The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-03-07
Washington Churches and the
President.

sectS IS sure to nave all Its vacant peWs
occupied at once, and generally with
families of prominence and well to do
people. During the Presidency of Gen.
Grant the pastorate Of Rev. DR.. New
man, of the Metropolitan Methodist
church on four-and- half street, was
filed from floor to gallery and camp
chairs in the aisles every Sunday.
When President Hayes came to Wash
ington he chose Foundry Methodist
on Fourteenth street This church had
a large edifce, but only small congre-
CATION before the advent of President
Hayes, but after he came the spacious
auditorium was speedily filled and the
seats sold. President Garfeld's church
home was the Christian church on Yer
| mont Avenue. This was an inferior
building, had small congregation, and
| was the only church Of that denomina-
ton in the city. The number of wor-
shippers at that place was speedily re-
cruited and not long after arrangements
| were made for building a new and COM
| modious edifce. The lamented Gar
field did not live to see the new church
An assassin took his life while in the
vigor of manhood, and when he had
but just entered upon a career promis-
ing great usefulness to the country.
Arthur being Vice-President, took the
Presidential Office after Garfeld's death
He gave his church preference to St
Johns Episcopal church on Eleventh
street. This is one of the Oldest Fps
copal churches and embodies the most
| fashion. Arthur did not draw largely
after him for the reasons he was not a
full term President, besides was not a
regular church goer President Cleve-
land, on entering on his Office in Wash
ington, took pew in DR.. Sunderland's
Presbyterian church on Four and half
street. This is one of the oldest
churches in the city. DR.. Sunderland
has been the pastor over quarter Of a
century. The church edifce is large,
but the congregation had become quite
small owing to the residences in that
quarter Of the city having givan place to
business houses and the population had
removed to other parts of the city.
When Cleveland and wife took seats in
the church it became point Of attrac-
ton, and there was no lack Of pew
renters. The annoyances which the
pastor Of the church experienced by
vulgar visitors to his church to see Mr..
and Mrs. Cleveland is described in the
Chicago Inter Ocean as occurring two
Sundays ago, being just before the de-
partule Of blr. and Mrs. Cleveland
The writer says:
"The Rev. DR.. Sunderland, pastor of
the Presbyterian church of Washington,
has been much annoyed of late years by
people who visited his church on Sun
day simply to see Mrs. Cleveland. Last
Sunday party visited the church, but
on learning that Mrs. Cleveland was not
present they went away noisily. AID
vancing to the front of the platform DR..
Sunderland said: 1t is impossible for
me to state how grieved [ am at the ez-
hibition ofextreme rudeness just exhib-
tied by few chance visitors in this
church, who, being disappointed in their
curious desires to look upon the face of
one of our number, have left our midst
for the more pleasurable though less
hallowed enjoyment of their Sunday |
papers"
President Harrison has chosen the
Church Of the Covenant on 18th street
for his church home. This is a new
Presbyterian house of worship, the latest
organized. Il is two miles northwest
erly from DR. Sunderland's church, and
located in new part of the city occu-
pied mostly by frst-class residences.
How President Harrison has COM
menced to draw may be inferred from
the following extract:
general Harrison and Mr.. Blaine
have engaged pews in the Church of the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Washing
ton. It is on Connecticut avenue, op-
posite the British Legation. Others
securing pews Thursday evening were
the Rev. Dr. Scott, General Harrison's
father-in-law; Senators Cullom and
| Dawes; Justices Matthews and Strong;
General Arson G. McCook, and Colo
mel John Hay"