The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-07
GOD IN ALL THE INAUG URALs.
Rererence 20 n supreme BEING BY All the Presi-
dests save In One Case.

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dests save In One Case.
God has been invoked In every Presidential
inaugural address save one. In some instances
the Inv ocation.has teen made in the beginning
Of the address. and in nearly all divine guild.
ance has been invoked IN the last words.
President Mckinley FASTENED to invoke the
guidance Of Almighty God" In fact, the first
paragraph Of his inaugural 10 sufficiently rover
entail to satisfy the mos. exacting. The in
Augural closes with q petition 10 the Lord
Most High an appellation which no former
President used on . similar occasion.
washinRton's FIRST inaugural. in its opening.
was full Of mention of the Almighty Being
Great Author" and "Smiles OF Heaven"
Providence" was invoked 1: the last para.
graph. In his second inaugural there was no
John adams acknowledged an "overruling
Providence in the bt ginning OF his inaugural,
tron OF Order. Fountain OF Justice. and
"rrI sS%ss J: % E.51u ssii. dd'S spoS '"rh., ruan,,.
70. rss' suDp II .ss '" "Th ssi'l ssin g! f u his sIsa second
the word Creator. referring. to God. aud
there was part Of q paragraph toLching on
Ja%os Madison acknowledged tn. Al
hrst inausarsl. and the Smiles Of Heaven
Al "a htG u hho W.
James Monroe in the beginning OF his lnau-
gursi aetnowIsdSed that the "A!%irasv had
Of his second inaugural he spoke OF the "su.
premo L.uthor" and Almighty God"
John Quincy !, Adams !, refer, &, ID 70 being n; In IL the
" "ff sss L "%S K R.s sps s' Hos n the H oiis the ." S. .s5s:
Andrew jackson in his nrst address invoked
That Power" and IN closing asked His d.
anunrnl hA mazda n 'mOHl fRryanI nrayaF IN
Martin Van buren,. In the nrst Of his iuau.
an evsr-watchful and benencent Power" and
In closing he looked TO that Divine Being"
tho most voiHminous yet delivered. II was
.ns siSst sS Sss- ssISs was MENTIONED once
John Tyler. who succeeded Harrison a few
weeks later, printed his inaugural IN tho news
powerful Being who made me- and trusted
In the, ver'wavchful and everything Provi-
james X. Polk invoked the Almighty Ruler
q the U!nivsrse'" and duplicated the Divine
.u zSGstry in TsyiSI' ! Il rhS Pr THsSs q his In
IHsi;saI; spoke u e q S;iet address Of"him who
sa s:sa. .as : ..fsi P sRs 81 S'.. ~SisS''s 81 'D 'PS g
James buchanan asked for the aid of the
God OF our forefAthers' twice In tho same In
auRural.
Abraham Lincoln acknowledged a firm re.
lance on Him" In his nrst inaugural. This
is the only referen 20 to = supreme being In
that address. But nearly one half Of his second
inaugural IL u sermon.
Andrew johnson mentioned God once in his
short Inaugural. but not by way OF invocatiJ IN.
Grant mentioned Providence" and A
mighty God" once In his first, and tho Great
Maker" IN his second inaugural but not In
.Mr. Hayes asked the guidance of the d.
Garneid mentioned Almighty God" once
In his inaugural. They ara the last words.
Arthur, In succeeding President Garfield.
asked in his brief address for aid and Divine
Cleveland. in his FIRST inaugural, lcknowl-
God"
Benjamin Harrison ''reverently" invoked
Almighty God for s Strength" There was no
invocation In the closing. but the word God
10 used once In the address. after the acknowl-
edgment
Cleveland. in his second inaugural. invoked
. Divine Ruler"