The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-24

Martin Van Buren, was a member
of the same church of which President
Roosevelt is a member, the Dutch Re-
formed church. There is a church now
for President Roosevelt to attend, and
he attends there: but there was no
Dutch Reformed church i'm Washington
then. so President Van Buren, attended
the Ep;scopalian church.
President William Henry Harrison
was d Presbyterian, but he did not live
long enough to become identified with
any church in Washington.
President John Tyler was an EpiscO-
paiian and a regular communicate. He
was very democratic in his manners all
the time and usally stopped to talk and
shake hands with members of the con-
gregation after church, very often
walking back TO the White house ac-
companied by several OF the ladies and
gentlemen.
president Polk attended the Presby-
terrain church, but on communion days
he took a back seat while his wife sat
nearer the front and partook of the
Lords Supper.
president Taylor occasionally at
tended the Episcopal church. but he
was an army man. little used to church
going, and was seldom seen in public
I suppose all army men are somewhat
weaned from churchgOing on account
of their camp lives and campaigns.
There was little Unitarian church
here when Mr.. Fillmore was in the
White house, and he attended that
church. 1t was not a popular religion
in those days.
President Pierce pronounced
rPurseD was a member OF the First
Presbyterian church. He did not at
tend communion, but his wife did.
was a member of that church, too
President Pierce often went TO the
prayer meetings on Thursday evenings
and | frequently walked home with him
to the White house. He told me that
he had been reared in the Congregations
al church. Subsequently he became an
Episcopalian and belonged to that
church when he died.
President Buchanan was a Scotch
Presbyterian He attended the services
in Wizards hall, where a little congre-
cation gathered about twice a month.
President Lincoln had a pew in the
First Presbyterian church. and his wife
was a member there, but President Lin
coin was not a member of any church
that 1 ever heard of, although he went
regularly with his wife.
President Johnson attended all of the
churches. although I do not believe that
ciety.
President Grant and all the members
of his family were Methodists, but
Grant attended the First Presbyterian
church. While he was president. though.
he Joined the Metropolitan Methodist
Episcopal church and was a stanch
friend and admirer of it's eloquent pas
tor, who afterward became Bishop New
man of that church.
President Hayes was not member
of any church in Washington. but he
was a regular attendant at Foundry
Methodist Episcopal church, where his
wife was an active church worker.
President Garfield was an active
member of the Church of the Disciples,
which used to be called the Campbell
ite' church. While he was in congress
ne often preached in that church pull
pit. He was a communicate and so
were all the members of his family.
President Arthur was an Episcopal
ian and a regular attendant at st.
Johns church, across the park known
as Lafayette park, through which he
walked every Sunday morning to attend
services.
president Cleveland was a Presby-
terrain and during his first administra-
ton was a regular attendant upon Sum
day morning services. But during his
second administration he seldom went
to church His wife never failed in
her church duties and devotions. At
ter departing from active life the Cleve-
lands went to live in an atmosphere
heavily laden with Caivinism. at
Princeton While there. am informed.
our great former president has been
one of the most prominent and regular
of churchgoing gentlemen.
president Harrison was Presbyter-
ian also, and was an elder in that de-
nomination. While in the White house
he seldom went to church, although he
seldom missed a Sunday while he was
member of the senate.
President Mckinley was a Metho-
dist, very good churchgoer and inter-
ested in church affairs. While he was
a member of congress he was MEM
Der of Foundry church, and when he