The morning call., 1894-03-25

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JAMES G. BLAINE-Reader, City.
Biographers disagree as to the religious
views of the late James g. Blaine Of
Maine. One says that his father was a
Presbyterian and his mother a Catholic.
and that the father. who was very liberal
in mis- religious views, allowed his wife TO
attend to the religious training of the chill
dren, but that before his death be,
through the influence of his wife, who
was good Christian. was con-
verted to her faith. Another says
that Blaine's father was a consistent
Presbyterian and died in that faith. Mr..
Blaine iu a speech delivered on the 10th
OF March, 1876, said: "My ancestors,
as my fathers, were. as you well
know, always identified with the
Presbyterian Church, and they were
prominent and honored, but l will never
consent to make public any declaration
on the subject for two rensous: First,
because l abhor the introduction of any
thing that looks like a religious test or
qualification for Office in republic where
perfect freedom of conscience is the BIRTH
gift OF every citizen, and. second, because
About The time that Mr.. Blaine delivered
this speech the Kennebec Journal, pub
lished al Augusta Me-, and of which Mr..
Blaine was at one time editor, said: "Mr
Blaine has been for twenty years
a consistent member of tbs ortho-
doX Congregational church of this
city. his hume." Another biograpber who,
IN 1885, told the world what he knew abOnt
Mr.. Blaine wrote: ''At the age of q
Blaine became a mem Der of the Congrega-
tIonal church and has retained his menu
bership to date" The funeral services
over the remains of Mr.. Blaine were held
IN the Presbyterian Church of the Cove
Dant by the Rev. DIR. Hamin, who read
the service at the funeral of the late Mrs.
Benjamin Harrison and at that of her
1atneT. ms was done at the request of
Mrs. Blaine. The widow of Mr.. Blaine
does lot belong to the Catholic church.
NATURALIzATIoN-J. j. NJ. City. A
person desiring to become citizen of the
United States must, before be can become
such, have been resident of the United
States five years and one year of the State
in which he makes the application before
he can be naturalized. Two years before
the naturalization he must declare under
oath or on affirmation that he intends tn
become citizen. and he must renounce all
allegiance to any foreign sovereign or
state. Persons coming to the United States
when under the age of Is may dispense
with this declaration. When the terms
required have expired. the good and law
abiding character of the applicant is to be
pIicant must take oath or affirmation that