Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-02-20

Immediately after mis- election Was
assured Major Mckinley was sought by |
the agents OF all leading hotels and /
urged to accept their hospitality dur
ing the two weeks preceding his in |
auguration. The various Methodist
churches here also begged him to ac-
cept pew and worship with them.
To all such solicitations Major Mekin-
ley replied; "0ld friends are the best
friends, and / viii register and wor-
ship as heretofore Consequently he
will 90 to the same hotel when he
comes TO Washington and he will be-
come a communicate Of Foundry
church.
The majority Of our presidents have
been regular attendants at Sunday wor-
ship. General Washington. while
president. attended generally the Epis-
copal churches OF Philadelphia. John
Adams, the first of our Washington
presidents, Unitarian in belief, found
no church OF his denomination in the
fields out of which the capital was ris-
ing, and attached to none OF the ortho-
dox congregations here. Jefferson's
creed is contained in the fourteenth
article Of the Virginia bill of rights.
Madison attended st. Johns church. as
did Monroe, but in 1919 the vestry of
Christ church East Washington. Com
modore Tinsley chairman. appropriated
!pew No. / to the use OF the president
of the United States. Mr.. Monroe, in
reply, requested the commodore to ..ex-
press to the vestTy his thanks for their
polite attention" John Quincy Adams
was one of the founders of the old Uni
tartan church, at the building now used
BY the police court. and attended serv-
ices there. General Jackson attended
the Four-and-a-half Street Presbyte-
rian chareh-the same now attended
By Mr.. Cleveland-this church having
been erected during his administration.
He was also an attendant at ST. johns
church. Mr.. Van Buren, attended St.
Johns church General William Hen
~ Harrison. during his short term. at
tended the T Street Presbyterian
church, whose congregation having dis
posed Of their church to be Wizards
hall, are now portion Of the York
Avenue church congregation. Mr.. Ty-
Ter. observing Virginia customs. was
an attendant at ST. Johns Protestant
Episcopal church Mr.. Polk attended
both the F Street and the Four-and-a-
half Street Presbyterian churches
General Pierce attended St. Johns
church and the F Street Presbyterian
churches Mr. Buchanan attended st
Johns church. Mr.. Lincoln gave an
impetus to the New York Avenue
church by taking a pew there. Mr.
Johnson kept pew in ST. John:
church. General Garfield was one o
the founders Of the Vermont Avenue
Christian church, from whose pulpit
he had sometimes preached. Mr.. Ar
thur occupied st. Johns pew, ant
Mr.. Cleveland. in sitting under tn
ministrations OF the Four-and-a-hal
Street church pulpit, renewed the err
OF Jackson in this regard. Presiden
Benjamin Harrison attended the Pres
,byterian Church of the Covenant, Of
Connecticut avenue. opposite the EN-
lbassy Of Great Britain, fashionabl
church, In the most fashionable par
OF town.
Ii thus appears that eight OF GU
presidents attended the Protestan
Episcopal church as communicate
Washington being the first and Al
thur the last OF that denomination i
the chief magistracy.
Andrew Jackson, William Henri
Harrison, Abraham Lincoln. James r
Polk, Grover Cleveland and Benjami
Harrison were the six Presbyterian
who have occupied the White House.
Only one member OF the Christian
or Campbellite church. has ever occi
pied the White House, and that wa
James A. Garfield.
If this country were denomination
in its political divisions. we shoul
soon have demands for recognition /
the Congregationalists, Baptists. GU;
kers, Shakers. Lutherans, Unite
Brethren. Catholics. and other religion
organizations. none Of whom has eyt
yet been favored with national recoj
milton. Fortunately, however, such
S-nand will never be made in this r
public No one OF our presidents h;
ever been nominated or elected becau
OF his religious beliefs or utilization
No such test will ever be made
In, oniy one instance has the subje
of religion affected presidential ele
ton in the history Of the republic, al
that was in 1884. james G. Blaine, OF
OF the most magnetic and popular
statesmen and politicians, failed
electian because of series Of peculi;
circumstances; and yet, the most p
tentili element adverse to him was Il
infection Of brief suggestion OF :
ligioss controversy into the closir
hours OF that campaign Blaine WI
born a Roman Catholic, and II ";
generally understood that the vast Il
auence Of that church was In his fayo
One Of the many delegations receive
by him was composed OF clergyme
and their spokesman uttered aneer
the church of Rome.
For once oaly iii his career the eve
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