1865-1869
Though Johnson claimed to be religious, he did not belong to a church and was accused of being an infidel. His response to the charge was, "As for my religion, it is the doctrine of the Bible, as taught and practiced by Jesus Christ." His biographer observed: "Like Lincoln, if he could have found an organization based on the personality of Christ, without creed or dogmas, without class distinctions or the exaltation and deification of money, he was willing to join it 'with all his soul.' But so far as he could make out, there was no such Church."
Johnson briefly felt kinship with the Methodist Church until the church participated in his impeachment hearings. He liked the Catholic Church because "of its treatment of the rich and poor alike. In the cathedral there were no high-priced pews and no reserved seats, the old woman with calico dress and poke bonnet sitting up high and being as welcome as the richest." His 1875 funeral was held at the Greenville, Tenn., Masonic Lodge.
Though Johnson claimed to be religious, he did not belong to a church and was accused of being an infidel. His response to the charge was, "As for my religion, it is the doctrine of the Bible, as taught and practiced by Jesus Christ." His biographer observed: "Like Lincoln, if he could have found an organization based on the personality of Christ, without creed or dogmas, without class distinctions or the exaltation and deification of money, he was willing to join it 'with all his soul.' But so far as he could make out, there was no such Church."
Johnson briefly felt kinship with the Methodist Church until the church participated in his impeachment hearings. He liked the Catholic Church because "of its treatment of the rich and poor alike. In the cathedral there were no high-priced pews and no reserved seats, the old woman with calico dress and poke bonnet sitting up high and being as welcome as the richest." His 1875 funeral was held at the Greenville, Tenn., Masonic Lodge.
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