The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-07
GOVERNORS AS BELIEVERS.
The Religious Predictions of the State
Executives Compiled.

EXECUTIVES Ooln plIeus
CHICAGO. Oct. 7.-Of the forty -four
state governors in the American union,
thirty are avowed believers in re
igicn, twenty nine are professed Chris
tiane, most of them are regular attend
ants at worship, and vast majority are
contributors to the expense of religious
work.
A careful canvass of the subject made
by the Times Herald discloses these
facts: Responses were obtained from
forty three Of the state governors and
three of the territorial executives. Of
the state governors, one, Mr.. CuIberson,
Of Texas, declined to define his senti-
ments, and no one would speak for him,
and another Gov. Evans, of South Caro-
lima, failed to reply in any way. But
those of the other states spoke freely and
frankly. and it is ascertained that among
them there are ten Presbyterians, five
ngregationalists, five Episeopalians,
four Methodists. three Unttarians, one
Baptist, one Campbsliite and sixteen un-
connected with church organizations.
OF the sixteen governors of states and
territories unattached to denominational
organizations twelve attend religious
services regularly or intermittently, and
all except two, one Jniversalist and the
other free thinker, believe in the
Christian religion and its plan of saliva
tion. Ten of them have deaominationaI
preference and even those without such
predilection entertain kindly feeling
toward church work and appreciation OF
its beneticent results.
OF those who declare denominational
preferences three are Methodists, three
Presbyterians, one Congregationalist,
and one Baptist Sectionalism cuts no
figure in the preferences of governors
except that most of the Congregational
lists are New Epglanders and majority
of PresbyteTians Southerners. Each Of
the religious bodies have presentation
in every section.
The most conspicuous of the Methodist
governors are Mckinley of Ohio. and
Daniel II. Hastings, of Pennsylvania,
and curiously enough both are presi-
Dental candidates. The governors that
attend that church are Stone of Missis-
sippi, Cleaves of Maine. Clarke of Ark
ausas, Richards OF Montana and Foster
of Louisiana.
The resbyterian fold embraces Gov
ernors Matthews of Indiana, Allen of
North Dakota O'FerreH eff Vir-
ginia, Brown of Maryland. Rem
frew of Oklahoma, and jefferson
Gardner, chief of the Choctaw Ma
ton in the Indian territory. Among those
who lean on that substantial religious
reed are Stone of Missouri, Clough of
Minnesota, and jackson of Iowa. Gov
ernors Morton of New York, a presiden-
tial candidate; Turner of Tennessee,
Watson of Delaware. Prince Of New
Mexico, and Carr of North Carolina, are
Episcopalians. Governor Budd OF Calf
fornia in his reply TO the Times Herald,
says he has no religion. but he believes
in the observance Of Sunday as day Of
rest. His parents are not believers, and
he was brought up as a free-thinker
Gov. Oates. of Ala, says he is not
member of any church and that he
never joined but two institutions-the
Masonic fraternity. and the Democratic
party. Gov. A1cIntire, of Colorado
atfiliates with the liberals but is not an
infrequent attendant at Unity church
The Unitarias are Greenhalge, of Mass
Morrill,, OF Kansas, and Lippitt, of Rhode
Island,