The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-28

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 GOvernors-EIIsworth and ROberts-l Church Affiliations of Other Gov ernors. | Hartford, Feb. Ex-Governor Roberts of Hartford is the first representative of the old Center church in this city who has held the chief magtstracy or the state since the days of Governor William w. Ellsworth in 1S42. Gov ernor Ellsworth was originally elected in 1888 and held the office four years. In his day he was one of the foremost members of the church in Hartford founded by Thomas Hooker. Governor Roberts Is an active member Of the church, and a regular attendant at its services with his family. At no time in its history has the Center churen been without men influential In public affairs, particularly in the general as- sembly. ss -
 Francis B. Cooley, whose death oc- cured in Hartford few weeks ago. was a member of the Center church. He was the last from it's membership holding the office of senator.
 From the old First district, General Lucius A. Barbour, the Hon. Louis E. Stanton, Robert A. Griffing, Harrison B. Freeman, jr., Herbert Knox Smith of the department of commerce in Washington, all past members of the house, belong to the old historic church. Ex-Speaker Joseph l.. Bar bour was identified with it at the time he held the speakership, but is now connected with the Pennington Ave nue church under Dr. Love. Judge William J. McConyille, who has been through the house and senate clerk ships, and United States District At torney Francis H. Parker are on the roll of membership in the Center church. The Hon. Louis D. Stanton was United States district attorney under appointment from President Ar thur, giving the church two United States officials in the last twenty odd years. In municipal administration the Center church has had an ample share. While on. this line it will not be out of place to notice how large a percentage of governors of the state have been identified with religious de- nominations Governor James B. Eng fish was a conmunicant of St. Paurs church in New Haven Marshall Jew ell, Governor English's old-time com petitor and successful rival now and then for the governorship, was Con gregationalist, belonging to the Rev. Joseph H, Twitchell's church in Hart ford. Governor F. c. Lounsbury of Ridgefield is a member of the Method ist church. During his winters in Hart ford he was an attendant at the North Methodist church and was a liberal contributor towards it's welfare. Gov ernor George E. Lounsbury had or ders in the Episcopal church. He was the only clergyman that has occupied the governors office during the state hood of Connecticut. Governor L. A. Cooke was aprominent Crongregatio ist and had held the moderatorship of the general conference of the Congre-5 gational churches of Connecticut. United States Senator HawIey, who was governor of the state in 1866, has # also held this moderatorsllip in Con. necticut Congregationalism. Ex4Gov- ernor o. Vincent Coffin of MiddletoWn is also Congregationalist. Governor Morgan G. BulkeIey, who will take his seat in the United States senate March 4, is identified with the Rev.. Dr. E. IF. Parker's church, but not in the way of rneialbership. He has more Congre- gationalism in his blood, however, to the square inch than any man in the state From the Rev. Peter Bulkeley, Of Concord in the colonial days, the ERey. George Shaw Bulkeley, and a Hong list of religious and literary lights the Bulkeley blood has been impreg- mated with New England Congrega- tionalism. When the American board was in Hartford two years ago an at tempt was made to clear off the debt of that body. The meeting was held in Parsons Opera house. Governor Bulkeley was on the platform with the inag1lates of the board. After while there was a lull in the big subscrip- tions. The Tex- governor arose with nrs customary magnetism and sent thrill through the audience by pledging 'shis church. for $1OOO. The effect was magnificent
 Connecticut's war governor, William A. Buckingham of Norwich, whose bronze figure issWith the civil war bat tie flags in the capitol. was fountain of Congregationalisrn, representing the highest aims of that phase of Christian faith. Ex-Governor George P. Nc Lean belongs to the same denomina- ton with Governor Bulkeley. Like the latter he has plenty of ministerial blood in his veins, His grandfather, the Rev. Allan Mclean of Simsbury, was for fifty years in the Congregation al pastorate in that town. The chief nnagistracy of Connecticut from the founding of the New Haven and Hart ford churches by John Davenport and Thomas Hooker to the present time have been a God-fearing set of men.