The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-14

me agents Of all leading hotels and
irsed TO accept their hospitality dur
hs the two weeks preceding his In
iusufation. The various Methodist
'hurches here also begged him TO ac-
ltps pSW and worship With them.
- All such solicitations Major MeKin-
',p'N; "old friends are the best
u',haa' ahd7 Wiu register and vor-
'a,p AZ heretofore" Consequently he
WI 20 to the san. hotel when be
"nea to Warrington and he will be
ihurch.
The majority Of our presidents have
".n regular attendants At sunday wor-
Yep. General Washington. Wills
"''lasnt attended generally the Epls-
,opAl churches Of Philadelphia. John
Aoainf. The trtt Of our Washington
PRESIDENTS. a Unitarian IN belief. found
20 church Of bic denomination In the
islds out OF which the capital was rls-
,us' ahd attached 10 none OF the ortho
uoA congregations here. Jenerson'a
creed IL contained IN the fourteenth
r'i,le OF the Virginia bin o. rights.
hldisoh attended 81. Johns church. o.
eld Noaros but IN 1919 the veatry %
Christ church. Fast Washington. Com
nodors rnslsy chairman. appropriated
pcu No 10 he use OF the president
m ne lnlied States. Mr. Monroe. ln
reply requested the commodore 70 "er-
pres 20 ne ysairy hls thanks Tor their
polite attention" John Quincy Adams
vas one % TIE founders ~ the old TINT
hrlan rhureh. o. The building now used
BY The police court. sni attended ssrv-
ices there. General Jackson attended
The Four-anf-a-haii Street Prsshyte-
ran church the sane nov attended
by NJ Clevelsnd-ihls church having
been erected durlnf his administration.
TIE vas alno an attendant a. 50. Johns
church. NJ Van nlren attended 81
Johns church General william Hen.
~ Harrison. during hts short term. at
tended the r Street Presbyterian
ihurch. whose congregation having ais-
posed 81 their church 70 be wnlard's
hall. are nov portion % the York
Avenue church congregation. Mr.. Ty.
ler. observing Virginia customs. vas
m attendant A. ST. Johns Protestant
Episcopsl church. Mr. Polk attended
both the ? Street aad the -Four snd-a.
half Street Presbyterian churehes
General Pierce attended ST. Johns
'hurch and the r Street Presbyterian
rhurchss VI. buchanan attended St
Johns church. Mr. Lincoln gave an
Impetus 10 the New York Avenue
thurch By takisE q pew there. NJ.
Johnson Kept pew In ST. JoAns
'hurch. General Garfield vas enc Of
he founders u the Vermont Avenue
Christian church. frem whose puipl,
be had sometimes preached hr. A.
.hur occupied 81 lohns pew. and
NJ. Cleveland. IN sitting under ID.
81 the Four-and.a-Aaii
Street church pulpit. renewed the era
v jackson In this regard. President
1sniamin Harrison attended the Pres.
hytorlan Church OF the Covenant. on
Connecticut avenue. opposite the EN-
lassy Of Great Britain. a fashionable
'hurch. In the moot fashionable par,
y town.
70 thus appears that elThi o. our
presidents attended TIC Protestant
church a. COMMUNICATE.
being the fret and Ar
hur the laa; o. that denomination In
ne chief mAEls,rAey.
Andrew Jackson, william Henry
Harrison. Abraham Lincoln. James X
Polk. Grsvsr Cleveland and BENJAMIN
sarrisoa we're the ain PreshyteFlans
rho havd sceupled the white Hduse
Only eas nenber Of the cArlstiaa.
n Campbellts church. has ever seeu.
lied the White House. aad that vas
lanes A. oarasld
n ihis country we're deaonlnatlsnsl
n i,s Political aivis,oas. ve should
'coh have demands for recognition BY
he CoaEresatisaailsts. Raptis,s Qua.
Iers. shakers. LutAsraas. ual,sd
irethren. CathSlios. and stAef relltlsu,
Hone Of whom Aas ever
lst bees favored with national reeog.
litien. Fortunately. however. such a
Ienand viii never se made In this re- /
'ublie Ne one Of our prssldeau has |
yer been asmiHated or elected because |
( his religious beliefs Or arillatlons
70 such tss, will ever be made.
IN enly one instance has the subject |
9 religion Affected q presidential cleo.
Ton In the history Of the republic. and |
hat was In 1884, James q. nlalne one
Y the most magnetic and popular Of
'aseamen and politicians. failed Of
lection because OF a series OF peculiar
ireumsiances and yet. the most po-
sntial element adverse 70 him was the
Injection Of brief suggestion OF re-
lgious controversy into the closing
ours Of that campaign. blaine was
orn Roman Catholic. and q was
enerally understood tha, the vas. IN.
zsHe' Of that church vas IN his favor. !
Ice 81 the naay tslsEatlons received
y him va composed Of elergymen,
nd their spokesman uttered q sassr At
Ne church u Rome.
For once oaly IN Me career the ever.
sady tongue Of the superior orator and
chatter was paralyred. The man Who
ad met In the forensic arena ever
Ran Of note and distinction, aad al
lays acquitted himself With credit and
snown. was silent when Burchard Ut.
sred the fatal words. Rum. Roman.
I'm and Rebellion" On the following
az he spoke In defense OF the religion
{ his mother; but Il was too late. he
fas defeated. Poor Blalnel
Fatality AZ n Card rarty.
Mrs. George J. Shook overturned a
amp At q card party In Akron. Ohio.
lar drcra caught are and fae was