Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-01-23
Washington People Regularly
 Go to Divine Worship.
MANY DIPLOMATS CATHOLICS
Speaker Clark Belongs to the Chris. tian Denomination President Taft, Though a Unitarian,
 Claims Affiiation With
 the Episcopalians.
By GEORGE CLINTON.

equally With brOOkiyn mas rlSHt tO be called the City of Churches. Capi- tai city people are churchg going It is barely possible that certain per centage of the officials go to church regularly because they are in public life and because the church-goer is likely to be looked upon by the peo- pie as a desirable citizen. The resi- dent part of the city's population is church going by heredity for a large part of it comes from Virginia or from Maryland where attendance at re- ligious service has been the uninter- rupted order since colonial days.
 The Episcopalians are strong in Washington. Their churches are ev- erywhere. and in every one attendance is large. The Methodists in the capi- tai are many. Their churches are filled to overflowing and they are strong factor in tho religious life of the community. Tho Presbyterians and the Baptists are strong. and the Lutherans are far moro numerous than one would expect to Ind them in nOn-German community.
 The Roman Catholics are stron: nu- merically and particularly strong in caliber, if the word may be used, of their parishioners. A large part of the diplomatic colony attends Roman Catholic worship. The southern Euro pean diplomats and practically all the Central and South American diplo- mats and their families are worship pers at St. Mathews or St. Patricks or St. Augustine's.
 Rooseveit's Church Fiourlshes. The little German Reformed church on Fifteenth street, which was attend ed by Mir Roosevelt when he was president. is today in flourishing condition. There were people who thought that after MT. Roosevelt re- tired the congregations would fall of but they are still large. and the pa rishioners feel that they were justi- fled in building new church which was opened soon after MT. Roosevelt came to Washington as president Former Vice-President and Mrs. Fairbanks are Methodists and while they were in Washington they attend
  pal church in which General Grant and Mckinley when they were presi- dents of the United States held pews Champ Clark. speaker of the house of representatives, belongs to the Christian. or as 1t Is frequently called, the Campbellite church. Mr. Clark is credited with once saying that two things were necessary for complete happiness of mind-membership in the Campbellite church and in the Democratic party.
 So much has been written about the church which President Taft at- tends that 1t Is seemingly almost use- less to search for anything new. It might be said, however, that while MT. Taft is 8 Unitarian, he feels he has sort of step-brother's right to attend the Episcopal church. He goes occasionally with his wife to the historic church of St. John, known here sometimes as the church of the president and at other times jocose- ly as the church of state. MT. Taft bases his claim to halfway member ship in the Episcopal church on the fact that when he used to spend his vacations at Murray Bay. Canada, he was the trustee there of a summer colony church which was union church, but which saw many more Episcopal services than 1t did those Of any other denomination.
 Cannon Reared In Quaker Faith.
 Former Speaher Joseph c. Cannon was born and reared in the faith of the Quakers. He went into the Metho- dist church by marriage. Az long as his wife lived he attended that church. but his daughters when they are with him in Washington are attendants at the New York Avenue Presbyterian church. MT. Cannon frequently goes with them to the Sunday service.
 On the Supreme Bench of the Unit ed States there are two members of the Roman Catholic church, Chief Jus tice White and Associate Justice Mo Kenna. Associate Justice Harlan. who died recently, was one of the pil. lars of the Presbyterian church in the capital. He was interested in all lines of church endeavor and work among young men was one of his hob bies. Associate Justice Hughes is Baptist and with his wife regularly attends Baptist services in Washing ton. Associate Justice Oliver Wen dall Holmes, like President Taft, is a Unitarian. He frequently attend All Souls Church where the president worships. Associate Justice Lurton is an Episcopalian and for many years was warden in Tennessee church of the Episcopal faith.
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