The bee., 1908-10-29
TAFT'S CHURCH
AT WASHINGTON
John Q. Adams, Calhoun, Clay,
George Bancroft. Edward
Everett Hale on Roster,
BELL IN CHURCH STEEPLE
WAS CAST BY PAUL REVERE.

NAAA DON'o OhuAOht az w ooAA-
ington, of which Mr.. Taft is a
member, was established in 1879
and has occupied its present
home at Fourteenth and L.
Streets, Northwest, since 1877.
The structure is not imposing,
but roOmy and comfortable and
covered heavily with clinging
ivy, aud has a restful appearance
in the midst of the hustle of the
city. From its steeple, in brazen
tones, a bell cast by Paul Re-
vere--he of the "midnight ride"
fame-ln his New England fOun-
dry, summons the people to
worship, just as in earlier days
it sounded the fire alarm.
The membership roll of the
church has contained the names
of many well known persons.l
John @. Oolhoun was an attend
ant there, as were also Daniel
Webs. err, John Quincy Adams,
Justice Morrill,, John ID. Long
and George Bancroft, the his
torian, Rear Admiral Evans is
now a member, as is the Rev.
DIR. Edward Everett Hale, who
frequently occupies the pulpit.
Among its membership are per-
sons who we're previously Metho-
dlsts, Baptists, Roman Catholics,
Presbyterians, etc. DIR. Pierce,
in this connection, explained
that the church would no more
think of inquiring into the re-
llgion Of an applicant for men,
bershlp than it would busy itself
with his political views. The
church stood for freedom and
the doing Of good things in
practical manner, he said. 1t
maintains, for instance, visit
ing nurse, paying all expenses,
being the only church of any de-
nomination in Washington which
does this.
As to the pastor Of this church,
Rev. Ulysses S. G. Pierce, he is
a native of Providence, r. L.,
yonng man who was reared a
Baptist. He went to school as
boy in Boston and took post
graduate course at Harvard. He
was called to All Souls eight
years ago, aud since then has be-
come one of the best known
pastors In the city.
Mr.. Taft had been in Washing
ton very short time when has
name was added to the members'
list of All Souls Church, and
since that Time he has been a
regular attendant. Mrs. Taft
occasionally accompanies him to
worship there, hut her own
church is ST. Johns Episcopal
"the church Of the Presidents'--
opposite Lafayette Square, which
Mrs. Roosevelt also attends. Mr..
Taft Is pretty active member
of All Souls, and in February,
1906, on the occasion of the cen
tenary of Joseph PriestlY, the
eminent Unitarian chemist, he
delivered an address.
For the benefit of the curious
1t may be said that the creed of
the Unitarian church is summed
up in in Article Ill of the CON
stitutiOn, which says:
The church declares itself TO
be in utilization with the body
of liberal Christians organized
as The American Unitarian As
ISOLATION, and subscribes to the
following declaration OF princi-
pies embodied in the constitution
adopted by the National Confer
ence of Unitarian aud Other
Christian Churches in 1894:
"lhese churches accept the
religion of Jesus, holding in ac-
cordance with His teaching that
practical religion is summed up
in love to God aud love to man;
....and we invite 60 our work
ing fellowship any who, while
differing from as. in belief, are
in general sympathy With our