
trnihfulntss, and potency there is
In Christianity.
Al times they have been placed
in more trying positions than the
President himself, and coniunct.
ures hayo arisen whore strict adhs
to religious principle las
been tested to the utnest. The
mett'e Of the trle Christian lwa
manilecd lxs risen irinmphnnt'y
at lhis crisis, and tho superficial.
diSsipatcd asiionHble world which
hes the sscendNucv in the Capita
hna been held in allegiance by y no
bic, rosolute Christian. WHO sway
~ domestic sccptre at the White
House.
beginning with Martha wash
lngton. and through the loag line
OF succession. to tho!present reg
me, most OF these female wortbies
have professsd Ithe religion st
Christ, and Lave Witnessed o good
profession.
A series Of biographical sketches
OF these noble swornsns is being
published in the New York Obser-
YER by tho Rev. Byron Sunder,
land, ID. d, pastor Of q leading
Presbyterian church these nan
years jim Washington, who has
come into personal contact with
these Christian characters, and he
is thus enabled to give a most
faithful portraiture. IL has sur-
pr.sed sofae to fine that 80 many
from the foundation OF our Govern
ment, VIII" presided over the ladies
ct the White House, were deveu,
members Of the visible Church Col
Christ so many who have exerted
such n Wholesale GodlyaiRauencs
in-ths midst OF the most hostile
environments.
Among the number who simply
represented the staunchnoGs ami
Consistency 1T their predecessors
and successors, was Mas Harriet
Lane, the thvOrite neice and the
daughter Of tie tavorite sister oi
Fresideat buchanan. She was
mistress of the Executive Mansion
during tho entire Administrator.
which Was distinguished by ia,
visit Of the Prince of Wales to this
CoEntry, and when he was enter
taiSed at the White House. Dir.
Sunderland says. "IlIs (the Prince
OF WaIes) expressed a desire thai
there might be dancing for his en-.
ItrtaiHGtns WAS the only thing de
niel him. The President and IN.
accomplished neico havIngIn then
a Hpice OF %stauncl old school Pros
by'erianlsm u"nght bat it woEld
Not q" 10 shock the sense Of IN,
Church even for the qualification
OF the prospective monGreh Of III.
Br;iish Ep,pirc.'
President Bushauan was a mem
Der OF the Presbyterian Church
After r-tirHg from the Whit,
House. Miss Lane was coHtirmeC
IN tho Episcopal church al Oxford
Pa, a which one of her nncle.
WAS 'he rector. Says a writer.
she would have jyined the Pres
byterim chrrCh t. which her uncl,
James belonged, had he desired 1t.
because shS was liberal in nor ~
ligious views but il had been con
vanitnt for her 10 attend the Fpis
cepai church very often, and si,
became attached to that form 9
worship.
1t required ma little courage 70
ths present mistress of the Whit,
House 10 present her lettoE dismis