[Tax-chick]

I wonder what George would think about the global reach of today’s Mormon church, the nationwide success of Catholicism, and the looney toons of his own Trinity Episcopal. Not to mention the Joooos.

Would he have principles different from those of his class?

[BroJoeK]

Tax-chick: "I wonder what George would think about..."

Remembering that all these changes came about little by little, day by day, usually plenty of time to consider each one on its own.

Strong was multi-faceted -- lawyer, academic, church vestryman, funded a Union regiment, helped found the US Sanitary Commission to help wounded soldiers, the Union League Club to "cultivate a profound national devotion," and to "reconciling the whites and blacks of the South into the Republican Party."
His wife served on a hospital ship and together they performed as amateur musicians.

So Strong was quite a guy -- fully committed to his family, his faith, his party and his country.

I think today, in retirement, he'd make a great FReeper!