The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-20
CHURCH HOMES OF PRESIDENTS.
Speculation as to What Church Major
Mckinley Will Attend.

Mckinley Will Attend.
1t is probable that President McKin-
ley will worship in Foundry Methodist
Episcopal church while a resident of
the White House. All the prominent
Methodist churches of the city have Of
fered free pews as an inducement to
him to worship in their sanctuaries, but
as Mr.. Mckinley was a regular attend
ant at Foundry when a member of con-
gress, he will doubtless return to that
church when he is President
| One of his characteristics seems to be
a love for old places and friends. He
does not change his residence except as
circumstances compel, and his religious
| habits are equally we'll set.
! The pastor of Foundry church is an
/ Ohio man himself-Dr. Oliver A. Brown
and has in his congregation a number
of prominent congressman, among 9TH
4 ers General Grosvenor, of Ohio, and
! Dolliver, of Iowa.
/ AS an evidence of his attachment for
/ places where he has lived for years, Mr..
Mckinley has had reserved for his use,
| prior to taking possession Of the White
I1OuSt HIS OlN iOplllS DIT Tile 1LDDltI
House together with a number of 9TH
ers on the same floor.
| 1t was in those rooms that he did the
/ work which made him famous during
his congress career. The celebrated
| Mckinley bill" which is still consid-
cred a model for protective tariff iegis-
lation. was framed in those rooms.
1t is believed that his attachment for
his old church will be just as strong as
! that for his hotel quarters. Foundry
church is within three blocks of the
White House, which is somewhat of a
consideration.
| The churches in Washington are all
ways very anxious to secure the attend
ance of the President Of the United
States. While ordinarily they depre-
cate anything like advertising, they are
very well satisfied to have distin-
guished official as member or attend
ant, as it attracts attention.
The New York Avenue Presbyterian
church got quite a reputation because
President Lincoln worshipped there.
General Grant was an occasional at
tendant at the Metropolitan Methodist
Episcopal church, one of the finest
structures belonging to that denomina-
ton in this city. President Cleveland,
during his first term, selected the First
/ Presbyterian church as his house of
worship, and he and Mrs Cleveland
were married by it's pastor. 1t is still
supposed to be his church, but he rare
ly if ever, darkens its doors. He has
not attended divine worship with any
Regularity since his return to the White
House.
The Rev. r. De Witt Talmage is now
administering to this congregation, but
that great pulpit orator seldom has the
Chief Executive as an auditor.
General Harrison was regular at
tendant at the Church of the Covenant
during his stay in the White House
Mr.. Blaine also had a pew in that
church.
President Arthur was a member OF
the Episcopal church, and was an at
tendant at ST. Johns. a rather UMPIRE
tentious but nevertheless very wealthy
and fashionable church, just across La
fayette Square from the White House
President Mckinley will not create
any stir or sensation wherever he may
go. He is not that kind of man. He
is altogether unostentatious and is just
as liable to walk quietly from the White
House to Foundry church as he is tc
drive to its doors in the Executive car
riage. In this respect he is much like
President Harrison, who usually slipped
into his pew at the Church of the Cove
nant without attracting the attention OF
q dozen people.
Foundry church takes it's name from
the original building used by that con-
gregatiOn, away back in the beginning
of the century. There was but a hand
full of worshippers at that time, toe
poor to have an edifice of their own, sc
they met in the loft. of a foundry that
occupied the site of the present spa
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