Show gAg aasa w roii sf ats OUK washington LETTER aloy dec 13 assa incoming democratic hns abroad al road had a on church interests ia washington church memberships ber ships aro largely composed of government officials and the pro babi lily that they wiil loso their positions after mr Clev elands inauguration has aado thorn loss liberal with their money in mutters ecclesiastical as tho garfield memorial church which was finished and dedicated last the eito of tho little church which the lato president attended there is still a debt of six thousand dollars hanging over it its members consist mostly of do pait ment employed emp loyes and their families befaro tho presidential election they had arranged to borrow the money to lift this debt and bind themselves to pay it in regular installments stall ments out of their salaries in ficia stater of uncertainly fiby say they dare not obligate tham bilics to that c tho depositors of the bank from which they propose to borrow are largely compose of government employed emp loyes who will likely want to draw their money after alio fourth of march since it has aco understood that president elect cleveland will attend tho new york presbyterian church in this city tho demand for pens there lias been much greater tho chuich is overflowing overl lowing now aud when a cleveland called the other day to about securing a for him the pastor rev W A proposed to give up his own pew in the middle csc ia order to the coming president relations of a co r dial nature long existed be the pastor of this church and gov and fora few days before alio inauguration ceremonies the family of alio governor will be tho dr bartlott Birt lott at hamilton place his homo in this city this church has boon noted for tho distinguished people who have attended it and president cleveland will ba tho third of the nation win has been a pew holder old hickory jackson was tho arst and abraham lincoln tho second lav dr gurley who was was with blont i few after the assassination of that memorable cooj friday night now york avenue church is a argo red brick edifice standing on tho triangular pi it of ground at tho intersection of new york avenue and 1 I street prom its conspicuous con appearance pe arance at this exposed situation it lias been irreverently compared to a steam engine cociu up the the seating capacity is about twelve hundred and among alio llio pew holders are secretaries L and lincoln judges Biad lcy hirbe and strong gen boynton of the cincinnati commercial gazette gon drun and many leading s of washington society mrs Hoyt Gov Clev elands sister who it is said will take charge of tho household is a zealous charch woman and also tha fold during his administration president aithur ai thur has attended st johns episcopal church which is near tho white house his pic mr hayos worshiped at foundry Met holiat church and gen grant hold apsa for eight years at tho tain methodist charch aljy johnson who wa was s not in church observances was a member of tho disciples church as was also president galfield mr to washington ho has expressed his intention of paying his respects to gov cleveland as soon ai ho arria os in Hio city alio houed Mr Blaino has rente J owned by ox senator win dom is finely located on massachusetts avenue and elegantly furnished tho family expect to continue their customs of last year when as now they acio in private life mr blaido will havo a day and will return calls probably no man cither in private or publio life receives 3 invitations than mr blaino ho proposes to giro a few dinners himself during tho winter and it has been baid mr arthur will bo hia guest befaro alio season ends |