The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-01-11
Washington People Regularly
Go to Divine Worship.
MANY DIPLOMATS CATHOLICS
Speaker Clark Belongs to the Chris
tlan Denomination - President
Taft, Though a Unitarian,
Claims AffiIiatlon With
the Episcopaiians.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

be called the City OF Churches. Capt.
tai city people are oinrch-goipg. II
is barely possible that u certain per-
centage OF the officials go to church
regularly because they are in public
life and because the church-goer 10
likely to be looked upon by the PEG
pie as a desirable citizen. The resi-
dent part of the clty's population is
church-going b. heredity, for a large
Maryland. where attendance at re-
ligious service has been the uninter-
rupted order since colonial days.
The Episcopalinns are strong in
Washington. Their churches are ev-
erywhere. and in every one attendance
Is large The Methodists in the capt.
tai are many Their churches are
filed to overlooking and they are a
strong factor in the religious life of
the community. The Presbyterians
and the Baptists are strong. and the
Lutherans are far more numerous
than one would expect TO End them in
q non-German community.
The Roman Catholics are strong ru-
merically and particularly strong in
caliber, II 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-
10 20
pers at St Mathews or st. PatrIck's
or st. Augustine's.
Roosevelt's Church Fiourlshee.
The little German Reformed church
on Fifteenth street. which was attend
ed by Mr.. Roosevelt when he was
president. is today in a hourisbing
condition. There we're people who
thought that after Mn Roosevelt re-
tired the congregations would fall of
but they are still large, and the pa
rishloners feel that they were justi
fed In building u new church which
was opened soon after Mr.. Roosevelt
came to Washington as president
Former President and Mrs
Fairbanks are Methodists and while
they were in Washington they attend
ed the Metropolitan Methodist Episco-
pal church In which General Grant
and Mckinley when they we're presi
dents OF the United States held pews.
Champ Clark, speaker of the house
OF representatives,, belongs to the
Christian. or as II 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 II Is seemingly almost use.
less to search for anything new. II
might be said, however. that while
Mr.. Taft is a Unitarian. he feels he
las sort Of stepbrother's RICH.
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. Mr. 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 a union
church, but which saw many more
Episcopal services than II did those
OF any other denomination.
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 Nc
Kenna Associate Justice Harlan.
who died recently. was one of the oil.
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 h!s hob.
bies Associate Justice Hughes Ia A
Baptist and with his wife regularly
attends Baptist services In Washing.
ton Associate Justice Oliver Wen
dali Holmes, like President Taft, Ia n
Unitarian. He frequently attend All
Souls Church where the president
worships. Associate Justice Lurtop
Is an Episcopalian and for many years
was warden in Tennessee church
Of the Episcopal faith.
Bakhmetieff In Fairbanks tiouse,
Mr.. George Bakhmetieff, master of
The imperial court and ambassador
and minister plenipo-
Tertiary from Russia to the United
States. has had hard time OF 1t
trying to find a place to live. Mrs.
George M. Pullman. widow Of the
great car builder. within the last year
has erected q magnificent--no other
word fits-home on Sixteenth street.
Mrs. Pullman has not occupied the
new house. Mr.. and Mrs. Bakhmetieff
wanted to take the new structure of
Mrs. Pullman's hands for the time that
The ambassador is to represent his
here. but Mrs. Pullman either
Raid no." or put on price restrictions
Or something else which made the
look elsewhere.
Russia finally has hit on the big
mousse once occupied BY the Fairbanks
lamily. and thererthe Ambassador. will
throw out the Russian colors and !