Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-04-22
cRssps OF rns PRESIDENTS.

not De driven.
cREEps OF the PRESIDENTS.
Someone has been stirred By the
recent controversy over MIR. rafts
religious belief to tabplate the Presi.
dents according to their religious or
church Affiliations. The st. Louis
Christian Advocate prints the list. aud
from II may be seen. as that Journal
observes, that the ereeds OF the Pres.
idents have been almost as varied
as their politics and personalities"
We read:
Washington was an Episcopalian.
and one OF his biographers says he
was communicate. while another de-
clares that altho he was regular at.
tendant on the services OF that church.
he was no more than an adherent
and sympathizer. John Adams was
a Unitarian. having been brought up
In that faith and adhering 20 Il all
his life. Thomas Jefferson was re-
peatedly charged with being free
thinker. some even said an ATHEIST Of
the French school. but after his death
his friends and family asserted that
he was believer in God and divine
revelation. the immortality of the soul.
and a future life. their statements be-
Ing sustained by certain letters and
documents found among his papers.
Madison and Monroe were both mem
bers OF the Episcopal church. remain
ing In that connection all their lives.
John Quincy Adams was a Unitarian
and for most OF his life was connected
with the same congregation which
bore ON It's rolls the name of his
father. For the greater part OF his
life. General jackson had no religious
affiliation whatever. but In the even.
ing OF his days. and mainly through
the influence OF Mrs. Jackson. he at
tended the Presbyterian church. aud
after her death became In fact as well
as form a member On his estate he
built Presbyterian church and spent
much money in contributing TO its
support.
Martin Van Buren, was not men,
Der OF any church. but was a regular
attendant on the services of the Dutch
Reformed Church near his home in
Kinderhook. n. Y. William Henry
Harrison was a communicate and for
time a vestryman In the Episcopal
church. For a long time after his
death his pew In Christ Church.
Cleveland. Ohio, bore the silver plate
indicating its ownership In his In
augural address. he made what he
called a confession OF faith testify
ing to his religious belief. Tyler, like
Harrison, was an Episcopalian. and
per sonally a very devout man. Polk
was not a member OF any religious
denomination. tho In Difference to Mrs.
Polk. he generally attended the serv-
Ices OF the Presbyterian church. Dur
ing his last Illness he was baptized
by a Methodist clergyman. a f;.end
and neighbor, and formally received
as a member OF the Methodist church.
President Taylor was regular at
tendant on the services OF the Epis.
c0pal church. and altho the testimony
is somewhat conflicting. II seems prob
able that he was a member. Willard
Fillmore was Unitarian. born and
raised in a family belonging to that
denomination. President Pierce was
Trlnitarian Congregationalist. and
his religion Is described as more OF
the head than of the heart Buchah.
an was a very acceptable member OF
the Presbyterian church.
president Lincoln, aItho described
by his biographers as a man of deep
religious convictions. was not a mem
Der OF any denomination. altiso he
often attended the Presbyterian
church. Andrew Johnson was not a.
church-member. aitho during his resi-
dence In Tennessee he generally at
tended the Methodist church. Gener-
al Grant never connected himself with
any church: tho when he attended
services at all. II was generally those
OF the Methodists. II Is said that
shortly before his death he became
a member. Hayes was for many years
a member of the Methodist church.
Garfield was the only President who
ever ofiieiated as preacher and pas
tor. After leaving the pulpit for the
platform he remained member of
the Disciples OF Christ. President
Arthur was prominently connected
with one OF the leading Episcopal
churches Of New York City. Presi.
dent Cleveland was a regular attend
ant and. In his latter years. II Is
said. a member of Ii Presbyterian
chruch. President Harrison was a
Presbyterian and for many years an
elder OF a church In indianapolis.
, President Mckinley was a Methodist.
President Roosevelt Is a member OF