Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-01-07

uSouiSu MdJOI NlChlnley was buuBuL ny
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 McKin-
ley replied: "0ld friends are the best
friends, and / will register and wor-
ship as heretofore" Consequently he
will go 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, a 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. l to the use of the president
Of the United States. Mr.. Monroe In
reply, requested the commodore to Eek
press to the vestry 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 church-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
ry Harrison, during his short term, at
tended the f Street Presbyterian
church, whose congregation having dis
posed Of their church to be Wizards
hall, are now a 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 r 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 a pew in st. Johns
church. General Garfield was one Of
the founders of the Vermont Avenue
Christian church, from whose pulpit
he had sometimes preached. Mr. Ar
thur occupied st. Johns pew, and
Mr.. Cleveland, in sitting under the
ministrations Of the Four-and-a-half
Street church pulpit, renewed the era
Of Jackson in this regard. President
Benjamin Harrison attended the Pres
byterian Church Of the Covenant, on
Connecticut avenue, opposite the En-
bassy of Great Britain, a fashionable
church, in the most fashionable part
of town.
1t thus appears that eight Of our
presidents attended the Protestant
Episcopal church as communicates,
Washington being the first and Ar
thur the last of that denomination in
the chief magistracy.
Andrew Jackson, William Henry
Harrison, Abraham Lincoln, James X.
Polk, Grover Cleveland and Benjamin
Harrison were the six Presbyterians
who have occupied the White House.
Only one member of the Christian,
or Campbellite church, has ever occu-
pied the White House, and that was
James A. Garfield.
If this country were UNCONVENTIONAL
in its political divisions, we should
soon have demands for recognition by
the Congregationalists, Baptists, Qua
kers, Shakers, Lutherans, United
Brethren, Catholics, and other religious
organizations, none Of whom has ever
yet been favored with national recog-
milton. Fortunately, however, such a
demand will never be made in this re-
public. No one of our presidents has
ever been nominated or elected because
Of his religious beliefs or affiliations.
No such test will ever be made.
In only one instance has the subject
of religion affected a presidential cleo
ton in the history of the republic, and
that was in 1884. James G. Blaine, one
of the most magnetic and popular of
statesmen and politicians, failed Of
election because Of a series Of peculiar
circumstances; and yet, the most po-
tential element adverse to him was the
injection of a brief suggestion Of re-
ligious controversy into the closing
hours of that campaign. Blaine was
born Roman Catholic, and 1t was
generally understood that the vast in
fiuence Of that church was in his favor.
One of the many delegations received
by him was composed Of clergymen,
and their spokesman uttered sheer at
the church Of Rome.
Irnr onoa on IN HE rarnar tho aver